July 29 Letter--Hello!

First things first... Next week e-mails will come on Monday, so if there is an
e-mail send it before MONDAY! Thank you!

This week has been amazing... we have been blessed to see so many miracles. With
have three solid baptisms this weekend! I am so so excited. I love each of them
so much and they each have a special story.

Story #1... Heva Moises... I have been meeting with her for four months plus
now. She is the Branch President's sister and has decided to be baptized. She is
from Argentina so English is her second language. And she didn't really start
progressing until she got a copy of the Book of Mormon in Spanish. When she
started to read it in her native language the Spirit really worked in her and
now she is ready to be baptized. ( I am learning to bear my testimony in Spanish
so I can bear it at her baptism. She doesn't know yet, so hopefully she will
like that.) It really just strengthened my testimony on what a blessing it is
for everyone to hear the Gospel in their own language. What a blessing... and it
made me pick up my Chinese language study more so I can give others a fair
chance to hear. Heva told us at our last meeting with her that she feels like
she is going to help the church in Argentina and she said it with the most
humble of humble feelings and left me so touched.

Story #2... Xiong Mei Hua... she is a little girl who just turned eight. Her
mother was a previous investigator who really needs the Gospel, but isn't
finding the faith or strength to change. Alice, the girl, often sleep outside of
her house at night because her mom is drinking and doing inappropriate things.
Alice is so happy and full of love. The first time I met her she hugged me and
told me she loved me which is unheard of for Taiwanese people. She has such a
strong testimony and because of her testimony she has a bright hope of the
future. I don't know how she does it... She doesn't know how to read yet and is
very neglected. But she has memorized I am a Child of God and Love at Home so
she can sing them when she is at church. She just has such a strong testimony
and I am so thankful for the Gospel and the hope it can give to all of us. Here
is a child with NOTHING... and NO ONE... yet she knows that Jesus is her friend
and that it will all work out. At the start of the move-call things were rough
and we would always jokingly quote the promise blessing that "All that is unfair
in this life will be made right through the Atonement," but Alice knows that
this is indeed a promised blessing from Heavenly Father and that it indeed will
be fulfilled and at the age of 8 only. What a humbling experience for me...

Story #3... Sun Yu Ling... Wow, she is amazingly prepared for the Gospel. She
has had a little bit of a rough spell. Her parents fight and blame it on her and
tell her that she has caused them to lose face. She is 35 and is still suffering
from things as a child. But she has progressed so much. The first time I met her
she was so quiet and very shy. She would get shaky and what not. Now she jokes
around with us, has friend at church, no longer shakes around people, and is so
GOOD! She tells me it is my fault because I am naughty, but in a good way.
Aka... I think she thinks I am annoying, but finds it endearing. I am sure no
one in my family knows would understand that at all. So she is being baptized on
Saturday and is so excited to get the Gift of the Holy Ghost on Sunday.

It is pretty amazing to see how the people here need the exact combination of
Sister McKinley and I so that they can truly feel of the Spirit. And they can
truly have an opportunity to accept the Gospel.

Dad, what part of the e-mail did you forward? Sister McKinley thinks that is the
best thing ever. She says that Pres Hoer is going to love that!

So things in Xinzhu are good. I am getting a little nervous that I will be
moving on Monday. I am not sure I am ready to leave Xinzhu, but I have been here
for 6 months now. It still feels like just yesterday I got here. If I do leave,
there will be tears and then a new excitement to be in a new place with new
people to find, teach, and baptize. And moving makes time go even faster... and
now I am getting to the Sprint phase... so we will see.  

Well, I love you all. And pray for you everyday! Be strong! As President Monson
says, "my young friends, be strong!"

The church is true. The Gospel gives a hope for the future... but make the
future brighter by what you do today!

Sister Shaver

July 23 Letter--Bronchial Asthma...

Hello family!


