Week 70 - Too Much Birthday Cake and Not Enough Conference!

Hello! We had a great week! Its starting to turn into fall which is actually very pretty here in the Tri-Cities. They have just enough trees to make it fun. It was Sister Maxwell's birthday this week so we celebrated with tons of cake and great members and investigators. Mercedes and Jeff made her a cake and everything. We love them and are so grateful to have met them. We had a neat experience with them this week. We went over to have a lesson and Mercedes' Mother was there from out of town. She was asking a lot of questions about her daughter being baptized so we were able to teach her about what we do and what we share. The next day we went back and taught her again and invited her to watch conference with us on Sunday.  She did and the spirit was very strong. We could tell that there were certain things that really stood out to her. 

The talk by Elder Dale G. Renlund on repentance really stood out to her as it did for all of us. It always amazes me when we talk about the Atonement bearing no scars. I love that visual. Thinking about my actual physical scars on my knees that show what I have been through it is wonderful to know that my emotional ones can be taken away as well. I know the Lord loves us and He wants us to come to him. With everything. Repentance and healing come ONLY through the Atonement of our Savior. I know that to be true and to see that knowledge touch the heart of someone seeking was a wonderful experience. 

We were also able to make contact with Charity and her family this week! WE had a great talk with her husband Jaime and we are hoping and praying to be able to get him and the kids involved with her teaching. 

I hope you all have a wonderful week! thank you for all that you do! I hope you LOVED conference as much as we did! 

Love, 
Sister Madeline Whetten