Monday, October 21, 2013

Once there was a......... and other great happenings this week in the mish!

I know I'll probably say that again later in my mission, but this past week really was the best one so far. And just know that not many hugely funny things happened this week, but REAL missionary experiences, so get excited! I'm becoming a real missionary!

Last P-day after e-mailing, Sister Saunders was still with us (her companion, the Sister Training Leader was in Rapid City for training), and so with her we filmed the greatest music video ever. It was a flute version of "We Thank Thee, O God, For a Prophet", and Sister Jensen and I did river dancing in the background while Sister Saunders played the mop like it was a flute. I can't send it to you because it's too long, but it was great. Haha. Hopefully someday you'll see it. I'll send you the pictures we took last week though. Enjoy those.

So last Tuesday was the best day (up to that point. Wednesday was actually better. But more on that in a second.) Why? Because we were productive allllllll the day long! Which hadn't ever happened before! We went at 9 am to help Sister Billings, and active member work on finishing her basement, which was very exciting and fun, then we got to go visit Donna again and it was so great because the Spirit again spoke through me. She brought out a couple copies of the Book of Mormon, and was like "I read part of this..." and we were like "What? Woah!" And it was legit.  (Her husband, before he had died, had been investigating the Church, and she had read the Book of Mormon with him) We saw she had a Restoration pamphlet, and I asked her if she remembered what was in it. When she said no, I asked her if she would like to be reminded what it said. When she said yes, I had to conceal my joy. We got to teach the Restoration! That was our first time ever doing it together with an investigator. Awww man it was great! Then, we got to go help out A less active member in the ward named Karen. She hasn't been to church in 2 1/2 years, and wasn't even on the ward list! But the Elders found her tracting and so on Tuesday we got to go back and help her clean her apartment. She has a husband, Brian, and 2 adorable little kids, ages 3 and 17 months. That was our second visit with them. Sister Jensen and I got to put our man pants on and build a bookshelf. It's the best looking bookshelf I've ever seen. (But I'm a little biased). And THEN, we got to go have a lesson with Danielle and Anthony, 2 investigators we had been trying to get with. It was their second time being taught ever, and we taught the Restoration again. Danielle is Christian, Anthony is a non-practicing Buddhist, and they're a cute newlywed couple. It was a powerful lesson, and they invited us back. I think why it went so well is because they're not afraid to ask questions. Which is always AWESOME. So yeah, that day was great! 

But the NEXT day was even better. We taught 4 lessons! FOUR!  In ONE day! We got to teach a member present lesson with our investigator Mandy, and we were actually even able to get her on date for baptism!! We have her on for November 23, but we will see. It's going to be so cool! An investigator that I taught, getting baptized!! We also got 2 LARCS, which are lessons with Less-Active members or Recent Converts. We got to meet with Faith again (an LA) and she's the cutest pregnant lady ever! She's about my size, and even though she's not due for another month, she looks like she's about to pop. She's huge. But so nice. We love working with her. And we also got to meet with Candice and Richard, 2 recent converts. We're trying to work with them to get them to the temple to do baptisms, but we'll have to see. We need to help them gain the desire. But we'll get there! And we also taught Jartu about Book of Mormon reading.

This last Friday we had a cool experience. We were having dinner with Kaylee (a LA) and her non-member boyfriend, Carl. The other sisters told us that we need to teach her the Restoration. They've tried, but Satan always stops it. When we got to Kaylee's apartment, she was like "We're going out to eat. That okay?" And I thought to myself "Sneaky, devil, sneaky." But  down we went to Pizza Ranch, which is exactly like Pizza Pie Cafe but not as cool and they have mashed potatoes and gravy as well. They also brought one of Carl's friends, and Sister Jensen were wondering how this would work out. We each said a personal prayer that somehow we could teach the Restoration. When we got our food and sat down, Carl asked us "Are you going to pray?" And we took the opportunity and ran with it so we prayed there out loud in the middle of Pizza Ranch. Bam. Then, we started eating and Carl's friend, nicknamed Fortune, who is also a non-member, started asking these really great questions about the doctrine and about us as real people. We had them guess our ages, and at first Fortune and Carl thought we were 16. (We get that a lot, I have no idea why. Do we really honestly look that young? Wait. Don't answer that.) Oh dear. But then they started asking questions like "What holidays do you celebrate?" "What is the Church's stand on tattoos and piercings?" "Isn't the Catholic Church the root of all churches in the world today?" And with that last one, we were able to go into Lesson 1, starting with how God established His church on the earth when He was here, and then we went through the Apostasy and into the Restoration. We didn't get to quote the first vision account, but the Spirit was still there, at our little table in the middle of Pizza Ranch. We ended up giving Fortune and mormon.org card and inviting him to visit to learn more about what we believe. It was so cool! Kaylee and Carl came to Sacrament Meeting yesterday, but the seed has been planted in Fortune. He's so prepared.

