Dear family and friends,

Hi! I hope you all are doing great and that you enjoy this next week! Happy Thanksgiving!

We are looking forward to a great week.

Antonio R is all set for his baptism on Saturday. He had his interview this last Tuesday and is looking forward to the day. He took the entire day off work and everything. We taught him about the Priesthood on Sunday, and he says he would feel so blessed to be able to receive the power of God.

This week we started teaching a family, the Montes, that lives in our apartment complex. We knocked on their door by accident two weeks ago, looking for someone else. We prayed with them that night and then returned and taught them this week. They liked what we shared but aren't sure they want to keep learning because they are Catholic. They agreed to start reading the Book of Mormon, so we are praying they will let it touch their hearts!

We are also teaching another girl who has been going through a really rough time with her family and at school. It's been amazing to help her start rebuilding a relationship with God. She always asks us to pray for her and she prays so sincerely for help with her challenges and to be able to start over and leave her past behind.

These are just a few of the great things happening here in Davis.

I'm so grateful for my many blessings, including each one of them and each one of you!

Love,

Hermana Brighton

My dear family and friends,

 

Once upon a time there was a people who was always forgetting.

 

They felt good when they decided to choose good, and they were blessed for that. They had plenty to eat, comfortable places to live, and they even had very nice clothes to wear. On top of that, they saw miracles. God's hand was in their lives. But pretty soon, what they had was not enough. Some got proud, and some got greedy, and they forgot where they had come from. They forgot that good feeling and they forgot to keep choosing to be good.

 

Fortunately, God's hand was still in their lives. He blessed them with problems. Wars, droughts, lost jobs, little food. They remembered once again.

 

The cycle repeated.

 

It's the story of the Book of Mormon, and it's the story of me too. How grateful I am for leaders and friends and family members who continually stir me up to remembrance to help me not forgot the goodness of the Lord in my life.

 

In my continual striving for improvement, I am learning to remember where I have come from and to see the hand of God in my life.

 

Thank you for the love and support from each of you.

 

Have a wonderful week!!!

 

Love,

Hermana Brighton

Dear friends and wonderful family,

I hope you all are doing great and having a wonderful week.

I have so much to be grateful for. This past week was incredible. We have seen miracles especially in working more with the members of the church here to help teach and fellowship. On Wednesday, a sister who hasn't come to church in a long time came to two lessons with us...she was so excited, and then afterward she told us she wants to start reading the Book of Mormon and she wants to come with us again. It was such a sweet experience, and the feelings aren't describable. Then this Saturday we had a Thanksgiving dinner, and about half of the people who came were nonmember friends and family that the members invited. It was awesome to just walk around and talk with so many new people! This week we will be teaching one of them, so that is exciting!

We have even more great plans and goals for this coming week. I'm so grateful that the Lord requires so much of us and then helps us achieve miracles when we put our faith in him. I have been grateful this week especially just for the blessing to be able to recognize so many moments when I had something wonderful to be grateful for.

I love you all!

Have a great week!

Love,

Hermana Brighton

Dear friends and family,

I hope you all are enjoying fall weather and lots of great experiences.

I am doing fantastic! The new transfer has started off very well, and great things are happening in our branch and in our area.

Antonio R. the man that called us a few weeks ago and has family in Puerta Vallerta, is doing wonderful! He fasted for his first time ever this Sunday, he is reading consistently from the Book of Mormon, and he is already making plans for his baptism. It is a joy to teach him and help him and to see how he has so much to desire to make his life right and draw near to God.

My faith is growing. My understanding of Jesus Christ's Atonement is increasing. I am so happy and happy to be sharing that with others.

This week the plan is to stretch, to work harder, to set and meet higher goals so that I can come closer to achieving the potential I have to bless my brothers and sisters. I'll report next week.

I love you all!

Hermana Brighton