HEY :)

Happy Fathers day daddy. You're the best dad anyone could ever ask for. You work so hard to give us a life that I didn't even know was pretty much perfect. Thanks for your example and for always being so loving and patient with me. One day this week I just cried like half the day. I had a good talk with Tugsuu and she just told me how she feels like no one in the ward likes her because she speaks English and not French. I felt so sad... like I hadn't done my job in getting her integrated. And had also given her a journal and she started crying because she wanted to write in a study journal like the prophets have asked us to, but she didn't have any paper. She was sooo grateful. Then she continued on in telling me how horrible life is in Mongolia. I felt like the most spoiled person in the world listening to her tell me what those people go through. Thank you for teaching me to work hard and to save money and to be self sufficient. I hope that I can use my blessings and the extra time that I am blessed with to help God's children who cant help themselves.

NICOLEEEEE YOU LEAVE IN LIKE 2 DAYS!!! You're going to do great. I just know it. Keep on going. Don't give up and know that I love you and pray for you. I hope your farewell was great. Please remember to send it to me.

Ha so that lady that we met when we missed the bus last Sunday... we ran into her again and her son's name is Ammon... how perfect is that. she is busy till the 21st so well see what happens then.

Fatima, the muslim lady, we went to go teach her and her husband was there....AND HE IS SO GREAT. He really thinks about life and religion but isn't believing and his wife doesn't really think about life but loves religion and thinks with her heart. They are perfect for each other and for the lessons. She even told him that he needs to pray to God to find out if he exists.. he said that he already did when he was a kid and did the recited prayers... she said NO. Pray like these sisters are asking you to. They are going to come to church simply out of curiosity this week and I am sticking the most friendly family in the ward in them so that they cant not feel loved and not want to come back ha.

Well on Friday it was BURNING HOT. Like really not that hot but it was hot for us. It was gross and sticky like when we were in Rome on the bus. So of course we didn't have our coats that day. That night we were porting ...sorry knocking doors... and it just started to pour like there was no tomorrow. We were completely drenched from head to foot! it could have counted as my shower. people thought we were so weird, without umbrellas or coats... but we continued anyway. This nice old couple let us in simply because we were drenched. They gave us a towel and some tea and they are atheist but we had a good discussion and they seem curious as to why two young girls in their 20s who cant speak french are here for 18 months knocking doors. they invited us to come back.. well see what happens. I am excited to have a classic missionary story to tell now ha.

  Well I love you all. I miss you so much! I can't believe that its already my birthday week. We are going to have a meal at my favorite members house AND she is inviting a friend who is going to come to church and then to dinner with us. It will be my first lesson with a member and their investigator. IM SO EXCITED. Best birthday ever.

Work hard.. love the lord

Sœur Kohlert