October 3, "5 Months"

This week was another good one and having General Conference at the John's plantation was an amazing way to end it! I got so much from it and I kept thinking about the many families and individuals in Toxey that need to hear certain talks! I thought Eyring's talk seemed to perfectly describe our little branch! It was something else to hear the speakers talking about missionaries and thinking that I was one of them! The theme to me seemed to be finding joy in the work and letting God's will override our will, something that I am really working on! "What can be more joyful than sharing the Gospel with God's children?"

This week was amazing as I have finished the Book of Mormon for the third time since I have been out and then to hear conference and all the talks about the power in the Book of Mormon! I am so very grateful for that book and all that I have learned and felt as I have read it! I am so grateful that it has been a part of my life growing up and now that I have felt of that joy, to want to share that with others! 

An experience that really touched me this past week was when we were able to meet with Rachel at her shop and share with her the Family Proclamation for the first time and talk about the temple and eternal marriage with her. It still amazes me how something I grew up always knowing really touched her and comforted her knowing that families still continue on after death, that we believe and teach that. I am so grateful for the many examples of strong marriages and families in my life! That proclamation and General Conference make me so grateful for living prophets and apostles and continued revelation!

I love my Toxey Family!

Love and miss y'all!

Sister Baker