Working with diligence, Service, Exchanges, Loved general conference,

Ahhhhh! I just love general conference weekend!!! Even with the rest of the week being a little slow...we had general conference to look forward to and it was so great to hear so many amazing talks and just feel the spirit! Lately things around here have been going a little slow...but I'm just getting ready for some really awesome miracles... I've learned that that happens, that Satan will try to bring you down and work even harder even when things are already hard...but it's just because he knows we're right around the corner from something big and something amazing. He'll try to make us feel discouraged we can't listen to him! He wants us to miserable like he is. So we're just gonna keep going...acting in faith! Because faith precedes the miracle! they're coming! :) There were so many great things that I learned from conference but one theme that stuck out to me was that there has to be opposition in all things. We have to have the bad, sad, hard times to help us really enjoy and appreciate the good, happy, wonderful times! I liked how it was talked about how these hard times are part of mortality, it's all part of the plan and God wants us to turn to Him. He is always there for us in this journey and during the good and bad. And through our Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement we can endure any difficulty! We have our agency and we can choose where to turn and who we are going to follow and as we come unto Christ He will strengthen us and help us. But I know that it's not only in the hard times that we should pray to Heavenly Father or rely on our Savior... but just as they talked about in conference we need to be constantly living the principles of the gospel and that life is a journey and it's a process! And as we do these things everyday we can come closer to our Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ! We have to have opposition in all things to help us learn and grow and progress. And I know that God's plan is for us to be happy and to become like Him and all the things we experience in life help us with that! I just love the spirit that we can feel as we listen to our prophet and church leaders! I love this quote from Elder Robert D. Hales..."What is said is not a as important as what we hear and what we feel. That is why we make an effort to experience conference in a setting where the still, small voice of the spirit can be clearly heard, felt and understood." It's amazing how as we listen we can hear things that can help us specifically and guide us in our lives.... now all we have to do is really apply all that we learned and gained from it and really act on it! anyways... I loved conference and just loved the spirit that I felt as a watched it!

So last monday we had fhe at sister whitney's and had breakfast for dinner! The lesson was on magnifying our callings and it was really good! One of the scriptures that was shared was Jacob 1:19 and I really like how it talks about working with all diligence and all our might! We have been really trying to do this - with it getting darker earlier and colder too it can be hard to find productive things to do especially when it gets late... but we have been finding good things to do and people to visit and I know that as we do all we can and just do our best that God always helps us and will always make it possible for the things that He needs done to get done. On Tuesday we went to the food pantry and that was really exciting since everyone thought that I wasn't going to be back! surprise! haha :) So that was really fun! We love serving there and working with all the volunteers! Then we did our studies after and then mormon.org time and then we tried to stop by some less actives on our walk home from the library! Then we went to the Hafens and had dinner and then a lesson with Tori! She is doing great and exciting to get baptized! :)

Wednesday we had district meeting and then we went on exchanges so sister Kotter came back with me! We went and did bingo! and then we got a media referral so we went to durham to try and make contact but we weren't able to find him....so we're still trying to contact him! Then we stopped by a less active that was close by and talked with her but she was so nice but said she's not really interested in coming back right now or having visits...one day... Then we went to young womens and they talked about general conference and made goody bags and journals to take notes in! Then we had dinner! Thursday we went and saw Sister Bock and we watched a talk from President Uchtdorf "Forget Me Not" ahhhhh! it's such a good one! She really liked it and said she would watch general conference! Then we went and met a former investigator Tammy who said she would be interested to learn again! We just have to try stopping by another time because she's pretty busy right now.... then we were supposed to have a lesson with Mathew but it didn't end up happening... we were trying to find a member to come with us but couldn't and then when we stopped by his house no one answered...so we're hoping that this week we will get to meet with him and maybe he will come to church! we tried some other people but it just seemed to be a day of nobody answering...then we went to the Foggs and had a quick visit with them! Then we exchanged back and then sister duncan and I went and read the Book of Mormon with Sister Bromfield! And then after that we didn't really have any set plans...just were going around visiting more members... we decided to call the Regans because we want to find a time to go with them and Tori to the Joseph Smith memorial! and then before we could even ask them they asked where we were and told us to come over for dinner :) So we went over and ate and read the Book of Mormon with them and it was super great :)

Friday we did weekly planning and then we tried to see Brother Momna but he was sick :( So then we went street contacting!! Then we went and had dinner with Brenda and a lesson with her! Then we stopped by the Hafens for a bit and then the Caspers! Saturday while we studied we made cinnamon rolls for conference! yum :) and then did some street contacting and then went to the church for general conference! it was just us, Bro Reeve and the Hafen's and then in between sessions the Hafen's brought some lunch for all of us so we ate with them and played with the kids :) Then more conference! and then dinner with Sister Seamons! and then we went and visited Sister Helmacy and sister Sacks! and then Sunday was more conference!! :) So that was wonderful!! I hope you all enjoyed conference! Have a great week!! love you!!!! :)