Yesterday morning at approximately 8:37am, a time which is forever burned into my memory, the worst thing that has ever happened on my mission so far happened: The first snowflake fell. Gah! It has begun.

Mandy didn't come to church yesterday, even though she said she would, so that was disappointing. Jartu didn't  come either. Neither did Candice and Richard, or Karen, Brian and the kids. But! Faith and her son did, and so did Kaylee and Carl. So one step at a time, it's progressing!

I have now been out over a month! It is crazy to me how fast it all goes by! I have been in the field for 3 weeks as of tomorrow. It is crazy how insane it is. 1/18 of my mission is already complete! EEK! So so weird. Hold onto every moment you have!

And that's a wrap! I have started reading Jesus the Christ by Elder Talmage, and it's amazing. Read it along with me! You will not be disappointed!! 

I love you all! The Lord lives!
Sister Leslie
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Teaching like a Banshee and other fantasmic adventures!


Can't believe i've been out two weeks in the field. It's Sister Jensen's and I's 2 week anniversary today. Ha. It's a precious moment. 

Last we talked, we had had fun experiences, but nothing really spiritual. Well, hope you're in for a surprise! This week will be great for you to hear about.

It all started last Tuesday when we were tracting. I was so discouraged and mad at myself because nothing was happening. Ever. And I hate(d) tracting. But as we were tracting this one particular street, we had the feeling to go knock on one more door. I slumped over there and Sister Jensen did the door approach. In this house we found Donna, a 70-something year old Catholic woman. She kindly let us in and we talked to her about the Plan of Salvation. She had her husband die a few years back of a stroke, and it was very hard on her. For some reason, the SPirit really spoke through me when we were there and it was way cool. Exactly what I needed, though a bit scary. I said some pretty bold things. I gave her a PLan of Salvation pamphlet and told her that this would help her in her life. We asked if we could rake her leaves and she said "Well I can't pay you!" And The SPirit through me said "No, but you could let us teach you a lesson." And Donna was like, "Oh yes! That'll be wonderful!" It was very cool. I didn't say them; the Lord did through me. I'd always wondered what that felt like. Let me tell you--it's awesome. We got a return appointment with her to come help her rake her leaves and I am so excited to go see her again! 

Remember the lesson I taught my first day in Minot to the guy who asked a lot of hard questions? Well, the other sisters taught him last week and he read 1 Nephi and prayed about it and told the sisters "I know that God is with the Mormons." WOOOHOOO! The Spirit really does soften hearts! 

We also got to teach Jartu this week, she's so ready to be baptized. We're working with her and Momoh and the Bishop to see what we can work out. But teaching her is always so great. The Lord truly does prepare people to hear the Everlasting Gospel of Jesus Christ!

All who know me know that I don't like talking to people I don't know, especially about controversial subjects such as politics or religion. Well guess what? Tracting is both of those things! So it's been something I've been struggling with. But the Lord knows that and so gives me experiences to boost my faith. A few days ago we were tracting by the church before a dinner appointment (by the way, every single day this month except for tomorrow is filled with a dinner appointment. I never understood how if you walk all the time oon your mission, how you could gain weight. Well, let me tell you: Every member cooks like 10 different sides, a great main course, dessert and drinks. WHich is all so delicious! But eating that every night and then going to sleep a few hours later is a risky equation. Haha. SO I am learning the value of portion control. Woo!), and we knocked on a door of, you got it, another 70 something year old Catholic lady, this one named Bev. She also let us in and we talked about God's love for us and how faith enriches our lives. SHe showed us what a Catholic rosiary is (a necklace thing with beads that represent specific prayers I think), and we were able to share with her another Plan of Salvation pamphlet. We're going to go over from time to time to see how she's doing. Iknow the Lord is again telling me that if I will just exercise faith in him, good things will happen. So That's my goal for this next week.

