Monday November 25th, 2013

Family,

     It's crazy to think that pretty much all of you are so close to me, but yet a whole other world away.  Things this week have been really good.  I set a goal this week to try not to focus my letters on my companions because there is so much going on around me in the area.  Let me start off by saying that the Lord answers prays.  It took a lot of patience and persistence my part.  I don't know if you remember me telling you about Brent.  He was an investigator we found and were teaching who was living with his sister who was less active.  He moved away and we had been trying to figure out where he was living.  No joke every night and at every weekly planning session I would pray so sincerely that we would be able to find Brent for either us to teach or for us to pass off to other missionaries.  The Fellow-shipper who knew him pretty well had been texting him to find out where he was living and if he still wanted to meet with the missionaries but he wasn't really responding.  We tried texting him to, but he never responded.  Pretty soon the fellow-shipper kept trying and my companions told me that we should just give up on him about a month ago.  But I wouldn't let them erase him from our white board I told them that I still had faith that we would be able to find him.  This week I was talking to his fellow-shipper because we had heard from his sister about where he had moved (which is out of our area).  So he called up Brent and he picked up! He said things had been hectic and that he still had a desire to meet with us and to learn more.  When the fellow shipper called me to set up the appointment I started crying.  The Lord had heard my prayers.  We met with him on Friday and we introduced the Book of Mormon with him and talked about the importance of it all.  He feels like he doesn't have a relationship with God and we told him he can build that relationship by reading the Book of Mormon.  We started reading it with him and helping him understand it as well as how to apply it to his life.  The lesson went so well and I could tell he has a true desire to read it.  I have such high hopes for him and am so happy that we found him even though we will have to pass him off to other missionaries soon.

    Another Miracle this week was with Alex.  She is the girl that wants to get baptized, but her dad is not okay with it.  We haven't been able to meet with her and we really only see her at church.  I have been praying for her and thinking about her a lot as well.  Last night she sent me this long text about how she was with her family and felt like she needed to go upstairs and read some conference talks.  She came across "Be Not Moved" and she said how nothing has ever hit her that hard spiritually.  She told me how thankful she was for everything that I have done for her and have just been there for her but not pressuring her to constantly nag her dad about Baptism.  She said that she is going to talk to her dad about meeting with us this week.  I am so proud of this girl, she is so amazing.  She is only 14 years old and is standing up for what she believes in even when her family is not supportive of her.  I teared up when I got that text.  The Lord has blessed me so much in this area.  I might not have as many progressing investigators as I would like, but there has so much that I have been able to accomplish in this area with less actives.  We actually picked up a new investigator this week that is a part member family.  It sounds like he wants to know for a knowledge purpose, but who knows maybe the Lord with soften his heart.

     This week we went on what we like to call mass exchange.  A third of the mission at a time goes on exchanges and the trainers and leadership missionary have a special training from President Winder.  We talked a lot about finding, it was so good.  He talked about how only 10% of investigators end up getting baptized from our own finding efforts.  He talked about how if we just double the number of people we talk to or talk to at least 10 different people from street or door contacting how our investigator pool will double as well as our baptisms will double as well.  I really got fired up on trying to talk to everyone that I see, he gave us all a rock that said "be a little bolder", it was a cute little pun.  I ended up going to another Sisters area, and I just talked to everyone, it was such an awesome experience.  We went to an apartment complex to contact a former investigator and we saw a lady sitting on the steps and just began talking to her.  Literally 4 other people came up to talk to us.  There were a lot of interesting conversations that we had, but I don't regret talking to anyone.  I have been keeping it up being bold with members, less actives and strangers on the street.  This has been something that I have been wanting to work on and I feel like this has pushed me to be even bolder than before.

