Kansas is quite the place! Inbox Lila Shumway Attachments Mon, Sep 5, 2022, 1:24 PM to me Hey everyone! I've been in Kansas for three weeks (?) My trainer's name is sister Garrett, she is super nice and we're getting along really great! I love her! We're serving in a branch in Concordia, Kansas which is a super cute small town! And our whole area is a bunch of small towns really spread out in the middle of nowhere Kansas. The members in our branch are super passionate about missionary work and it's so cool! We're really trying to make the branch a ward. Here are some highlights so far: We are teaching a man named Brett, he is really seeking the "Godly life" as he calls it. He is progressing so well, he's just working on the word of wisdom and then he can be baptized! He is super faithful and we're so excited! We're volunteering at a place called Neighbor to Neighbor. It's set up by the catholic church and it's just a place people can come and spend time with others. People can come paint, sew, or bake. They allow people to do laundry there and there's a play area for kids. There's a lot of super sweet old ladies that go to hang out! We put our friend Tracy on date to be baptized! She was previously struggling with giving up coffee but then she realized that baptism is WAY more important! She is so awesome and has an amazing testimony. We are teaching a couple of kids and they're so cute and so curious! We met their mom while we were out knocking doors. she said she wasnt interested in our message, but she brought her kids out to listen to us. They were so excited when we started giving them free books and pamphlets to read. We are reading the picture book Book of Mormon with them. We have the primary program coming up in a couple of weeks, so we're really hoping that they kids can come and get really excited about church! Everyone here is pretty nice, even when they're not interested in our message. We talk to a lot of elderly people who like to tell us their whole life story. It's funny how much of their personal lives they're willing to share with the sister missionaries, like VERY personal life things haha! I invite you to read Alma 5 sometime this week! It is an amazing chapter, my favorite verse from the chapter is 60 And now I say unto you that the good shepherd doth call after you; and if you will hearken unto his voice he will bring you into his fold, and ye are his sheep; and he commandeth you that ye suffer no ravenous wolf to enter among you, that ye may not be destroyed. Jesus Christ is the Good Shephard and He will protect us if we come unto Him! I love you and miss you all so much, but Kansas is a blast! Love, your girl, Sister Shumway Lila Shumway Mon, Sep 19, 2022, 1:00 PM to me Hey mom! Good job on the organ:) Sam is so nice to do that for homecoming, those are the best kind of guys in high-school. Even if he went with the prettiest girl to the dance, it wouldn't matter at all after high-school, so he might as well make somebody's homecoming super special! That's super cool that James and Meg had their baby, thanks for sending pics and video's. This week was fun, I'll tell you more about it when I call. It's crazy how people here are SO long-winded, they'll just talk to us FOREVER! I love you, I'll call you in a bit Love, Lila Jennifer Shumway Mon, Sep 19, 2022, 2:40 PM to Lila I love you too! Thanks for the email. I am so happy you are doing so well. 😊 LOVE YOU Mom