September 28, 2009 Email

Well hello!
It's been an amazing week with lots of small miracles and what a wonderful blessing it was yesterday to see Gina be baptised by her husband Jeremy. Their happy family can now go to the temple in a year! Wow! We have many new people to work with! We are really involved with the youth here. We took some Mia Maids on splits with us and now all the other young women are wanting too so i think its going to become a weekly thing! Yea! The members here are so wonderful. They are so missionary minded and that makes a huge difference! What a blessing to be here! I love it! I love these people! I love the Lord! I love the truth! I love you!

Love, sister flake

September 14, 2009 Email

Hello! Cool picture Andrew! You dont look scrawny like the other guys! Thanks for the news. Sorry i dont write much. Great things are happening i just am getting bored of emailing i guess. I just want to tell you in person in two months. Well anyway. well i have to go! We have three baptism scheduled this coming month and a few more that are very close. we had 5 investiagarors at church.....the class has to use the computers. sorry i love you so much!!!!!!!
love, sister flake

(and another short note from her companion reflects that they are kindred spirits)

Dear Family, We have three solid baptism dates and six progressing investigators. Heavenly Father is truly continuing to open the windows of heaven upon us. Sis. Flake and I are one in the work, even though the opposition tries to bud into a beautiful companionship. He can try, but he won't succeed. It has been amazing to see so many answers to prayers. We have prayed for the power of the Holy Ghost, that we will be able to work WITH the Savior, and that the work will go forward. Prayers are answered, when we live worthy of the answer.

Love you lots,Sis. Barnum

Email September 8, 2009

Wow! Thanks for the pictures....i want to wrestle a pig too. And little Alexa is soooooooooo cute! Wow.
We have had a spectacular week. But first i must say i am pretty sore right now. Sister Barnum and i did an 8k hike yesterday for pday. We hiked a very high mountain. Elk mountain. very steep and very enjoyable but my muscles have been dormant for a while so I'm feeling it today! Hallelujah that sister Barnum likes to hike!
Well members here keep helping us! I love our ward mission leader and his family. They remind me of my family! Anyway we had dinner at their house on Sunday and the wife spilled a glass of water on my lap on accident! It was so funny! We have a corn roast tonight that will be great! We have had many spiritual lessons this week and we now have thee people in line to be baptized. Two young men from Hope and Gina. Sorry I don't have too much time to write. as you know yesterday was labor day here so we couldn't get into the library.

I love you and I love the gospel!

Love, sister flake