I have been sick! I have been coughing and not able to breath and what not for
the last three weeks. So yesterday, we made a trip to the doctor after much
screaming and kicking on my part. The doctor told me I needed to stop smoking. I
informed him I don't smoke and he said oh... well, it turns out the pollution
has gotten to me and I now have asthma. And have a sweet inhaler and it has been
suggested I wear a mask for the next three months. Ha ha, I don't think so! I am
not sure how that would work so well doing street contacting. Sidenote: about
the inhaler... in Chinese it is called a fat fat fish. So now our investigators
are calling me fat fat fish! They think it is FUNNY! And I don't mind now
because when I laugh now I don't start wheezing and coughing. So I am FIXED!


Today was our trip to the temple and it was awesome! I got to sit with my
friend, Sister Smith. She came on island with me and goes to BYU Idaho too. So
0Awe got to sit and talk about all the same things we are going through at the
same time and it was so nice. It was refreshing to know I am not alone!

Ｓｈｅ　ｉｓ　ｇｏｉｎｇ　ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ　ａ　ｌｏｔ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｓａｍｅ　ｅｘａｃｔ　ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．　（
Ｓｏｒｒｙ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｏｎｔ　ｋｅｅｐｓ　ｃｈａｎｇｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｒｅａｄ　ａｎｙ　ｏｆ　
ｔｈｅ　ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ　ｔｏ　ｃｈａｎｇｅ　ｉｔ　ｂａｃｋ！　ＬＡＭＥ！Ｉ　ｃａｎ’ｔ　ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ　
ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ　ｈｏｗ　ｔｏ　ｒｅａｄ．）Ｔｈｅ　ｔｅｍｐｌｅ0ｉｔｓｅｌｆ　ｗａｓ　ａｍａｚｉｎｇ．
Ｉ　ｆｅｌｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｎｅｒｇｙ　ｐｏｕｒｉｎｇ　ｂａｃｋ　ｉｎｔｏ　ｍｅ　ａｎｄ　ｆｅｌｔ　ａｎｓｗｅｒｓ　
ｔｏ　ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ　ｔｈａｔ　ｈａｄ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｗｅｉｇｈｉｎｇ　ｍｅ　ｄｏｗｎ！　Ｓｕｃｈ　ａｎ　
ａｍａｚｉｎｇ　ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ．　Ｉｆ　ｙｏｕ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ　ｔｏ　ｇｏ　ｔｏ　
ｔｈｅ　ｔｅｍｐｌ　ｇｏ　ａｓ　ｏｆｔｅｎ　ａｓ　ｙｏｕ　ｃａｎ．．．　ｆｏｒ　ｙｏｕｒ=E Fｅｌｆ　ａｎｄ　
ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ　ｙｏｕ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｂｅ　ｈｅｌｐｉｎｇ！　Ｗｈａｔ　ａｎ　ａｍａｚｉｎｇ　ｗａｙ　
ｔｏ　ｓｅｒｖｅ．　Ｏｎｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｉｓｔｅｒｓ　ｉｎ　ｏｕｒ　ｗａｒｄ　ｈｅｒｅ　ｉｎ　Ｘｉｎｚｈｕ　
ｗｏｒｋｓ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｅｍｐｌｅ，　ｓｏ　Ｉ　ａｓｋｅｄ　ｉｆ　ｗｅ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｂｅ　ａｂｌｅ　ｔｏ　
ｓｅｅ　ｈｅｒ　ｏｎ　Ｗｅｄｎｅｓｄａｙ　ａｎｄ　ｓｈｅ　ｓａｉｄ　ｓｈｅ　ｗａｓ　ｇｏｉｎｇ　ｔｏ
ｂｅ　ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ．　Ｂｕｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｎｄ，　ｔｏｄａｙ　ｓｈｅ　ｃａｍｅ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｓｈｅ　
ｓａｉｄ　ｓｈｅ　ｃｏｕｌｄｎ’ｔ　ｂｅａｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ　ｏｆ　ｍｉｓｓｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　Ｓｐｉｒｉｔ　
ｔｈａｔ　ｓｈｅ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｆｅｅｌ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｅｍｐｌｅ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ　ｓｈｅ　
ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｈａｖｅ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎａｒｉｅｓ．　Ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｓｏ　ｈｕｍｂｌｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　
ｍｅ．Here is a woman that works in the temple almost every single morning and still
respects it so much and took her one day of rest to come to the temple with us!
I  love that woman.


