Hello Everybody, Oh my goodness, the rain has been nonstop, but I love it so much. It gives me an excuse to wear my rain boots:) One of my new favorite things is hearing the rain here in Indiana, especially on all the trees, oh I will never forget how beautiful that sound is. The leaves are starting to turn and it's just so beautiful here. We went to visit someone in the branch, and her house is tucked away in this forest pretty much and I kept commenting on her yard, and she said that her mom already has her wedding planned for outside. I don't blame her, it's absolutely gorgeous. We had a lot of success this week and found some great potentials and we felt inspiration of where we should tract one day, and we were able to find a lot that day. We were invited into a lot of homes and we have two new investigators that we are excited about to teach this week. Sister Sneed and I got a lot of interesting comments nonetheless from people we talked to, our favorite was a guy asked us if we were nursing a baby. Yeah it was super awkward and we didn't know how in the world we were supposed to respond to that but it was pretty funny. We were PCing the other day and as we talked with lots of people, it was amazing how a lot of them commented on a glow that we had, that there was a light radiating from us and that they felt peaceful as we talked with them. It was really cool to hear and helped Sister Sneed and I out a lot. We did get some sad news though, we would go visit a lady named Louise occasionally and she was in a rest home and we went to go visit her on Saturday and we found out that she passed away earlier this week. The relief society broadcast was amazing!!! The Indy West Stake had a service project earlier, dinner and then the broadcast and so much work went into that. The stake has been collecting things for a school and also a childrens hospital for a couple of months and everything came together on Saturday. I cannot believe how much stuff was donated, it was a very touching thing. Especially all the baby things that were donated for Wishard Hospital, there are so many babies that go home wrapped in newspapers and so all that was donated they don't have to have that anymore. The broadcast was wonderful and it really helped me to regain my focus and I cannot wait for general conference this weekend!!!!! We have a couple of investigators that are planning on coming and I know that will be a great experience for them and for us to hear from our living prophet and his apostles. EEEkkkk I love conference:)) We had an exciting thing happen yesterday at our leadership training, we had Elder Evans from the quorom of the 70 come and teach us. It was quite intense but there were things that we definitely needed to hear. It was a very inspiring meeting and I'm excited to be able to implement the things that were said into my work as a missionary. Afterwards a bunch of us went to Steak N' Shake, and we kind took over the restarant:))) I'm doing just swell and I was so excited because transfers were last week and we got two new elders in our district, Elder Tracy and Elder Santy, and Elder Tracy came out with me and he is one of my favorites so I'm excited that he is in my district. I'm going to go and see if I can find a rain coat today, because, well yeah I need one:) Love, Sister Lamb

Hello my cute little family, I'm doing alright, it's been an up and down week and I have gotten a bit discouraged, but I have had a lot of support and that is helping. Our area is a bit slow right now and I of course tend to take that personal but I know that the Lord has something good in store for us, if we just keep working hard. We have been praying very diligently that we can receive refferrals and this week were able to receive three, it may not be that big of a number, but for us we were thrilled. The branch is continuing to support us a lot and we were able to take a lot of them out with us this past week. We had a lesson with a guy, Iran, that we were passing to the elders, because he is not in our stewardship, and so we had a joint lesson with him. We brought a girl from the branch that just moved in, Rachel, and Iran is from Ethopia and turns out Rachel spent five months in Ethopia!!! It was so fun to see them get to know each other and talk about Irans home. Sister Sneed and I sure got attached to Iran but we know that he will be in good hands. Oh my goodness we had an amazing sunday yesterday, the lessons and talks that were given I know were completely inspired. They were all focused on prayer and how we can receive answers and I'm so happy that Mike was there to listen and hopefully he let the Spirit into his heart. We had a lesson with him after church and he is weighing heavily on my heart. Something keeps bringing him back, something keeps telling him to keep listening to what we have to share, so I know he is feeling the spirit but he feels as if our gospel and the gospel he knows is different and we are just adding to his testimony, we helping to build a relationship with his Father in Heaven. He is such a good guy, that is an understatement, he is just incredible. We had an amazing opportunity on Saturday to do some service for the community up in Carmel. It was two stakes and we got together to clean up a park, that is absolutely beautiful, because it's in Carmel, but we were hauling out trees and honeysuckle and it was so much fun. There were a ton of missionaries and then I can't remember how many wards came, but we Mormon Helping Hands and so there were yellow shirts everywhere. It was a good thing for us to be there to help the community, especially where there has been some conflict with the building of the temple, we were able to show that we want to be a assest to the communities. It was good to get dirty, but man oh man we were so tired afterwards. We rode up with some girls in the branch, and we went and drove by where the temple is going to be! We were so excited:)))))) This weekend there was a huge car show and oh my goodness mom and dad you would have loved it. We were constantly passing the COOLEST cars all weekend. They had the car show at the racetrack and I think it was called 'GoodGuys' so we should all totally come back this time next year and go to it. I think they were racing some hot rods and things like that as well. I wanted to take pictures but I was driving so...yeah. It's getting a lot cooler and I love it. Transfers are this week, but Sister Sneed and I didn't get a call so we are staying. By the end of this next transfer I will have been in this area for 9 months! It's weird to think that I have only been in two areas since I have been out, but I know that the Lord is so involved in this work. I'm excited though because my district leader is staying as well, he is just a hoot. Oh I do have a favor to ask of you, could you get a copy of this past conference ensign and bind it for me? I think it would be cool to have the conference ensigns from my mission, so if you could do that, that would be awesome and could you send me a copy of October's ensign? It's going to be focused completely on the Book of Mormon and I would love to have my own copy. Lots of Love, Sister Lamb