 Attached is a picture of our truck, Helaman. He is very stripling, isn't he? This is the truck we share with the other sisters, so every other week we get him. Well, let me tell you 2 things. First, the elders are so insanely jealous of the fact that the sisters get the truck, and Second, getting into a truck in a pencil skirt is hard. But I have now perfected the technique. Let me explain: 1. Grab with your left hand the handle on the top of the roof of the car on the passenger side. 2. Place right hand on the fully opened door's ledge. 3. Jump up, putting all of your weight on your arms. 4. Swing your weight into the truck. 5. Let go and close the door. It's quite awesome. SIster Jensen always laughs at me. And then I laugh at her when she wears a pencil skirt. It's great. #girlprobs

So this week, I had my first experience that made me super homesick. we were going to a meeting with the Ward Mission Leader, and there was a dance going on in the cultural hall. The music that was playing was stuff I used to listen to, but I couldnt dance or anything and then I realized I didnt feel so awesome listening to it. I really struggled that wole night to not get distracted and sad. Gah. Not cool.

So a member out here told me that USU beat BYU and I was so excited!! But then I learned the terrible truth. And I am so sad about Chuckie. It happened because I wasnt there.

I got to see my first convert baptism on Saturday! It was sweet! The SPirit that was there was awesome and I loved it so much. If you ever get the chance to go to one, DO IT. 

This week, I learned that to be humble is to be teachable, not to beat yourself into the ground. I'm now applying it in my life--apply it in yours!

This next week, I will be studying Faith and Patience in Chapter 6: Christlike Attributes. Let these studies enrich your life as well!

Watch for missionary opportunities to come and then ACT on them! Missionaries can't do their job if the members don't do their part!

I love you all!
Sister Leslie

p.s. Weather update: Hasn't snowed yet, but we're hearing that this winter's going to be a bad one. Awesome. See attached pictures in the next email. :)
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Monday, October 7, 2013

Glory Boy, DQ French Fries, Setting off Home Alarms and Other Adventures



Can't believe I've been in the field a week already! It's crazy how time flies. My one month mark is coming up already! EEK!

Oh man, where to begin! SO many exciting things happened this week. 

First off, I survived my first phone call to an investigator and door approach WITHOUT dying or fainting or throwing up! I thought I was going to do any or all of those things when my companion, Sister Jensen, told me I was going to be talking, but somehow I am still alive to tell the tale. And I'm becoming more used to it kinda. Door approaches still terrify me, but I have a great comp to help me out. 

We don't have a car here in Minot, and probably aren't getting one, so we're supposed to share with the other sisters in Minot but haven't figured out a schedule yet, so we've been getting rides from members and walking. In case you were wondering, it takes 35 minutes to get to our ward boundaries and 1 hour 5 minutes from our apartment to the church buildings. So all of you, count your many blessings right now that you live within a 5 minute walk! 

So the wind here is killer. There have been a few times walking around I've thought that before I take my next step, I'll freeze into a solid block of Sister missionary. But, due to the greatness of my companion, I have not yet died because she let me borrow one of her coats til mine arrived. And then of course, we wore our warm wool tights, coats and scarves yesterday and it was 60 degrees. I learned that wool tights do indeed work. Yay! But yeah. It got so cold one day, that as we were walking around, we came across a DQ (they're here everywhere.) We stopped in to get warm and thaw ourselves out and decided to buy some fries. Those fries were the most amazing warm thing I have ever eaten in my life, not even joking. It was like manna from heaven. Aww, it was the best. And the best part was, we didnt pay for it because last week when we went shopping, some lady came up to us and gave us $10. We're not allowed to take money, but she practically threw it at us and ran away. The tender mercies of the Lord!

So?? WHO WON THE BYU USU GAME?! I AM SERIOUSLY DYING TO KNOW! PLEASE REPLY BEFORE I GET OFF TODAY. Haha. But seriously.

We have some really cool investigators, among which are Jartu and Momoh, who are from Africa. They are ready to be baptized except for living the law of chastity, which is hard because of money situations and getting papers needed for marriage from Africa is incredibly difficult. But we're working with them. They live with another African family, the Sesays, who are less active and will sit in out our lessons. Eastman (the dad) and Morijama (the mom) yell at their children Zayzay and Eastman Jr. and lot, poor kids. The best was when the elders told us last time they were there, Eastman, in his incredibly deep African voice declared in the middle of a lesson: "Zayzay. Shut. Up." Oh man I wish I could have been there, it would have been great. The elders say they almost died laughing right there. But yeah, they're awesome.

