Sunday, June 19, 2011



So much has happened this week. Today was a pretty special day too. Birthday!! Yeeaayyyeahhh!! I thought it would be a little anti-climatic... but alas, we are having a grand time!!

This morning, I took Sister Tizhanina, from Russia, to the dentist. She needed some work done, so Sister Chen and I went on a little exchange. Anywho...I decided that I would write up some key points for today's e-mail while I was in the lobby, staring at pictures of cracked and shattered teeth. Seriously, those pictures frightened me!! I'll tell you what. I definitely will stop biting my nails for at least a week.



  • BIRTHDAY LOVE!!!

  • THANK YOUS!!!!

  • Grandmas and Grandpas!!! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!

  • Margaret!! Thank you for sweet gifts!! YOU are so thoughtful!! I will be sing that stationary to write you!! :)

  • Pancakes from room mates this morning.

  • Tiffany, Chelsea, Inez, Nicole, Mom and Dad.....I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!! THANKS for the Birthday love and love!!!

  • Brownies from Sister Kim & Tizhanina

  • Cake from Sister Kemsley

  • Awesome hand made card from Sister Chen

  • Boba!!

  • Jennifer!

  • Paige, Steph and Mama Knudsen!! So crazy. :) Love you!! You are family.

French Book of Mormon vandal
So this story is actually pretty funny. Sister Chen and I met this guy from France last week. He told us that he grew up Catholic, but that he considers himself atheist. I told him that most of my closest friends are either atheist, agnostic or "spiritual" of sorts. He then kept peppering questions to us about how we knew for ourselves if any of this is true or not. Study and pray my friend. Study and pray. We talked about the Book of Mormon. He was FASCINATED by it. We told him that if he wanted one, he could have one from his local missionaries for free and could continue to learn with them if he wanted. He didn't want that. Well...we parted ways. About an hour later, Sister Chen and I walked by the display with tons of different Book of Mormons in all sorts of languages. Yep. French was missing. Swoop!! We laughed an awkward laugh.


"I Sit All Amazed"
Last Sunday for church, we got to hear Steve and Carol Mikita speak. They are a brother and sister team. Steve is paralyzed. I'm not really sure what his exact diagnosis is, but he needed help tilting his head to the microphone to speak. Once he has help to the motor on his wheelchair, he can maneuver the chair. Here's the thing, even given his circumstances, Steve Mikita went on to be an attorney general, and recently an author. (That's the title of his book, "I Sit All Amazed")He spoke with us about choosing our attitude, regardless of our situations. SO incredible. He then shared with us the love he has for the gospel. And or the perfect plan of happiness. All unfair things are made up through the atonement. Here's another person named Luis Vance who lives life with a wheelchair.


Hope Gallery
Hooray!! We got to visit the Hope Gallery in Salt Lake City this week. Highlight of my week. And what kind of art do they feature? Yep. Scandinavian artists, with a focus on Carl Bloch. AND Louise (my friend from Denmark) worked there this spring for about 6 weeks. Why have I not been there sooner??


Ron from Georgia
73 years old. Came to Temple Square a few years ago, but didn't want to learn more back home. Ron got in touch with us and told us that now he thinks it's about time that he learned. He told us that on Wednesday, he and his wife drove 25 miles to find his local LDS chapel. No one was there, but now they know where to go when they go on Sunday. That to me is faith. Doing. Action. Experimenting. Not just discussing. And thinking, but really acting.


2 cockroaches in one week Disgusting. Enough said.


LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!! THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!!!
Hooray!! Everyone eat cake today!! :)
Sister Amy

Hooray! And my new favorite video of the week!!: Moments that Matter Most