Dear Family & Friends, Fall is getting closer and I can hardly wait!!!!!! I can't believe how much it has cooled down and it's so refreshing:)) I got to go on exchanges this week and Sister Valencia came to my area and that was so much fun. We were able to teach quite a bit together and she is wonderful teacher and has an awesome testimony. We got to teach a guy that was half drunk so that was interesting but I know we were there to let him know that he was a son of God. He didn't believe it but he has a little seed of faith that hopefully he won't forget who he is and that he does have potential. We also got to teach Mike, this was our second lesson with him and we taught the Book of Mormon the whole time. We are worried that he isn't giving it a chance and going to all these outside sources and so we pretty much told him straight that if he wants to know if the Book of Mormon is true, here is 531 pages to find out. He is amazing and I'm so grateful that we have this opportunity with him. He is wondeful and has admirable faith in God, now he just needs to act on that faith. I was so happy that I got to see Sherrie, a member of the branch, before she left for Utah. She took us to lunch on Friday and we just cried and cried because we have gotten really close and she is a dear friend so it was sad to see her go but I know she is going to love Utah:) Sister Sneed and I had a cool experience of a girl that we tracted into and she invited us to come back. We went back and she told us that she is atheist but we taught her about having faith and hope for her future and for her daughter and she responded well to that. We also told her that she can have more hope through prayer and we taught her how to pray and she prayed at the end of our lesson. We were so excited when we walked out that lesson! Last night was so much, because we had Why I Believe and Mike was able to come and that helped him a lot to hear other people testimonies who have recently joined the church and Luke, one of my recent converts,came as well and he had exciting news for me:) He is receiving the priesthood next week, he has been studying the sacrament prayers and he is excited and wants to learn more and understand it. AAAAHHH it fills me with joy to see how far he has come. He is a miracle. Things are just dandy right now and I'm grateful to my Heavenly Father that I am here, even though I can't believe this transfer is almost over, goodness gracious! It's been a incredible learning experience that's for sure! I love you all and I'm so thankful for all of your support as I have been out here, it's something I reflect a lot to help me get through the hard times, so thank you. Love, Sister Lamb

Dear Family, Things have been going well especially in our branch. We have five branch missionaries and our mission leader is continuing to help us any way he can. The vibe in the branch is changing and I'm excited to be able to use it to our advantage and really help the members. Our mission leader bore his testimony on Sunday and he mentioned in his testimony that he would trust his friends to be taught by Sister Sneed and I and that if anyone has a friend that could benefit from our message that they would be in good hands. It just meant the world to us. I have never worked with branch missionaries so I'm excited to have a fresh start but I don't really know where to even start. Sister Sneed and I taught our gospel principles class and Sister Sneed did so well and I see that she is getting more comfortable in the branch. We had a good week and it was so fun because after institute we were able to give a church tour to some investigators that were there. It was awesome, especially when we got to the chapel and talked about the sacrament, the spirit was very strong and it was beautiful. One of the guys that was came, we had our first lesson with him on Monday and he is awesome!!! He has lots of questions and really has a desire to know the truth for himself. He is going to be coming to Why I Believe this sunday and I think that will help him to hear testimonies of those that haven't grown up in the church. We had a training meeting for all trainers and trainees yesterday and holy moly it was incredible. President taught about receiving revelation through prayer and how we can help those we teach receive that revelation as well. One of the many things that he said that impacted me was that when Adam was in the Garden he was able to walk and talk with God, which is an incredible concept to think about, and that He told Adam that he wouldn't be able to do this forever and taught him that prayer was a way that he could still communicate with Him. We also had trainings from our three assistants and they just helped us all so much give a perspective and find joy in missionary work. Elder Banner gave an amazing training on getting the most out of our personal study and we talked about the scripture James 1:5 and then dug a little deeper. We looked up James in the Topical Guide and he was Christs brother and it makes total sense that he would help lead the gospel to be restored. I don't know it was such an Ah-ha moment for all of us in the training. At the end of his training he mentioned that we are not going to be the face of the church forever, yeah at that point my stomach sunk and I just can't believe how fast this time is going. Next week I hit my 9 month mark, I'm halfway done...BAAAA! I'm still trying to figure out what I'm doing:))) Sister Sneed and I are working hard and really trying hard to find new investigators. I love this work so much and I love the principle of prayer and how I can receive revelation on what the people of Indiana need. I have been relying so much on the spirit and I have been able to know how the spirit speaks to me and learning the language of the spirit has been helping me in all aspects of this work. She gave me a sweet compliment the other night and asked me how I have become so immersed in the work. That just meant the world to me and I was able to reflect back on how much I have grown and how much the Lord has really guided me. The other night I was talking to my district leader, Elder McAllister and he told me it was joy to be around me and that I am sincerely happy. I'm definitely not bubbly 24/7 but I have really found myself and I love who I am and it's because of this gospel. It's starting to get cold here and I'm having to break out my tights and scarves!!! There was a torando the other night and it was so sad to see some of the corn fields and huge trees just demolished. We had a dinner appointment and then a girl from the branch took us to our next appointment and we drove by where a lot of the damage was done. It must have just touched down for a moment but man oh man it hit hard. I love my Savior and what he has done for me and I know that this gospel is the source of all happiness. I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. Love, Sister Lamb

