Hello everyone! Hope that everyone is doing well and loving life! Know that I pray for each and every one of you, I care for you and I want you to be happy!

I made it a month! Can you believe it? I've already been out on amission for a whole month, it seems like a blink of an eye! Here's tohoping the next 17 go by just as fast! 😉

This week has been great! On Tuesday I met Sherri, a woman who the

missionaries had taught many times but could never get her to commit

to coming to church. Sister Hunt and I went in to the lesson expecting

to have to "DTR", you know- Define the relationship. If Sherri could

not commit to church we would have to stop visiting her because we

would be wasting our time. We want to teach people who are willing to

progress, and we knew that if she wasn't willing that we would have to

stop seeing her for a time. It's always hard to have these

discussions, because you love the person, and you want to help them,

but you can't keep teaching them if they aren't showing signs of

progression. So, we went to visit Sherri, and guess who came to church

on Sunday? SHERRI!!! 😆🎉 Haha Sherri is one of those people who you

just know that they are meant for you. I was bold when talking to

Sherri, she kept turning to my companion and saying things like "She's

a tough one" and "She's not going to let this go, is she?" We talked

about how she had woken up early the Sunday before and thought about

going to church, and we were able to help her identify that it was the

Spirit telling her to go to church! On Sunday we walked into the

chapel and there she was, 30 minutes before church! Ah man, Sherri is

awesome!

We also were able to visit another really sweet woman, who is

currently on bed rest. She has the most lovable Pit Bull named Baby,

who is CONVINCED that she is a lap dog 😳😂 We also matched, so that

was pretty cool 😎😏

One Friday we had Zone conference. (That's when all the missionaries

in our area get together for training) Our new motto is #PlanB (I

didn't name it I swear 😂), and it is centered around getting

baptisms. Whoever gets the most baptisms gets "The B". I know what it

sounds like. 😉😳😂

Before I go, I just wanted to put a plug in here for enduring to the

end- On Tuesday Sister Hunt and I spent our evening visiting less

active families. I realized that day how easy it is to fall away!

These families had NO IDEA that they were less active, but they

absolutely were! I think it's so easy for us to see ourselves as never

becoming less active, but as we left those home that night I realized

that it was a real possibility that this could happen to me, or to my

parents, or to anyone! These families had stopped doing the little

things. They had stopped coming to church, not because they didn't

want to, but because they didn't make it a priority. They hadn't been

reading their scriptures. Little things that had built up and gotten

them to where they are today! So to everyone who reads this letter:

Recommit yourself TODAY! Continue CPR (Go to Church, Pray, Read your

scriptures) I know that it can be hard at times, but God will bless

you for keeping his commandments! It will all be worth it in the end!

"For thou shalt devote all thy service in Zion; and in this thou shalt

have strength. Be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many; but endure them,

for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days."

Doctrine and Covenants 24: 7-8

Anyway, it's been a beautiful week here in Vegas. I'm so grateful for

all of the many great blessings I've been given, and I'm excited for

the many adventures that lie ahead! The sky is blue and the church is

true!

Until next time,

Sister Emma Hansen