I love the people of Xinzhu... we had combined district training meeting and
interviews with　Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ　Ｈｏｅｒ．　Ｉ　ｎｏｗ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｗｈｙ I was supposed to serve
in Xinzhu. In my interview,　Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ　Ｈｏｅｒ　ａｓｋｅｄ　ｍｅ，＂Ｈｏｗ　ｄｏ　ｙｏｕ　
ｌｉｋｅ　Ｘｉｎｚｈｕ？＂　Ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｄ　ｉｎ　ｔｅａｒｓ　ｔｈａｔ I loved it.Ｉ　ｈａｄ　
ｎｏ　ｉｄｅａ　ｔｈａｔ　ｔｈａｔ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｂｅ　ｍｙ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ．　Ｉ　ｒｅａｌｉｚ
ｄ　Ｉ　ｈａｄ　ｔｏ　ｓｅｒｖｅ　ｉｎ　Ｘｉｎｚｈｕ　ｆｏｒ　ｓｏ　ｌｏｎｇ　ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｃｏｕｌｄ　ｌｅａｒｎ　
ｔｏ　ｌｏｖｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ．　Ｔｈｅ　ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ，　ｔｈｅ　ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｏｒｓ，　ｔｈｅ　
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｔｈａｔ　ｒｅｊｅｃｔ　ｍｅ　ｏｎ　ｓｔｒｅｅｔ　　ｃｏｒｎｅｒｓ，I have come to love them.
Some of them have even rejected me multiple times and ask me how my family is and tell me my
Chinese gets better and better each time they see me. I wish they would come to church one of
these days, but I know that I am leaving an impression and I know that they need these
opportunities. So I had my interview with President Hoer and then prepared for planner checks.
Planner checks are something... pretty much the assistants pick up your planner. Tells you how
bad it is and that if you want to baptize or if you had faith your planner would be better.
And then throw your planner on the ground. So needless to say they are quite the enjoyable
experience. (P.S. Your planner could be perfect and that would still happen. I am obsessed
with mine and it has happened.) Well, we have a new assistant now.　Ａｎｄ　ｂｅｆｏｒｅ　ｔｈｅ　
ｐｌａｎｎｅｒ　ｃｈｅｃｋ，I said a little prayer and asked the Lord to help me love my leaders
because sometimes it is hard. He picked up my planner and praised it. Shock number one!
He then told me he could tell I loved my investigators from it. Shock number two! And shock
number three! He told me he respected me as a missionary and said that he knew I was a Preach
My Gospel missionary.Ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｎ　ｓｈａｒｅｄ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｍｅ　ｉｎ　Ｐｒｅａｃｈmy Gospel the
part that talks about no effort is wasted. He told me that he knew I was not wasting anyone's
time. And just went on to share with me his conversion story... so there he is crying telling
me how he was converted and how he wasn't baptized with his first set of missionaries, but he
still remembers their testimonies no matter how hard he tries to forget and remember the other
missionary's testimonies. And there I am crying because before the check I am feeling a little
bit like I have been in Xinzhu too long and feeling  a little rejected. He went on to tell me
that my testimony in Xinzhu will not be forgotten. And that I am touching these lives of our
investigators even when they chose to exercise their agency. So Heavenly Father also answered
my prayer to be able to love my leaders... hey, it is pretty easy to love them when they
are prasing you... =) But now it will really make it easier when he corrects me to know that
it is sincere and to help me be a better instrument in the Lord's hands.  So combined district
meeting was a huge boost to me! More so how I imagined them to be before my mission. So good.


Well, I love you all... and hope you don't find the font too annoying.Ｉ　ｌｏｖｅ　ｙｏｕ　ａｌｌ　
ａｎｄ　ｍｉｓｓ　ｙｏｕ．　Ｂｅ　ｇｏｏｄ！　Ｐｒａｙ　ａｎｄ　ｒｅａｄ！　Ｗｏ　ａｉ　ｎｉｍｅｎ！


Ｓｉｓtｅｒ　Ｓｈａｖｅｒ

July 15 Letter--Hello

Hello!