    I am nervous for transfers to come up, I have a feeling that I will stay in the area, but i don't know if I will be over the same wards or go down to one.  I know it won't be bad to go down to one, but I am not ready to give up either of my wards.  I feel like I have started to get things moving and I can tell things are just going to be on fire in these two wards, but I want to be there for that.  I know that I can not be selfish and I do trust in the Lord.  Sister Dickey goes home this Saturday and this makes me a little sad, I am not ready to say goodbye to her.  She is such an awesome missionary and has taught me so much about myself and has pushed me to be a better missionary.  I feel like I trust her so much and that I can rely on her to be bold.  Sister Roberson is doing good.  I truly do love her and believe that in the pre-earth life she was a better spirit then I was.  I know that she was one of God's choicest spirits who accepted the challenge to deal with the difficult of autism.  She has been wanting to go home and even called President who allowed her parents to call her.  It seems like she was homesick and starting to get bored with things.  I have been working on trying to focus on her and help her and encourage all.  It is tough sometimes because when I focus on her the missionary work starts to suffer, but when I focus on the missionary work then she begins to not do so well.  I am really trying to find that balance.  There have been ups and downs, but I have decided that I don't want to be emailing every week of the negative things.  I feel like it has been putting a negative attitude on my emails.  I don't want you to think that of all.  The mission has been such a positive experience in my life.  I can't even explain to you how much I have learned on the mission.  I still have so much more that I need to learn and grow from.

     I hope you all have an amazing Thanksgiving week!!! Talk to those around you, share the gospel.  Look for ways that you can serve and just love the people that you home and visit teach.  Believe that the Lord is preparing a way.  I have been working on trusting in the Lord and have faith the the field in Boise Idaho is "White and ready to harvest".  It might not seem it at times when I look at which is happening in just my two wards.  But when I look back from a few months a go and there were just two missionaries in just the stake, it has progressed so much.  Each individual companionship might not see dramatic changes, but when we look at a stake as a whole and how we all are helping to progress this work it is amazing.  Us missionaries in this stake have been working on setting a missionary fireside for the youth.  I am trying to work more and more with the Youth because that is where it is at.  

   Know that the Lord knows you all individual and he does hear your prayers.  It may not seem like it but he is blessing your lives each and everyday with little miracles.  I love you all!  Save me some smoke and deep fried turkey!!!

     One thing I am thankful for is the knowledge I have of the Gospel, and that my family are all active members. I am thankful for a loving Heavenly Father and for my Savior.  I am thankful that the tomb was empty and that because of our Savior we can break the bands of death and Hell.  I have been study talks on the atonement and i HIGHLY suggest that you do the same, I have gained so much more appreciation for my Savior.

   One last thing I am thankful for is the temple.  We got to go this week and it was so amazing and spiritual for me.  Mom I did the name that you sent to me and it had grandmas name on it since she was the one that printed the card. (ill be sending it to you this week so you can do the sealing to the parents).  I felt the spirit so strong and I could just feel like Lena Sophia Sternhagen accepted the work that I was doing for her.  I felt like grandma was there as well.  The temple is such an amazing place, especially the celestial room.  I feel like it is there that I feel closest to my Father in Heaven and can feel the spirit so strong.  I wish I could take that feeling out of the temple with me.  I am not looking forward to the day where I have to lower my mantel of being a missionary and won't have the spirit as a constant companion.  I do not want to waste any valuable time I have to have this amazing opportunity.  I wish I could just describe to you the feeling of having the spirit so strongly all the time.  I am sure all you RM's can relate.  I don't regret my decision for a second to serve a mission, there is no other place that I rather be at this point in my life.

Love 

   Sister Metcalf

P.S. I heard that BSU lost this week and pushed USU to the championship game, if USU doesn't lose.  That is one way I get in the door with less actives that are men.  I start talking about BSU and football.  The Lord works in mysterious ways.  I love you all and am so proud of you!  

Monday November 18th, 2013

Familia,

     Sounds like things at home are going well.  Thank you all for your letters and emails, they have been so good to read. This week I am a little scattered on my thoughts so I am just going to write my letter like how I did last week.

1) Mom and Dad have smart phones now? I never thought this day would come.  Of course once Megan and I leave then the family switches over to smart phones and what not.  Don't be texting and driving or talking on the phone.

2) Last week I forgot to mention a cool experience that my zone had on preparation day.  We went hiking at table rock which was a ton of fun.  We were all sitting up at the top and there was a guy who was about 25 sitting up there as well.  Sister Dickey and I ended up starting up a conversation with him, he told us how he is moving to North Dakota for work and is contemplating about some things.  We got talking and the other 6 missionaries joined in and talked about random things and then we started talking about missions.  A little about transfers, companionship, things we are allowed and not allowed to do.  He started talking about the bible and religious beliefs and we asked him what he has heard about the LDS church.  HE said not much.  He asked all of us what we all liked about the gospel and we all pretty much bore our testimony to him about things.  I asked him if he reads the Bible a lot and he says he does quite often and I asked him if he would be interesting in reading the Book of Mormon.  One of the Elders had a BofM in his bag and pulled it out.  It was such a cool experience.  Its crazy the people that come into your lives, it was just such a perfect moment and setting that we talked to him, it was so peaceful and the spirit was so strong.  We told him about Mormon.org and he said he would read the Book of Mormon and we told him to look up the missionaries when he got to North Dakota.  I don't know what will happen to him, but that was such a neat experience to have.

