Hola Familia! 

We got to go to the conference last night. We got to listen to it in English which was awesome! Wow!!!! I loved every minute of that! It was so powerful and so special. I had a name in my head the whole time that would not leave me until I wrote it down so I wouldn’t forget. I need you guys to go see Martina that lives down the street from us. She´s the cute little mexican lady that lives across from the Schow´s. I´m not sure why I had that name in my head but I´m pretty sure she isn’t a member and you guys know the missionaries now that are in the area and I know she loves our family. She needs to be invited to come to church and so I’ve had the prompting to invite you guys to go and invite her to things of the church and to neighborhood activities and things like that. She needs to feel the love of the ward and I´m inviting you guys to be the missionaries and bring her to church. Then reference her to the missionaries so that they can come and teach her and her husband as well. I know there aren’t very many non-members that live near us but I invite you to look for the less active members as well. GET INVOLVED!!! This isn´t just for me this is for everyone and I´ve really seen that in my mission. There is such a need for members to get involved and to start doing the work of the Lord. It isn´t enough anymore to be thinking of someone and only be nice to them, we need to start acting. Every ward and every stake needs to be involved. I know there might be a thought of oh but ya we live in utah and everyone is mormon in Utah. I promise you that if you look for the people who are less active in the ward or stake and also those you can bring into the fold by inviting them to activities and church that you will find them. The Lord will not let us fail when we are doing His work -Elder Anderson. That broadcast last night got me into a motivation to work harder than I’ve ever worked on my mission and to use the members like crazy until they are working just as hard as the missionaries because this is a work of the Lord and it´s a time when EVERYONE is needed in this. Not just the missionaries. I´m so excited when I can return home and be able to still be a missionary because I can still do my part as a member of the church to find those who are prepared for the gospel. Look for ways to invite people over to the house for games or for a neighborhood activity. It will change lives and you will find the prepared children of God.  

I had such a strong feeling last night that the second coming is near. It´s coming and we need to be prepared and doing all we possibly can to bring as many people we can into the fold. If we don’t do our part in this work we will be held accountable because we were blessed with the gospel and didn’t share it with others. Raise the bar for the members in the ward and start the rescue for our ward and stake. I love you all.  I´m so lucky to call you my family and my parents. I know this is the only true church of our Lord and Savior. I know that He lives and is guiding this work. I know how important this work is to Him and He is calling and pleading with every member of the church to get involved in the rescue. Everyone is needed to accomplish this. It´s too big of a work to only be done by the 70,000 missionaries. We need all 14 million members to be doing missionary work and when that happens the work of the Lord really will penetrate the hearts of everyone in every land. It will fulfill the revelation that the gospel of Jesus Christ will move forward until it has filled the whole Earth. I know that you can’t be tracting like we do as missionaries but you can be looking for the people who are ready for the gospel or who need to be rescued and you can find someone or help someone everyday. FIND THEM! They are important and as members of the church it´s our duty to not let them go inactive. 

We had to go to the doctor a few times to get my companion a x-ray of her foot. We have to go back today to get the information about her foot and decide from there what needs to be done. Her foot is doing a lot better so it depends on what the doctor says, she might be able to stay in the area for more time. I´m actually ok with that because we are finally getting a long soo much better and have so much we can do here together. I think it would be really nice to have her here for another transfer. Which is another thing, we have transfers in a week. CRAZY!! I cant believe that I´ve been in the mission for 6 months in a couple weeks!! it feels like just yesterday that I came here and was with hermana Paz getting my training. It´s been such an amazing journey so far and I´ve really felt the difference this has made in my life thus far. I´m so excited for what´s still ahead of me in my mission and I know it´s going to be hard because it literally seems that every transfer is harder and harder and harder but I know that the Lord is preparing me now for those experiences because He knows that I can handle them when the time comes. It´s hard to think like that all the time especially when the moments come but I know that He is always with us. I love you my family and I´m so proud of the things you are doing. Just remember to be a witness of God at all times and in all things and in all places. You are His children and You are His servants in this mighty work. I hope you are all doing well and having a great summer. Just remember your little Emi freezing in the cold here in Chile hahaha ;) na just kidding I´m fine here. :) It sounds like you all had a great week! Keep working hard and being the amazing family you are!! I love you!

Con amor,

Hermana Tycksen