2025-06-08_email_i-gave-the-ballards-all-of-our-ice

From: kristi.heywood@gmail.com To: kaitlynn.heywood@gmail.com, kaitlynn.heywood@missionary.org Date: 2025-06-08 Subject: I gave the Ballards all of our Ice

Hermanacutiepie,

I bore my testimony in church today. President Haynie asked me to. He gave dad two minutes and me three minutes. I talked about the blessing to "Say Yes." We are given so many opportunities to say yes. Yes to serving, yes to believing, yes to having a closer relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. When we say yes, Heavenly Father can bless us to become the people we are meant to be.

I gave you two clues about what happened today. The Ballards need the ice because they are having a family party. So are the Woods and Hoskins.

Bryson starts his new job tomorrow. He is super excited.

Nata starts summer hair school tomorrow. She is super excited.

Alexa and Mason get to pull weeds tomorrow. I am super excited!!

I love you!

Love,

Mom

(Appended quote) "You are here on earth now because you were selected to be here now. You have the strength and capacity to be disciples of Christ in an unprecedented way. President George Q. Cannon taught, 'God has reserved spirits for this dispensation who have the courage and determination to face the world and all the powers of the evil one [and to] ... build up the Zion of our God fearless of all consequences.' Actively strive to become a light unto the world... Let your friends see the joy you feel in living the gospel, and you will be the best gospel message they ever receive. Reach out in compassion to care for those in need... I urge you to become engaged in family history, spend time in the temple, and carefully prepare yourself to be the kind of man or woman ready to marry an equally worthy companion in the temple. Develop a pattern in your life now to make the temple a regular part of your lives." -Elder Stevenson

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