week 46- Prayers are a powerful thing

March 1, 20102

Hi there family!
I guess I should start out right away and tell you that I'll keep praying for Lynn and his health. I hate cancer!!!!! If you need anything more then prayers, please let me know. I don't know what else I can do though. I'm sorry to hear this news. :( Actually my companion and I were just talking a little bit about these things last night, so it's crazy to hear from you guys today about it. Does Lynn have to go back to California for the treatment?
I have come to a realization just how big and important prayers and scripture study are. We always hear how we need to do it everyday and how important it is, but throughout the past couple months, it has been clicking even more and more with me! Praying and scripture study everyday is a HUGE deal! It makes up everything for our spiritual lives. Think about a really good scripture reading you just had, or a prayer answered.....we have more rejuvination and happiness. If we do that everyday, we become so much stronger. It's sooooo coooooooooool!
Let me tell you a little bit about the work going on here. I am liking it more and more! My old area (Shadyside) combined with Oakland to make just one sisters area now. We still cover the singles ward and the campuses and have so much more work now. I love it! With our investigators and their investigators, we are staying super busy. Erin Jonas told her mom this week that she has been hanging out with her mormon friends again. Her mom got a little upset and told her to "be careful around them" haha, so Erin pretty much said, "look mom, they don't drink or do drugs or anything, they are just good examples to me." So her mom was totally ok with it :) Her heart is softening just a little bit! Keep it comin!!! We are working with some other new investigators, Samantha and Levi. Samantha has a baptism date, but things keep coming up that keep her from coming to church. Satan is working hard on her to stop her from coming. She is going to be an amazing member I guess :) And Levi is pretty cool and he feels good when he reads the BOM and after he meets with us. I think it'll take him some more time before he can figure things out though.
We also met with a less-active guy named Brian. He's sooooo cool because he reminds me exactly of RYAN!!!! :) I need a picture with him to send. But he looks very similar and his personality is so similar too! I feel like I'm just visiting with my own brother! It's so fun, hahahaha. Plus when he was in middle school, he played the clarinet. Ryan, did you play the clarinet or was it the oboe? I couldn't remember but something else in common! haha.
We've gotten more snow.........again. Blah. I'm sick of it. But spring is just around the corner and I can NOT wait!!!!
Anyway, I hope you all have a super week! Keep me updated on everything that is going on! Can't wait to hear from you next week. Love you all lots and lots and lots!
Love, Holly