Sister Flake Returns with Honor

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Friday the 13th of November was a lucky day for us as Sister Lindsey Flake completed her 18 month mission to Vancouver Canada and returned with honor via Delta airlines to SLC and Skywest to St. George to be reunited with her family. There to greet her at the airport were Grandmother Floretta Flake, family Dan, Shelly, Dawson, and Andrew Flake, cousin Angie Breinholt and kids Rilee and Sadie, friends Jayme and Shannon Steiner, neighbors Roger and Sydne Davies and Linda Hatch. The plane was actually early but we were ready for her. She was the last one off the small Sky West plane. She rode to SLC with four other returning missionaries: Sis. Huffaker, her MTC companion returned to Bountiful, one Elder to Preston Idaho, one to AZ and another Elder to Las Vegas. So wonderful to get her back into our arms and home. She was off to an Institute dinner and dance by the evening.

It's November and You Know What that Means!

Well Heavenly Father helped me feel so loved at church yesterday. To be honest we were praying very hard that our testimony meeting would be spiritually uplifting because often times it gets a little crazy and you wouldn't want investigators there. But we did have a couple show up, one of which it was his first time. So we were so grateful at the out pouring of the spirit at that meeting.... First off Chiara received the Holy Ghost and her blessing was so beautiful. She was told that the angels are rejoicing at her decision to join the church and that she would be a beacon to her friends and a leader in the church. Wow! Sister Barnum and I were touched to tears. She looked so happy! They sustained her at the pulpit and later that day she shared with us that she was worried that the bishop was going to say "any opposed?" haha! We had a good laugh at that! And then Gina and Jeremy bore pure testimony! Her first time! Beautiful! Then Sister Phinney who helped fellowship Chiara talked about how she was having a hard time feeling the Holy Ghost in her life but by having the missionaries in her home teaching the gospel to Chiara she now feels it again and is excited about the gospel again. Then a first nation couple who we helped reactivate in Hope bore their testimonies and in tears thanked those in the ward who never gave up on them and thanked us for coming to teach them and relight the fire for the gospel. Wow! I love Heavenly Father! I felt like he was giving me a big hug! What a wonderful experience to have right before i go home. He loves all of us so much he knows what his children need....and he knew what i needed. He has infinite love....He has blessed me more then words can speak....i am forever indebted to Him..... My heart is full. And how best could he show his love to us? By sending His son to stand in our place! Jesus Christ is our Savior!
Love, sister flake