Only At the MTC

Hi Mom,                                                         April 4, 2013
So my companion, Lindsey Lockheart, is AWESOME and she wrote this from our experiences:

Well, it's official. This is my last P-day - I get shipped out on Monday. We leave the MTC at 3am. And then go to TEXAS! Yahoo!!! Am I excited? Absolutely. Nervous? You betcha. But this is going to be spectacular. I can tell. Texas is stupendous. Definitely the cooliest place ever, probably. As was well stated by my companion, "Ev'rythang's biggah en Texas. Encludin' my testimonay." For the record, she doesn't usually talk like that. Just when she is practicing her Texas accent. [Hahaha that was me]

So, with this being my last email from the MTC, I figured it would be appropriate to share with y'all some of the fun little things I have noticed about this fantastic little place:

ONLY AT THE MTC:

- There are 3,000 college students go to bed at 10:30pm.

- You can find teenagers singing the First Vision. In Spanish.

- Sometimes people will walk up to you and say, "I have to bear my testimony to you before I am allowed to use my email." Then they will proceed to do so.

- You might get asked on a date for two years in the future.

- There are backwards peepholes on all the doors that look into the rooms instead of out.

- Some of the boys here like to sniff old envelopes that smell like their girlfriends.

- A shower is a musical experience, during which you will treated to the vocal harmonies of all the girls in the surrounding stalls. And don't be alarmed if it is off-key, or if it is the same hymn over and over again. This is quite normal. At times you may be lucky enough to encounter someone country-fying "Secret Prayer."

- Water bottles in the gym present a fire hazard.

- Backpacks in the cafeteria are also a fire hazard. You are, however, allowed to bring the entire contents of said backpack, as long there is no actual bag around these items. This is entirely safe.

- It is possible you will happen upon the following conversation:

"Where did you serve your mission?"

"Hawaii."

"Oh, that's so cool!"

"Yeah, it was great. I would highly recommend it. Apparently the Lord didn't."

There's nothing quite like the MTC.

A spiritual thought for y'all: we are here fighting a war. A war between good and evil. But we have already fought this same war once before - we all fought together on the same side; we had the same Allies, and the same foe. And we won. We will win again.

Easter at the MTC

Las Hermanas at the Provo temple.

We love going to the temple!

Thank you, King Family!!

	Apr 4, 2013

Wow! Thank you for sending pictures! I always am sad that i miss this time of year when you getto pick all the fruit. Are the peaches almost ready? I am so happy for Tommy that he got his mission call!!! I am so excited for him!  I cant believe how soon he leaves!! I know for a fact, that all who are called- are called for a specific time. Everyone tells me you are called to a certain place for a certain reason, too, but I don't know that for sure yet, 'cause I am still in the MTC. But I know that we are all called at a specific timing and the Lords timing is perfect. Its called sacrifice. The Lord only upgrades. He only takes things away from you because he is going to give you something better. (Like everything I am missing while I am gone, and even missing Tiffany's wedding by a week...) This time to be a missionary and to be in the MTC is such crazy timing for me. I just think- there has to be a reason why I am here at this specific time. And I have learned so many times in the scriptures that (I think DyC 33:3 and DyC 138) He saved his chosen for this specific time, he saved us to gather Zion. It takes the elect to gather the elect. I have been told that within three months of my mission, I will be forced to be a trainer because every mission is doubling. At first I thought, are you kidding?! I am supposed be a pro within 3 months.. hahaha well that should be interesting. How crazy is that to think?! That I will be a senior companion and training brand-new sisters within 3 months... when I am still new myself. BUT I find much peace in these scriptures that tell me, I have been called at this exact, specific time, because The Lord knows that I am strong enough to do it. And it brings tears to my eyes every time I think of that. That He trusts me THAT much. Its crazy. I am one of his chosen ones, and Tommy is too. He will need to be a leader as well. I hope he is ready because ready or not it's happening!  AH it's so insane. The spirit here is so strong. I learn SO much and I don't want to leave. But at the same time, I am so excited to leave. I leave in 12 days.  

Oh, by the way, we got 2 new sisters in our room and they are both going to Tommy's mission, Charlotte, North Carolina!  Ah I am so jealous!! North Carolina ENGLISH speaking. He is going to love it. I am so excited for him, I can't wait to pick him up!!! 

