(Excerpts from Emily's family email)
In the middle of the night we were awakened to the most annoying sound ever. The fire alarm was going off! at 1:30 in the morning! I wasn't worried. I guess I knew there really wasn't a fire. We're not for sure why it was pulled, probably a prank or accident. We rushed out of our room, ended up in the gym (which is just across the way from where our dorms are) and stayed there for about 10 minutes then we were let back into our dorm. The alarm started up again but only beeped about 3 times before it went off. It took me forever to get back to sleep. It made for an interesting night. In the morning all the alarm clocks going off annoyed me more than usual.
I'm so glad Marion's car was found! And mostly the same. :) The sink part makes for a great story. Throw in the gun, 5 stereos, a blanket and it's hilarious. Hilarious the state it was found in, not that it was stolen. The Lord blesses us in so many ways. I know Marion's had an interesting month but I'm so glad to hear that she's enjoying life and grateful for it.
Something I've been thinking about this last week (and it was brought up in Relief Society) is keeping our missionary experiences current. I know the family isn't the one out on a mission but we all have opportunities in our lives to share the gospel. Grandma also mentioned in her letter she sent to me a couple weeks ago how she enjoys any opportunity she gets to have a spiritual or gospel related conversation with somebody. So family, here's my challenge. I challenge you to look for missionary opportunities, chances to share the gospel with a friend, neighbor, acquaintance, etc. And I want to hear about them. It's not a numbers challenge. It's a get outside yourself and share challenge.
I'm so excited to get to Cambodia. 28 days! (But who's counting? I AM.)
(Here we are pointing to the small but beautiful/wonderful country of Cambodia)
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