June 3 Letter--Hello!

Hello family!

First things first, Happy BIrthday, dad. Hope it is good/ was good! Sorry, I
have been busy lately and a little distracted so I didn't tell you earlier! But
hope it is good.

Everyone sounds to be doing good. I think it is funny that mom and dad have
cows, but no, little horse for Ali. What does she think about that? Has she
asked if she can ride the cows yet? She might have a Kate complex and never know
which is which. He he.

Time is going so fast. I can hardly believe it. Yesterday we had our combined
district training meeting. The part our zone leaders taught was good. It is a
little weird because one of our zone leaders and I hung out whenＩｗａｓ　ａｔ　
ｔｈｅ　ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ　ｏｆ　Ｕｔａｈ．
All about getting the fire back and being as excited as when we first got on
island. It was good. Helped me realize the time is short and need to pick it up.
When the assistants did our planner checks, he didn't even look at my planner.
He said I was an old missionary and knew where I needed to improve my planner.
These terms of old are not  very fun. Ｉ　ｓｔｉｌｌ　ｆｅｅｌ　ｌｉｋｅ　Ｉ　
ｊｕｓｔ　ｇｏｔ　ｈｅｒｅ．　Ｓｔｉｌｌ　ａｌｌ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｉｍｅ　ｉｎ　
ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｌｄ　ｌｅｆｔ，　ｒｉｇｈｔ？　Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ　
Ｈｏｅｒ’ｓ　ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ　ｔｏ　ｕｓ　ｗａｓ　ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ．
He doesn't want us to forget that we are people and not robots. He said when Elder
Scott was here that Elder Scott said to make sure to teach us some things
besides missionary work so that when we head home we know what is next in life.
He said a lot of missionaries get home and have no idea what is the next step is
for them. So it was all about families. And the four things the First Presidency
wants us to do in families.
1. to have family prayer (two times a day.)
2. to have scripture study ( once a day at a set time.)
3. to have family home evening (one night a week)
4. to have wholesome family recreational activities.
He said as we do these things we would be in the 10-25% of members who actually
do these things. And that we would be amazing parents. He also talked a lot
about if we do these things and then have a child fall away we can have peace of
mind knowing we did all we could. Pretty important. He, also, said the reason
why the Presidency keeps telling us the same thing about families is because we
aren't doing it yet. He says as soon as we start doing this we will receive knew
revelation. So it seems like we better start doing it! 

Ｓｏｒｒｙ　ｍｙ　ｆｏｎｔ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　
ｋｎｏｗ　ｈｏｗ　ｔｏ　ｃｈａｎｇｅ　ｉｔ　ｂａｃｋ．So sorry for
the difference. Oh and it just changed back. Oh to these 1980's  computers and
everything being written in Chinese so I have no idea how to do anything.

We have a baptism this Saturday. I am pretty excited. She is a good person. And
will make an awesome member. One of those ones you know will stay not matter
what. That her faith will carry her for trials. I am not sure why, but
I　ｈａｖｅ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｒｅｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ　
ｌａｔｅｌｙ　ａｎｄ　ｈｏｗ　ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｆｏｒ　
ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎａｒｉｅｓ　ｔｏ　ｄｏ　ｉｔ　ｒｉｇｈｔ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　
ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ　ｓｏ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ｒｅｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ．　
Ａｆｔｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｗ　ｍｅｍｂｅｒ　ｇｅｔｓ　ｂａｐｔｉｚｅｄ　
ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎａｒｉｅｓ　ｋｉｎｄ　ｏｆ　ｇｅｔ　ｐｈａｓｅｄ　
ｏｕｔ，　ｂｕｔ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｐｈａｓｉｎｇ　ｏｕｔ　ｓｈｏｕｌｄ　
ｓｔａｒｔ　ｏｎｌｙ　ａｆｔｅｒ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｒｅａｌ　
ｍｅｍｂｅｒ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄ　ｔｏ　ｈｅｌｐ．　Ｔｈａｔ　ｓｈｏｕｌｄ　
ｂｅ　ｈａｐｐｅｎｉｎｇ　ｒｉｇｈｔ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ
　ｉｎ　ｈｅｌｐｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎａｒｉｅｓ　ｔｅａｃｈ　
ｌｅｓｓｏｎｓ　ｉｎ　ｏｕｒ　ｈｏｍｅｓ　ａｎｄ　ｉｎｖｉｔｉｎｇ　
ｔｈｅｓｅ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｔｏ　ｆｈｅ　ａｎｄ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　
ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ．　Ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ　ｗｅ
（ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎａｒｉｅｓ）　ｇｅｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｎｄｓｅｔ　
ｔｈａｔ　ｏｈ，　ｓｈｅ　ｉｓ　ｂａｐｔｉｚｅｄ　ｎｏｗ．．．　ｎｏｗ　
ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｗａｒｄ　ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｗｅ　
ｈａｖｅｎ’ｔ　ｄｏｎｅ　ａｌｌ　ｗｅ　ｃａｎ　ｔｏ　ｍａｋｅ　ｓｕｒｅ　
ｔｈｅｙ　ｈａｖｅ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ　ａｎｄ　ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ　ｅｌｓｅ．
Ｓｏｒｒｙ，　ｔｈａｔ　ｗａｓ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｒａｎｄｏｍ，　ｂｕｔ　Ｉ　
ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｔｈｅ　ｐｏｉｎｔ　ｏｆ　ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｔｈａｔ　ｙｏｕ　
ｃａｎ　ｈｅｌｐ　ｕｓ　ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎａｒｉｅｓ　ｂｙ　ａｓｋｉｎｇ　ｕｓ
ｈｏｗ　ｏｕｒ　ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇ　ｉｓ　ｇｏｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　ｉｆ　ｗｅ　
ｈａｖｅ　ａｎｙ　ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｏｒｓ　ｗｈｏ　ｍｉｇｈｔ　ｎｅｅｄ　
ｔｏ　ｈａｖｅ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ．　Ｉｎ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｗｏｒｄｓ，　ｙｏｕ　
ｃａｎ　ｍａｋｅ　ｕｐ　ｆｏｒ　ｕｓ　ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎａｒｙ’ｓ　
ｗｅａｋｎｅｓｓｅｓ　ａｎｄ　ｈｅｌｐ　ｕｓ．．．　ｔｅ　ｈｅ，