So Easter in the MTC is the greatest thing EVER. I get Easter AND conference here. It's so cool. There is no better place to be (besides with you guys of course) than the MTC for Easter.

  Time here is so strange. It goes by so fast but also Sunday feels like forever ago. So Sunday was fast Sunday. We had a giant combined sacrament meeting with EVERYONE.  There were 3000 missionaries!!! That is the biggest sacrament meeting ever they said. It took 100 elders to pass the sacrament. Craaaazy! The spirit was so strong. Bishop Gerald Causse spoke about missionaries (Thats always the topic) He also spoke about the atonement. He said, as we experience the atonement in our lives, our desire to share it grows. We will be bringing souls unto repentance- we will desire their salvation. How cool! And actually I totally agree. I can't wait to love the people. He said the reason why love is so important in sharing the gospel is because love is a celestial respiration of the air of heaven. Wow! So that means, when we show love to others, it is showing them a taste of how heaven, and like you always say, Mom, it is only a taste of how much our Father in heaven loves them.

Then we had our own ward fast and testimony meeting. This was 4 districts so about 50 missionaries. It was the oldest district's last Sunday and the district just a week older than us' last meeting too because of conference, so it was super sad because I love them so much! But guess what. yep. I bore my testimony. In SPANISH. yep. I did it. It was super cool. I am so glad I did. The spirit was so strong. If I hadn't, I would have been so upset. I will bear it to you right now! I still remember what I said "Wow! El espiritu es muy fuerza aqui. Quiero decir muchas gracias por el ejemplo de nuestro missionarios. Yo se que cuando no puedes hacer muchas cosas, en es la verdadero- yo se que por medio JesuCristo todas cosas es possible. por que yo habla espanol aqui! Yo se que por medio la Expiacion puede limpiar al pecados. En el nombre de JesuCristo, amen." Okay so I think I said more than that but I don't really remember. Also, I can't spell very well haha It sounds much better in person I promise haha. :)  

Anyways then after that we had a devotional with Sheri Dew! She is so awesome!  I had no idea she wasn't married. But her talk has stuck with me and every day i think about it. It was about what I was saying earlier. We are the chosen generation. We have been set apart to gather Israel and are fulfilling King Benjamin's prophecy. We are on a divine errand and we are exactly where the lord wants us to be. We are in the middle of the time when he is hastening his work. If we ask, angels WILL minister to us.  Who could they be more interested in  than us who have been endowed with power to go forth to spread the good news of His gospel. I just thought that was cool. It helps me when I feel inadequate. Everyone we meet has been influenced by different things. I have been influenced by different things which is why I am here right now, but what about those we meet?  We don't know what millions of influences they have had . Also, what kind of influence am I giving?! - I am a rare influencer when I keep my covenants, I access the power of God. I am running out of time so i will wrap it up. She said that there are three things that Satan tries to get us with and that is 

1) He tries to confuse us as to who the Savior is. 

2) He tries to confuse us as to who we are. 

3) He tries to confuse us as to how to hear the Savior's voice. 

I know that now that Tommy has his call, he WILL have many more temptations. The adversary WILL be working on him as hard as he can, because he knows how much greatness he is going to bring about. and as long as he can remember those 3 things, it will be nearly impossible for Satan to have any kind of influence over him.

1.) The Savior has come to rescue us. He is not our last chance, He is our ONLY chance to feel hope, be healed, overcome insecurity and fear, repent, forgive. dissolve temptation, hatred and envy and receive exaltation. He will heal the broken-hearted, and the bruised.  The Savior is the answer and we can access His power by being obedient, by learning of Him, by making and keeping covenants by asking for His help and by leaving our fears and weaknesses on the altar. :)

2.) Know who you are. He is the father of your spirit. You are a child of God. He reserved the noble for the last days, to raise the noble and the FEARLESS to build Zion. He held the best for last. HE WOULD NOT SEND MEN AND WOMEN THAT HE COULD NOT COUNT ON to do this work. He is counting on you :) If we ask the the Lord, through the Spirit, he will tell you what he thinks of you. TRY it. I have. And it is the most incredible thing I have ever experienced in my life. Please do it. Ask the Savior to allow you to see yourself as He sees you. Ask to know what he thinks about you.

3.) The most important language is the language of revelation. Know what invites the Spirit and what drives it away. If you don't know how you personally can feel it, ask the lord to know how you personally can feel of the Spirit. plead for His strength and He will heal you.