3)This week has been pretty good for us, not exactly the numbers we would like and none of our investigators are progressing, but it was still a good week with less actives and part member families.  The two investigators we found last week we passed off to the Spanish branch.  That was so hard for me to do, especially when I have been trying so hard to find new investigators, but I know that the Spanish branch will be the best place for them.  

4) I keep forgetting to tell you all the success we are having with less actives and part member families.  We got into a part member home that the ward has been trying to get into for weeks.  I literally have been stopping by the home for 6 weeks in a row! Each time they were either at home or were two busy. We saw a miricle the other week because we stopped by and the dad finally let us in!!! He is a return missionary and his wife is a member but they have 3 children 16,13,11 that have not been baptized.  We talked and it was a really good conversation.  I finally bit the bullet and got down to the nitty gritty.  I asked him if he is able to come to church often and why not.  I was straight up with him about things.  I felt like if this was my only chance to talk with him then I would be going out guns blazing.  Sister Dickey was there to back me up and Sister Roberson was at home sick which made a difference.  We basically found out that he doesn't have a strong testimony anymore.  We talked about the importance of raising the kids in the gospel.  We decided that we will be coming over to do some Family Home Evening with them, which is so awesome and is a huge step for them.  There are a few ward members that are friends with them that we talked to yesterday, they are just so shocked and thrilled that we got into their home.  Apparently after our talk with him the sons now will be going to scouts and their dad has been supportive and excited for them.  I am excited to work with this family.

5) We also got into a home of a part member family that are in their late 60s.  The husband is a member and was sealed in the temple, but got a divorced and remarried to this nonmember.  It took the home teacher months to get into his home, and he is rarely home.  We were driving around this week trying to find people that were home in the middle of the day to visit, I saw that his garage door was open and so I felt like we had to stop by there.  So I turned around and we went back.  He was the only one home and invited us in.  We had such a good talk with him.  He told us how he knows and believes that the Church is true and has a testimony of everything.  But he likes to drink his wine with his wife once in a while.  We had a good talk and we invited him to church which he said he would like to come.  This was so awesome because he hasn't been in years to church.  Sadly he didn't come yesterday but I know that he will come, we just have to keep stopping by and visiting with him.  The cool thing was is that he wants us to come back and meet his wife, he thinks that she will open minded about it but that we shouldn't pressure her.  I see potential there.  I love going to ward councils and telling them about the visits that we have been having with these families and the surprise and shock on their faces of the homes we are able to get into.

6) I so wish we had more progressing investigators, but I know that the work that I am doing is pressing the work along and the work is hastening here.  Working with less actives and part member families is a lot of our focus.  I am trying to focus on the positives here and look for the little miracles each and everyday.  I have been so blessed out here and have seen so many miracles, I just need to recognize them more.

7)We also like to go and visit the older people during the day.  We actually visited a Part member couple in their 80s.  The husband is a teacher and the wife is not a member.  We got in the door and spoke to the wife because the husband was out hunting hahaha. Anyways we talked with her and asked for service and she graciously excepted which was awesome.  We got to talking with her and she told us how she investigated years ago and loved how everything is about families.  She wants her husband to be all in before she joins the church.  We will work with her on that and work on the husband as well.  They have an active daughter that was out visiting a few months ago.  I see potential there as well.  I see it all around me, I am just trying to figure out how to get the snowball rolling.  I know that once it starts that it will keep on going.  I am hoping that in two weeks that I will end up staying in this area.  I feel like there is so much work that is about to happen in these two wards that I am covering.

