Dear family and friends,

Happy Memorial Day! Hope you all have had a great weekend.

This week has been good. My companions and I are continuing to learn to work together in a trio. There's lots of great advantages to being three instead of just two, including that housework goes faster, we have extra brainstorming power, and we can visit anybody and don't have to worry about asking if there is another woman in the house. Some things take a little longer with three or are a little more complicated, but we are adjusting to that! I love Hermana Hooton and Hermana Wallace, and they are amazing missionaries--obedient, full of faith, and so supportive!

Yesterday all of the missionaries in our area (two zones) had a meeting with one of the members of the stake presidency. It was a get-to-know-you that they have at the beginning of each transfer here. It was all really great, but the end of the meeting, when we knelt down to pray together was the very best part. He addressed our Father in Heaven, then said "It's me, Chris," and continued with his prayer, invoking the power of the priesthood to leave a blessing upon each of us and each of our families. The Spirit that filled the room was so powerful. He was a son speaking to his Father. There was no doubt about that. I am striving to make my prayers more sincere and more powerful like that. I know that our Father in Heaven hears our prayers and that we really can and should pour out our souls to him and trust that he hears every word.

I love you all. May you receive the strength and help you need from our Father in Heaven this week.

Love,

Hermana Brighton