"Because of our Choices to serve missions, our families are blessed!"‏

These are the words from Sister Choi at a Senior Missionary Training held on Mercer Island at Pres. and Sister Choi's home.  There were 20 of us in attendance and all were couples except six of us.  She finished this quote with another sentence: "How can each of do better to help our families be strong in the Gospel?....Be on a mission!!  Anyway, this was a beautiful few hours together and it is a privilege to rub shoulders with such fine people.  Of this group our Home Teachers are Brother and Sister Allen from Colorado Spring, Colorado and we just love them very much.

Sister Carter and I are trying to be more obedient in all we do.  This Tuesday evening it was extremely cold and rainy and we really want to go home at a little after 6 :00 but we are taught the best hours are 5-7 to be out to find the people so we decided to go to two more homes.  You have to remember that these two 'ole ladies' do not HAVE to do everything the Elders and Sisters do but we certainly do want to do all we are capable of to prove to Father that we are willing to go the extra mile.  We went to the home of Thaun on Military Road.  We have been to her home about 10 time and only visited once as she was leaving to go to work and she had no time to visit so this was a great visit...for us and also for her.  She needed to see us.  She hasn't been to church for about seven years and she is a member.  We just needed to remind her of the love she had for the church when she was baptized.  All three of us felt the spirit and we hope and pray she will choose to come.  Her family is Buddhist and lives close by so this make the decision a hard one for her.
Then we went to see Patrick, where we have been eight times and he was never home.  Finally the door opened.  This gentleman had lived in the apartment for 6 months and he was not "Patrick".  He was Buddhist and was not interested in the church,  now those records will be sent to SLC and hopefully taken off the Ward Directory.

We went on another 'bread run' Tuesday...(yes, we usually go 2 times a week...Elder Seppi, our Zone Leader, needs 'gluten free bread' and we can almost always find it for him.  We leave it at the church and when he goes to the church he picks it up.  It is a great exchange and we are glad we can help all the Elders with their bread needs). This day we also  went to see Jack (80) and Willey.Jack loves to have us come and we visit and give them a message, sing a song and have prayer. Today as we sang "Teach Me to Walk" Willey was standing behind his dad and the tears started to flow!  What a tender moment.  Yes, he is a member but has had a very tough life with drugs and alcohol and jails, etc. so when he allows the Spirit to come into his heart it is wonderful for him to feel the truthfulness of the words that we sang. You are probably amazed at the number of times  I share the experiences we have with the simple songs Sister Carter/Sister Frame sing all over this area.  Pres. Choi tells us to 'sing, sing, sing' and we really are trying to be His instruments to share the Love of Christ.

We went to Vicki's apartment and packed up books for 2 hours.  Oh my!  The packing was not so bad but the 'wisdom departed' when I lifted the 8 boxes (paper size from staples with at least 40+ books in each box) onto the rolling cart and then Sister Carter and I lifted them into the trunk of her car and in the back seat.  What in the world were we thinking?  Then probably 2 minutes later as we were visiting with Vicki,  our dear Elder Anderson and Elder Kendall came out of an apartment and wanted to know if they could do anything for us.  Are you kidding me?  We both have tender backs but the service is an incredible part of our missions and we love doing it.

Thursday night we went to the church for a Ward Missionary Coordination Meeting.  As the 6 missionaries in our ward meet with the Ward Mission Leader and some of the Ward Missionaries that have been called by the Bishop, some excellent plans are made for those people all of us are working with...who will pick up those without car, who will go visit some during the week, who will teach New Member Lessons to those newly baptized, how to help those that are slipping that have been baptized and whatever needs to be discussed.  This is a great meeting.  As we left our Zone Leader Elder Seppi and his new Companion, Elder Pfister came 'hurrying' down the hall with such excitement.  One of their investigators had just completed a 72 hour fast and the Elders had completed a 24 hour fast for here and 'she wanted to be baptized  because she knew the church was true"!!!  These Elders  were beyond happy!  God does hear and answer our prayers and He knows his Children!

We went to see Marlene and I am just so blessed to know her!  She is in a Care Giving Home because he husband (both are 80) just can't lift her anymore.  She is paralyzed from her mid-section down and confined in a LARGE wheelchair whenever not in bed.  We visit her about every 3 week and give her a message from the ipad and also play music for her.  This makes her incredibly happy!!!  We love visiting with her and I continue to be blessed to see people who do not have 'everything' are some of the happiest people I know.  What a blessing to be reminded of those things that matter most!  We left her home 'more than appreciative' for the privilege of rubbing shoulders with her.  Then we went to Smith's trailer with Nancy.  They had called earlier, we had an appointment to go sing with them, because they wanted us to brings someone they could share their testimonies with.  Yes, she is 93 and he is 91 and this is called 'Enduring to the End'  So we went.  Nancy was baptized on June 14 and has only come back to church a few times.  She made a commitment that she would come this year and never miss and she has completed her desires 100% and we are so happy for her.  She has had a hard life and finds it very hard to trust people so this experience was just the best for all involved.  We now have a standing invitation for all five of us to be together Friday's at 4 and sing and sing and sing!!

