Hello one and all. I hope that your week was just fantastic. I am greatful for all of the e-mails that you have been sending me. Keep it up as I love hearing from all of you and your happenings.

So, we had Zone Conferance yesterday and it was awesome. President and Sister Peterson are such amazing people. As zone leaders we had our own time to teach everyone and then just our zone, so we get to teach twice. Both went really well and they seemed very productive. President Peterson used a part of our teaching in his, so I guess it was alright!

We have set up many appointments for this week and I hope to see some great things from these people as they will all be first visits. We are really trying hard to find new amis, but it is difficult. Above all that, I am always sooo tired. Keep me in you prayers so that I will have the energy necessary to continue to do the Lords work.

We continue to see miracles all the time. The other night we had worked in another city and got home with about 30 minutes before we were to be in. It was way too late to try to go to peoples houses and so we decided to go to a park, there was no one except 2 men that looked like they were drinking, but as they were the only ones we went and talked to them. We ended teaching them right there in the park and set another appointment. They were pretty cool guys and it was a great blessing as we don't have many people to teach at this time.

Oh, there was a mistake in my address that I gave you, my companion told me the wrong street name. If you already sent something, don't worry because I got grandpas letter all the same so they obviously figured it out at the post office. The real street name is CENTENAIRE not centaire.

so the address is :

Chemin du centenaire, 4

CH-1008 Prilly

Suisse

Voila, there you go. I hope that you all had a great week and that you make this one even better. I am praying for you and I love you all. Keep the e-mails coming!!! Until next week

Elder Dahl--

I wanted to be sure you all got his correct address!

So Reagan and I are off to Hawaii for 10 (well deserved--For Reagan at least) days! we will have to be up and at um by 3am and on our way to San Diego by 4am--yuck!!! The summers here are NOT Reagan's cup of tea!! Hawaii has been calling for several months, and luckily he has wanted to take me along with him--away to Paradise!! He would like nothing more than to own his won boat and spend the days out on the ocean. I hope this trip will be a relaxing as he needs it to be!

Kaycie 7th grade

Haylee 6th grade

Jake Dahl (Gold Medalist)

(this is one of those things that you just have to have been there to unerstand--Believe me--It is a true statement just the same)

I finally got those first of the year pictures. I can't believe how they have grown! It is hard to believe that my 'baby' is in middle school and that Flakey Jakey is no longer my little boy, but a bright, intellegent( and Very Handsome) young Man! It will not be long before he too will take flight and leave the nest! I hope they all remember that there is alway room at the inn for them always.. no questions asked--always loved unconditionally and welcome to give mom lots of love, hugs and kisses.

Josh will be home in a few short months--just long enough to regroup and be on his own. These thoughts are bitter sweet! as if watching a caterpillar transform into a beautiful butterfly and take flight. One watches hoping to never really lose site of those they have helped ( at least we hope we have helped) grow into wonderful beings --into what the Lord intended them to be -- and always hopeful of their return-- if only for a short time--taking in all the love they offer and hopefully giving back more than we recieve. We hope that this refueling will give them the boost they need and desire to keep them on the right path. The one we are all hopefully on, and, that at the end of this mortal journey to arrive at the same destination to be together forever!

With all this in mind it is very difficult to leave for 10 days! even knowing that Chuck is more than capable of taking care of them and in fact, or more correctly, they are capable of taking care of themselves and each other! yet I still worry, as i just can't let myself come to terms to the knowledge that they really do not need me to be at their side all of the time.. Which i know is such a drag to them (most of the time) I definitely have control issues---but i argue that it all stems from my GREAT love for my husband and children, and my desires for the best for them.
This excuse doesn't usually hold up for very long, especially when you are an atractive, active, bright, wonderful,17 year old(did i mention handsome) boy, but it does work a bit better with an active,loving 11 year old girl. And alas,as some of you have had the great opportunity of experiencing--you just have to hold your tounge and your breath and PRAY for the best with the 12 year old girls, trusting in the Lord that you will survive another day and that it will all be worth the worry and effort!

Until next time--Aloha!