This Week's Many Adventures

Hi everyone,

This week we had many adventures. It seems like Tuesday, Preparation day, is the day for things to happen. Of course it always happens after we write home. :) Well, last Tuesday we met with one of our investigators. We hadn't met w/ him in such a long time and one of our many awesome members in Green Valley got connected with him and has been an incredible support to him. They are becoming good friends! We came over after they had finished eating dinner together and we used a lot of the things we've been trying to implement in our teaching to bring the spirit. It was so awesome! He now has a baptismal date!!!!! It was so powerful!

One of our investigators is getting baptized on Saturday. We are so so excited for her! It is such a special thing to be a part of. She is wonderful and I have learned so much from her.

As many of you may have heard, there was an incident with the power on Thursday. We were at a members home when the electricity went out and we thought that it was just their house but we soon found out it was all of Poway. Not much later we found out that it was all of Southern California, part of AZ and Mexico! Whew...it was honestly so fun! We loved seeing all of the neighbors come outside and listen to the radio together and do what neighbors used to do! It was awesome! We chatted with one group and nothing really came of it but it was really cool to see that and have a hope for that neighborhood unity. We planned for the next day by flashlight. We had way too much fun with it all. We went to sleep at 10..it was great! We woke up the next day to find the electricity was working again. Sister McCloy was bummed because she liked the adventure! haha! Oh and Dad, the flashlight you sent me in D.C. is STELLAR! I love it! I'm so glad I had it. :)

During weekly planning we had a lot of breakthroughs about how to improve our service here in Green Valley. We are so excited about "our vision" of our missionary work here. We have adopted a slogan that I want to be sure and take the credit for because I'm so proud of it :) "Wear the Badge" It's like "wear the pants" because we are in charge but "Wear the Badge" is so much more meaningful...I actually do have authority and a responsibility to the people here in Green Valley. Many great things are happening. We are working hard and doing are best to make the many improvements we know we need to make but we are also having fun and have hope in all we do!

Thanks for all the love and support! Until next week!

P.S. Sami Skabelund, dear, I want to apologize. You haven't received a letter from me because it got sent back to me. :( I use the address in Provo, I thought it looked weird but sent it anyway. I'm just going to find another place to send it but if you could e-mail deena.marie.hudson@gmail.com your address I will be able to send it to you next week. Love ya!