First things first, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TAYLOR HARMAN" 

For those that don't know. That is my best friend. She is also on a mission (in Maine).  I love her a lot. How do you show your love for missionaries? By writing really long letters, of course!

Yes, that is a 5 1/2 foot letter. It took all P-day to write. 

This week, for some strange reason, we kept encountering the strangest creatures that I, of course, proceeded to touch.

Meet Rico, the sugar-glider of an investigator:

One day Hermana Buchanan and I were sitting in a McDonald's, having dinner, when my companion looks out the window and startles me by saying, "Is that a kangaroo?" I look as well. It is not just a weird looking dog, it is a tiny kangaroo. I look at her and respond, "Wanna go touch it?" Of course we do! So we run outside to the woman holding the leash. Come to find out, it is a baby Wallaby. She has a zoo based out of her home. Itsazoolife.com I promised I would put it here if we could take a picture of the wallaby. So here is it, in the lady's purse:

Random crafts I did this week:

Book of Mormon finger puppets

Book of Mormon covers

#MissionaryPro

Random occurrences that happened this week:

** We spent a solid 10 minutes with Nancy and the kids popping bubbles with out face. It was hilarious. Then Huber popped one with his face and then their son was being a bum and not joining in, so through a joint effort, Hermana Buchanan and I blew a big bubble, used the power of our lungs, and popped the bubble with his face. 

**A brother in the ward got mad at me for not putting my hair in a ponytail. He's mostly blind and can tell people by their profiles. I have a nice long ponytail so he likes me to wear it so he can recognize me. He's such a nut.

**I caught a dog named Cookie by luring her in with a cookie.

**Vicente randomly showed up to help a member with her house move. It was a fun surprise!

I did want to take a moment to talk about one of our new investigators. We've taught her 3 times. She has come to church 2 weeks in a row (and stayed for 2 hours and 3 hours respectively). She accepted a baptismal date. When we challenged her to pray if Joseph Smith was a prophet she simply said, "I have no doubt that he was a prophet." 

People are ready. People are ready. The Lord is preparing people in every place to receive the restored gospel. This woman lived at a house with a man that was not interested at ALL. We returned to that home and we found her. 

So a challenge to each one of you: Look again. Look again with the eyes of God. Everyone around you is a son or daughter of God. He loves them so much. We can't let our judgments get in the way of His love.

You are wonderful. Go forth. 

Be a light.

Con Amor,

Hermana Fletcher