I have been trying really hard to eat healthier, which is interesting when we don't have that much food. But I was so wanting to be healthy that a few days ago I mixed a bit of turkey, a lot of spinach and a big ol' helping of that quinoa and brown rice mixture all together and ate it. Not the best thing I've ever eaten, but not the worst either and it was healthy. Haha I don't know if I'll eat it again, but it's the thought that counts, right?

(And before I forget: I found another family that knows the Otis'! We ate with the Lane family last night and Brother Lane is also a B-52 Pilot. He likes Chris. Haha. SO let them know they're popular out here!)

 And this is where it gets good. I'l just start by saying that yesterday wasn't my day.

So in our kitchen in our room, we only have a fridge, sink and microwave. SO when we want to use a stove or oven, we go downstairs and use the members'. Well, yesterday morning I wanted oatmeal for breakfast and so went downstairs quietly as to not wake up the family. They have a gate there that keeps the dog out of the kitchen and after passing that, I got to the stove and put everything on the counter. I then realized a slowly increasing beeping noise coming from a white box on the wall by the gate. My heart dropped as I realized I had set off a motion alarm and didn't know the code! Gah! Not knowing what else to do, I quickly went back up to our apartment where I looked up and saw Sister Jensen's face, laughing. Oh man it was terrible. Brother Noel had to come turn it off. He gave us the code and I just couldn't look him in the face. Still can't. Holy cow it was so embarrassing! Eating my oatmeal yesterday, I tried to think of happier times. Haha. Goodness gracious.

And the crowning glory of it all! Yesterday between sessions of Conference, Sister Jensen and I walked over to the nearby trailer park to go contact a referral. When we got there, we knocked once, no answer, so twice and then a lady watching this came up from behind it and yelled through the door: "Hey! These girls have been here forever! I know you're in there!!" Then the door opened and 2 20 something year old guys quickly went out and joined the lady behind us, exclaiming "Joshua! The door's for you!!" At this point, we saw a guy peek out his head to us, then disappear. Sister Jensen turned to me and said "You have this door." I think my brain stopped functioning for a second.  Next thing I know, this 'Joshua' comes swaggering towards us out of his room, wearing only basketball shorts that were practically falling off. He had chest piercings and tattoos around them, and when he got to the door, he planted himself in his pose and gave us the smolder. My first thought was "Good grief." But all I could get out was, "Well, we're missionaries. Have you ever heard of missionaries before?" He replied yes and then my mind went blank. Thankfully my comp took over and we ended up getting a return appointment to talk to him on Saturday. Haha after we left, we couldn't stop laughing because it was so awkward to be hit on by someone, especially him, due to the fact that we're missionaries, and as such were wearing long skirts, wool tights, and coats. Only our faces were visible. Looking back, it's the funniest thing that's happened by far. Bwaha. We nicknamed him Glory Boy. Yeah. So needless to say, we might be handing this appointment over to the elders. But it was still cool for me to finally get a return appointment, a real part of missionary work. So even if the situation was awkward, it was cool. 

I hope you all watched General Conference! It was amazing! All that they talked about regarding reactivating less active members and getting members involved was awesome. And Sunday, about enduring to the end. I wish conference was every month. It's interesting that they didn't announce any new temples, and that family choir was different, but it was cool. I wish we could have gotten Jartu and Momoh to come watch, but Momoh works at the hospital here working crazy hours. Everyone works at the oil fields, hospital or grocery stores it seems like. At a grocery store, you start off at like $15 an hour because there arent enough people for all the jobs!

I would just like to say how much members help missionary work. Without referrals and rides and coming on visits from the members, this work would be so much harder. Read Alma 6:6! Pray for missionary opportunities with real intent. When you have the opportunity to share the gospel, share it. The world needs this message.

This week I will be studying Preach My Gospel, Chapters 5 (The Book of Mormon) and 6 (Christlike Attributes). These are amazing and will bring you closer to Christ!

I know that this gospel is true and brings true happiness. I am so grateful for the Atonement in my life and for the chance I have to share this great message of happiness. You're all amazing and God loves you! You may not be set apart as a missionary, but you can still help hasten the work! Luke 1:37! With God, anything is possible, so fear not.