8) Dad are the missionaries visiting the elderly in the ward and spending time with them? They do not realize how much of a blessing it is to them.  I know if might now be "progressing" the missionary work along, but I think of how important it is for us to strengthen everyone, not matter what

9) So here is a side note from my story from #5.  We were visiting with Brother Gomm and Sister Roberson had to go to the bathroom, which is normal.  She was kind of in there for a long time and when she came back out it smelled like acetone.  So I touched her nails and they were a little sticky-ish.  When we left I asked her why it smelled like acetone when she walked out.  Apparently she felt the need to paint her nails in a less actives home!!! I was just like seriously?! Are you that bored?! I couldn't believe it, she amazes me everyday.  It makes me wonder all the other times that she has gone to the bathroom.

10) Also she gets very distracted easily.  So many times this week we will share a message with a less active and will be talking about the importance of prayer or church attendance and the next thing we know she is asking what their cat is doing.  Or where they got a painting.  She kind of changes topics and the spirit is gone and it is hard to get back to the topic we were on.  I try to skip over her comments and bring things back, but I feel like she has been with me for so long that she has caught on.  When she wants to talk about something or say something she will keep going back to it until she gets what she says out.

11) We had dinner with a family this week.  Who was living in El Paso Texas 12 years ago.  Sister Roberson claimed that she saw them 10 years ago when she was visiting.  So funny.  Let me tell you that she can pack salads away!!! She could put a Tongan to shame with how much she can eat.  I always feel bad because she eats the last of the members foods and if they don't have a salad she will rudely ask for one.  I have tried to address this with her put there is no helping this matter.

12) Saturday we made copies at the church library and apparently Sister Roberson decided to go threw the lost and found and she took a watch without us knowing.  It was later in the day that I heard a beep and I saw that she had a watch one, she has never had one before.  I was so upset!!! I am tired of dealing with this, i hope that I will be able to make it the next few weeks with her.  My patience is so thin right now.  I feel like I am always angry inside, okay I really am not put some days are hard and I keep all my emotions in side.  On those days I just want to go home a yell in my pillow or something.  It's tiring to watch her like a hawk and when I stop to breathe something happens and then I have to tighten the reigns again.

13) This week was the first time in this area that I met a less active that was angry and hostile to us.  Interesting story that I will tell you sometime, and he happened to be a red head.  Sister Dickey and I ended up just laughing when we got back to the car.  I feel like I have been laughing a lot more this transfer which has been nice and makes the hard times easier to deal with.

Sorry that this all doesn't make sense, I will have to explain things better when I get home and have you read my journal.  Know that all is well and that I miss you all!!!! Love you so much.  I read this talk by President Thomas S. Monson this week that you should all read, it is called " I Will Not Fail, Thee, nor Forsake thee" "Our Heavenly Father … knows that we learn and grow and become stronger as we face and survive the trials through which we must pass."  I have been studying the atonement this past week as well and have been reading a bunch of talks on the subject.  It is just so amazing to be and I feel like I am continually learning more and more and have been growing a greater appreciation for my Savior.  I will send you some of the talks sometimes(Megan I don't know if these are the same talks you got, Sister Dickey got this packet around Easter time that I have been reading.)
I love you and miss you all!!!!!!! Your in my prayers every morning and night.

Love 

Sister Metcalf

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

 60 bags of leaves

 Everyone in my zone

 Hiked table rock as a zone again

 Raking leaves

Random deer sighting

Mi Familia,

     Sorry you haven't heard from me yet, on Monday all the libraries were closed for veterans day and yesterday we had a Zone conference.  To be honest this one is probably going to be a short one.  Nathan did you ever have those days where you just didn't want to email? That is kind of how I am feeling today.  

 1)Everything is pretty much the same here.  I am trying my best to progress the work here and sometimes it gets frustrating when I feel like I am trying my hardest and our investigators are all at a standstill and nothing seems to be happening.  I am trying to stay positive and to just keep pushing.  We actually found 2 new investigators on Sunday which was such a miracle.  We are going to be seeing these people again tomorrow so we will see.  

2)There are some changes happening in our mission which I feel like is for the best.  We use to get together as a whole mission to play sports which was nice, but now that a lot of younger elders and sisters have come in you could see that their was a lot more flirting going on.  Now we are only suppose to do activities on P-days with our zone, which is the norm in other missions.  \

3)Also we now will be doing what Megan does in her mission with temple trips.  Sadly we will not be going to the temple every transfer.  We don't know how often it would be but when we do go the day we go to the temple with be our p-day.  Like Megan how today she went to the temple so this is her p-day.  

