Hello from the (still-blowing) city of Eagar Arizona!!!

So, some crazy stuff has happened this week. First of all... drumroll please... WE GOT TO GO TO THE TEMPLE!!!!!!!! Yep, we got to go do a session in the Snowflake temple. I just want to say how amazing it is that we have temples on the earth today. And we are so INCREDIBLY blessed to have temples nearby that we can go to whenever we are able. It's just been reaffirmed to me how lucky we are because I no longer am able to go to the temple as often as I'd like, so take advantage of the proximity! The work of Salvation isn't just missionary work for the living, it's for those that have passed on as well.

Anyway, this week we did a lot of service. Sister Goodwin and I have discovered that we both really enjoy brushing horses. It's just too bad that we can't ride them, but exact obedience brings blessings! And we've been blessed in so many ways. Sister Goodwin was really sick for a few days and finally requested a priesthood blessing. While she was receiving the blessing, she was told that by her faith, she could be healed. When she heard that, she described herself as having the thought "Well, why not?! I'm going to be healed!" and she seriously jumped right up out of the chair after her blessing and we went back to work without any complications or discomfort. I KNOW that God's power has been restored to the earth and that there are so many worthy men out there that have that power. I know that the priesthood power heals those with the faith to utilize it  and I KNOW that because of that, we are truly blessed.

This week has also been pretty amazing because one of our investigators is GOLDEN. She is so ready to hear the Gospel and she is so studious as well! We gave her one of the new pamphlets that they have us using and in the back there is a section for "Additional Study" where it lists some additional scriptures and has some questions that you can answer. NO ONE actually does the additional study (that I've heard of) but she certainly did!! She drinks a cup of coffee and has a cigarette every morning, but the morning that she did the study, she didn't even have the urge! I just wanted to jump up and dance around the room singing the most exuberant hymn I could think of and just run out the door and shout my happiness to the world! Of course I didn't do that, it may have freaked a few people out, but I was so excited for her! And she requested that we meet with her at the same time every single week! And the member/friend that was there with us actually called us later to find out what we'd be teaching her next so that she could study that lesson in her Preach My Gospel. I was (and still am) seriously stunned! It's been such an amazing experience and I can't wait for it to continue! That, and I realized that as of the 18th, I will have been out for 3 months! Time really flies when you're having fun! (Preaching the Gospel of course)

Love,

Sister Lee

Ok, the pics are of the temple and sister Goodwin and I, A funny sign that I found in the store (funny because I'm trying to quit eating so much chocolate) and the results of my focus session while I'm studying! I have crocheted a blanket. Which I actually am in the process of unraveling and redoing because I didn't like how it turned out :)