Forgot to tell you we would be
> emailing on Tuesday this week! Sorry about that. This
> morning it was storming and our power went out for a bit so
> now it's a cool 90 degrees! This is week 11 of training! Do
> you know what that means? It means I lead out the area! It's
> pretty slow going especially because we're on bikes but
> better now than when Sister Clemens is back home! This week
> has been full of trainings! This mission is a pilot mission
> for iPads so some people from SL came to observe how things
> are going. Last Tuesday Sister Clemens trained at the DL
> training. She's such a powerful teacher! I am so sad to see
> her go so soon but I know she has trained me well! Sunday
> was crazy busy! It usually is because we cover two wards...
> I never would have thought that I would love 5 hours of
> church! In one of the wards Sister Clemens and I were asked
> to share our testimonies on member missionary work. Best
> topic ever! Because there is not such thing as a "U.S. and
> "them" mentality, everyone can do it! Later we were able to
> go to the Mission President's Devotional that's held once a
> month on ASU campus. It was my first one and they're the
> best! Normally you get to go if you have a investigator or
> LARC but because it's Sister Clemens last one we got to go.
> Our teaching pool is pretty good! Better in one ward than
> the other (I won't say which one) but we had a few
> investigators at church on Sunday! Actually, we have had FHE
> with our neighbor a couple times now and we're "practicing
> teaching" him. He does his homework! (AKA commitments) He
> was a school teacher in NJ for 32 years so he knows all
> about that. Anyways the first time he said "I've always been
> catholic and I always will be" and both Sister Clemens and I
> were thinking "No ya won't!" He's awesome! Well yesterday
> was the best part of the whole week! It was the Mission
> Tour! Elder Corbridge from the 70 came and trained us all
> day! I took too many notes to share all of them with you but
> I will choose a couple! I know those catchy one liners
> always resonate with me so I have one for ya'll!
> "Selflessness is in your greatest self interest" I know this
> is true! The more I serve others and turn outwards the
> happier I am! Sister Clemens always uses the analogy of
> building a puzzle and it isn't until we help someone else
> that Heavenly Father can then help us on ours. I want to end
> with this though: Make whatever sacrifices needed to keep
> the spirit in our lives. Now, more than ever, this is true!
> The adversary knows each of us individually but if we are
> striving to keep our baptismal covenants we are promised
> "that they may have his spirit to be with them." I love this
> gospel with all my heart and I'm so grateful for this time a
> have to be a disciple of my Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you
> for all the love and support, it means the world to me! I
> love all of you!
>
> Love, Sister Eaton
> emailing on Tuesday this week! Sorry about that. This
> morning it was storming and our power went out for a bit so
> now it's a cool 90 degrees! This is week 11 of training! Do
> you know what that means? It means I lead out the area! It's
> pretty slow going especially because we're on bikes but
> better now than when Sister Clemens is back home! This week
> has been full of trainings! This mission is a pilot mission
> for iPads so some people from SL came to observe how things
> are going. Last Tuesday Sister Clemens trained at the DL
> training. She's such a powerful teacher! I am so sad to see
> her go so soon but I know she has trained me well! Sunday
> was crazy busy! It usually is because we cover two wards...
> I never would have thought that I would love 5 hours of
> church! In one of the wards Sister Clemens and I were asked
> to share our testimonies on member missionary work. Best
> topic ever! Because there is not such thing as a "U.S. and
> "them" mentality, everyone can do it! Later we were able to
> go to the Mission President's Devotional that's held once a
> month on ASU campus. It was my first one and they're the
> best! Normally you get to go if you have a investigator or
> LARC but because it's Sister Clemens last one we got to go.
> Our teaching pool is pretty good! Better in one ward than
> the other (I won't say which one) but we had a few
> investigators at church on Sunday! Actually, we have had FHE
> with our neighbor a couple times now and we're "practicing
> teaching" him. He does his homework! (AKA commitments) He
> was a school teacher in NJ for 32 years so he knows all
> about that. Anyways the first time he said "I've always been
> catholic and I always will be" and both Sister Clemens and I
> were thinking "No ya won't!" He's awesome! Well yesterday
> was the best part of the whole week! It was the Mission
> Tour! Elder Corbridge from the 70 came and trained us all
> day! I took too many notes to share all of them with you but
> I will choose a couple! I know those catchy one liners
> always resonate with me so I have one for ya'll!
> "Selflessness is in your greatest self interest" I know this
> is true! The more I serve others and turn outwards the
> happier I am! Sister Clemens always uses the analogy of
> building a puzzle and it isn't until we help someone else
> that Heavenly Father can then help us on ours. I want to end
> with this though: Make whatever sacrifices needed to keep
> the spirit in our lives. Now, more than ever, this is true!
> The adversary knows each of us individually but if we are
> striving to keep our baptismal covenants we are promised
> "that they may have his spirit to be with them." I love this
> gospel with all my heart and I'm so grateful for this time a
> have to be a disciple of my Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you
> for all the love and support, it means the world to me! I
> love all of you!
>
> Love, Sister Eaton
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