4)The missionaries in our mission have to wear yellow neon vests at night while riding bikes.  Look out for them Jensa and Elise. hahaha I think that it is quite funny.

5)Same old same old with my companion.  Some days are harder than others, luckily there are two of us so when one of us can't put up with her any longer the other can take over.  This week she has been trying to take charge a little bit more which you think would be good but it is not.   She started setting up appointments with people and then would forget to tell us or it was a time when we had another appointment.  I am still trying to work with her on writing things down in her planner.  

6)Funny story this week.  We were having dinner at a members house and there was a 15 year old girl selling cookie dough for her basketball team and she came in and we were talking with her.  She was a member and all of a sudden sister Roberson starts asking her some weird/random questions.  It came down that she was trying to set her up with her 17 year old brother.  It was so funny and awkward.

7)Our ward council this last week was super awesome, this ward is such a missionary minded ward, I love it.  The whole time we talked about Elder Christensen "Power of an everyday Missionary" book and how the auxiliary leaders can invite people and get more members excited about the hastening of the work

8) We did a bunch of service this week raking leaves.  It was actually a ton of fun and we raked this one mans house who is not a members so there could be potential there.  Of course with piles of leaves around Sister Roberson had to jump in the piles like a little kid.  It was actually quite entertaining.  On Saturday we went out with one of the wards we cover.  It was awesome and I got to know a lot of the members a lot better.  At one house we filled up 60 bags!!! It was nuts, I will attach the photo of all the bags that we filled up.

9) apparently there are a lot of disobiedent missionaries in the mission.  I feel like my bubble of missionaries has popped.  A lot of them sleep in till like 10am.  There are some that even went to a concert, which is just shocking to me.  I am more disappointed when I hear about sisters being obedient.  I feel like it is their choice to be out here serving and they know what is expected of them and what the rules are.  If they can't handle it then they shouldn't have come out.  Luckily all my companions I have have been able to get up at 630 every morning because it would be difficult if I had to do that by myself.  I hear of a lot of missionaries that also hang out at members house a lot as well, which I feel like can be a waste of time.  I really like this quote I heard a few weeks ago. "obedience brings blessings, but exact obedience brings miracles" .  I want to be able to say at the end of my mission and to the Lord on Judgement day that I gave it my all and I was obedient to all the rules.

10) Happy Birthday Mommy!!! I hope you have an amazing day!  I love you!

11)Spiritual thought this week: http://www.mormonchannel.org/video/mormon-messages?v=2714780496001 .

Love you all and hope that all is well.  It sounds like there is a lot going on at home and a lot of changes happening.  I think about you all and pray for you all everyday.  I promise that next weeks e-mail will be better.

Love

   Sister Metcalf

Monday, November 4th, 2013

Let me just tell you how fun the past two weeks have been. I love serving with Sister Dickey. We work great together. We get along fantastically, and do a lot of work. I feel like we have a stacked companionship, but I think that is needed in order to help our third companion. I love her don't get me wrong, she makes everything so fun. Adds some spice to our day. but she is also like a monkey hitting the machine of missionary work with a wrench. We were visiting a completely LA woman. She has a non-member husband. She was super sweet, her husband has a cleft pallet and when he left the room Sis. Roberson says "does he have a mental disorder?" Me and Sister Dickey freeze, wth is going on...The woman says "who my son?" (her 3 year old was there too) sis Roberson then clarifies by saying "No, your husband, does he have a mental disorder?" ...OMG she said it twice! Luckily this woman was understanding and luckily sis. Roberson added "oh, sorry, I was just wondering cause I have a mental disorder" Super awkward, right?  Earlier in the conversation the woman was telling us her sister was in prison, wanting to know why someone is in prison is natural, but its a question you don't ask. Well, naturally, Sis. Roberson asked it. And you can tell the woman didn't want to share and she gave a ambiguous answer, which confused Sis. Roberson, so she decided to ask the question more directly. Which is when we jumped in and said "it's okay we don't need to know" She is super smart. Remembers everything, addresses, names, scriptures, what we ate for dinner, but she can't put things together, especially in social situations. This is how a lot of our day goes. I love it. Its a good thing I find completely awkward situations funny. I wouldn't be able to do this without Sis. Dickey though. Is it bad that I'm telling these stories? I'm not trying to talk bad about Sis. Roberson, I just find it all so funny. The people we live with have an autistic 8 year old grandson who came over on Halloween. His name is Alex. Alex came into the kitchen to scare Sister Dickey and I. Then his grandpa told him to go upstairs and scare sis. Roberson. Sis. Roberson must have heard cause when he went upstairs she jumped out and scared him! She scared him good, he bawled for 10 minutes. ...is that wrong to laugh at?  I don't feel too bad because his parents were laughing as well.

