Elder Boyes and Anderson with musical things, including our new accordion!
Some of the pretty flowers that are happening right now.
Myself attempting to play Choose the Right.
Sister Marley more successfully playing Choose the Right.
A super awesome gate to a super fancy house with real live horses in the front yard!
Dearest Family,
This week happened. Yes. Sara didn't get confirmed and is questioning her decision to be baptized, but she is still coming to Church. She loves being there and living this way, she just doesn't know about some random things she's heard from others. So keep praying for her, and hopefully she'll get a reconfirmation of her answer.
On a happier note, we went to Ellis Island this week and I helped a lady who is being taught by Elders in Brooklyn. She was so cute--she snatched me right up saying she wanted a "professional" to help her (since we do genealogy as members she thinks we're professionals. I am by no means a professional, but she was really nice.) She kept pointing to the ceiling saying God had sent a little angel to help her out. Again, I didn't feel super helpful, but we had a good time looking things up. And then she said she remembered the Elders telling her about a history center at one of the chapels in the Bronx (and you can imagine how I loved hearing the name "Bronx" come from someone with a real New Ywork accent), and that she'd try that out. A lot of elderly and youthful Irish people came in. I love their accents--so lively!
In Church yesterday, one of the youths came up to bear her testimony. She said she was with her math teacher for some extra help, and the teacher asked her if she was Mormon because she doesn't play with the soccer team on Sundays. She said she was, and they kept doing math. Then she (the teacher) asked about the afterlife, the youth answered and they went on with math. Then she asked another question, and the girl taught the restoration, plan of salvation, word of wisdom--all this stuff. And then amidst sobs (which she was really embarrassed about, because it was at school with her math teacher) she bore her testimony about Jesus Christ and being a member of the Church and how it has been a blessing in her life. I thought that was so neat, that she would share the gospel like that--any time and any place with anyone. What a good example!
Also, Sister Marley's and my accordion skills are a little lacking, but we shall keep practicing and hopefully in 9 months, I'll be able to play a real ballad!
I love you kids, and I look forward to hearing your voices on Sunday at 7:30. I'm sorry if that's too late for some of you--it was the only time that would work out. I love you so much and I miss you.
Sister Myrtle
