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July 29, 2018 from Mom

Hello sweet boy!

SO tell me about your week!  Were you able to have any more baptisms?  I'm sure there is a lot of pressure on your last week in an area.  And my next question is, what is the news about TRANSFERRSSSSS???  Where are you going?  Who is your comp?  Are you spending the day with all the people you love in Sorocaba?  I would think as ready as you are for a change, it will be so tough to leave them.  How are Rafael and Pamela and their family taking it?  

Parker is getting transferred tomorrow.  Andrea sent me pictures of his new area and it is incredible beaches.  I think that would actually be hard for a missionary because you can't really enjoy it.  It just taunts you to look at it.  Plus it is about 100% humidity.  Parker had white mold growing on his suit in his closet.  LOL

I'm excited that you'll be able to get your package.  Hopefully its there!!!  I'm sending another one this week that will be your "hump day" package to celebrate your half way mark.  That is crazy!  Counting backwards the second sounds a lot faster.

It has been a quiet week.  It has been so hot no one wants to do anything.  But today it is only in the 80s and we are expecting some rain!!!!  The whole week will only be in the 90s which is a huge relief for us.  We had days that were 112!  Dad and I finished the week at the temple.  It was really nice and we went out to dinner with the ward after to Torchys.  On Sunday, Christina Doyle gave her homecoming talk and Dayton Hendricks also reported to our ward.  His family came back from Germany so he could give his homecoming here.  He is a great kid and sounds so mature and funny too.  It is amazing to see the transformation of someone who serves a mission.  I'm not sure if you remember this but he served in Roseville California (where I grew up) so we had a fun time talking about it.  His mission nurse is Diane Dwyer (Kellie and Lauries mom) so he told me some funny stories about her.  

We thought we had a buyer for the flip house but it turns out they couldn't afford it.  Truthfully I'm struggling a little about this right now.  I know I need to just have faith, but sometimes I struggle.  I just want my timing on things and I know I need to trust the Lord more.  It is just difficult.  I understand that sometimes it feels like the Lord is silent when we need him so much.  We feel like we are left alone when we need him most.  I can't say I haven't had those thoughts.  But I want you to know that I still have faith in my Savior.  I know he is watching me as I struggle in this furnace for a while.  I continue to pray and go to the temple and plead with him.  I just want you to know that life will be tough at times and you won't understand why certain things have to happen this way.  But I also want you to remember that although you may feel alone, you never are.  It is sometimes easier to say than to live, but I'm trying my best to live it right now.  I'm not bitter.  I just continue to pray for understanding, patience and His help.  I don't have a story that ends with a miracle right now.  Maybe I will or maybe I won't but I'm going to stand firm.  I just want you to know that that is who I am and that hopefully you will receive strength from it someday when you need that ability to stand firm even when you don't understand.  I know the answers, the light and the help will come.  I saw this quote today and it helped me: "Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don't think that you've lost time. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is the right time." 

I hope what I wrote doesn't worry you.  I don't ever want you to worry about us at home because we are great!  But I wanted to share with you some things on my mind lately because it is how we stay close and I feel connected to you.

You are my treasure, Gray!  I love you so very much and I can't wait to see what is next up for your mission!  Have an amazing week and remember I'm always with you!  

infinity plus infinity
mom

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