We are e-mailing a little early today because we get to go with the primary 
today to go hiking! They just happened to schedule on our preparation day and 
invited us! So now we get to go. I am really excited I love the little primary 
here and we have three investigators who are going... so that makes it even 
better. We are making little missionaries. So it should be a lot of fun and a 
lot of fun to get outside. With it being so hot outside it feels like we should 
be playing! So today is the day. 

Funny story! We have an investigator who is something else. We went to go visit 
her yesterday with a member so she could have another friend. We get to her 
house and she comes downstairs. She looked like she was going to kill me! She 
stared at me and told me she never wanted me to come back. I said ok lets go to 
the park and talk. So we start walking to the park. Sister McKinley is trying to 
talk to the member (it is only her third move-call so Chinese is still hard.) 
and I am trying to just smile as Sister Chen is just yelling at me. So we get to 
the park... 

Me: Can you introduce yourself to Sister Lu?

Her: No, I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT!

Me: Haha (awkward laughing)

Her: (starting to bawl) Sister Shaver, I am going to have to call the police on 
you. If you ever come back here I am calling the police.

Me: Are you willing to read and pray?

Her: No way!

Me: Well, we just want to give you a fair chance so you can know what you are 
rejecting.

Her: (hitting me) I know what I am doing. 

Me: Ok.

Sister McKinley: blah blah blah blah blah.

Her: (crying and looking like she is going to kill me) But I am already 
Christian.

Our Member: (standing behind us doing yoga while complaining about the 
mosquitos) Oh, she is already Christian. She doesn't need to be baptized. They 
are all the same.

Sister McKinley and me: (eyes huge! and trying not to laugh) NO! Not the SAME!

Sister McKinley: blah blah blah blah.

Me: ( I am getting very very nervous at this point because she is threatening to 
call the police and has just hit me.)

Her: Sister Shaver, I thought you were my friend.

Me: WHAT IN THE WORLD? (Shenme dong dong.) It is really fun to say and lightens 
a lot of moods!

Her: Sister Shaver, what did you say? (followed by hysterical laughing)

In the end, she was laying her head on shoulder and laughing and joking and just 
having a good time. So wow, that was a lot of Sister Chen drama. So we set up 
the next time to meet with her and went on our way. Of course, laughing and 
joking about the craziness of it. We went through the rest of day and had just a 
good time. 

Well, we are home and I am doing follow-ups with our district leader when the 
house phone rings... Sister McKinley answers and then yells Sister Shaver!   

Sister McKinley: It is Sister Chen and she is really bad.

Me: Ok, Hello?

Sister Chen: AHAHAHAHAHAHA (BAWLING, SERIOUSLY UNCONTROLLABLY)

Me: (My thoughts: What do I do?!?! I barely understand Chinese when they are 
speaking clearly--- let alone when they are crying and hyper ventilating all at 
once.) 

Sister Chen: HE THINKS I AM FAT!

Me: (Load of relief, I thought she was like hurt or something awful was 
happening and we were going to have to go find her.)

In the end, we established that number one she is a daughter of God. And two 
that her husband loves her and that he just didn't know how to show his concern. 

And number three that she can exercise with me everyday... she didn't take me up 
on the offer... bummer. So needless to say... Sister Chen keeps us busy! Ha ha!

Let's see... thanks everyone for the pictures. They look good. The little 
buggers are pretty cute these days. Both the little girls water skiing- that is 
fun. And not sharing mom's lap is pretty funny... All need attention from 
Grandma. Who doesn't? Oh and I am glad you got the pictures. I just printed out 
more so you should be getting more this week. Sister McKinley is a picture 
taker. She says she's not, but I have taken more this move-call then any other. 

So maybe it is just us together... who knows?

