General Conference Ya'll

GENCON GENCON GENCON!!!

GENERAL CONFERENCE, Y'ALL!! Ohhh my goodness. 

I love GenCon. All of the talks were AWESOME. 

I can't even think of what happened this week, because my 

mind was blown by GENCON! Obviously, President Monson's 

and Elder Holland's talks were my favorite. But, I also loved 

Elder Eyrings, Elder Bednar, and the Russian one who said 

"one should not roam around in trash". (:

I did get to make my cookies! (fromRhonda: I GOT A TEXT 

FROM SOMEONE THAT SHE WAS GOING TO WATCH 

CONFERENCE WITH AND THEY HAD ME SEND HER 

FAVORITE COOKIE RECIPE) Jeremy (Kathy's hubby) LOVED

them. I'll be taking a picture with them, soon, as well (: So you 

can put faces to names. I can't wait to bring y'all back here to 

meet everyone. First house we're going to is Kathy and Jeremy's. 

They are my family away from home! I'm going to be heart broken 

when I get transferred. I'm such a dork..I hate big change, and I 

hate goodbyes..so I come on a mission? haha.

DAD SHAVED HIS DUCK DYNASTY BEARD?! :( I'll pretend I'm 

okay with that.

Sounds like the Brinkerhoff fam had an awesome week!

Oh man. Rugby sounds like it was MAD CRAY!!  AHHH! 

RUGBY!! Sounds like some awesome games! WAY TO BEAT

HURRICANE'S BUTT!!!!  Wish I could've seen it. 

YAY! I'm glad you got my photos! (: I have more comin soon ish. 

We take pictures like crazy! haha. We each have our own thing we 

like to take pictures of. Sister Westbrook's is bikes. She LOVES 

bikes. Not the missionary kind..but the old fashioned kind. Beach 

cruisers and such. Mine. Of course, is nothing you would expect. 

Mine is weird mailboxes, and creepy houses. What else would I 

take pictures of? 

Okay, things are coming back to my memory of what happened 

this week. 

Our Investigators are doing great!  We have Emma (the 10 year 

old girl) on date for baptism, on April 26th!!! We are STOKED!!

Kathy, is getting there. She doesn't realize she has a testimony, 

yet. We haven't been able to see them, because they're in 

Tennessee right now. But when they get back...oooh man. Their 

lives are going to change! We're going to invite the spirit to teach 

them so hard!  SO CLOSE! It's coming!!

This week was crazy busy. We did a ton of service.  Oh, during 

service, we get to wear pants. But it's weird, I'm definitely to the 

point of a skirt being comfier than pants.  I'm warning ya now..

I'm gonna be the weirdest person when I get home. Wearing 

skirts all the time, and wanting to play Laser Tag every weekend. 

Yeah. #sorrynotsorry

OH! So. April Fool's day. It was this past tuesday. Well. Do I have 

a story. President Richards...he's good. Too good.

So, we've been expecting iPads, by the end of the year.  This is a 

big deal..because we've heard that each missionary gets their own, 

and then GETS TO TAKE IT HOME WITH THEM. That could totally 

be a rumor though. Anyway, Tuesday morning. My comp is in the 

shower. I hear us get a text!  So, I check it. It's from President. 

What? That doesn't happen often. I read it.

It says,

"Dear MBM! We will be having a special meeting on Friday, April 11th! 

We will be receiving our iPads that day!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!"

I start flipping out. I read it 3 times, making sure I wasn't going crazy. 

I knock on the bathroom door yelling "IPADS! IPADS!"

The other 2 sisters we live with came running up the stairs.

I show them the text. We all look at each other in disbelief. 

We read it again. We look up. Make eye contact.

Then start shreeking and jumping around. I'm positive our neighbors

thought we were all being murdered.  Sister Westbrook comes 

running out of the bathroom in her towel, sopping wet, and starts 

jumping around with us. Probably one of the most hilarious sights.

We settle down and continue to get ready. Sister Davis texted our 

Zone Leaders saying "#iPads!" They reply "#aprilfools".

She came running in to tell us.  Both Sister Davis and I say 

"he wouldn't..."   We then all 4 say "He would!"  The next morning he 

sent a text out saying, "There has been a lack of faith in your President.

Due to this, there will be no meeting on the 11th. I'm going to keep all of 

the iPads until that trust is once again restored. I hope you all had a good 

April Fool's day ;)"   

This joke.   Unusual and cruel.  Let me describe the reality of this...

