An Update and some Pictures...

Here are a few pictures of Sister Bodine.  She actually doesn't seem to take many pictures.  We received these from her current companion, Sister Gillins, with whom she is having a WONDERFUL time. 
In fact, since everyone always asks us how Sister Bodine is doing, I thought I would copy a note her companion wrote in her own letter to her family (posted on her blog).  The comments reminded me so much of Sister Bodine, I thought anyone who reads this blog might enjoy them as well...

"Can I start out to tell you all how amazing my companion is? She has the biggest and sweetest heart I know. She has a true love for everyone and this gospel. I have learned so much from her. She has taught me the importance of exact obedience and we have seen the effects of it. Even though we may not have a lot of people progressing, we know that we are trying our best and that gives us the most comfort.
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So on Friday Sister Bodine and I tracted. First of all I hate tracting.Talking to people is the hardest for me. Sister Bodine is so good at it. She is such a good example to me in that area. It is so natural for her to walk up to someone random and start talking about the gospel; someday I hope to be like that."

 

Sister Bodine is on her way to Toronto

We got a phone call from Sister Bodine at 5:30 this morning.  She was set to fly out a few hours later.  It was a great call.  She is excited, happy, eager, humble and grateful as well as many other positive adjectives.  She saw a lot of friends during her time in the MTC and can't stop talking about the 'amazing' teaching experiences she had.
The testimony she bore as we ended the call dealt mostly with how grateful she is for repentance.  Not that she has any great sins, but she sees repentance as "any change in our lives that brings us closer to Christ".
She is going to be a wonderful missionary!!!!!

Kristen entered the MTC on Wednesday October 23, 2013

It was a great day for the Bodines.  As we got out of the car at the MTC, she was greeted by a friendly Sister Missionary with whom she walked off arm-in-arm never looking back.  She is going to do great.