Until next week, 
Sister Leslie
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

It's a bus, it's a train, it's.....a plane! (October 9, 2013)

Wow! So much traveling this week! But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Last P-day we went to the temple as a branch and it was amazing to go as missionaries! I miss the temple already!
Haha and I finally had a hard day. Last Thursday. All seemed hopeless and hard as I realized I was really leaving to South Dakota and all that, and teaching hadnt been going well. But after many prayers and a chocolate cake sent by my awesome cousin and a package from my parents, I made it! And I learned a lot about how to endure to the end and all that jazz.
If you have seen the District 1, Elder Christensen, an Elder in those videos, taught at in-filed orientation on Friday! He's now Brother Christensen, and my comp was freaking out. He's practically a celebrity, after all. She didn't want to wash her hands for a while after she shook his hand. Haha I miss her already.
So singing in the choir! Did you see me?! I was there! How crazy awesome! It was an amazing experience. When we got there, we were 1/2 hour late and we weren't in unison. We didnt have a lot of energy and we were tired. I was freaking out because I was 10 minutes away from home, but couldn't go home. But again, I made it. During dinner, I said a prayer that we would be able to have the Spirit with us and be unified together. And we were! How we performed in the broadcast was the most perfect we had ever sang it. It was also amazing to be there as a missionary and sing for the Prophet. He waved at us! I will never wave at anyone else ever again! Haha juuuust kdding. But seriously! 
Before I left, I got to get a priesthood blessing from Elder Child, an elder in my district. Can I just say the I love the Priesthood? It is so powerful and amazing! All you men, stay worthy of it!!
And man, I was the most loved person in my zone because I shared my cake with them (it was too rich to eat by myself). And it was sooo good! Thank you!!!
Now the fun part! After waking up at 3 am on Monday, getting on a bus, then a train, then TRAX (light rail), and finally a plane, I made it Rapid City. I'm here! Or, was there. There are lots of trees there, and the Black Hills were comforting because they reminded me of the mountains. My President is awesome, and so is his wife. I'm excited to work with them.  It was a bit tough for me that night because I realized my zone was all going to be split up and they're all so amazing. I miss them all, but I'm having a great time so far in my first area.
Right now, I am in Minot, North Dakota! (btw, it's a 10 hour drive from Rapid City to Minot. Not a super fun party in a crammed van) I will be here for the next 3 months. My trainer is Sister Jensen and we get along great so far! We live in an apartment above a members garage. It's a cute little 1 room apt (which means the kitchen, bedroom, living room and study area is all the same room) and a bathroom. It's very cold up there already. Joy to the world. But I'll get used to it.
Oh yeah! I forgot! I weighed myself at the mission home and I gained 2 pounds: 100.6 lbs! BAM! That's how we do!
I am serving in the Minot 1st Ward, which boundaries go all the way up to CANADA. Yep! It's HUGE! And church is from 3-6pm. THREE to SIX! What in the world?? There are many different denominations here of all kinds, it's crazy. So we have much to do! But I'm excited.
Last night I went on splits with the Sister Training Leader to teach a lesson and wow. It was hard. This couple wanted proof for every thing I said, and thought Sister Gordon was crazy from bringing me there on my first day in the real field. But somehow I made it. I didn't talk much, but I did bear my testimony and stuff. And now that the first lesson is over, I am more confident! We got a huge list of potential investigators, former investigators and investigators.
(my P-day is normally Mondays, just not this week. Just FYI).
Now, mail. I will give you my address but before that, please send all packages US Priority Mail. If you don't, then I may not get packages for up to 3 months, which would be sad. And when you write me letters, please write 'Sister Kirsten Leslie' so they know how to get it to me. You can write me through the Mission Home or directly to me, but either way keep the name the same. :) Alright, so my address is (and yes, the addresses are really weird here. So many streets and avenues to memorize!)
502 5th Ave SE
Minot, ND 58701
I know this is so lame and I'm sorry, but I don't have a way to upload pictures right now because I forgot my cord at the apartment. So expect a lot on Monday! I will send pictures of my comp, my old zone, Rapid City and Minot. 
(Oh, and tell Kaye and Chris that I had dinner with the Veasy's last night, they say they were close to Kaye and Chris when they lived here and will take good care of me)
I love you all so much! Sorry for the no pictures, I'll do better next time! I am happy and excited! Maybe a little bit overwhelmed, but hanging in there! My trainer is awesome! 
The work is working!
Sister Leslie
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

I Survived the Zombie Apocalypse!

Yes, that's right! You should have seen how all the other missionaries welcome you to the MTC your first day. It's a bit creepy. "Welcome to the MTC....we are so happy you're here....our victims." Haha just kidding. But seriously. I am so happy and excited to be here! The MTC is great! Let me get through the boring stuff so I can tell you about all the spiritual stuff!

First things first: my companion is Sister Alleman. She is the sweetest girl ever! We have such a great relationship and we get along great for the most part! She's going to my same mission. In fact, our whole district is. (See picture.) We've gotten so close together and I can't believe how fast we've connected! It's #totescraycray So yes! Companion and district are AMAZING! Love it!