So those were my notes from her talk, with some added commentary. (When I said 'I' it was me saying it!) haha so yeah. Dang it i have so much I want to write. This is so hard to only communicate once a week. There is so much I want to share, especially with Tommy. He is going to learn so much while he is here. I'm so excited for him. 

I was studying today and in the temple I learned so much. I love being surrounded by so many good people who I can ask questions when I'm confused, but i have some I want to ask you! Ihat does "the only begotten" really mean? because we are all his children but what is the only "begotten" mean? Also what does transfigured mean? I was reading in Mosiah 14-16 and i was confused haha  It's Isiah again! Anyways, I'll try and respond to your letters now. (sorry this is so long)

Love,

Hermana Dedrick

To Dad

The District

Hi Dad!!! 

     Thank you so much for writing me! Its so cool that I can get your letter the same day you typed it! I did get both of them from dear elder. Isn't it cool how that works? 

 It is so cool that you are reading in Mosiah! I think we are in the same spot! I just read that chapter the day before you sent it to me! Thank you for sharing it :) I have also been reading in JSH. It is cool to me how in vs 11 i believe it was.. where he says "I felt like i was going to sink into despair and destruction" and right then when he felt like giving up, he didn't  and then the Lord proceeded to show himself unto him. Isn't that incredible! It made me realize that right when we feel like we are about to give up.... that feeling of inadequacy is from Satan  and he is working his hardest on you at that very moment because he knows something great is about to happen, he knows we are extremely capable of miracles and he will do anything to destroy us. So just remember that! I try to remember that when i feel like giving up, its because he wants me to not do the incredible things that i am capable of. 

Thank you so much for sharing that feeling you had about grandma Pauline. I think that is so neat :) I really appreciate that. I was reading from one of my journals from a long time ago and I remember i had a dream about her and so i wrote it down. I need to write things like that down more often. I am so happy to hear that you enjoy your job! Thank you for everything and thank you for writing me! Also- if you think of any experiences that you had or that i had, please share them with me! And if you ever want to bear your testimony to me, that is good too :) thank you so much dad I love you so much! Have a good day!

con amor

krista

Half Way Already!!

Cool package from the Holman's!

Their quote board.

Is that Sam Pham?

Easter package from Julie Holman! 

Hi Mom!!! 

    I have been here a whole three weeks and I only have less than 3 left because we leave on Monday. It is so weird! and it is hard because I've already made such great friends. I really like the people in the district that got here the week before us. One of them, Hermana Ihler, goes to 

BYU Idaho and when we both get home, we are going to be roommates! Its going to be sad to leave and I am sure when I get to Texas I will freak out just like I did my first few days being here... but I hope I will get used to it. I am nervous. But anyways, its the same every day nothing really new. Sister Fowles sent me a card! That was so sweet of her. Also, I get a letter from Julie EVERY day and I have gotten 4 packages from her haha Can you please tell her thank you so much for me? I will write her a letter today. Also, I got both of your packages!!! Thank you so so much mom! It was so cool to get some of Tiffany's wedding treats! :) 

So on Sunday I think a general authority is going to come and speak to us! I hope that I can make it into the room where they have it, because there are so many people here now!   I am so excited for conference too!! If you get a chance, you should re-listen to Henry B Eyring's talk from last conference i think... but it is called Mountains to Climb." and it is one of my favorite talks.

On Sunday nights we get to pick a movie out of 3 to watch and I picked to watch a devotional by Elder Bednar called "The Character of Christ" I would paraphrase it for you but if you can find it somewhere you should definitely listen to it. It was given on a Sunday on Christmas in the MTC. He talks about how The Savior turns outward when the natural man would turn inward. He compared the natural man to cookie monster- "ME want cookie NOW." And he said, who cares what you want. It doesn't matter what you want, it's not about you. Then he referred to Matthew 4:11 and he said in the footnote b in verse 11 he said was a translation and that the Savior actually sent angels to minister to John- in the midst of his own suffering and hunger- he didn't ask angels to come help him. instead he was worrying about John and sent angels to John. He prayed for the peace of others- He turns outward when the natural man would turn inward. Anyway  he gave a lot of other examples and it would take a few pages if I copied my notes but I hope you can find it! If not I will type up my notes because it is so good. But basically we need to become more like Christ  and learn of his character- so that we can learn how to be like Him. And it reminds me a lot of you and dad. you both are just like Christ- when you have every right to feel sorry for yourself- you never are but are always concerned for your children- which is a huge example to me and I hope I can learn that attribute and be a mother like that.

