Sister Leilani Kalona Finlayson

hello everyone!   alright I just gotta get to the point with my title because its too sweet. so the elders are teaching this lady Melissa. But to make a long story short, 2 weeks ago I got called on in church (we have it online) to introduce myself and bear my testimony. I did a very basic introduction of where I'm from and how long I've been out and etc! Well fast forward to this week and we accidentally walked in on a lesson between Melissa and the elders. She asked me about myself and the moment I said Soda Springs, ID she goes "It's you!!" And I was obviously so confused. But she explained to me how she used to be clean and sober but then fell into substances again and is now trying to quit so she can be baptized. The background story: she was on a trip to Wyoming and stopped in... Soda Springs! At this time she was clean, but when she visited Soda she stopped at A&W and bought her first pack of cigarettes in a long time aka breaking her soberness. So when

hello everyone !! it was such a beautiful week ! I have been given so many reasons to be grateful. First is being able to attend the temple. I have never received so much peace and clarity in my life, I loved it so much ♡ I am so grateful for my momma and Heman and that they made the effort to come !! It was such a sweet moment to see them and hug my momma once again. In addition, general conference weekend !! It was so powerful! I loved Elder Hollands talk so much. "How long should we wait...?" BY. AND. BY. Even when we give our best efforts to the Lord, "time in our mortal journey is His." With trust in the Savior we can all be delivered through our trials. One thing that a senior missionary in our office said to me this last week was, "Heavenly Father is happy with you because you are willing to struggle for Him." Tending to our problems won't always have an easy fix, but through them we find ourselves more reliant upon the Saviors grace. So as you