i felt like i was there

i just spent about 20 min looking through the pictures that julie sent me of cindy's wedding. wow everyone looked so great. i smiled through the whole thing. i actually felt like i was there. there were so many pictures of before, during and after the wedding that i felt like i was able to get a fill for the whole event. i so badly wished i could have been there but im confident that you all missed me:)
i was going to write you about a wonderful family that i am teaching but i ran out of time because i spent the time looking at those wonderful pictures. my heart is full right now. i have seen you all and everyone lookes so happy. i am so gratful to be in a family like ours. we really are so blessed. can i just say that we have the cutest babies in this family. i am so amazed at how cute they are. this has nothing to do with being biased, they are just beautiful children. cindy was the bride of every girls dream. she looks so happy. her happiness radiates through the picture. i cant wait till some man makes me feel that way;) did i just say that out loud? hahhahaha i havent changed. being a missionary is the best thing i have ever done but i have the feeling that being a wife and mother will be even better.
i love you all with all my heart. thanks for your prayers and for missing me. you all BETTER misss me:) hehehee
love your Florida missionary

new years goals:)

i have two new gaols for the new year. are you ready for this? one of them is crazy and im way excited about it and the othere one is more serious.
the crazy one is.... i went off sugar! yeah for being crazy.
im really excited about it and im totally dedicated to it. i still eat granola bars and jams and stuff like that just no deserts. my companion has complete faith that i can do it and that helps. Sister Kinyon is always building me up.
the serious one is.... im going to re read the Book of Mormon and hightlight all references to my Savior and His atonement. i just finished reading through it and hightlighting references to my Savior but im gonig to do it again with a new gaol in mind and that is to really focaus on the ATonement. i have been studying it for the past week and it is the best thing i have ever done. the more i study about the Atonement the more i love my Savior. i feel like i cant get enough of studying about Him. it has changed my view on who i put my trust in, how i view other people, where i turn for my problems, how i teach people and pretty much everything. i am really excited about this new goal.
the work is going great. Satan has loosed all he has on us but we cant be moved. we know in whom we trust. he has never failed us and wont ever fail us. my prayer is that we will all use our trials to come closer to the Savior. dont pray for your trials to go away, pray to learn from them. they are for our good. this i know. i love you all so much.