A scripture that I read reminded me of Tommy and it was Mosiah 4:21-22 because it reminded me of how Tommy has such a desire to help those in need.

I hope that everyone is doing well! I pray for each of you everyday and I hope you know that I love you all so much! Please let me know when Tommy gets his call! I have something I want to send him. I wish I could be there when he gets to go through the temple! It is such an incredible experience  Do you think you could send me dads email so that I can email him back to the letter he sent me? I love you so much!  Let me know how everyone is doing!

Much love

ps HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!!!!! Do you think you can ask Kayle Searle and Linzee Cole to send me their addresses please!? And tell Emily Rose that I wish I could be there for her wedding!! Thanks mom :)

Week 2 at the MTC!

At the Provo Temple.
Great way to start the day!

March 21, 2013

Hola Mama!

I have been here 2 whole weeks and a day!!! I am no longer new! YAY! It is so fun when the new people come in (And you know they are new because they have a giant orange sticker on their name tag) So we always shout at them "Bienvenidos al CCM!" it is so fun :)

Funny things that happen at the MTC

Spotted: Elder smuggling 5 bananas and 6 oranges out of the 2 M building (cafeteria and sacrament building) and he says "Hola hermanas!" as he walks past us... hahaha what!

So our classroom is on the 5th floor... that is a LOT of flights of stairs. Seriously. Hna Lockheart and I were studying at the top of them and so many people that get to the top act like they are dying. One guy dramatically collapsed on the floor haha. We have to be silly or we will lose sanity :)

After gym we got a sack lunch and ate outside because it was so nice out.  In one of the walkways there is a part with uneven concrete that EVERYone trips over. So we sat there and watched everyone trip, and curse the concrete as they walked by. It’s funnier in real life, I promise.

Also on the wall of the 4th floor of the stairs- it is like bricks... but one of them is hollow.... so everyone knocks on it when they pass it on the stairs, so it has like a oil mark of people touching it... its kinda weird.

I also hear there is a tree here that smells like cream soda? maybe its a joke. But I havent found it yet.

Also- Elder Clarke´ has a girl writing him... and during study time... he just sniffs his letter... the whole time.. HAHA Tommy... dont let girls do that to you. please.

Also whenever you walk by the bathrooms at night... you will hear a chorus of girls singing hymns in the showers :)

Also, Elder Evans wrote Hermana Lockheart a poem, asking her on a date in 2 years... hahaha only at the MTC. (Don't worry, she said no of course)

I just want to apologize for my last email being so negative. I think I was struggling with adjusting. And although I still am, I realized that I am here for a reason and that I need to get over myself. So I have been praying so hard that I could have the spirit be with me, and be able to overcome my weaknesses. Here in the MTC they teach you the importance of goals. So my companion and I always are coming up with goals for our investigators and goals for ourselves. Goals of what we want to study, goals of things we need to work on, ect. So I decided to come up with my own personal goals. And I have a lot of them. But one I want to share with you is my goal of ¨¨Everytime I find myself thinking ¨¨I wish¨¨ I change it to ¨¨I am thankful for¨¨. ´´ and you know what? It is super hard for me. BUT. through earnest, and somewhat desperate prayers, and studying, I know that the Lord is able to turn my weaknesses into strengths. I prayed that I would be able to find scriptures to help me and you know what? I sure found em! Alma 32:41 and Alma 36:3 (Alma is the best) If I trust in the Lord, He will help me in my trials. I know I can get through them with His help. Also Ether 12:27 He will make my weaknsses strengths.  and Ether 12:12 God cannot give miracles to me unless I have faith. Wow! Those have totally changed my whole attitude. Then there is also Joshua 1:9- the Lord is with me wherever I go! Even in Texas! and Deuteronomy 31:6-8 -Be strong and of good courage. Also on Tuesday night I had a cool experience. We have devotionals on Tuesday nights. Tuesday morning was when I read all those scriptures and decided to change my attitude. Then Tuesday Night at the devotional, Sister Whiting said "Whatever you do, do it with your whole soul. Just go and do. Swallow your fear and give yourself completely to the Lord." DUH KRISTA. I mean hermana. But yeah. also during that devotional the spirit was speaking so strongly to ME personally, and the things I learned that night were completely different from what was spoken in that meeting. I've heard of that happening before but I have never really experienced it. So I thought it was pretty neat. Ah there has been so much I have wanted to tell you and now I just forgot it all. I will make sure that I write it down next time. Sorry!  I have learned so much here. I still have SOO much more to learn. I so much look forward to the day when I can confidently speak to someone in Spanish, and even change their lives!

