Sarah's February 23rd Email

Dear Family,

Here is Sarah's latest email. We are sending her package for her HUMP DAY. We will be sending it on Monday. If anyone would like to include something in the package we will be sending it off Monday, February 28th. Can you believe that her mission is almost half over?

Mom

No new address!! I'm staying! phew! This will be the first transfer of my mission where nothing has changed, not moving wards or getting a new companion. weird. I'm lucky that the companion I'm staying the longest with is Sister Stevens, because she's awesome.

Not a whole lot new here. I've been sick lately, but not too bad.

Congrats to Emmy for getting nominated for prom royalty! You are so cute! If you don't have a date, you could always ask Adam to paint on a mustache so that no one recognizes him. Then everyone will think you are supercool for dating a stashman. Awesome.

I'm glad you are all safe! It's sounds like the attempted drive to Ogden could have gone bad really fast. I'm so glad everyone is okay! GOD PROTECTS MISSIONARYS FAMILIES!!!!

So update about the basketball: Someone broke their finger and we aren't allowed to play anymore. . God does answer prayers!! Just kidding! The one time we did play was a lot of fun but, except for the person who broke their finger.

Nothing really new here. I had one of those moments where I realized that when I get back, you are all going to be so different!!! I wish I could just freeze lock you all in time so that you'll all be the same.

I love the Book of Mormon. I was talking with another sister about how awesome it is, and I remembered that we have a promise that one day we will have even more scripture, records of people in another place and their testimonies of Christ. I wondered for a while why we didn't already have it, what with second coming approaching and all, but I now know why, we don't use what we have enough. There is so much jam packed in the BOM and it makes sense that God will only give us more scripture when we are ready for it. I think that's why the first presidency is constantly urging us and challenging us to read the BOM. There is so much in there that can help us in our day to day lives, and we have to utilize that

It's a lot easier for me, cuz...well, I use it every day.

I think we should all read the Book of Mormon together! It can be one of them cull family bonding thin's. we can read a chapter everyday and write down the things we learn from it! Yay! just thinking about it makes my little missionary heart beat faster! I'm gonna start tonight and when I e-mail you on Monday, I will report. I hope you all do it with me, but like...you don't have to report or anything, but it'd be cool to compare notes.

Luvs!

Sister Dixon