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ROUTE 66 April 25, 2018

This week we had Zone Conference and went on exchanges in Joplin again. It was a blast! We enjoyed learning so much from our mission president and his wife. Good things are happening and I love it! We talked a lot about personal revelation as well. It's very important for us to recognize how Heavenly Father speaks to us so that we can act on the things we are prompted to do. So many good things, I'm not even sure what to tell you! haha 

My wonderful companion and I went and played volleyball with our investigator, we just rode by and they were out playing so we joined them and Sister Najera went to hit the ball and I was talking with our investigator and she nailed me in the head. It was so funny! Luckily it was a soft ball, but it just reminded me of the times playing volleyball with the YSA back home. We also met the guy who owns the little Dairy King in commerce which is a landmark on Route 66. It was so cool! He had previously met with missionaries and has read the whole Book of Mormon! Because he knows a little about what we do as missionaries he gave us some free ice cream and cookies. It was so sweet! and so fun to hear his experiences. I love how many people I am meeting and it's crazy to think about the different lives we are living in the same world. Also, how small the church world really is. It's amazing. I love being a missionary! 

Oh! We got a referral this week for someone who requested a Book of Mormon on mormon.org. We were so excited to give them a Book of Mormon. We called and contacted her and she seemed very excited to have one. We went to her house just last night and met her, her mom, and her sister. It turns out they are all members and were baptized in Indiana. They had just reconnected with their missionary and he told them to go back to church. It was amazing! We asked if they wanted their records here and they said yes and they want to come back to church. They also want us to teach them the lessons again, because it's been a long time. I thought this was a very spiritual experience, because she knew that ordering a Book of Mormon is what she needed to help her come back to church. To me, that showed me that she was converted to the Book of Mormon. Even though she fell away from the church for a little bit, she knew that the Book of Mormon would bring her back to where she wanted to be. 

The Book of Mormon truly is key to our conversions, because like many prophets have said, if the Book of Mormon is true, Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, if he was a prophet, then he saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints IS Jesus Christ's church on the earth being led by a prophet today. It's so wonderful! As we continue to read and pray about the Book of Mormon, we will be able to receive that confirmation and as we come to know it is true, then we will know that everything else is true as well. How blessed we are to have the Book of Mormon so we can all know for ourselves! 

Thank you so so much for all your love and encouragement! I appreciate it more than you know! I hope you have a wonderful week! 

Love, Sister Burton 

2209 N Elm St 
Miami, OK 74354






​We were tracting and these dogs decided to go with us.





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