Oh my goodness, I can't believe Garrett is all grad-ga-ma-cated! Way to go G! It sounds like y'all had a successful, fun part for him. And the yard looks gorgeous! That's awesome. I love that you already got the gnome! He wasn't supposed to arrive till tomorrow. Any luck with a name yet? I love your reaction! Haha 😂 And, I'm going to send a separate email today of some awesome pictures we took with him before we shipped him off... it's pretty great :) and I'll thank Bro Highfill for you. He's awesome. And a scare box would be too great. Will you send me one anyway so I can scare future companions and stuff with it?
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The Smiths are so great! They're so ready for baptism! They're having their interview tonight, and then all but the mom will be baptized Saturday! I so wish that Mary was also ready, but I have a deep faith that she will be soon. It's been such an honor to walk this path with them, and I am so grateful I have this opportunity.
The sister coming back from Japan gets in tomorrow, so I don't know how fast we'll go out with her. The family is one of our close friends here, and so anything we can do! Plus, they said I remind them a lot of their daughter, so I thought that was really sweet of them. I'm excited to meet her.
Tell grandma Hughes I love her. It's good she can be with you for a bit.
Also, I just found out there's someone in my stake here knows grandpa! His name is Jim Christianson. Isn't that cool? Small world.
Sister Erika Marks ☀
P.s - Below: A Gnome Story
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The Smiths are so great! They're so ready for baptism! They're having their interview tonight, and then all but the mom will be baptized Saturday! I so wish that Mary was also ready, but I have a deep faith that she will be soon. It's been such an honor to walk this path with them, and I am so grateful I have this opportunity.
The sister coming back from Japan gets in tomorrow, so I don't know how fast we'll go out with her. The family is one of our close friends here, and so anything we can do! Plus, they said I remind them a lot of their daughter, so I thought that was really sweet of them. I'm excited to meet her.
Tell grandma Hughes I love her. It's good she can be with you for a bit.
Also, I just found out there's someone in my stake here knows grandpa! His name is Jim Christianson. Isn't that cool? Small world.
Sister Erika Marks ☀
P.s - Below: A Gnome Story