Ｎｏｔ　ｍｕｃｈ　ｈａｓ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｈａｐｐｅｎｉｎｇ　ｌａｔｅｌｙ．　
Ｌｏｔｓ　ｏｆ　ａｄｄｉｎｇ　ｏｆ　ｎｅｗ　ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｏｒｓ　
ａｎｄ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｐｒｅｔｔｙ　ｂｕｓｙ　ｌａｔｅｌｙ．　Ｉｔ　ｉｓ　
ｋｉｎｄ　ｏｆ　ｎｉｃｅ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｗｅ　ａｒｅ　ｓｏ　ｂｕｓｙ　
ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ｎｏ　ｔｉｍｅ　ｆｏｒ　ｄａｙｄｒｅａｍｉｎｇ　ｏｒ　
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ．Ｗｅ　ｈａｖｅ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｆｏｕｒ　ｏｒ　ｆｉｖｅ　
ｏｆ　ｗｈａｔ　ｗｅ　ｃａｌｌ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｔｅｒｎａｌ　
ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｏｒｓ　ｗｅ　ａｒｅ　ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ　ｗｉｔｈ．　
Ｔｈｅｙ　ａｒｅ　ｓｏ　ｃｌｏｓｅ，　ｂｕｔ　ｎｏｔ　ｑｕｉｔｅ　
ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｔａｋｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｘｔ　ｓｔｅｐ．　Ｏｎｅ　ｏｆ　
ｔｈｅｍ　ｉｓ　ｓｏ　ｆｒｕｓｔｒａｔｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｍｅ．　Ｉ　ｍｅｔ　
ｈｅｒ　ｍｙ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｗｅｅｋ　ｈｅｒｅ　ｉｎ　Ｘｉｎｚｈｕ　ｓｏ　
ｂａｃｋ　ｉｎ　Ｆｅｂｒｕａｒｙ．She was set to get baptized next week. But then
this week when we went to go visit her, she said she didn't want to get baptized. She was
crying as she was telling me and I also was crying. She knows it is true and is choosing not
to accept it. And all of her reasonings are just excuses. She knows she is going to be held
accountable and she is ok with that. I don't get it. So I was a litle bummed
about her and expected not to see her at church on Sunday. Oh no, guess who
should up to church all on her own.  She says she will go to church from now to
the day she dies (she's only 40.) But she won't ever be baptized. It kinda made
me laugh. Because I know if she continues to go to church, pray, and read she
will be baptized. So I know one day she will be baptized and can't wait to hear
from her on that day. Just wish she would do it a little faster so she could get
the blessings of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost. All in the Lord's time,
right?

Well, Iｌｏｖｅ　ｙｏｕ　ａｌｌ！　Ｔｈａｎｋｓ　ｆoｒ　ａｌｌ　ｏｆ　
ｙｏｕｒ　ｐｒａｙｅｒｓ．　Ｉ　ｃａｎ　ｆｅｅｌ　ｔｈｅｍ．　Ｉlove you
all and miss you.

Sister Shaver