Email 8/26/13

Dear Family,

Wheew what a week we've had! From service to Zone Conference we are exhausted physically and soaring spiritually. We this is such an exciting time in the New York, New York South mission! President Calderwood has just made it possible for us to attend the temple every six months and as often as we can returning members and investigators. The Temple is the main focus of this mission. We are working for real growth. We want to see those we help bring into the church stay. A good indicator of those who stay in the church after they are baptized is who goes to the temple after they are baptized. Something like 80% are more likely to stay after they have been to the temple! We are so blessed in this mission to have one so close! I actually have the chance to go to the temple next Tuesday! I am so excited to see the new film and to experience the Manhattan Temple! We've been there once but this time we actually get to do a session! I am so excited! Sister Kapisi is also really excited because she gets to work in a different area that day. She is going to Bensonhurst which is on the very Western edge of Long Island. She will be working with my MTC companion's trainer! Isn't that so cool?! I am really excited for them to learn from each other! Both are excellent missionaries and they are going to get along great!

We had Zone Conference this week and it was amazing as always! President Calderwood, Elder Wang and Elder Labaron are great missionaries who teach us so many awesome things every time we meet. They talked to us about temples, Patriarchal Blessings and not judging others. Three things that go hand in hand in my opinion. I just really love our leaders in this mission. They are so inspired and they know how to be bold and loving missionaries. 

Well, I don't know what else to write so I will just send pictures... a picture's worth a thousand words anyway right :)

Thank you all so much for your letters and prayers. 
Kale- I am so glad you are still alive after that explosion incident... 

Radman- Tell me all about FOOTBALL:) I miss high school football a lot!

Mom- You are amazing! I'm so happy you had a happy anniversary!

Dad- Thanks for loving mom so much! You are awesome!

Love,
Sister Hamblin :)

435- ZONE CONFERENCE!!!!! Isn't my zone the greatest?!!! 

431- We play soccer almost every morning at Bay Shore High School

430- As I said before we play soccer... left to right Elder Woolly, Elder Farmer, Me... :) Sister Kapisi, Elder Clark, Elder McPherson

426- Gross right? We were at ward correlation meeting and this guy interrupted our meeting :)

428- Sunrise in Bay Shore... or course it is a lot more beautiful in person but...

415- This is after a working at an investigators house for a long time :) It was SO much FUN!