We went to visit this old woman who wants to be taught. she is like 80. I shared a scripture before we left. In this lady's defense the scripture was long and I probably talked for a while too, I zoned out a bit, but when we looked at woman to ask her about it her head was bobbing. She totally fell asleep.  Not even in a whisper, I turned to Sister Dickey and said  "did she just fall asleep?", all while sis. Roberson is off to the side trying to play the keyboard. It was an awesome scene. We didn't know if we could count that as a lesson. ...but we did anyway.  There are so many other stories but I think I will stop here. Don't think I'm being mean, I love serving with Sis. Roberson its a blast all the time. One last story: For the ward Halloween party a member has a train that he drives the kids around in. made of a tractor and painted metal drums. We ate dinner with him right before the ward party and he jokingly offered us a ride in the train cause he had to drive it down anyway. he lives about 2 miles from the church on pretty big roads. Sis. Roberson jumped all over it. I wasn't too opposed. so we caught a ride. It was fun. Funner because Sis. Roberson waved at every car that passed. Then when we got to the party, everyone we talked to her only input was "see that train?, WE RODE HERE IN IT!" I'm pretty sure she even rubbed it in to the little kids. Super funny.  I am learning to laugh more and more at things now that Sister Dickey is here.

   The work here with the investigators are still at a standstill sadly.  I have been praying and fasting of how to best progress this work.  We are being to work more and more with less actives and part member families.  I see so much potential in some of these people.  I am glad that things at the funeral went well and that the spirit was there strong.  I wish I could of been there, but I know that it was best for me to stay out here.  I am so proud of all of you and how well you are all handling everything.  Know that I pray for each and everyone of you individually.  I pray that the Lord will forward my blessings to all of you.  Being out here is a blessing in itself for me.  

    Your challenge this week. Read Joseph Smith History.  That story has so much power in it, I have so much admiration for him and the courage he had to stand up against all these pastors and preachers. Focus on V.25, I love that verse and it is so true.  How could we ever deny what we know especially when we know it is true and God knows that we know it.  God has restored his gospel on the earth once again through Joseph Smith.  We have a Savior who loves us and knows us individual.  How blessed are we to know that we will be able to live with our loved ones again in the presence of our Heavenly Father.  We don't have to be perfect, it is okay to make mistakes in life.  Christ has already meet the demands of the justice of God.  All we have to do is repent, learn from our mistakes and grow from our experiences here on earth.  I know that My Redeemer lives, He is the light and the hope to all. I know that this is THE ONLY true church on the earth today.  .

     Will all of you commit to reread Elder Ballard's talk and accept his invitation to talk to one person about the gospel by Christmas?  My ward mission leader spoke this past Sunday and it was so good.  He talked about how the success in missionary work is not when the missionaries meet or teach or even baptize our friends and neighbors.  It is when we extend the invitation.  Even if they say no, we know that we have been successful because we extended it to them.  We don't need to build a foundation and friendship with these people in order to share the gospel with them.  If as a young boy/man Joseph could stand up against mobs than we can overcome our fears about talking with our friends.  What is the worst that will happen? They say no?  It we are doing out of love for them they won't see it as the only reason we are friends with them is to convert them.  It is our responsibility to reach out to those we know and share the gospel when we can.  Grandmas passing is a great opportunity to explain that we know and that we will see her again.  I have been visiting with the members in our wards we cover that have recently lost loved ones(there have been 5 just in this past month).  They have truly touched my heart.  Even though they have strong testimonies of it all it is still difficult at times for them.  Each time I bear my testimony of the Savior and the Plan of Salvation the spirit touches my heart and strengthens my testimony of everything.  Reach out to those in your wards that have lost loved ones.  Even if it was years ago.  This holiday season is a perfect time to drop by.  You will never understand how appreciated they will be by your visit and that someone is thinking about them.  I love you all and hope everything is going well.  

Love

Sister Metcalf