Well, tomorrow is my one year on island! I can't believe I have already been in 
Taiwan for a year! Time has flown. After this move-call, Sister Smith and I are 
the oldest sisters in the mission... I still feel like I just got here. I have 
been looking back and trying to see where I have changed and I am not really 
sure. I think it just happens... and don't worry, mom, I have not lost my love 
of playing! It is still there--- so start preparing to play! HE HE!

Well, I love you all! and miss you!

Be good!

Sister Shaver

July 9 Letter--Yali hao da! Aka Pressure to big!

Hello family,

I am having some computer wentis right now. I sent a blank e-mail, just deleted 
my whole e-mail. So here is to attempt three....

This week has been really good. We have some awesome investigators right now. 
Tons of good good ones. Last night, Heva, our investigator from Argentina, had 
her baptismal interview... She passed and is preparing to be baptized on July 
29th which happens to be her brother's birthday who is the English Branch 
President here. She has moved here to stay with them these few months because 
President Moises wife is about to have a baby and needs help. She is amazing. 
She understands so much and really is one who will stay active forever! What an 
awesome thing and amazing feeling to be able to see her come to the light. It is 
neat to see her progression and neat to see how excited her brother is. He is 
really really excited for her. So she is AMAZING! 

And then we have a family who will be baptized if it is the last thing I do! I 
will do anything for them... They are the Fan Jiang family. They both smoke and 
need the Gospel so bad. They have six kids and she is only 23 years old. 
Yesterday we helped them move into a new house. They are kinda of getting a new 
start and I am so excited the Gospel is there to help them in this new start. 
Their family relations before were really bad, but they have been coming to 
church for the last month and have progressed so much. The children before 
weren't able to live with the mom and dad, but they are getting them back in a 
month depending on how everything goes in their new house and everything along 
those lines. Yesterday as we were meeting with them we were promising them 
blessings of being able to live together as a family for eternity. And promsing 
the mom the blessings of being able to be a mother to her children and how their 
family can be blessed through the Gospel. The mother cried (Taiwanese people 
DON'T cry) and really felt the Spirit. So yes, they have a lot of problems to 
work through, but with God all things are possible. And I will not give up on 
them! So much prayers needed.

Sister McKinley and I went to play basketball this morning with other sisters 
and it was so fun. I am so bad these days. I feel old and heavy! I don't think 
my feet every left the ground at the same time. Hmm... need to work on that. And 
then after that we went and ate BBQ for two hours... they have restaurants here 
where you just go and there is a little grill on your table and you just sit 
there and cook all the meat you can in two hours and EAT IT! It seriously is so 
good. And I wonder why I my feet never left the ground. And then they have 
marshmellows you roast on it too... and sweet potatoes, and vegetables... so so 
good. YUMMY! So today I got my fair share of meat! And am pretty excited for it. 
It will give me the energy to run wild all over Xinzhu.

Poor Sister McKinley... I don't think she realized what she was getting herself 
into. I asked her our first day together what she was willing to do to help our 
investigators... little did she know she would have to do that and more. Our 
area is HUGE. from one end to the other you normally need about 3 hours to bike 
it and that is keeping a pretty good pace... well, yesterday, we had an hour to 
do it. And we met every trial you could. As we were riding, Sister McKinley had 
three spokes break on her bike and her bike breaks got stuck out! She never once 
told me... I was flying up the hill and she was getting a little behind me, but 
I didn't think much of it, because it was a do situation. She got to the point 
where I had to stop and wait for her, but at this point we've already riden up 
the big hills (bigger than Hawkins and longer.) So she gets up to the top and is 
barely breathing and pouring sweat... and I say ok lets go... she smiles and 
says ok... so we keep riding and make it with one minute to spare. So we go 
through the baptismal interview and it ends up going LATE! So we fly like the 
wind home... this time it is downhill and she was keeping up better... so we get 
home barely before 10:30! And she says nothing. We wake up this morning and I 
ask her what she wants to do and she says can we get my bike fixed? I say sure 
what is wrong with it? And then the truth comes out... well, to end the story I 
rode her bike to the bike shop and barely made it... and there were no hills... 
so yes, Sister McKinley deserves a HUGE PRIZE. And she is pretty much the best!

