June 17

Hello, wonderful family!
First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!!!! How does it feel being 16?! Did you get my birthday letter? Keep a weary eye out, because the word on the street is something else will be arriving soon....;)
Well, life is good. The work is moving forward and I´m very excited for all the families and men we are teaching right now. (That sounded kinda weird, but the focus here is families and men baptized. Families, obviously. And men to be priesthood holders and leaders in the Church).
Sister Sena and I are doing well. We have a lot of fun together and are working in harmony. It´s kinda creepy how much we are alike. (Kinda good and kinda bad at the same time) ;) Just kidding...but seriously...we are helping each other become more Christ-like. What a blessing to have her help. I am so blessed to have her as my companion. I feel bad for her though. She comes from a family of 9 too. But only her and her sister are members. She doesn´t get emails from any family member and has only received 2 letters from her mom in the 3 months she´s been on the mission. What a blessing it is to have such a supportive, wonderful family. Thank you all for your love.
We are teaching a man right now named, Adriano. He is really special. He told us that he always felt like something was missing in his life. After he went to Church, he has been receiving many blessing in combating Satan´s temptations. He´s so excited with the Church, he is inviting his friends and family to hear the lessons too. It is so beautiful to see the gospel work in the lives of people!
Well, the gospel is true. I love you all so very much. How grateful I am to know that we are all sealed together and that each of us is doing our part to insure our place in the Celestial Kingdom! Keep working hard! Don´t let up! I want to be with each of you for eternity!
Love, Sister Ellis III
P.S. Thanks, Nat for the pictures etc. I love hearing about your cute boys.
P.P.S. Thanks, John and Laura, for the updates. Good luck with those cloth diapers! ;) I´m still waiting for a picture of Laura with her cute belly...Nat too! Thanks, Caity, for the pretty picture. I loved it! Thanks for remembering me! I loved the pics of Brian too. What a stud!