We had a lot of people give us their left over Halloween candy and other treats this week! Add that to the wonderful dinners members give us and I don't think we'll ever go hungry! Definitely eating well! I'm very grateful for their generosity and kindness, but we have definitely had to be more aware of our exercise and what we eat at home! Haha the members are so great though and I truly am so grateful for their willingness to feed us!
On Tuesday we had dinner with a less active woman in our ward whose oldest daughter is also less active that we are working with to get to the Young Single Adult Ward, and whose youngest daughter is not a member! It was so great! Venessa is really working on coming back to church and she wants to bring her whole family with her! Including her non-member husband! The Dinner we had with the girls was great! We brought Jasmine with us (the YSA recent convert) and she really connected with Skylar and we are praying for good things! We talked with Meghan and hopefully things will work out for her as well!! Overall it was a very successful evening!
That is probably the biggest thing that happened last week for the lessons we had. Abraham had to cancel his lesson due to flight plans being delayed. And Hailian also had to cance due to being sick! However! We did find a new family this week!! We were out contacting a potential who thanked us for bringing a little Utah to her door 
and then we decided to knock on one of her neighbors down the street. They answered and even though they didn't have a lot of time to talk right then, they listened to us and agreed to have us come back! We are excited!
We have three lesson planned for tomorrow all before Noon!! It will be a great morning and we are exicited to have three different members come out with us as well!! One of them is a recently returned missionary who just got back from serving her mission is Seattle! She is so cute and has already helped us so much!
Great things are happening in Walsh Ranch!
It always amazes me how important it is to have a good attitude! Through the disappointments and discouragement, if we keep a positive attitude and trust in God that everything will work out then it will! We have the right to be happy! If you aren't happy, before blaming others or your circumstances, maybe take a step back and look at how you are feeling and how you can change the way you feel. That has been something that has been on my mind this week and oftentimes, all that needs to be done is for me to change my attitude, look on the bright side, find joy in EVERYTHING- even the hard and bad things, and realize that everything is part of Heavenly Father's Plan of Happiness!! "Men are that they might have Joy!"
2 Nephi 9:18 "But, behold, the righteous, the saints of the Holy One of Israel, they who have believed in the Holy One of Israel, they who have endured the crosses of the world, and despised the shame of it, they shall inherit the kingdom of God, which was prepared for them from the foundation of the world, and their joy shall be full forever."
What a promise! I know that as we "press forward with a steadfastness in Christ" trusting in the Great plan of our God, we will be blessed beyond the joy that we can feel now!
I love you all so much! Thank you for your support and strength that you give! I hope that you all have a wonderful week this week and I invite you to find someone or someway that you can serve and show your gratitude for others and for Heavenly Father in this holiday season!
Love,
Sister Broadbent
Pictures:
1. It's been rainy and chilly here! Enjoying the cool weather!
2 & 3. Huge cinnamon rolls that members gave us!!
4. After a wonderful and long day of exchanges with Hermana Ferrell!
5. Some huge mushrooms that we saw while we were out walking one day!
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