WHEN I FLIPPED MY CALENDAR THE OTHER DAY, IT HIT ME PRETTY DANG HARD THAT THIS IS IT...I WON'T FLIP THAT CALENDAR AGAIN...IT'S GONNA GO IN A BOX BEFORE I HAVE TO FLIP IT AGAIN...IT WAS A SCARY THOUGHT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT WAS A VERY MOTIVATING THOUGHT. WE HAVE HAD A SOLID WEEK HERE IN ROCKVILLE...THE ONLY BIG UPDATE I HAVE IS WITH CZARINA CAMPOS (TAMARA JAMES' DAUGHTER)...WE TOOK BROTHER DOODY LAST NIGHT AFTER DINNER TO TEACH HER AND HAD A SWEET LESSON. BEFORE WE EVEN STARTED, BROTHER DOODY SAID "SO YOU'RE GONNA GET BAPTIZED, HUH?" SHE GOT A BIG SMILE AND SAID "YEP". SHE UNDERSTOOD THE LESSON SO WELL AND WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON...SHE IS ONLY 13, BUT HER MOM IS VERY SMART AND WE CAN TELL THAT CZARINA IS TOO. THE GOSPEL IS GOING TO BE A HUGE BLESSING IN HER LIFE THROUGH HER TEENAGE YEARS AND SHE IS GOING TO MAKE A GREAT MEMBER IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE SHE IS INTELLIGENT AND ON TOP OF THINGS. IT'S SO AWESOME!! WE ARE GOING BACK TOMORROW NIGHT TO TEACH ABOUT THE PLAN OF SALVATION AND TO GIVE HER A BAPTISM DATE...WE HAVEN'T DECIDED ON THE DATE YET, BUT IT WILL EITHER BE THE 21st OR THE 28th...IT'S SO GREAT!! WE AREN'T GIVING UP ON TRYING TO FIND SOME OTHER SWEET PEOPLE THOUGH...WE ARE ESPECIALLY FOCUSING ON SOME LESS-ACTIVES RIGHT NOW, WHICH SEEMS TO BE GOING WELL. LIFE IS GREAT!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND AM SO HAPPY WITH HOW THINGS ARE...SORRY IT'S SHORT TODAY, BUT I LOVE YOU ALL LOTS!!
LOVE,
ELDER BLAKE HARBER
Blake-September 3, 2008
Posted by Kelli
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Oh, time is going really fast now. I'm so excited to have him home, but the mission will be losing a great missionary.
Kelli! so i found your blog and i got a letter from blake yesterday! he told me not to write him back but if i get it in the mail today i am sure he will get it. He sent a really cool picture... the one with the railroad in the back and he has his bags. I love it. Anyway I bet you are getting so excited to have him home!!!
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