Dear Family, We had some really exciting things go on this week:)) We had our zone conference and Elder Robbins, from the seventy, was there and he is an amazing man. President Collins and him have been friends for a long time I guess and the two of them together in a room, it's just a powerhouse. He has amazing insight and I walked out feeling so motivated to do the things that he helped us with. He told us to do something in our personal study that will help our testimonies of music grow. He asked us to go to the front our hymnals and find all the blessings and promises that come with music. I did it yesterday and it's amazing how much music can really penetrate deep in our hearts. I have started to try and memorize my favorite hymn, 'Abide with me, Tis Eventide' and study the scriptures associated with that hymn during my breaks. The song means even more to me now. We also had a fun service opportunity, we got to volunteer with the special olympics!!! My whole zone came and we had a blast interacting with these families and their children. It was so fun, because we got to cheer them on in their softball games, and then Sister Sneed and I and two other sisters helped give out awards. That was the best, because they were so excited to get a medal and we would have little ceremonies to give them their medals. I was handing out medals to one of the teams and this girl just started crying because she was so happy and so I gave her a hug and she just continued to cry but it was a really sweet moment. We had a little tender mercy happen yesterday at church. Sister Sneed and I have been asking for referrals and helping the members do missionary work at our dinner appointments and yesterday a girl that we had dinner with a couple of days ago, brought a friend to church and we were so excited. Her friend is interested and really enjoyed church, and he wants to meet with us and it was a little miracle that I really needed. The branch is doing so awesome at helping us out and they want to do what they can for us and the vibe in the branch is so different, and I love it!!!! Sister Sneed and I have been spending a lot of time on campus lately and have had some success with that, but we want to get on campus more and more. We got some good ideas from Elder Ketch, because he and his companion came to have companionship study with us. (It's a new thing that President is doing with new trainers) We were able to practice some different ways to approach and what to say to people and so we are going to try it out:) The weather is beautiful right now and I can smell Fall in the air and I can't wait. Everybody I talk to just raves about Fall here in Indiana so I'm excited. Thank you so much for the birthday package, it made my heart smile!!! I love you all and you are in my prayers every day:)

Dear Family & Friends,

Interviews definitely were an answer to my prayers and I'm just trying to take everything a day at a time. I love being able to talk with Sister Collins and with President. I felt so much more confident in my work and in myself afterwards. Sister Sneed is doing well and I am so proud of the desire that she has to be a good missionary and fulfill her purpose. We have had some great experiences, especially the last few days in our finding. We have been thinking of new ways to talk to people and share the message of the Restoration. Sister Sneed and I have been having fun together too, our companionship is continuing to be more unified and I just love her. We have some great potentials that are starting school this week and we are excited to get on campus a lot this week. We have been able to work well with our branch mission leader who really wants to help us as in any way that he can. The encouragement and support from him has really helped us.

Oh my goodness, Alvin's baptism was wonderful. I was a little sad that not a lot of people from the branch came, but the spirit was there and he was so happy. As soon as he came back up out of the water, he said "I feel good." It was also so awesome to see one of my recent converts baptize him:) Chris was a bit nervous, since it was his first time, but he told us afterwards that it felt good to be able to do that. Alvin is continuing to open up especially to the members, and we are encouraging the members to reach out to him as well. I am so proud of him and the path that lays ahead of him is going to be great if he continues to keep these promises that he has made to his Heavenly Father, he can only go up from here.

