ROUGH PASTS

I am so sorry to hear about Jo Rose, that makes me so sad to hear. I remember always going up there and swimming and then after playing play station in their basement.  But this just makes the gospel that much more important, that they can all know they will see her again.

That is great too that you went to DC. It looks like you had so much fun there and loved every minute of it!  Conference was great this year too! I felt like this year it was so direct and so simple for everyone to hear and to learn.

But this week we have seen some pretty great miracles, we started teaching this young couple who has had some of the hardest challenges in their life.  The wife has gone through lots of domestic violence problems throughout her life and her family has struggled from it for years. Now she is with her new boyfriend and they are about to have a baby. The boyfriend used to be a gangbanger but now he is trying to clean up his life. They talk about all of their friends and cousins that have died out on the streets so the plan of salvation and also repentance has been helping them so much.  He is even starting to get his tattoos removed because if he goes outside a lot of people will recognize him and the tats and they will try to hurt him. Anyways we got him a white shirt and tie and we have been teaching them.  They came yesterday to conference and they have also come to members homes with us to family home evenings and we promised him that if he came to the family home evening with us although it is someone else’s turf that we would all be safe.  They are progressing so well right now and they asked us about the marriage and the baptism deal and they were willing so right now we are trying to work on that.  I am so excited because that was always my dream to convert someone with a rough past ever since I heard Chicago.  They truly are children of God and I love that they don't have to focus on the things of the past.

I love you all so much and I hope that you have a great day!