Our hopes were as high as King Kong on the Empire state building. 

But when we realized it was April 1st, our hopes went plummeting 

towards the earth, making a horrible and disastrous thud. 

Tragic.

But alas, the Atonement is real, and we have forgiven our Mission 

President.  And we continue to pray and hope for iPads. (: 

Haha, well, my time is about up family! I love you, so much. 

Always remember who you are, and Who you stand for! 

The church is true, as the book is blue. 

Have a great week!  I LOVE YOU! (:

Sister Casidee Brinkerhof

As long as you invite Him

AAAAH!! Navy got his call!! Watch out Colorado, an 

AWESOME missionary is headed your way! That's so 

exciting! Tell Navy, that all he needs to worry about, is 

reading the Book of Mormon and studying Chapter 3 

of Preach My Gospel. You don't even use any of the 

other books they tell you to read! Oh, and tell him, to 

buy fun ties, if he wants. You're not allowed to wear 

them in the MTC, but once you're in the field, it's okay. 

Same with colorful socks. (That's as crazy as the Elder's 

can really get...haha.) And tell him to not be nervous 

about anything. A mission is AMAZING. And this is 

coming from the girl that had a freak out break down

at least once or twice a week before I left. haha. 

And for Irelan's...I'm guessing....somewhere out of the 

country (: Definitely. 

Sounds like a crazy week in the Saint Geezy!  I'm so 

proud of our Rugby girls. There's no need to put up 

with stupid stuff like that! GO SC! 

I miss watching Rugby MEGA bad. It's okay. I'll have

all of Wy's Jr and Senior year to watch it (: 

Ummm..so I've been out for 2 months already. It feels 

like I got off the plane yesterday. Everyone says that the 

whole mission goes by so fast. Which is good. But then 

not. Because, you want to do everything the best that you 

can! We have this huge task. We have so many lives to 

change, and so little time. It's funny. All of the Elder's here 

are peeved that Sisters only get 18 months. They think we

get jipped. Whaters.

So, this week.  Where do I start? It's been amazing. 

We did a 'Finding day' on Wednesday, I think?  

Anyway, that just means we contact referrals, and 

potentials. Just FINDING people! I love finding days. 

You feel like you've done nothing..because the majority 

of people reject us. But, that only means they're not ready.

Okay, okay..I'm going to tell the story now.

So, we looked up a Potential the Elders found and gave 

to us, because it's a single lady.  So, we find the address.

We pull up, say a prayer, and go.  

The front door was wide open..so that wasn't awkward at 

all.  Sister W knocked on it, and a man stood up off the 

couch, and was so super friendly.  Then a woman came up

behind him and said "Come in come in!"  So we went in.

They shoved all of their stuff off the broken couch so we 

could sit down with them.  These people..wow. Let me 

continue. So, we started to talk about religion.  The man, J, 

is Baptist. And he made sure he told us, as he lit up his 

cigarette.   And then we asked the woman, T, what her 

religious background was.  She said she doesn't really 

believe in organized religion (which is really common out 

here), and that she has her own relationship with God. 

Which normally means that's their idea of God, and how 

to follow Him is super far fetched, at least that's how it is 

out here. West Virginians are my favorite. (: haha.

Anyway, we then asked what kind of relationship she has 

with God.  She told us that she believed that it's more of 

a feeling. She can't put into words how much He means to 

her. She loves God. She loves Christ. She even recognizes 

the Holy Ghost. We then asked how they knew each other. 

J, is her brother in law.  But, his Brother/T's husband, was 

murdered. And their still in court about it, so they can't talk 

about it. So we asked what it would mean to her, to know 

that she could be with him again.  She looked us both, straight 

in the eyes and said "I know I will see him again. I will see 

everyone I've lost. I know it." 

My jaw about dropped to the floor.  THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN!

She then asked, if we were known as 'The Mormons'.  

Obviously, yes. haha.

She then asked about a book we have that fills in the missing

places of the Bible. Well, I whipped out my Book of Mormon 

so fast!  I pointed to it, and said "This is it!"

She asked how much it was. We told her it was free.

She then asked if we took donations. We said of course not.

As we talked about a few things Christ's gospel stands for, 

she asked,  "Okay. Now, if you find the book that talks about 

when Christ came back after he was crucified, and came to 

this side of the world...Let me know. Cause I want to see what 

that's all about."  At this point, she was holding the Book of 

Mormon. I pointed to it and said "You're holding it in your 

hands."  She looked down, and gave a little smirk, then said 

to us "So I have the right book?!"  We exclaimed "Yes! Yes!"

