howdy mom and dad and kyle and anybody else that is listening, this last week was so awesome. ya win some ya lose some right? so this week was a winner. so district meeting this week was really good. i used alma 22 and talked about aaron and how he was asking questions that he was recieving from the spirit and how it affected the outcome of the lesson. it was so spiritual and the best part was the spirit was there so strongly. thats what i try to do in my district meetings. as long as the spirit is there and everybody feels it then i feel like im doing my job. other than that we had one of our investigators give us a call sunday night and say he wanted to be baptized. hes really cool. and really old too. he has lung cancer so he has like 5 years to live but hes a stud. he reminds me of grandpa. he tries doing things on his own but he cant because of his body. its funny. but hopefully we'll get him baptized soon. so this upcoming wednesday is going to be a half mission conference and elder cardon from the seventy is gonna be there and its going to be on the spirit. so it should be pretty dang intense. You should ask dad or kurt about mission conferences and how they go when a general authority comes. its the coolest thing that can happen on your mission probably. anyways, yea ive been in this area, at the beginning of next month, for 9 months. its crazy. i know just about everything there is to know about this area. im gonna miss it really bad when i leave which will probably be in a couple weeks but if i leave then the lord needs me somewhere else i guess.Well, you guys have an awesome week and. read the book of mormon. i promise you'll be happier if you do :) talk to ya'll in a week. love Elder Levi Bowen Heward

(this is a insert from Ambers mom explaining the email from Amber) One of Amber's most recent trials have been with her new companion. She is negative and difficult. ANd deals with depression She has had 6 companions in 6 months. Its been hard , She has learned a lot from this trial. Its taking her a few weeks but things are starting to turn around. I just want to mention this sister missionary specifically asked to be companions with Amber. Maybe she knew that Amber would be someone with enough patience to help her. So here is a email about where she is now with the companionship.

(Amber now has been with this companion for about 1 month ) Now i have learned My companion just needs to feel loved so im really working on that. And things this week have been GREAT!. She is really starting to loosen up & laugh & have fun so we've been doing great. I'v learned that if you have a problem with someone or just getting along with someone then look first at YOURSELF and see what you can work on and make sure you are being very christlike & are being the person you want them to be then they will (hopefully) start changing and wanting to be better too. Its weird how that works out but IT WORKS! oh & also prayers works miracles. I know Heavenly Father has had his hand in this. We need the spirit in our companionship so He has definitely made that happen. WE are learning how to work together and i could even see myself being with her another transfer which is crazy cause i didnt feel like that at first at all. I love you guys. Have a great week. Love sister Amber RUth heward

Hi Everyone, i have some awesome news! WE got a 2-week missionary!!!!! SHE IS AWESOME! really she is...she's tongan so shes pretty legit. We are having so much fun with her..maybe too much. She actually was signed up by her mom so didnt really wanna do it but now she is really really glad she's here cause man we're havin a ball. She's got that ghetto black attitude but so funny. She cracks us up! We've had some pretty good talks & told her that there is hope & the atonement is real & for us to really use. She just needs to learn to forgive herself & change your life so you're not doing those wrong things anymore. She was just telling us last night how she really feels like those people who believe there is no hope for them cause they've done so much wrong but after we talked our first day she feels so much better. Its neat that we can help her. oh her name is Kalolaine Fa'anunu. OH WE HAVE GREAT NEWS!!!!! The Keserich family set a baptism date for September 1st! Well just Jessica (mom) logan & emily but not Luke (dad) and Jasmine (14) yet but im pretty confident they'll come along. Jasmine is a wonderful young woman but is in that stage of her life where she "wants to make decisions on her own." & she said she wants to wait till shes done with school & everything but we told her the sooner the better cause the crucial time in your life & NEED the holy ghost is when you're in high school so we told her to pray about it & she'll know if its right for her or not. And we told Luke the same thing too. Honestly i feel like Luke knows its true but is being WAYYYY more cautious and wants to think about it. But Jessica said she is ready & is doing it with or without him. He'll come along because he is friends with every man in the ward & they talk to him about the gospel in ways we cant cause they are more similiar in life. Oh also we had a baptism on Saturday with Joseph who is autistic & it was 'different' of course but so cute cause he is so funny & has such a special spirit. The spirit was very strong there & even though Joseph didnt need to be baptized you could still feel that Heavenly Father was proud of what he was doing. Its like Jesus, He is perfect & doesnt need it but he was just 'fulfilling all righteousness' :) So yeah i heard about Levi's crash. Poor kid. I told him that he is really being tested right now & that his mission is gonna turn around & he's gonna have an AWESOME comp that'll be best friends & he'll be in a bomb area where he'll have baptisms everyday. The Lord WILL bless him for his efforts. Mom be excited for Girl's camp cause its important years are cause i seriously gained my testimony there & those memories always hold a special place in my heart, so make it fun for them & know they will always remember you & the memories they made with you. Well later today we're goin to a Maveriks baseball game :D. We're goin with some members in our ward cause theres a lady in our ward, her ex husband owns the stadium so she gets free tickets. We're pretty excited. Well i better go but i put some pics on so you can see the 2-weeker & other things. Love you all! & I hope your enjoying you cereal Kyle.....Have a great week! Love , Sister Amber Heward