Another thing I wanted share was something that Bryce told me. "For everything that you don't do that you're supposed to, a blessing is withheld.  I just thought that was cool because we can all always be a little better at being obedient, and I realized that when we are not obedient, we are only hurting ourselves. I can’t do this work alone without the Lords help or His blessings, because without them I am only Krista. But I know that I have the potential to be so much better than that! Just think of how awesome I already am... I could be so much more awesome if I obeyed exactly and had His help in everything.  J  It’s just cool to think about haha.

So in the temple today... we go at 7 am... so I fall asleep often... but the power of prayer is SO real! I prayed to have understanding and inspiration come to me so that I could learn more- and it is so incredible that although I was not 100 percent conscious the whole time, I still learned! I learn more and more every time I go, and I think that is so incredible.

You are right.... I don't have to eat so much haha I am trying to be better at that. But for SOME REASON... hem... I feel like I have to finish my entire plate. haha so I am working on not eating so much. But yes! I would love a bottle of vitamins! Sorry this email is so long. But thank you for sending me those pictures of Tiffany!!! She looked so beautiful I wish I could have been there!!! That is so neat that she was in the same sealing room as you and Dad!!! I can't wait to go to the LA temple when I come back! That was sweet of Christian’s mom and dad to say that about me :)

I am so glad that Dad loves his job and only has a 5 minute drive! What a blessing!! I miss running with you up that giant hill!!! I really miss it a lot. Sitting all day drives me insane. I wish that I had that hill to run up still. .I also like how you compared me to running up that hill.  You are so right and that is an awesome way to think of it :) The hill didn’t change, I did. My trials won’t get any easier but I will get stronger! woo hoo and I canNOT wait for that to happen. But ever so patiently, I am waiting... I am sorry I didn’t have a chance to respond to everything you said, but I am out of time, I will continue to write letters! I love p day!!! And I love you all so much!!! thank you for always writing me! Also, Will you tell Julie thank you so much for the CD and the package of cinnamon rolls! And the letters everyday!! She is too sweet to me. I will write her back though :)

I love you and thank you for everything!

Don’t forget to read your scriptures! They change lives :) like mine

Much love

Tu Hermana Krista

What a great lesson to us all.  Choose to be positive.  Choose to be obedient.  Search the scriptures and pray with all your heart.  Then watch the Lord's hand touching your life.  I love my girl!   Thanks to those who have written her.  It helps SO much.  If you have not tried the website, DearElder.com, check it out!  It's fast, it's easy and it's free!  Her address is at the top of the blog on the left hand side.

First P Day!

March 14, 2013

Helloooooo!  Oops, I mean Hola!  
I finally get my first P day!  It started out by going to the temple early this morning while it was still dark out.  I was sooooo excited and happy I got to go to the temple!  I missed going every day.  I still have to say that the Newport Temple is the prettiest.  Still my favorite.  Thank you so much for writing me via DearElder!  That site is wonderful.  I have gotten so many letters!!!  I am so blessed.  I am so excited to write everyone back today.

