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We had an interesting conversation with Pam yesterday. She was complaining about her husband and how mean he is to her..... and he drinks and............. She said sometimes she just has to beat him up. He never hits her but she does him. She said she knocked him out one day when she threw the phone at him. She said her son came in the door one day when she was sitting on top of him and hitting him. He thought she was wrong for what she was doing. "But he (her son) didn't see what her husband had done to her first!" It sounds like they have had some real battles.

We had zone conference tuesday, It was good:  (some thoughts)

When I get home from my mission I really want to look back and say to myself; I really did the best I could do. No regrets!!

We need to go forward with courage and persistence. Each day we need to stay "in the game"

Never delay an impression to pray, or to do anything!

Sometimes it isn't that we don't want to do something. Sometimes it is just that we don't know how to do it! Soooo how can we find out how to do things??

President Howell's dad was a bishop and his mother was the Relief society president and they both went inactive in the church. It all started by them criticizing the leaders of the church!

Another person spoke that their grandfather was a general authority and some of his kids and grandkids have left the church. We need to stay close to the spirit and follow our conversion, no matter what things come into our lives!

Br Olson has a patriarchal blessing that says he would work with the Laminates. His first mission was not to work with the Laminates and he felt bad. However now, with his wife he is serving a mission to the laminates in white river!

There are only 2 Laminate mission couples and they are both in our mission! They are actually half brothers. Their dad had 5 wives and 31 kids. He was not a member of the church. they are VERY excellent people and missionaries. Their names are Ron and Joe Begay.

You cannot say anything wrong to the right person and you cannot say anything right to the wrong person. (takes a little pressure off missionaries)`