Hi Family, this last week was actually one of the best weeks ive had since ive been in yuba city. weve been working with a less active for a really long time and every single time he said the same thing "im still not going to church" so i would just laugh and in my mind im saying "its only a matter of time" so this last week we said he just needed to take the sacrament and he didnt even need to come in and that he coudl just stay out in the lobby and take it and leave. so i was doing one of the doors for sacrament and i opened it up to see if anybody was there and i saw brother ferrin, is his name, sitting out in the lobby. i about crapped myself. after the sacrament i went to just quickly shake his hand cuz i thought he would leave but he stood up and came in and sat by his wife. at the same time there's this other family that has the wife with hotile feelings towards the church and the husband avoids contention and so hes been trying to get her to come slowly. well they came too. i started crying. it caught me off guard cuz it didnt think i would be here to see either of them at church but i knew without a doubt they would both come back someday. we were all fasting as a district so it just goes to show that fasting works. i was so grateful at that point to have been a part of them coming to church and taking the sacrament for the first time in a long time. it was a miracle family. i cant really describe it to you well enough but lets just say that i would give up going to church for them to start going again. i wanted whats best for them and now i know even more the definition of "loving the people" means. anyways, that was my highlight. so i got my cast off today and i have to go get a catscan so i dont know what the heck is going on. its still a little sore but its good to have my hand back. elder clanton and i are getting along really well. its fun being a district leader huh dad? it might be a little different but its still the same thing. i love it. ....... Love Elder Levi Bowen Heward

well here is the whole story...so we were biking to go do service and one of the other missionaries had his chain fall off his bike so i was pulling him wwith my hand. we were coming up to a hill so i told him we werent gonna make it with the momentum we had so i was gonna throw him up the hill and then bike up and keep pulling him. well when we did it, he pulled hard and i pulled hard too and i turned the tire accidentally and lost control and flew off the front. we were going pretty fast so when i tried to catch myself with my hands, my wrist folded underneath and then i smacked my chin on the road. i landed in the middle of the road so i hurry and looked back and thankfully there were no cars coming. im typing one handed by the way. so i have a pretty nice goatie now cuz i cant shave but its all good. so transfers came in yesterday and elder allred is getting transfered and im the new district leader now. my new comps name is elder clanton and hes from georgia. havent met him yet but we'll see. elder gheen is not my zone leader. hes just a regular missionary but hes probably the coolest one ive met so far. hes getting transfered too so its really sad. it was like we've known each other forever. anyways, im learning how to do things left handed now and im a little slower with about everything i do now. i cant ride a bike so we're just walking and hitching rides. anyways, well keep the prayers coming please. i really need them really bad. i have to be a leader now so we'll see how that turns out. i'll let you know how that all goes. well thank you for all that you do family. it helps me get through the multiple trials im going through. i hope you all have an amazing week. the church is true and the book is blue. Love Elder Levi Bowen Heward

Hi Everyone... .the news with transfers...........We"RE BOTH STAYING!!!!! :) :) So happy. So the lesson with the Keserichs went really good. They really enjoyed the video & like i said before the family is all on board & ready to be baptized but just workin on the dad. We asked him if hes read & prayed about the BOM & he said he's read here & there but doesnt like to read it straight through....hmmm ok. He's not praying i dont think either. Its just tough cause we can say all we want but it comes down to his decision. I wish i could just make him to what i want him to do. haha oh Yeah also i think i found where that lady & daughter we met at the hot tub before my mish live. I think. I was talking to Sister Smith (the lady that moved to grandmas ward) and she actually used to house missionaries up till now since she moved & she said there is a mom & daughter who live across the street from her.....So we've try to go & meet them but havent answered. It would be pretty cool if it was them. Well gotta go but have a wonderful week! Love you ALL!!! Love Sister AMber Ruth Heward dear family,

so elder allred and i get along. the only problem is that he is definately out here for the wrong reasons and its stupid cuz i feel responsible for it. but i know its not my fault. anyways, to the puch. i wrecked on my bike on saturday. i have a cast now haha. dont worry mom its all good. i just got a hairline fracture in my wrist and then i messed up my chin and i got it glued back together. i need everybody to pray for me so i can heal like im supposed to so i can get back to work asap. this will be short cuz its hard to email but just know that everything is going great and the work is awesome and transfers are coming up next week so i'll keep ya posted. the church is true. Love Elder Levi Bowen Heward