Sister Sneed and I are working really hard to help those that we are teaching to progress and to build our teaching pool. At our last district meeting, Elder McAllister trained on finding joy in our missionary work. It was so good for Sister Sneed and I because we went out tracting afterwards and applied those things that he taught us and we were enthusiastic and talked to EVERYONE we came in contact with and for the most part MOST people were friendly and welcoming. We were able to see the blessings from that because we were able to get a lot of potentials and be invited into a few apartments and testify with the spirit.

It was so fun to celebrate my birthday out here!!!!! We went to the church like we normally do for p-day to play games and stuff with the elders in our zone, and it was so sweet because they bought me two cakes. One of them said 'Happy Birthday Sister Lamb' and the other one said 'Don't be Sheepish' That one really made me laugh:))) That night the YSA suprised me at FHE with my favorite kind of pie and other delicious sweets. I also got a card and some letters all bunched together that a lot of people from the mission and the branch had signed, it was so sweet. President and Sister Collins called me that night and it was good to talk with them, Sister Collins, is a hoot, everytime she sees me or talks to me she always asks how is my little lamby. Sister Sneed was really sweet too and bought me two boxes of Mike and Ikes:)

Loves, Hugs, & Kisses,
Sister Lamb

Dear Family & Friends,

Oh happy day it's finally starting to cool down!!!! It's been absolutely beautfiul here and I cannot wait for the fall to be here, I keep hearing wonderful things about it so I'm excited. It was sister collins birthday yesterday and so last night at why I believe we got excited together since our birthdays our next to each other. I told everyone that it is my 16th birthday and then when we walked out of the church to our car, some people left cute little notes all over say happy sweet 16, oh it was a little moment that made me smile. The branch members a couple of weeks ago threw me a little b-day party cuz they didn't know if I was leaving and they made me my favorite pie in the whole world, razzleberry! It was so stinkin sweet of all of them. I'm so happy I get to continue to be a part of this branch.

Well it's been an eventful week, that's an understatement! We had transfer meeting on Wednesday, and before that the trainers got together for a meeting with President Collins. Holy Moly!!!!!!!!!!! There is a whole new training program that we are doing now and so we are the first set of trainers to implement it and my head wants to explode. Elder Ketch and I were just sitting in the meeting like where in the world do we start. Poor Elder Ketch though, he is training, got double transferred, and president called a third assistant to be more in the field and working with the other trainers, yep that would also be Elder Ketch, so he definitely has a full plate! He called me the other night to see how things were going and we just laughed because we are both just wondering how to not be so scatterbrained. My new companion is Sister Sneed and she is from Modesto California. She is such a sweetheart and very shy, so yeah we are working on confidence and I've just kind of thrown her into the work and she is doing a good job and there is still so much to learn but it's coming. I love her tons and I'm excited to see her continually come out of her shell. I just keep reminding myself that the Lord will make me equal to the task.

We have an exciting week this week, we have a baptism!!! Alvin is doing great and I'm so happy for him and for the changes that he has made in his life. It's been a tender mercy from the Lord to be able to see him from the first day we knocked on his door to now. I'm even more excited because one of my recent converts, Chris, is going to baptize him!!!!!! I know I'm going to be crying the entire time. He came to Why I Believe last night and he told that it has been a great day, when he said that it just made my heart smile. It's been amazing how the spirit has spoken to me so differently this week than it has before. I know that is a way that Heavenly Father is showing me that he is aware of me. In my personal study, I was studying for our investigator, Kellie, and I was reading in 2 Nephi 2:6-8 and I can't even describe the overwhelming feeling that I had. I felt my Heavenly Fathers love so strong and I want to be with Him again, and because of my Savior I can, there was so much love and gratitude for my Savior. It was a really special moment for me.

President shared an amazing story with us at transfers, about an Elder that went home this past transfer. His dad had been less active and recently got a temple reccommend and last friday his whole family got to go to the temple to be sealed for time and all eternity. It was awesome, I think everybody was in tears, because this elder was such a faithful servant his whole mission and Heavenly Father was rewarding him for that service. My excitement for missionary work just keeps increasing and oh I just love this work so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well we are off to go and hang out with some of the elders at the church, I have learned my lesson though and that is not to play football with them out in the parking lot, my body doesn't need any more bruises. Yeah last week I was just a hot mess, I don't know why they wanted me to play, I had no idea what I was doing, clearly. My district leader challenged me last night to a ping pong tournament and so we are trying to make it as hardcore, well he is mostly because he broke his ankle and can't do much, so he is trying to make ping pong as manly as possible. It should be entertaining:)

Love,
Sister Lamb