"i LOVE maple valley! it is so gorgeous here, just like driving through a forest constantly. i feel like i'm already used to the rain, and even liking it sometimes :) it's been raining pretty hard some days which they say is not common. it's starting to get warmer and lighter longer and summer is coming! there are gorgeous flowers everywhere! the most beautiful colors. and now that i am here i realize how pretty utah isn't haha. actually i love utah and think it's gorgeous, especially the mountains, but here it's like the trees are everywhere!
"so yeah, sis bush and i hit it off immediately and we have a blast! . . . sis bush is an awesome missionary that just loves t
he people and everyone adores her. i hope to gain the same relation- ship with the people that she does. i feel like i love them already! i've found that teaching lessons is probably one of my favorite things on earth, just talking to these people about what i love most! i'm so glad that the brethren came out with preach my gospel, because it allows us to meet the needs of everyone we teach and not just recite the same thing over and over. it becomes a discussion where the investigator contributes and lets us know what they need to hear! love it!
"we're working with 2 awesome people that just got baptized, 3 or 4 people that have been working with missionaries for quite a while and just haven't received a solid testimony yet, and then we have a bunch of people that could be interested! i just wish we had tons of people to teach!! the hardest times are when EVERYONE bails on you and your plan c falls through. we can always find something to do, but it's not always as productive as the original plans."we have a good week coming up, just praying that our new investigators keep their appointments so we can teach them!! . . . ah the mission is just so great, i really have been so happy. . . . it doesn't seem to be as hard as i was expecting, so i hope that doesn't mean i'm doing something wrong. we're working hard, keeping the rules, and just loving it! i've already seen that the lord can use me, even an inexperienced greenie to bless his children. there have been few times that i know the spirit has told me what to say and what to ask to really figure out what the people need to hear and do. my testimony of god's love for ALL his children has grown so much. i know he loves each of you!!"
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