Oh! And I'm at the West Campus MTC. It's so nice here! Smaller groups of people, better food and we get to walk outside here. They have trees! It's awesome. There's about 380 missionaries here now, and in the next month there'll be about 1,000. It'll be very tight and cozy! ...and probably claustrophobic. So glad I'm missing that one!

I'd like to give a shout out to everyone to please write me physical letters because I can read those every day, and emails only once a week for a short period of time! And in the last 4 days, I haven't gotten any mail. Let me know that people haven't forgotten about me, that you miss me and you remember what I look like and act like and who I am. Haha. But seriously, letters raise your Spirits so much as a missionary! Not even kidding. So the more letters you can actually write, that'd be so great! You're all amazing!

So! I have exciting news! I have a tool that will guarantee that my whole family will probably be watching the Relief Society General Meeting this Saturday, and even possibly some other males. This is because I will be singing in the choir for that meeting! I will be in Salt Lake City, in the Conference center! Wearing a really UGLY shirt! But that's besides the point. There're doing a sister MTC choir, and I have the opportunity to sing in it! Practicing is amazing! The Spirit is so strong! I am so grateful for this opportunity! So watch it! Look for me! And tell me if I'm in the screen sometime. It would be cool! And yep, I had to spend $19 on a really ugly 'fall color' collared shirt for this thing, and what's worse, we have to keep it untucked! Gah! What the what what? I guess they don't want us to look like missionaries from 2013. Haha. AND I JUST REMEMBERED I HAVE ONE AT HOME THAT COULD HAVE WORKED. Haha I didn't really think that through. Oh well, it'll be great to sing in the choir in front of the whole world. So watch it! Dad, Tyler Gavin, watch the songs at least! We're singing 3! And anyone else who wants to!

Alright, spiritual time!!

So far, Sister Alleman and I are teaching 2 investigators, Rachel and Sydney. They are so amazing! We've taught Rachel 4 times and Sydney twice. It's a challenge, but an amazing experience. It gives us a purpose to study for. WHich is great, because we study ALL the time. Like 5 hours a day. But we have learned so much and I feel the Spirit in most lessons we teach! We're learning how to create spiritual experiences and it's so powerful! I love being a missionary! Yesterday, when we taught Sydney (We also teach with Sisters Christiansen and Meacham who are in our District), we taught her about the Apostasy and Restoration, and she believed it! Last time we taught, we gave her a Book of Mormon and she flipped through it and so far she loves it! The Spirit was SO strong! And my comp is shy, but she bore the sweetest testimony! The Spirit was so strong and it almost brought tears to my eyes. Sydney's big epiphany was that she can know for herself that the Gospel is true! She doesn't have to take anyone's word for it, not even ours! She can know for herself! And that is what was so powerful. 

If you take anything away from this letter, please take away that you NEED to watch The Character of Christ by Elder Bednar. I'm not even kidding, it changed my life! It is the one talk that has struck me so hard! I have actually been changing my life to apply what I learned. It is well worth your time. So please! For FHE or something, go watch it! It was an MTC devotional, I'm sure you can find it somewhere online. 

I know this is so cliche, but I am running out of time. Gah! I love you all and want you to know that I know this church is true! The Restoration really happened, Joseph Smith is a true prophet of God and the proper Priesthood authority of God is now again on the Earth! I KNOW it! I have learned so much since I've been here, and learn more every day! I am growing so much and am already changing for the better. My testimony is so much stronger than it was, and being a missionary is the most incredible thing in the whole world! I love you all! Watch the Character of Christ and pray to know for yourself that the Restoration happened. I have prayed and have found out for myself, beyond a shadow of a doubt. So grow with me! 

I would invite you to study Lesson 2 in Preach My Gospel this week and write me to tell me your thoughts. I will be studying Lesson 2 as well. Will you study PMG Lesson 2: The Plan of Salvation with me this week?

Have such a great week! The Church is true!
Sister Leslie
 
Me and My Companion, Sister Alleman


all the restroom signs say "Elders" or "Sisters"
(the word 'guys' isn't allowed here. I'm still working on that one)

my nice District (they are all going to my same mission)

the 4 district Sisters

we had the Classiest Tie Competition with our zone

Elder Bench won.  He won the prestigious Beef Stick Award. It was great.

beautiful sunset (last time I will see mountains in a while)
 
 
 
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