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"A Child's Prayer - August 31, 2021

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  "We hope you all have had an enjoyable flight so far. We are coming in for landing at the Provo Missionary Training Center. At this time please fasten your seatbelts and we will be landing shortly." Hello Everyone! Wow! What a week! My classes have been amazing!! And I have the best district ever!! We are all soooo excited to finally meet each other tomorrow!! And honestly I am so excited to just finally be there!  All of my classes have been so good! From 8:30-11:30 Brother Gonzalez is our teacher. He is the best!! From 1:30-4:30 we have Sister Ball and she is also the best! We have been learning so much about teaching the Restoration. On Saturday we taught our companions in just a few minutes. Then yesterday we had 20 minutes to teach another companionship in our district! Sister Brady and I were assigned to teach Elder Fjeldsted and Elder Skousen. They said we did a good job! And from Sister Brady and my standpoint we felt pretty good about it too! We are all so...

"May I Serve Thee" - August 24, 2021

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  "Hello everyone and welcome aboard flight 823 with service to The Provo Missionary Training Center. We have an 8 day flight planned for you all with little to no turbulence. We will be taking off momentarily so for now please sit back and wait until take-off." Hello friends and family!!! I thought it would be fun to begin with an airplane intro. As some of you may know I want to be a pilot but who knows what the future will bring! Anyway! Thanks for joining me on this journey and I hope you enjoy! What a crazy few days it has been! On Sunday I gave my farewell talk and was then set apart by my dad/district president as a full-time missionary! It was incredible! Due to my family living in Japan we spent the night at my grandparents' home. Monday morning, bright and early, my family dropped me off at the home/virtual Missionary Training Center (MTC). They then began the long journey back to their island home. I'm doing my home MTC at my aunt and uncle's home! My c...

August 15, 2021 - Welcome to Home MTC!

Sunday, August 15, 2021 Dear Sister Sariah Francis, We are excited for the beginning of your mission next Monday, August 23rd. Here are the final details for your missionary preparation and training experience. Sunday - August 15th - Please join Papa and Mama for a final missionary preparation and temple discussion. Papa will then give you a final district president's interview. Monday - August 16th - Our family will have a special missionary family night. Tuesday - August 17th - Papa will give you a temple recommend interview. Wednesday - August 18th - 6pm - We are so excited to take you to the Provo Temple to receive your temple endowment. This is a very sacred time. Sunday - August 22nd - 9am - We look forward to hearing you speak in church as you testify to the members of the Taylor Monument Ward. Please be set apart on Sunday evening, August 22nd by your dad, President Francis. You may then sleep one more evening with your family at Grammy and Grandpa Joe's house. Your onl...