Well...I can't believe I'm here at the MTC.  It freaks me out still.  Today in my scripture reading I was reading 2nd Nephi 20 and I had no clue what it was talking about.  Isaiah still confuses me.  I wish we could have gotten through the Isaiah part before I left.  So right now, my companion is Hna. Lockhart and the 2 other sisters that are in my room and in my district (my district is everyone who is in my class) they are Hna. Groesbeck who is from Missoula, Montana and Hna. Salcido who is from Utah Valley.  I'll be honest, I can't stand being with 3 other girls all the timeeeeeee everywhere. And I have to plan everything I do with them.  It is so annoying.  They even follow me to the bathroom...even though they don't have to...really?  Anyways....so yeah in our district there are 11 missionaries total.  Everyone is SO young!  I am the 2nd oldest by like 2 months.  I am pretty much the mom.  I have sewn on buttons and I have 2 pairs of pants to sew already  hahah.  I guess the elders are gaining weight too...haha but its fun.  It is very hard to study because the elders never study and are super loud and stuff.  So it's been hard for me to concentrate.  One of the elders is from Lolo, Montana and knows my friend Seth because he served there!  Ha, small world.  Anyway, all of the elders are 18 except one who is 19 and the sisters are 19 except one who is 20.  Anyways, I keep getting off topic.  So our district all teaches an investigator, well he is a fake investigator.  But we all teach the same person.  So far we have had 4 lessons with him and have one left to go.  My companion and I and one other companionship got him to commit to baptism.  WOOHOO that makes me feel good because no one else was successful at it.  And I was the one to ask the question to him.  It's super hard because we are already teaching in Spanish and well. I DON'T KNOW SPANISH.  So I write down a couple of words I will need to know for each lesson and try my best to get him to understand me.  My companion is pretty good at Spanish and I don't know any Spanish.  However, she struggles at knowing how to teach, and I feel like I am a pretty good teacher and good at getting my point across effectively.  So, I feel we are a good companionship.  

Everything here in the MTC is like...maximized.  It's like your life is put on a high speed conveyor belt.  It reminds me of the I Love Lucy episode where Lucy and Ethel get a job at a chocolate factory and the conveyor belt goes so fast that they have to stuff the chocolate into their shirts and hats hahaha yeah.  My meals are mazimized, my waistband is maximized, my studying is maximized, my emotions are maximized. I'm tired of the roller coaster of emotions.  It's super hard to handle!  I have so much respect for the RM's.  I don't know how they survived.  It's super hard for me.

Has Tommy gotten his mission call yet?  How is Tiffany????? I WANT TO GO TO HER WEDDING!!!!!! AHHHHH will you please tell her good luck and congratulations for me please!?! : ) AH so sad :(

Alec, Kris, Bryce, Lane and all of the Holmans have written me, well Julie twice and even sent me a package!  She is so sweet and I am so blessed!  Getting a letter every day seriously helps me so much.

Here is a scripture that is my favorite.  3 Nephi 9:14 - Come unto me, my hand of mercy is extended unto you.  Ah I just love it.
These are also some great scriptures:
Ether 12:4
2 Nephi 25:26
2 Nephi 31: 20
Jacob 6:5

How are Tommy and Dad?????  I want to know!  I can't wait to hear from you!!!!!!  Tell Tommy to write me a dear elder!  and Marc too!  I love you guys!!!

I hope all is going well.

Love,
Krista

I

Mis Hermanitas!

I found Kristen!

The District

The First Letter

We got Krista's first letter today and it was awesome!  She writes like she talks so you can hear her voice while you read it!  Here it is!

March 6, 2013

Hello Familia,

     Guess what!  My first day in the MTC is over and I LOVED it!  It's just like EFY but better!   The excitement is so fun!  I was constantly smiling :)  We practiced teaching for 3 hours, and you know how I was nervous before?  Well, I am way better than the Elders and other sisters!  I think they are thinking too hard.  It should be easy :)  But then again, it's only the first day so we'll see :)  I loved my first day though!  Right away I went to learn Spanish, then we went to that big room you guys got to go in when you took Marc and we just met the President and stuff.  Then we had dinner where I saw SOOO many people I knew.  It was so fun!  Then we learned to teach,  met our ZL's and got ready for bed.  Super easy day!  My P-day will be Thursdays so Thursday is when I can email you I think.  Also remember that "Sister Missionary" group on Facebook I told you about?  Well I'm companions with a girl I met on that page!  It's so cool!  Her name is Hermana Lockhart (Lindsey Lockhart) and our room is for 6 girls but there's only 4 of us and the other 2 Hermanas are really fun too :) (Grosbeck and Salcido)  Sorry Mom I left you with so much to do for me.  I hope you and Tommy had a safe drive back!  I will send you my thank you cards and you can address them, k?  Ah I love it here!! Oh ya, all day my mascara was smeared from crying when I got out of the car... no one told me and I didn't bother to look in the mirror!  Haha!  Love you! 

Love, 

Krista

What a joy to get such a wonderful letter from her!

Remember you can write to her on DearElder.com for free.  It will get to her either the same day or the next day, and it is quick, easy and FREE!!