Oh how I love hearing from you all.  I got to hear from my Sisters!!!

Emma - I loved how you said mom "made" you write the letter :) I hope you have such a wonderful week at Tie Lake - say hi to all the cousins for me and give them all big hugs! Enjoy the sugar cereal and alphagetti :) I love you so much and I always tell people I meet with kids about my little sister and how wonderful and sweet you are. Write me a letter about what you do at Tie Lake! Love you lots!

Rachel - The way you write letters always makes me SO happy hahaha you are the best. My favourite quote from your note is "haha loverrrrsss" hahahaha. You're awesome. So wait, I'm confused, is it the Vance family reunion or the Hill one? I wish I could be there with you too and we could be friends but alas I am helping save souls :) It sounds like you're doing great. I heard you got to go to Moroni's Quest! Tell me all the details! Who was in your group? I love you!!!

Mom, I wrote you a seperate email, and now I'll write to you and dad and the other people who read my letters :)

So, it's July 15th, which means, I have been on my mission for 2 months today!! It's crazy. I can't believe it! 8 more of those and I'll be finished. It's a great reminder that I really need to give the Lord everything and work as hard as I can. He is so patient with me because I am so full of weaknesses and make mistakes daily, but I know that repentance and forgiveness through the Atonement of Jesus Christ is real. Even for the little things - I am so grateful for daily repentance and for the chance to start over each day!

We had another great week. Lots of miracles and blessings from the Lord. He is truly pouring out blessings upon us, and sometimes I am almost shocked at how many blessings we are recieving, especially when we are full of so many weaknesses! But it's just another reminder at how this is His work, these are His children, and I know he is preparing them to recieve the gospel. It's our job (and I say our job, because it's not just the full-time missionaries) to help and invite them.

This week we picked up 4 new investigators and we are so happy! The Lord continues to bless us with unexpected miracles - for example, we went to knock on the door of a former investigator and when we found out he didn't live there anymore, we asked to share a pamphlet with the man at the door. We were able to go back and leave a blessing on their home later, and last night we taught them about the Restoration. This man's name is Miguel and he has truly been prepared by the Lord. He is very humble and has so many questions in his heart that can all be answered by the gospel! I am amazed at how merciful and kind the Lord is. I am almost surprised each time I can see a change in these people or they tell us the feelings of their heart because they can truly feel the power of God as we help them come closer to God. The power of the Book of Mormon and this message is real.

Hermana Lawrence and I are working very well together and we love each other a lot. She is such a wonderful companion and I believe the Lord is blessing us for not having contention in our companionship. Since we are both very new, we are helping each other learn new things each day and I think it is stretching us both in wonderful ways.

AND this week we found out we are using facebook several times a week as a missionary tool! So Monica, sorry but I have to deactivate my facebook at home and make a new one! I am so excited for the opportunity to use Facebook for missionary work! I truly believe that this will be an amazing missionary tool! I am so excited to be a missionary at this incredible time.

The members are so awesome and funny. I love Mexicans :) The last photo is of all the missionaries in our branch (yes we have 9!) at a members home after dinner. They were cracking me up. It was fantastic. I wish I could just share every awesome moment with you all!

I got the package mom - thank you thank you thank you!!! My companion is so happy too - she's converted to Canadian candy!

Love you all so much and I wish I could write more but i'm out of time!

Love,
Hermana Vance

Ps. Are we related to any Vances in Meridian Idaho? My companion's dad has an Aunt who is a Vance from there :)
Pps. Mom, our investigators are Miguel, Rosalinda, Victor (who came to church!!), Megan, Alexis, Tony, and Mary. Thank you!!! Love you lots.