We had been there for about an hour, so our time was up.

So, we asked if we could say a prayer with them. She said she 

would really like that. We were about to bow our heads, when J 

held out his hand, to hold mine.  So, we KNELT down, in a circle, 

holding hands, and prayed.  Oh man. The spirit was so THICK. 

When the prayer ended, I was straight across from T, and she 

was so happy. Her eyes were misty, and she was smiling this 

smile that testified of her gratefulness.  THIS DOES'T HAPPEN. 

J, then went from "I'm a baptist." to Wanting a Book of Mormon 

for himself! WHAT?!  THESE THINGS DON'T ACTUALLY HAPPEN 

IN REAL LIFE.  But, I guess they DO.

It is a huge testament to me, that the Spirit can dwell in all places, 

as long as you invite Him. And, there are people every where..Waiting.

I'm so thankful for this gospel. 

There aren't enough words and enough emotions to express how

thankful I am, and how much I love it.  Because of this gospel, I've

been able to come out here and to change lives. Not only others, 

but my own. I've learned so much. I'm a completely different person, 

but the same. I can't describe it.  I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!!

Well, I'm kind of tired of typing, and my brain will only let me think 

about T and J. So I got nothin else to say. Oh, except that I'm seriously 

starting to sound like a West Virginian. It's not pretty. Oh well. Sacrifices. 

Oh! And transfers. I stayed here in C-Town, and Sister W has, too (: We 

figured it'd be that way..cause I still have 6 weeks of training left. 

Alright,

I love you all! SO MUCH!

Keep hastening the work, and being obedient!

Oh, and when the Missionary's ask if there's anyone you 

have in mind that could use the gospel, be sure to have 

someone in mind. The best and most effective missionary 

work is through the MEMBERS! Our mission has started

"Finding with Members"! It's gonna spread like wild fire. (:

I LOVE YOU!

Be safe. Don't do dumb things. 

Sister Casidee Brinkerhoff

This week has been CRAY!!

Familia!

So, the Spanish Elders are trying to teach Sister W and I 

some Spanish...it's not going so great. I mean all I have 

to go off of is what I learned from Dora. #merica 

It sounds like everyone is having a solid week! Wyatt 

crashing on bikes, Dad finishing up the bathroom, 

Mom with the beehives. Love it!

Ahhh, where do I start for this week? Well. It started off 

like any other week.  But, then, on Thursday, we had just 

finished our Weekly Planning and prayed and all of that

good stuff, when we got up from off the floor, Sister W 

got a little light headed, and her head started hurting. 

We just continued to pack up, and get going.  I was down 

stairs getting dishes we needed to return to the member 

whose house we were going to for lunch (Sister T, who is 

THE awesomest lady, EVER. She's hilarious.) 

Sister W came down, and looked really dazed..which was 

weird. I asked her if the mason jar I was holding was the 

only thing that needed to be returned to Sister T..she

looked at me with confusion and couldn't understand 

what I was saying, until I said it slowly. But even then, she 

couldn't really reply. I thought it was weird, and even the 

other sisters we live with noticed what was going on and

they thought it was strange. 

Well, we got in the car, and started to head to Sister T's, 

which is only 10 minutes away, which is a BLESSING. About 

half way there, Sister W tells me that she has lost vision in

her right perifial (I can't spell). This is one of the many points 

that I start to become very concerned.  She couldn't pull 

over and let me drive, because I didn't have driving privileges. 

So.  You can obviously see the problem we were having. She 

continued to drive to Sister T's. When we pulled into the drive 

way, the right side of her body went numb. I then told her to

look at me, and stick out her tongue. Because, I was looking 

for signs of a stroke. Once the numbness switched from her 

right side to her left side, I had enough, and called Sister R 

(our President's wife), because Sister W was still insisting on 

going in and eating some pork chops and mashed potatoes 

with Sister T. 

So, I called Sister R, and told her what was happening, all 

she could say was "Wait..WHAT?" She then, hung up with 

us, and called Dr. D (the mission doc). He even freaked 

out and told her to tell us to get to the E.R. right away. 

And when Dr. D freaks out, you know it's bad, because 

his usual medicine for everything is "Drink some water, 

and go run". So. Before Sister R called back, I ran into the 

Sister T's to tell her what was happening, and that we were 

really really sorry we couldn't stay for lunch. She understood, 

of course.  So, I get back to the car, and Sister R calls us 

back to tell us to get to the Hospital, like 10 minutes ago. 

