This week we received a very artistic 3-D Christmas-tree-shaped letter from Sister Kathryn Yost who is currently serving as a missionary from our stake in the Brisbane mission:
"Dear YSA!
Yes the IS THE AWESOMEST!! card you have ever seen!! Why?! Because I made it!! Your letters/notes were awesome to get! I ♥ being on the receiving end of them!! Well the heat/rain of Brisbane is AWESOME!! I'm in an area called Coomera which is on the Gold Coast and to top it off I go past DREAMWORLD EVERY DAY!! And Movie World and Wet & Wild each Thursday for District Meetings!! It's weird you can hear them scream on the rides it makes me laugh! I want to yell at them to join the church and BE BAPTISED!! But that wouldn't look good! So being a missionary is awesome! I fell off my bike twice, took a chunk out of my hand helping my flat mate - other sister missionary - learn to ride a bike, haven't been chased yet! But we got yelled at by some lady! She wasn't so happy having us knock on her door! It's raining and I am excited! We got caught in a mass down pour of rain while we were tracting which was random. We ran to our members home which was so amazing!! Blessed! Excellent! I've run out of things to say and I still have 2 more sides...so I might write things back personally...who shall I start with?!
NESS: The rock paper is really cute! Hey I saw Olan in the 3 simple ways for a happier family pamphlet, I was excited!! So tell her she's famous!
JESS K: I do remember that tin! I ♥ Mr Bean! I'm not sure what the spit thing is... or why you were pointing to the cloud... but thanks and YOU ARE COOL!
JESS B: I ♥ COLD ROCK! My fave is Peanut Butter in a timtam& MnM's so good! yes I ♥ the sun I'm not pastey!! Should see my tan!
CAMPBELL: So true you do only think of water when your tracting... We're tracting at night some days so it's more wishing we had aeroguard! Elder Berquist is giong good he's awesome as AP!! President & Sister Richards are awesome and have only 6 months left-ish-! Sad =( Sis Richards went to USA for a wedding I think...yes she did! I ♥ OUR AREA BOOK! Never thought I'd love forms as much as I do now!!
LEWIE G: It's ok I don't actually remember much about my F.Book page... so no dramas! My wardrobe is coping well but thanks to my handy family I am not doing too bad! There is a lady in my ward that reminds me of you! Sorry to call you a lday! REPENT SISTER YOST!!
BEK: HEY BEK!! All is quiet and hot!! I am excited to be here! I ♥ it! There is a lady in our ward who always say "Girlfriend" makes me smile!!
ELDER FLAKEMORE: YESH SHABANG A BANG!!! Totally got my MTC district leader looking out for you! His name is Elder Cobbett! He's awesome!! Just think ok dong all you can! I hope to hear from you soon oh so awesome!! Be prepared to EAT!!
CALLIN: Thanks Caillin! How's your Masters robot thing going??
CAMILLA: LOL I had poached eggs and thought of good old Benny!! Oh so good!! But it's worth the sacrifice as a missionary.
ELLE: Yes time flies crazy!! But I am so excited to be a missionary. It's way fun! Never want to stop!!
CHLOE: YES! It's like 30 C all the time, if it's not hot it's raining, if it's not raining it's muggy! It's great!! :| Happy 18th by the way!
LISA: Brisvegas is great hot fun! And I'm trying to not have too much fun...?! LOL! How's Rhys..?
MD: HOW ARE YOU?! I'm bad at writing too!! LOL! Oh well yay for Christmas day to write letters!! From 3 months ago...? LOL! Amanda... we aren't weird...just amazing!!?
MAZ: Well I was quite exciting to get mail so don't feel too bad...as it was my only one...LOL nah it's ok! Thank you for your advice! It's coming in handy!!
Well before I stop, thank you to all who support us missionaries! It's the best getting letters! Sorry for seriously late replies...work is busy!!
I would like to share some of my fav scriptures with you all!!
Helaman 12 - the whole thing! Trust the Lord! He has a plan for you!! Have faith in His power! There is reason for all!
Mosiah 2:34 - "...render to Him all that you have and are..."!! I've come to realise how important gratitude to Heavenly Father is! He has given me more than I to Him! Stop and think what he has given you!
1 Nephi 11:17 - Heavenly Father DOES LOVE HIS CHILDREN! Do not forget your divine purpose!! Become who the Lord wants you to become!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS - "my soul delighteth in fatness..." - 2 Nephi 9:51.
Love Sister Yost
P.S...Be excited to share the gospel!!!"
CAMPBELL: So true you do only think of water when your tracting... We're tracting at night some days so it's more wishing we had aeroguard! Elder Berquist is giong good he's awesome as AP!! President & Sister Richards are awesome and have only 6 months left-ish-! Sad =( Sis Richards went to USA for a wedding I think...yes she did! I ♥ OUR AREA BOOK! Never thought I'd love forms as much as I do now!!
LEWIE G: It's ok I don't actually remember much about my F.Book page... so no dramas! My wardrobe is coping well but thanks to my handy family I am not doing too bad! There is a lady in my ward that reminds me of you! Sorry to call you a lday! REPENT SISTER YOST!!
BEK: HEY BEK!! All is quiet and hot!! I am excited to be here! I ♥ it! There is a lady in our ward who always say "Girlfriend" makes me smile!!
ELDER FLAKEMORE: YESH SHABANG A BANG!!! Totally got my MTC district leader looking out for you! His name is Elder Cobbett! He's awesome!! Just think ok dong all you can! I hope to hear from you soon oh so awesome!! Be prepared to EAT!!
CALLIN: Thanks Caillin! How's your Masters robot thing going??
CAMILLA: LOL I had poached eggs and thought of good old Benny!! Oh so good!! But it's worth the sacrifice as a missionary.
ELLE: Yes time flies crazy!! But I am so excited to be a missionary. It's way fun! Never want to stop!!
CHLOE: YES! It's like 30 C all the time, if it's not hot it's raining, if it's not raining it's muggy! It's great!! :| Happy 18th by the way!
LISA: Brisvegas is great hot fun! And I'm trying to not have too much fun...?! LOL! How's Rhys..?
MD: HOW ARE YOU?! I'm bad at writing too!! LOL! Oh well yay for Christmas day to write letters!! From 3 months ago...? LOL! Amanda... we aren't weird...just amazing!!?
MAZ: Well I was quite exciting to get mail so don't feel too bad...as it was my only one...LOL nah it's ok! Thank you for your advice! It's coming in handy!!
Well before I stop, thank you to all who support us missionaries! It's the best getting letters! Sorry for seriously late replies...work is busy!!
I would like to share some of my fav scriptures with you all!!
Helaman 12 - the whole thing! Trust the Lord! He has a plan for you!! Have faith in His power! There is reason for all!
Mosiah 2:34 - "...render to Him all that you have and are..."!! I've come to realise how important gratitude to Heavenly Father is! He has given me more than I to Him! Stop and think what he has given you!
1 Nephi 11:17 - Heavenly Father DOES LOVE HIS CHILDREN! Do not forget your divine purpose!! Become who the Lord wants you to become!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS - "my soul delighteth in fatness..." - 2 Nephi 9:51.
Love Sister Yost
P.S...Be excited to share the gospel!!!"
