Come on Sistas we GOT this!

Hey Guys!

It's been a really long blazing hot week. Bend is really starting to

look a lot like AZ... Hot, dry, and deserted.  It's sad, yet familiar

:)

Apparently I have allergies... I literally have ALL the symptoms

described on the Claritin commercials! It's out of control! This past

week has been really slow. We haven't had a ton of success but we have

been working really hard. Our days have been filled with service and

trying to find those wanting to be "found." We had a mission wide conference

on Wednesday... With our mission president and Elder Martino (member of

the 70). I had to give the opening prayer and I was so nervous but I

survived :) BARELY!!!! President Samuelian told Eggie and I that this

will definitely be our last transfer together, we cried, he did too.

As summer has blossomed here in Bend, no one is EVER home!

Even our bishop is leaving this Friday for a 3 week vacation!

We have 2 investigators that are progressing  really well right now.

We will be setting E--- on date for baptism this week so pray

that things go well!

Had a lesson with a 20 yr told kid named N---. We were talking about

how Christ was the perfect example for all mankind and he goes, "well

some would say he was a perfect example, I would disagree." Yep

definitely thought lightning was gonna strike us all at that moment haha!

On Saturday we had the chance to go with the Spanish missionaries to

one of the investigators they are working with for dinner. They live

in Tumalo which is about 20 min from where we are in Bend. We had a

barbecue, and roasted s'mores over the fire they had in their back

yard. The family is from Paraguay. The mom speaks very little English

so she couldn't understand us that well but they thought Eggie and I

were hilarious, well Duh! :)

This week my lesson is on self reliance....as women, as daughters of our Father in Heaven we have been given all the strength, all the power, all the endurance that we need, to do....whatever it is that we have the desire to do. So much of my life I spent questioning if I could, there were things I would want to do, things I thought I should do but myself doubt, my un-assuredness in myself would keep me on the side lines.

In D&C 26-28 it says:

26 For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.

27 Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;

28 For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward.

We should be doing all that we must, serving in our church callings, acting as member missionaries, caring for our families, paying our debts, obeying the commandments...there is NO reason, save self doubt that we cannot do what we must! Sisters of Zion I say stand up! You are a mighty force to be reckoned with, do not stand by meekly declaring yourself as the "weaker," we are the mothers, the wives, the children of our Heavenly Father and there is NOTHING we cannot accomplish! Find what it is that makes you wonder, search for the questions that make you doubt, look inside yourself and find the scary place and then do it! Run the marathon, start school, cut your hair, volunteer, join a club, say no, say yes...do what it is that you have thought you couldn't and then don't stop, press forward! We as daughters, and mothers, and future mothers must never give in to the darkness of doubt....my mothers favorite quote from her father has always been "You have two feet, no one is going to follow you around holding you up. Use what you have been blessed with and stand up!"

For fast Sunday we fasted for a good week and success in trying to

find people to teach! I'm praying that The Lord will answer our

prayers!

Hope everything is going great back home!

Love you all!

Send me lots of LOVE!!!

XOXO

Sis Z

(Felt like sending a picture of us in the snow would somehow diminish the over powering heat....I don't think it's working)