Queen Esther

Dear Friends and Family,

It was good to talk with the family last week! But there was not enough time to get much of a conversation going.  I feel guilty because we just talked about me the whole time....:(  Robert, I was expecting an email from you telling me what time you were coming to Temple Square so we could arrange something....maybe lunch? Now I am afraid you'll visit and we didn't arrange a time to meet, sorry!

Things are good here on the Square! It is officially summer time! It's hot and my feetsies get all sweaty.  I am already getting weird missionary tan lines.

I had a little tender mercy from the Lord the  other day. A huge group of senior missionaries came from the MTC and the APs asked Sister Galuvao and I if we would take them around the Square. When they first walked through the VC doors  I wanted to shout for joy as I saw a little Nauvoo temple on their tag! They were all on their way to NAUVOO!!!!! YEAH!!!! I was so happy that we were the Sisters that got to take them around and show them what they can do at the Nauvoo Visitor's Center to help with the work.

We had Mellissa's baptism this last week from an Elder's Tour.  Four of the investigators that I have been working with all have baptismal dates but all of them are struggling with smoking.  It is so frustrating sometimes.

So each week we get an hour to do a little service....INDEXING in the family history center! I LOVE it !!!!!!! SOOOO much fun - everyone should do it.  I am converted! I will be doing it for the rest of my life! Plus there is so much scope for the imagination as I read the names of the families and imagine what their household looked like and their family relations:) Who knew a 1940's census could be so exhilarating!

  

I read Queen Esther today....it was my p-day study:) I love that story! Man scriptures are awesome! Esther gives me strength. On the way upstairs from the computers in the VC there is this picture of Esther and every time Sister Galuvoa and I pass it we reach our arms up and exclaim, "Ester give us strength" and then we go out to the square..hahaha  Another fun/weird picture thing I do is there is this picture of the saints getting off the "Maid of Iowa" greeting the prophet Joseph, and every time I pass it I sing and dance "IT'S THE MAID OF IOWA, THE MISSISSIPPI  STEAMBOAT!" from our show in Nauvoo.

  

Mom, could you forward me Cami Christiansens letters - I think they are on her blog...which you can get through face book. Thanks.

Hurray for Israel!

Sister Reynders