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September 23, 2018 from Mom

Hi baby!  How is my incredible boy? How are your english classes going? How are your investigators progressing?  I've been thinking about your safety a lot lately.  Do you feel safe where you are?  Do you pray for protection and safety every day?  I do. And I know you are protected.  I just want to make sure you are being guided by the spirit and listening to those promptings.

We have had a good and tough week.  I miss my kids!  This transition is tough.  I really just miss the noise and love and busyness in our house.  Now its just two crazy dogs!  We have also had so much craziness this week that it has helped me to stay busy and not too focused on the quiet.  Both of our water heaters went out!  That is kinda crazy!  So we had no hot water for a few days which meant some cold showers.  Have you had to take cold showers on your mission? They suck!!!  But dad was able to install both of them and we only had to spend about $1200 to install both saving us about $1500.  Then the pool pump is still broken at the flip house and we can't get it figured out... someone is coming tomorrow to fix it.  The pool looks like its filled with baby poo.  Hopefully it will be all clear by the end of the week.

I think Abby is doing so great!  She is meeting good people and having lots of fun. I told her to slow down because she has probably done everything fun there is to do in Idaho in the first two weeks.  LOL  She is cooking pretty well and learning more each day.  What do you usually cook yourself for dinner?

We had a fun celebration on Saturday night for Andrew and Katies 30th birthdays.  Their birthdays are 4 days apart.  Sydney and Peter flew in too which was so fun.  We played some good 90's trivia games.  I sent you a video of the boys doing some charades.  I hope you can see it!  Then on Sunday, we had a birthday party for Misti and Brooke.  Just a fun and relaxing night.  

I've been working more which is great!  I had some clients that I took ALL over this weekend. Anna, Melissa, Princeton, Farmersville, etc. We drove a ton!  I also listed the Hema's house which looks great!  I'm hoping we can sell it quickly.  

I have a couple of quotes that I want to share with you that I read this week.  The first one is "Let your code of conduct emphasize not "What will others think?" but rather "What will I think of myself?" - Thomas S. Monson I think sometime this is so hard to do but if you can get to this point, it makes it so much easier to do the right thing.  The other quote is an important one for missionaries and investigators. "When your WHY is strong enough, it makes your HOW easier."  I love that one too. I sat next to the Cordys in sunday school yesterday and we talked about our boys!  How proud we are of you, how much of a difference you are making in your own lives and the lives of others, and how much we love you!  You are always part of our family get togethers, in our prayers and you are ALWAYS in my heart.  I love you so much, G!  You are an extraordinary son.

Have an amazing week!

xoxox

mom

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