August 29, 2017

no parcel yet but i'm sure it will come soon don't worry about the fall stuff yet, but it is getting a little chillier, we are teaching margaret (46) dakota(9) sarah(10) keagan(10) and Kira(22) and hopefully lori (30s) sorry I don't have time to send a long email but I really has just been my week to soak it all in!:) thankyou so much for the pictures and videos and filling me in on the details of the big day! It makes me feel like I was there:) I could not be happier for Kelsie and truman! I'm so so glad that the weather was perfect! you all deserved the perfect day after all of you hard work:)

I'll try and squeeze in one quick thing, we taught relief society this week and the lesson was based on the talk "perfect love casteth out fear" by president uchtdorf. I definitely learned the most from the lesson. Motivating people or ourselves by fear never works, it may change us or the persons actions for a short time but it will not bring that lasting effect, it will only change our behaviors not ours or their nature. We need to motivate by love and we can learn how to do that when we follow the Savior and our Heavenly Fathers example. Loving people really is the key, and the more I love the people here, the more I want to serve them, and the easier it is to teach them<3

love sister wood