2025-08-31_email_alexa-may-be-the-best-flirt-we-have

From: kristi.heywood@gmail.com To: kaitlynn.heywood@missionary.org, kaitlynn.heywood@gmail.com Date: 2025-08-31 Subject: Alexa May Be the Best Flirt We Have

Dear Hermanochaser,

Alexa is now a big phone girl. She is living her best life. She has become friends with everyone on Duolingo.

Nata is overwhelmed by her senior year. She is working hard and doing her best. We are proud of her.

Bryson started school. Got sick. Went to school anyway. He is taking eternal dating - to honor how his life feels.

Dad went to the first BYU football game. He loved it! The only thing that would have made it better would have been having you there. Nata and Benjo catered at it. So that helped with his sadness.

Mason took a Johnny week. I miss the Ballards. Johnny asked Mason if I liked him. I asked why does he want to know?

I love you. I'm proud of you!

Love,

Mom

(Appended notes) God's plan is not that we will never mess up. Because if it was, then when we needed repentance that would be like doing a retest because we already failed. His plan is that we will become more like him and repentance is part of the plan and part of the process. Repentance means we're progressing. His plan is growth. Doctrine and Covenants 93. "When you get a prompting to do something do it. Especially when it's something you don't want to do. Heavenly Father doesn't take stuff away from us unless he replaces it with something better." -Brother Lund

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