February 23rd, 2015

Dear All,

 I loved this past weeks Zone Confernece. I felt edified more then any previous conference. This feeling may stem from the fact that I don't beat myself up as much so I saw possibilities and hope instead of discouragement from the instruction.

Sister Allen, Sister Johansen, Sister Kava and I met together this past week and set some goals for our areas individually but also what we can accomplish together as a whole. We are praying for the Lord's help to perform step by step a miracle in the which we can help the Orem Canyon View and Orem Canyon View Spanish areas have 15 LARC lessons a week and have the same amount of lessons with a member present. We are going to strive for 75% True fellowshipping and basically talk to anyone we see outside from now until we leave this area. I have faith that a least something, but definitely what the Lord wants to happen, will happen as we serve diligently, pray fervently and obey exactly.

A less active Sister we started teaching a week or so ago texted us this past week and told us that her husband wants to join in on the lessons. We are excited and happy about this because he is also less active, we haven't met him before and from what we have heard he has been very uninterested about the gospel. If his intents are humble we hope to point this wonderful couple to the temple so they can prepare themselves to be an eternal family. I will let you know next week how our appointment on Wednesday goes.

We had the amazing opportunity to have dinner with the soon to be Orem Mission President Killpack, his wife and their two children, their sons fiance and Sister Killpack mother this past week. I was deeply impressed with their genuine love for Jesus Christ and His gospel in the form of a very 'missionary minded' decor around their house and the focus of our conversations. I have no doubts that President Killpack and Sister Killpack will begin and lead the soon to be organized Utah Orem Mission into much success by building the kingdom of God within the mission boundaries. They feel inadequate with such a call but I have seen how God qualifies the called. 

I have been focusing a lot of my study time recently on the promises God makes with us in the scriptures and through modern prophets. I don't expect to find every promise related to every commandment but what I have found has strengthened my testimony of the commandments He does give us and why. Perhaps the greatest promise of all is that God WILL keep all of His promises. (see D7C 82:10, Ether 12:21 and D&C 1:38 on lds.org) He is aware of all that He has promised to us. He will not forget, break or disregard even the smallest promise. His 'work and glory is to bring to pass our immortality and eternal life' and He does not stray from that vision that He has for us because He loves us.

God is good,
Sister Meldrom