So, I got permission to drive.  We had to go clear to 

Frederick, Maryland, which is about 45 minutes away.

And, before I go on, just dropping this piece of information 

might shed some light on the panic that was rushing through 

my body...  Maryland IS the worst place for drivers. Like, that's 

not just me saying that. It's statistics. STATISTICS.  

So, recap..Sister W is possibly dying, and I have to drive for 

my first time, in MARYLAND!

We get to the hospital, and it's Valet Parking...Which I've 

never done in my life.,so that was weird.  We get into the 

E.R., we go check in, and the man at the desk calls someone 

and says "We have a young lady down here with symptoms 

of a stroke".  Inside, I'm screaming "WHAT?!?!", but on the 

outside I show no emotion, because I didn't want to scare

Sister W.  They got her in right away. Got her vitals.  Took 

her to a CT Scan. All within the first 15 minutes of being there. 

Oh, and while she was getting her vitals taken, Sister R 

walked in, which I almost melted at that point, because it's 

like seeing your mom walk in. We call her our Mission Mom, 

because she is! Turns out, Sister W had a Complex Migraine,

which has the same symptoms as a stroke.

They pumped her full of medicine and liquids, and let her 

sleep. We were there for most of the day. After we knew 

everything was going to be okay, Sister R left us.  I got a lot 

of reading done..like A LOT.  Oh, and in the midst of all of 

this happening, the Elders in Frederick came and gave her

a blessing. Which, after that, everyone in the room was so 

calm. No stress. No tears. Ahhhh. THE CHURCH IS TRUE. 

Anyway, that's what my week has been like.  After that, we 

had to take it super easy until yesterday (Sunday). 

Today, is our first normal day back as missionaries. 

I got a lot of studying and decorating done! 

I decorated my planner, and I made a scripture case out 

of a cereal box. Pretty legit. 

We've been inside most of the week, so not a lot more to tell. 

Although, we do have a funny story from yesterday. 

All of us missionaries (there's 6 of us serving in one ward, 

yeah, there's that many missionaries out right now...!) 

standing in the hall after our morning meeting. And Brother N, 

he's an older guy, came through and shook all of the Elder's 

hands, and then turns to Sister W and I, stares, then grabs 

Sister W into a hug, and then grabs me, and just hugs us, 

while we stand there like boards..there was no escape, because 

we were standing against a wall! hahaha. He pulled away and 

the look on all of the Elder's faces were priceless. They all were 

beat red, trying not to laugh. #missionaryprobs 

I'm sure Heavenly Father was laughing right along with us (:

Well, family, that's bout it!

I love you all, and miss you!

<3/ Sister Cas Brinkerhoff

It's Snowing.... AGAIN -_-

Mom, yes I got both packages! 

Thank you so much. 

It was really fun to open up my Birthday/Saint Patty's day one. 

It was a different experience. My companion was in the shower, 

so I was able to open it alone. It sounds depressing..but I loved 

it. And here's why...we analyze each other all the time (things you 

do as missionaries to stay sane...haha). 

And for me, we discovered that I'm uncomfortable when people 

expect a reaction out of me...like when opening a present. So, the

fact that I was able to open it alone, meant that I could have all 

the emotions I wanted. It was all happy, don't worry ;)  I loooove 

all of my socks!  And the mints upon mints! You know my heart. 

Transfers are a week from tomorrow, so on the 26th. But, we're 

pretty sure I'm staying put. Most missionaries stay in an area for

3-4 transfers. Especially because I'm training still...

My birthday was awesome. 

We just did the normal missionary thing.

We had District Meeting in the morning. Afterwards, we normally 

go out to lunch, but, ya know, no one is made of money, so we 

all packed lunches, and stood around in the kitchen and ate

together. Elder O (my District Leader), got into the freezer and 

broke out a giant Reese's Ice Cream cake! This is how awesome

my district is. We all are so caring for each other! So everyone 

sang Happy Birthday to me, while I stood there awkwardly, not 

knowing what to do with my hands (you get awkward when you're 

a missionary).  After that, we had a couple of appointments, that 

fell through, unfortunately. But alas, the discouraging spirit was 

not with us, for it was my birthday! haha.

