Velcro wall
It's freezing her now - 70 degrees!
I'm a cactus hugger
Took Stephanie to the Visitor's Center
Hiked the San Tan Mtns. again this morning.
Blurry, but still cool!
I love you both sooo very much!
hello hello!
haha i knew that you probably said no money for sister nortons mom! haha but she is 5'5 and we LOVE the skirts. she wears one of mine EVERYDAY! so she will be thrilled to receive some of her own and i might just have to borrow hers to. It's great to live with so many girls because we get to share clothes.
Okay so you never answered me about Elder Biggins? he is from Blackfoot and his mom's name is Zana VanOrden??? there has to be a relation there. he is in my district
Okay so mom, what is your roll recipe? could you send it? the lady that is cooking us Thanksgiving dinner wants to make something that if from our families and that's what i want.
Sorry this letter is so random but THANK YOU to Jenny Bollwitt and Elisabeth Sanders for the bday wishes ( Liz i LOVE the headband!!! thanks so much) i love you both so much :) i love that my bday never ends.
Sister Doll and I made it passed transfer calls last night so were staying in Queen Creek for sure until Dec. 27! that means we get to be together for thanksgiving and Christmas :) yeeeyyy! and the Spanish Hermanas are both staying too so were all way pumped!
On the sadder note... this week our ward mission leader in the Ocotillo ward, his house burnt down on Thurs!! Saddest thing EVER! they had left the previous day for a trip, so luckily they weren't home but everything was lost... including my odometer! I brought it over there from him to put it on my bike but he ran out of time and returned my bike to me on wed right before they left and told me he would put it on when he returned! Sad day! i think i will just buy another one at Walmart today. so sorry about that!
Another sad note, last Monday we went to Extreme Air, a place with a million trampolines, and our zone leader was doing a back flip and landed on his neck and broke his back! now he is in phoenix in a rehab place and won't be able to walk for 8 months... NOT GOOD! All week i have really been reflecting on life and how anything can change in an instant. one second were all bouncing around and the next someone can't walk! life is so precious, tangible things are so easily disposable. The only thing that we can hold on to after this life is our knowledge, state of mind, and our relationships with others. HOLD ON TO THOSE THINGS! Nothing else matters!
So next Sat. JOSH is getting baptized! we had a lesson with him last night and he told us of a spiritual experience that he had had the day before when the Spirit warned him of danger and how he heeded that warning! it is just crazy to see how much he has changed since i first met him. He is so ready and excited to be baptized :)
Also Toni came to church for the first time this Sunday and after sacrament meeting we sat down and talked to her and she just had the biggest smile on her face. She told us that she felt like she was HOME! she said that right when she walked in the doors she knew that she was where she was supposed to be! she said that she knows she needs to be baptized and now feels like it's her mission in life. OHHH HOW I LOVE THE SPIRIT! Great week! Life doesn't get any better then this:)
I love you all soo very much! I have a lot of letters to write back but just be patient with me.. they are coming. Heather when i get a letter from you i just LOVE it, especially when Kenzi slips a letter in there too :) I love you all SOOO very much!
love,
sister martin
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