HHHEEELLLLOOOOO SCRUMPTIOUS!!  My sweet half bald face baby, I can't tell you the giggles, squeals, guffaws, chuckles and belly laughs you gave us from the other side of the ocean.  That must have HURT! When I pluck one hair at a time it brings the tears to ma eyes.  We're in quite a debate as to whether or not it will ever grow back, or it will be genetically altered and you'll get porcupine quills like Grandpa Raspberry. 

McKelle Christensen opened her mission call Thursday night!  Was it Zimbabwe? nope?  Finlandia? Nope, CALGARY CANADA?  YES YES YES!  She leaves one week after you get home so you will get to hug her! English speaking! Isn't that so stinking awesome?

 Oh my ever lovin stars, conference was AWESOME! We just finished supping at the table of the Lord for 10 hours!  It was amazing awesome incredible and fabulous and glorious!  I'm all inspired to change ma wicked ways and be a better soldier of Christ! 

That winery story last week was super crazy. There was a beautiful story like that in conference today. The mission president in Japan felt inspired to invite all his coastal missionaries and some in other areas to a mission conference that was just supposed to be for leadership. While they were there the earthquake and tsumami hit in every area he had gathered his missionaries from.   

How are you precious boy? How was your week? How is your heart? How are your socks?  Are your pants holding up? How are your adnoids? Any more balding accidents this week? 

We are doing fabulously over here. Your Dad has strep in his heart again, please keep him in your prayers.  I receive a lot of heavenly communication in that little moment between sleeping and waking.  This week I had an awesome experience.  I woke up being told to go make a list of everything we have going for us and everything against us. I did so immediately, and then was tutored by the Spirit. He walked me through the list of what is against us and reminded or taught me that every single thing on that list has been overcome by Christ. I shared the list with you on a picture.

Also, I'm being taught that the mists of darkness that pull us from the iron rod are personalized by Satan, so we can personalize our faithful responses and have them ready.  Some of mine are FEAR, DOUBT AND SELF PITY. I now have my answers ready so when those voices come I can say " Who art thou? I am a daughter of God in the similitude of His only begotten. By the grace of God and yoked with the Savior I am enough! I will go forward in faith with a brightness of hope and a love of God and of all men. i will not look down to the swirling waters of fear and despair, but I will keep my eyes on the Savior. They that be with us are more than they that be with them. i ti s never too early and never too late. With God nothing is impossible. I will stoke the fires of my faith until it burns so bright that darkness is burned away in brilliance!  Depart from me, Satan, for this one God will I worship, Which is the God of Glory". I'm going to wear it around my neck.  

Spent a lot of time fighting the Maverick this week. I'm not sure where that is going to go.  Spen printed the mission prep posters. That will start this week!!  Saturday night ice cream after priesthood at Grandma Jan's was fun. Tanner Garner has his mission papers almost done.  Spen's are open and working and in the process!  The kids are crazy. Annie melted tootsie rolls and put little poopies on all the toilet seats, and googly eyes on all the pictures on our house, and we taped Grandma Jello and Hunts into their houses with white paper.  Seth did lots of fun jokes, too.  The kids are wild crazy and fun.  We are rocking morning family scriptures again and it feels so gooooood.

I had a sweet talk with Spen last night about missions. He was wondering aloud what it will be like to talk to people all day on his mission, all day.  Want to talk to him about that, mr. one brow? 

Mostlywise I luv yew more thun werds kin ever ever says, and I'm plumb crazy bout ya. This church is so true. Thank you for sharing the joy and being the Savior's emmisary.  

LOVE YOU!  Miss you! mama.