For dinner, The D's (members) and Sister D(another member), 

took myself and my companion out for dinner to Mountain View 

Diner (while we're on the subject of mountains, everyone says it 

wrong here..they pronounce the T. Don't they know the T is silent? ; ) 

Great food! Oh my goodness. When they say Diner serving sizes,

they ain't kiddin! We almost died. Almost. 

Sister D gave me a balloon, and clipped it to my chair, ain't she 

sweet? Love the D's! While we were sitting and just chattin, 

this little handicapped boy came and jacked my balloon! 

haha. His mom or grandma (it's hard to tell out here), came to 

give it back to me..but I just let him have it.  What am I gonna do 

with a balloon? haha. Plus, it made him really happy. So might as 

well! Oh, and Sister W gave me some little goodies, and left them 

on my desk for me to find that morning.  She's really the best

companion ever. (: We have SO much fun.

So, our Zone...we're all pretty big fans of Laser Tag. And, it just so 

happens there is a Laser Tag warehouse in our District. So what 

do we do on Preparation Days? Yep. You guessed it. We play 

some Laser Tag! Ohhh my goodness. It's so fun. We went the last 

2 Mondays. Yesterday, we were snowed in until 12:00...and we had 

the option of emailing yesterday, or playing Laser Tag and emailing 

today. We chose the latter. We knew you'd understand. Come on..

LASER TAG. I don't mean to brag...but I'm pretty bomb. I was really

frustrating Elder R (my Zone Leader). I was just too fast for him..haha. 

In fact, I was me against 3 Elders...guess who TOTALLY DOMINATED. 

Yup. Yours truly. After this, I'll be having a big ole slice of humble pie.

Oh, and a funny story for this week (it's hard to pick just one,

because we really do laugh all the time), was just the other night. 

We were doing our nightly ritual of saying a miracle, saying one

thing we liked about each other, and one thing we liked about

ourselves. Okay, actually, it's a running story...so I'll start from the 

beginning. The first night (I can't remember which day, surry), we 

were doing our ritual, and we fell asleep in the middle of saying 

something we liked about each other. About a half hour to 45 

minutes later, I hear Sister W roll over and say "sooo what did 

you like about yourself today?", I peek over my shoulder to see if

this was real life, and she was out cold! haha She's a sleep talker. 

Which provides many funny moments for me. (;  The next night, 

she was telling me how she was proud of herself for thinking to 

pray when she didn't feel good, so we could stay out and continue 

to work. These are her words, "I'm just really thankful for prayer, 

because, if I hadn't I would feel better. And, that's just why the 

ribbons are always there...WHAT?" hahahaha. She was half asleep...

if it's not obvious.  And then, last night, it was 3 in the morning ish...

her and I are both sleep talkers, so I woke up to us having a 

conversation. In. Our. Sleep. In the morning, I asked her if she 

remembered it...she vaguely remembers...haha. It was just too funny. 

Interesting fact...I'm pretty sure I'm lactose intolerant. I've switched 

to Almond Milk, and man, do I feel better! And I've been trying my 

best to avoid dairy products...it's paying off. And when I do have to 

eat dairy, I feel disgusting for the rest of the day. So, thank you dad 

for that. 

Spiritual moment of this week, was today at Zone Training. 

The last 45 minutes, was on the Atonement. The Atonement 

is near to my heart. But, we watched a video Elder Eyring 

and Elder Holland speaking with Christ's sufferings playing. 

Maaan, was a bawling. Even though we have so much fun, 

there are the hard times where we get rejected, or have 

doubts, or have thoughts of going home...I want to share 

the testimony I wrote down...

"When I start to think that this is too hard, that I deserve a break,

I need to remember and think of Christ, my Savior. 

The one and only perfect Missionary.

He knows.

How could I complain of rejections, and the home sickness, 

When Christ...He was the One that was ultimately rejected. 

He suffered in the Garden of Gethsemane. 

He bled from every pore...for ME.

He withstood hours of torture...for ME.

He hung, and died on the cross...FOR ME.

All the while, not complaining, not wanting to give up.

He did it to save my soul.

So, I must go and do as He has commanded, 

to rescue my brothers and sisters.

I owe it to HIM!

From this day forth, the rest of my mission,

the rest of my life,

I will live and do for HIM!"

I say these things, in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.

I want to bear testimony of how powerful the Atonement is. 

And how real the Grace of God is. I can't even put into words 

how much it has helped me, and others around me.  

God loves us. He sets us up to SUCCEED. 

As long as we obey Him, we will be just fine. 

It's just that simple. 

I love you all, so much. 

