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Hey Family and Friends! 

How is everyone. 

I'm real goody :)

P DAYS ARE THE BEST. 

Today I'm taking Sister Spencer to Rockefeller Center and to shop on 5th avenue. Then to the 9/11 memorial. And I will take her to the BEST cookie place she's ever been to. Hahaha. (Silly missionaries that think they can lose weight on the mission) not here in NYC man...

So my brand NEW companion is here!!! And we are a perfect match! Here's a little bit about her: 

She is from Salem UT. She went to Utah State before the mish. She is tall. She is HILARIOUS. My heck we laugh all day long. (It's so good when someone has the same humor as you) yesss. She is a great new missionary! We both love to shop!!! She and I both love Jimmy Fallon. And Taylor Swift. (Uh oh) haha. We are already waaaayy good friends!! We are super similar in the way we think and act. Haha I love her. SO GOOD SO GOOD. We have been SO busy together. I can't even explain how tired I am at nights. #exhausted. We are working hard. 

We had so many little miracles and tender mercies that happened!! 

I'm unsure how to even explain and what to say. 

So HERE are some Tender Mercies:

*We got a new investigator. From a media referral! (Meaning he requested missionaries from online) which was awesome. Taught him the restoration and gave him a Book of Mormon. 

*We got another one from tracting in the projects! FINALLY A WOMAN. I have been praying and praying that God would give us a woman to teach for once and HE DID!! So happy. (Not that I hate teaching single men.. It's just tricky to always have a 3rd female with us or 3 males) So yipeeee for teaching women!! 

*We met a new man on the subway who seems to be interested! (We hope his interest isn't just in us..but in the GOSPEL.) we will see where that goes. 

*We ate dinner at the most BEAUTIFUL apartment I've ever been in. My heck. (If only you could just see a sneak preview of the places and apartments I've been) SO DREAMY. 

*we taught the gospel principles lesson on Sunday and it was SWELL.

*we ate dinner with my favorite blogger and it was amazing. She's even better in person. Her family just kills me of cuteness. Her daughter wants to be a missionary just like ME when she grows up. 

*today I gave 2 haircuts so that was a happy moment! I love doing hair. 

*we have a meeting with the whole mission on Thursday for an Ipad meeting. How to better use our social media and online proselyting. One of the church authorities is coming to talk to all of us. So that'll be cool. 

*I am in the best mission in the world. 

SO. 

I have like zero time left. And I wish I could write more. (This email is LAME) But I wanted to leave one of the scriptures I've been thinking about a lot lately!! 

We ALL feel weakness. Every single person on the stinkin earth feels weakness. And this scripture goes RIGHT along with my thoughts of weakness and humility and it's just perfect for my thoughts! And it's a super popular scripture but it's a way good one. 

Ether 12:27 says: 

"And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them."

To shorten my thoughts.. (this doesn't even do it justice).. but if you feel weakness, KNOW that it's because we need to stay humble. And when we are humble, Christ's grace is sufficient for us. When we are humble, and when we allow the atonement to heal us, then our weaknesses are made our STRENGTHS! Who doesn't want that? I want my weaknesses to be my strengths! Everyone please go study that scripture!! It's so good!! So good so good! 

I LOVE YOU ALL

Sister Abbey Dunford