Thanks for the letter and the pictures. I love them! Sister Downey told me all about having lunch with you and dad. That is so cool! We had dinner with the Downey's last night and it was good. We shared a message with them and I just love Sister Downey so much! It sounds like the holidays were good. Sister Stratford and I set an alarm and went outside and banged pots and pans. It was alright haha. We have set new goals for the year and I am excited to keep working for God through out the year. It sounds like the family is doing well. I am glad to hear that the missionaries did well at dinner. It is always awkward the first time meeting people but it sounds like they did well! That is good. We have an Elder from Tonga here and he is my favorite. It is hard to understand what he says too but I am getting used to it. It is all about listening! (:
This week was really good! We had 16 lessons. 10 with less actives or recent converts, 2 lessons with a member present and 2 other lessons. I was really excited because our numbers were high this week and 16 lessons is the highest I have gotten since I have been out. It was good! We taught a less active man and his wife and he hunts rabbits. He fed us rabbit to eat. It was good actually. It tastes like roast. (: I had shrimp last night with the Downeys and that was good too. I am not as picky with some things now. (:
So you know how we have done everything for Danielle? We helped her move, we have found her rides to church, we have brought her boxes and boxes.. well we went to teach her and she is not humble at all. She wouldn't let me talk at all so I just prayed and prayed that Sister Stratford would say what I was thinking and she would! Every time! I loved it! Unity is so great! Then I was thinking of a scripture and right when I said, " what is that scripture..." Sister Stratford said, Either 12:6. Bam! Exactly. I love unity. It is so much easier to be unified with God and your companion than it is to not be unified. The work is so much easier. That goes along with relationships at home. With friends or just husband and wife or siblings. Be unified! Get along. Be Self-less. So much easier. It is also easier to live the gospel than not to. Yes, you will still have trials but it will be much easier to deal with the trails in life. You will know how to feel comfort at times of need. I love this gospel and I love teaching people about the restored gospel! (:
You never know when someone needs help but listening to the Holy Ghost is always good. You will always gain something from listening to the Holy Ghost. What is neat about the gospel is that you always gain blessings as you keep the commandments. You don't ever lose things in the gospel you just gain! (: It is so worth it! (:
Well we have a lot of exchanges this week with the members! There are like 6 members who signed up to come out with us to teach lessons with us. We are excited about that because members really help so much. Just them being there for the lesson helps our investigators or our less active members know that we are real people and that we really do care. It also helps with fellowshipping. Members are huge in missionary work! (:
We also have exchanges with the Sister Training Leaders this weekend. I will let you know how that goes. I hope it goes good! I have a hard time liking exchanges because they are awkward but they teach you great things! You sometimes have to feel uncomfortable to grow and to learn new things! Growing in the gospel will not be comfortable. Stretching yourself is hard. But in the end... It is so worth it! I love this gospel. I love you all and I am so happy on how my life has changed in just a year with the atonement and the gospel. I know Christ Lives. He loves us. He wants us to use the atonement everyday. Continue to serve people around you as serving others brings you closer to Christ.
Love you all! Thanks for the support and love! (:
Love Sister Putnam (:
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