<3/ Your missionary,

Sister Cas Brinkerhoff

Because, all we need to know, is that He loves us. The rest falls into place.

Familia!

This week has been crazy. First, we haven't had a car 

since Tuesday. Which, would normally be fine..but our

area is really spread out. Aaaand there are some really 

sketchy areas in Charles Town! So, it's been interesting, 

to say the least. 

We did exchanges! For my first time. It was so awesome! 

We exchanged with our Sister Trainer Leaders (which is 

the equivalant of a Zone Leader, only female form). I 

stayed here in Charles Town with Sister H, and Sister W 

went to Martinsburg with Sister S. Both sisters are so 

amazing. We love them, tons!

I introduced Sister H to Sister S (the member that doesn't

believe in anything of the church any more, and she's also 

the one that verbally attacked us last week). Cause, I was 

trying to explain to her what happened, and she thought 

maybe we should give it another chance. So we did, but 

of course Sister S was as sweet as pie! Which was good...

but now my Sister Trainer Leader doesn't fully understand. 

Whatever. It was good. haha. 

I probably shouldn't tell you this, but, because we didn't 

have a car, and because there were no members that 

would pick up their phone or that could give us a ride, 

we had to start walking. But, unfortunately, the only road 

to get into Charles Town (because we don't live in our 

area, we live in Harper's Ferry), is a major high way. So, 

we had to walk down in the gully, in the mud, so we 

wouldn't get ran over. People kept honking at us. Yeah, 

it was...interesting. Oh! But then, we got hit on by a hobo! 

We passed him and smiled, because that's what you do 

as a missionary, and he said hi, and told us we were pretty 

girls. We just awkwardly laughed, and then he said "no you

 really are!", we proceeded to walk a little faster, and then 

he shouted out "maybe I should follow you!" That's when 

we walked even faster and prayed. hahaha. It was hilarious. 

He was harmless...just...weird. 

I learned so much on exchanges. It blows my mind every 

day, how much I learn! I'm so stoked to see how much

I'll learn in the next 16 1/2 months. Can you believe it's 

already been a month and half?!? STRAIGHT UP CRAY. 

But really, I love being a missionary. It's hard sometimes, 

because I miss my family and friends, but, oh my goodness...

every part is worth it. SO WORTH IT. This work is amazing.

I can't even express how much it has already changed my 

life. I don't even recognize myself anymore, but in a good 

way. Everyone says that you lose that 'MTC Spark' about a 

month in...but I haven't lost it yet. I'm so excited to be a 

missionary. It's different for everyone, though. We were just 

talking with the Harper's Ferry sisters (whom we live with), 

and Sister D was asking us how we cope with being a normal 

human, and a missionary at the same time. And the only 

thing I could think of was to lose yourself. Who cares if you 

don't do your 'normal' things anymore. My normal things are 

ridiculous and petty compared to what I'm doing now! 

AH. I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY. I never want to stop. I don't 

want to come home..honestly. If I could stay in Missionary life, 

with my family with me, for the rest of my life, it would be 

perfect. 

Okay, enough ranting and gushing about being a missionary. 

Good news: We get our car back today! We're STOKED. No 

more sore legs! Or walking around in Sketchy Neighborhoods

I've had to teach Sister W some things in Self Defense. I have 

an awesome story from last night, but, I'm thinkin it'll have to 

wait till I'm home. ;) 

OH!! Our investigator's (L) 10 year old daughter (E) wants to 

get baptized!!!!! She told us yesterday! And she already had 

an interview with the Bishop! So, we're going to teach her the 

baptism lessons in 2 weeks! Hopefully neither of us get 

transferred so we can see this!! WE. ARE. SO. EXCITED. 

And K and J came to church!! They only stayed for Sacrament 

meeting...but hey. At least they came!! We're so excited. And K's 

smoking is getting less and less. This work is Hastening!! 

Oh, and mom, no worries, we have a mission mom out here. 

Her name is Maria. She's from El Salvadora! And her husband is 

from Mexico I think... we have a good relationship with their 17 

year old daughter, K. We love that family sooo much! Sister 

Maria sends us home with grocery bags full of food at least 

once a month! They do so much for the missionaries. My heart 

hurts because I love them so much. Solid family. 

Well. I can't think of anything else I want to share...

So, I'll end with my favorite scripture (at the moment)

1 Nephi 11:17.

Because, all we need to know, is that He loves us. 

The rest falls into place.

I love you all!!

<3/ Sister Cas Brinkerhoff