caroling

we ahd so much fun yesterday. we went caroling with the whole zone. it was an incredible experience. i love the christmas season. it is so full of fun activities and opportunities to share the gospel. here are some pictures of the night. the little antlers we are wearing were giving to me from sherri in a christmas box. we got tons of compliments on them. hey look my hair is getting longer. everyone can rejoice with me:)
the other picture is the cake that was made for me on my birthday. you may think i missed out on the family halloween party but you all missed out on the cake of the century:0 it was made to look like me. i think they did a good job:)
i am happier then i have ever been. i love my mission with all my heart. i love this gospel. i love watching the way it changes lives. it really does. it is amazing. a woman called me today from another ward and ask if i would teach her daughter who is in our ward. she said she hopes the message will bless her daughter the way it has blessed her. i just loved that. it is a small phrase but it is so true.
i love you all and hope all is going well. i will talk to you all on christmas.
love your missionary in Florida:)

i met one of Joseph smiths descendents

hello family, im sorry i dont get the chance to write on this blog very much but i wanted to tell you an incredible experience i had this week. because my bishop is going to Australia, where alot of Joseph Smiths descendents are, we were able to meet Joseph Smiths great great grandaughter and here son. her son looks alot like you would imagine Joseph Smith to look like. it was amazing. we went and ate dinner with them at my Bishops house and then they did a fireside at our church that night. Her son is the first of his descendents to get his endowments in the Navoo Temple. neat huh? any way the spirit was so strong. they are the most incredible people. they have only been members for about ten years but have already done so much in helping the progression of reuniting his family. it is such an honor to be in this area where i get to see and hear about all the amazing miracle stories that have been going on. she told us stories and visions that i cant wrote on a sight that just any one can read but they have changed my perspective and testimony of Joseph Smith and this church. the work for this church is so much greater than we realize or can even fathom. there are so many behind the scene things that are happening. it is neat to learn about them all. i love being apart of this. i only wish i could do more.
i love my mission so much. i really feel like there is a reason i am here that goes beyond what i can see with my eyes. i love you all so much. take care.
love sister conover

aug 18, 2008

hey family. i didnt know if you have been watching the weather but i thought i would ease your mind just in case you were. yes there is a possibility of a hurricane but most likely it will just be a tropical storm and either way we are very prepared and all is well.
on to better things...
eddie weldon was baptized:)
he is a wonderful man who's wife is a member and has been praying for the missionaries for along time. then about 7 months ago the missionaries came. eddie shooed them away with a gun. (he is a cop so he can do that i guess). then his wife ask who it was, when he told her she told him to go and get them. so he humble went down the street in his cop car looking for them. he appologized and ask them to come back. he began a long lengthy study of the gospel. when we came he was getting closer but still wouldnt set a date. but because between him and the Lord he decided it was time. so last wed he was baptized. it was the most incredible baptism.
many great things are happening. the Lord is working miracles every day. i love you all. thank you for your prayers.
love sister conover

yeah a new adventure

yeah!!!!!! im so excited, i am going on a new adventure. i am finally leaving my first area. i am being sent to open a whole new area in Bradington. it is a whole new ward. the bishop was just called last week so i wont have any auxilaries to help me for the first little while. but everything is done in a fast orderly fashion so im not too worried in fact im not worried at all. i wont have an apartment, car or phone at first but that will all be worked out quickly. i am sooooo excited. it is said to be the ghetto of florida but i would rather work with the humble and confused then the rich and proud any day. it will be an adventure for sure but i know i am in the hand of the Lord and he will take care of me. my new companion is from Japan and doesnt speak very good english but she is wonderful. i love her. i love you all and will keep you updated.
love sister conover

pictures, yeah:)

a couple of these pictures are some beautiful areas out here. my comp, sister kinyon helps remind me to stop and enjoy the beauty around me. she stops all the time to take beautiful pictures of the world around us. it is a nice reminder. it really is beautful over here. i love it so much. my new comp, sister kinyon is the one im hugging under the banjan(cant spell the word) trees. she is fun and we are having a great time working hard together. i love you all and will talk to you later. things are busy out here and i have to get going but thank you so much for replying to my blog. i really appreciate it. love ya. love sister conover

fun stories

ok so here is a fun mission story.
one day my comp and i prayed about an area to go find in. we found one and headed out but some how got lost. so we pulled over and said a prayer that he would help us find someone ready to hear the message in this new area we were in. we opened our eyes and immidiatly the spirt began to lead us. it was amazing. we would get to the end of the street, pause and then we would both express where we felt we should go, which we both continually felt the same promptings. finally we came to the end of one street and decided to tract it. that day we found a man who was not only ready but had been waiting for something. in the first week of teaching him he has set a date to be baptized on june21 and is wanting to buy as many church books as he can. of course we give him all the main ones for free but it is incredible to see someone so ready. he sais his only regret is he didnt find us sooner. he is telling all his friends about us and invited one friend to church on sunday which is also a good story because we had seen that friend (his name is tye) at the store the week before and had invited him. he said he would think about it but then after stephan (the man we are teaching) called him he accepted. it is neat to see the way the Lord works in our lives and the lives of others. i Know we were meant to find Stephan that day and i know we were meant to find Tye at the store and now we can teach both these wonderful men. i love this work with all my heart.
one more quick story. we are also teaching a women named holly kelly who at the last lesson felt the spirit so strongly that she cried and couldnt keep the goose bumps away. she is wonderful and we are excited to see her progress. thanks for reading my fun stories. i alwayse have more but those are my current favorites.
love sister conover

pictures

here are some pictures. i have some incredible stories i cant wait to share but due to time i cant share today. i love you all and will write again. oh ya the piture with me and another sister in suits is my new comp. i love her. she is wonderful and we get along great.
until next time. love sister conover