Well, I love you all! And miss you!

Take care!

Sister Shaver 

July 2 Letter--Hello!

Hello family!

Wow! Things are good here in Taiwan right now... hot hot hot, but GOOD! Sister 
McKinley have been working hard, but having fun. Adds a lot of fun to 
everything... we have an investigator right now who is in dire need of 
attention. She calls us about five times a day to tell me she doesn't want to be 
baptized. I have started to laugh and say ok, we will see... well, today she 
called and said the same thing, but by the end of our conversation she was 
asking what kind of clothes she gets to wear when she is baptized... so in other 
words she might be a little like me and just need attention. So we have been 
praying hard for her and hope she realizes she doesn't need to tell me she 
doesn't want to be baptized if she wants attention. I think I understand a 
little bit how you all felt when I kept annoying you... he he!

Sister McKinley and I have zone conference tomorrow. I am excited. We have a 
sister's meeting afterwards. Rumor has it is to tell us that we need to dress 
nicer and be prettier. Our mission president's wife is pretty and wants us to be 
prettier. She doesn't ride a bike around in the heat with a sweet helmet on her 
head. So maybe we'll get smart cars... ha ha, I WISH! That would be amazing.

Speaking of bikes... mom and dad are so ready to bike with me when I get home. I 
am so so excited. They went for a ten mile bike ride... how sweet is that? Just 
make sure your seat and everything is high enough... don't want sore knees... 
and the sore rear end goes away fast. You get used to it. We'll have to start 
have mandatory family bike trips. Except I don't think I have a bike... and it 
would be tempting to bring my bike home except... it got run over and the back 
wheel bent so now the brake rubs everytime it turns and well, the sound of metal 
scratching on metal isn't the best. Oh don't worry, I wasn't on it when it got 
run over. I got off in time. But my shoe did get run over. 

Morgan is adorable and so is Amos... that is the first picture I have seen of 
Amos with teeth. How cute is he? He is getting pretty big... and Morgan doesn't 
look like a baby anymore she is a little toddler now... missed all of her baby 
stages... oh well, ting shuo I will have a new little baby to play with. When is 
the new ones birthdate? After or before I get home? Morgan with the shredder... 
too cute. Where are those pictures of Amos taken? Hiking? Moab? Arches?

Oh my exciting news! Laura and Eric I have an assignment for you! My new member 
is going to the BYU English Language school! I am so excited she is going to be 
in Utah. She goes there in the beginning of September. She is a little bit 
nervous because her English is not very good and she knows no one. So if you all 
are still there in September would it be ok if I gave her your information in 
case she needs a friend. Maybe you could have her over for dinner or something. 
She is really really cute! I absolutely love her! Wu Yi Ting... it is pronounced 
like "Eating"... is 18 years old so she is pretty young and fun. Let me know if 
that would be ok. I know you are busy so if not no worries. Thought it might 
just be fun. If not, when I get home I'll just bring her over to your house 
anyways... te he he. 

Kate, we are having tacos for the fourth of July! I am so so excited... Our 
little celebration for the fourth. Happy Birthday, Josh. So thank you again for 
the taco seasoning. It should be yummy yummy!

Mom and Dad, thank you so much for the package. I loved it. It came right at the 
end of move-call so it was like perfect timing because I didn't have to share 
the chocolate chip cookies. How bad is that... I ate them all! EVERY SINGLE ONE! 
And then ate the crumbs like cereal... I did share the candy. Keeps our 
investigators kids quiet in church... and makes for some very entertaining faces 
with the sour skittles. They think they are the weirdest things. So thank you so 
much. It brightened up my day. I made a package to send home, but don't get to 
excited... just know it is in the process... it should be nice and small, but 
fun.

Well, things here are so good. I am glad to hear everyone is doing so well. And 
getting in some summer playing. Swim extra for me =>! 


I love you and know that the church is true... It is the Lord's work!


Sister Shaver  

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