missionary update feb 2-

hayley writes about the baptism of a young girl this past week......

"okay eva was baptized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good day we got everything ready and we were all there. i didn´t speak this time but said a prayer. and it was really good. except for the part when they went to get into the font she didn´t want to go. she was crying and just kept saying i can´t i can´t cause she was scared. so we said a prayer with her and she still didn´t want to but then we had a great idea. (the night before she saw my cough drops and really wanted one because here they think they are candy its weird. i told her she couldn´t cause it wasn´t candy and i really did need them so she had begged for like 15 minutes for one the night before.) and since we are above bribing kids we told her that if she got in the font and got baptized we would give her a cough drop and she could even have it in her mouth while since got baptized. so funny but it worked like a charm. we figured out that is the reason that i have been sick for so long is cause we needed the cough drops to get her into the font.
i will send you pictures next week but it really was so great!"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAD AND NANCY -THIS WEEK

update for the snowy birthday brad had-fun fun

update for the fun 30th cake nancy had--here she shares a bite with kyle

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAD AND NANCY THIS WEEK--YOU'VE HAD SOME GREAT TIMES THIS PAST YEAR==HOPE NEXT YEAR CONTINUES TO GET EVEN BETTER

SURE GLAD WE GOT YOU TWO---- two of the greatest days in our mortal existance...

here's a few pics down memory lane of the past year....

tender mercies

each year as the time of Jan 29 comes around it, is marked on my calendar to tak a moment to be silent and think of not only the time bryan was spared 5 years ago in this terrible car accident but think also of the many times that each of you have been led out of preciarious situation--some that we may not even be aware of--I love you all so much and am so thankful that the Lord gives us SECOND CHANCES , and also gives others second chances who may through bad choices affect our choices, may we all pause this day & think of the many tender mercies, in our lifetime and recognize the Lord's hand in many near misses--each of us have had come into our lives from time to time throughout the years and be grateful that we are here enjoying one another's company

swim meet

ready , set go

one of the relay team

Christopher(Lunt) was participating in the regional swimm meet today--so I went and I was in awe at the stamia of these swimmers --way to go Christopher in the back stroke and the two relays that you were a part of --I thourouly enjoyed it!

some other competitors from various schools--on the blocks to recieve their rewards

Temple announced in Payson Utah

this is a picture of the land that will be filled one day with a beautiful temple in Payson, Ut. Pres Monson announced it last week and we were thrilled to hear this--having lived in Payson for a few years--it means even that much more to us we called some of our friends in Payson and they are estactic. It is wonderful to live in these latter days. In the last dispensation of time- we went to the temple last night and it was such a blessing to be there.

good to hear from Hayley today

a quote from her letter Jan 25-2010
" we are doing planned service in teh community yes for the first time in my mission we are working for the red cross and it was super fun. the ladies think we are great and yeah i like it. we are just organizing clothes to give to the poor and its good"

hayley caroling with Elders and Sisters last month

Hayley wrote her Monday letter and as usual made me laugh--she said she wouldn't want to be a complainer like Laman and Lemuel. It made me want to make that my new goal too.
it was good to hear of her desire to find and teach people.

one other thought she left is that she is hopeful that an investigator Eva will embrace baptism

we pray that it will all keep going, that everything goes smootly--

Sister Dalton spoke to our Stake RS and YW

Laie

sister dalton

anchroage

slc

Mt Timpanogus


Jan 23-2010

Dear family --this has been such a nice day

What a pleasure it was to be introduced by Dad to sister Elaine Dalton today and to shake her hand. I surely enjoyed the message she gave in our stake today attended by RS and Ywomen sisters. I took it to heart. I want to add my thoughts here that I am so happy to have come to earth in a time when temples dot the earth. dad and I are leaving in a few hours to attend the Jordan river temple with our ward, in connection with our ward conference tomorrow.

in the past week dad also got to meet with Elder Pingree from the quorum of the seventy--he was Bryan scott's mission pres and so Elder Pingree spoke so highly of bryan to dad that he could give him any assignment and know he could count on him--so its been a week of hobnobbing with very spiritual and motivating people