FHE on Monday Evening was just really fun!  All took treats and we watched the movie, "Second Hand Lions".  It was just so delightful, in fact Sister Carter almost fell off her seat she laughed so hard.  All of you need to get one and take 1 1/2 hours and sit down and enjoy the time with your families.

Tuesday Morning we had District Meeting.  It was just the best!  Elder Searing does an excellent job and his humility speaks so loudly we hear even more than he says.  The main message was the Importance of having Investigators and Less-actives come to church.  In fact, all of us need to make sure we go to church.  CPR is vital to spiritual life...church, prayer and reading the B of M.

   front row:  Elders Searing DL, Grogitsky, Stringham Zone Leader and Elder Ibarra
   back row:  Elder Seppi  Zone Leader, Sis. Carter, Elder Pfister, Sis Frame
            Sisters Boyce and McBride, Elders Chadwich and Griffiths.

It is time to go to the Stake Valentines Dance and meet a part-member family so I must go.
Thanks for your love and friendship and pictures that come from home and for so, so much.
This is just an incredible blessing and I feel it a privilege to serve on this Mission.
I know my Father lives and that He loves me and you and all His children.
May God be with you and bless you this week in all you do....and take time to look for the miracles and to record them!

Love to all of you,
Sister Frame

Miracles continue....through the rain and the wind!‏

Well, Hello to everyone! I have no idea where the time goes in a week or a day, but I am behind this day in even getting my letter written for my blog plus the Weekly Report needs to be sent to President Miller. Our Home Teachers, Elder and Sister Allen came to visit us this afternoon. He is in charge of Finances, phones and Housing in the Mission and Sister Allen is the main secretary in the Mission Office. Yes, they are very busy and involved workers. Also, in the Washington-Seattle Mission those in the office, who work on the missionaries p-day, are required to "Find and Teach" on Thursdays so they are even more busy. We just love them and they appreciate the work they do.

I would like to share a very simple miracle. Our Pipkin family are just the best and most incredible people!! We have eaten dinner at their home 2 times on either Sunday or Monday.The Elders have also eaten also and they asked our Zone Leaders about eating with them. This family lives out of the Ward boundaries but have received permission from our Bishop and also the Stake President to attend the Seatac Ward. Her parents and also a sister and her husband are also in our ward. Anyway, our Zone Leaders told the Elders they could not eat at the home of anyone outside of the Ward Boundaries. Sunday we called their home and explained the rule about eating outside ward boundaries and Sister Pipkin did understand. However, Monday she called and said she would deliver the food to our apartment and also to the Elders Apartments. She commented that they could not afford to lose the blessings of Feeding the Missionaries. I just admire that kind of faith from people that don't have the material items of the world, but have the faith they will be blessed if they feed the missionaries!! Can you Believe that?

The week before last was just incredible and it seemed that after all we could do, Heavenly Father would bless us with more miracles! Well, this week seemed just the opposite. When we went to appointments some of the people were not there, some people just seemed to disappear off the face of the earth, and some would not answer their door. Will we get discouraged? No we will not! I think that is why companionship's are so important in this life...as missionaries, as marriage partners, as friends or associates. When I would tend to think we just were not doing our job, Sister Carter would comment about the importance of agency. When she got discouraged, I would laugh and remind her of one of our fun experiences. Basically what I am saying is 'that we had each other's back...we supported and lifted and encouraged each other." Do you remember the song, "No Man is an island and No Man stands alone...each man's joy is joy to me, each man's grief is my own." I can't remember the rest but I do know the value of the person who stands by our side and, even when Jerry is gone, I have felt a friend or a child or a neighbor encouraging and lifting me and I am so thankful for all of you!

Dick and Annabelle invited us to a lunch with 2 non-members. Irene came and also Dick's Banker from Chase Bank. Dick had asked him many times to come and 'Meet the Sisters". Mario was such a great sport. He is about 27 years, very handsome and the most polite and kind young man. He treated these 'old people' he was eating lunch with, who are 88, 83, 78, 73 and 68, just like we were his age. It is good to see that civility and kindness are still a part of today's world.

We continue to sing weekly with The Smiths, in fact we sang so long that Brother Smith said, "I am just sung out". I am a nervous wreck singing with Sister Smith listening with her perfect pitch. I want you to know I stand farther from Brother Smith, sing softer and try so much harder to make a better sound. Sister Smith said the sounds were much better this week. Oh dear!!!

Bishop meets weekly with the six missionaries in our ward. I just have no idea how he finds the time to do it but he wants to personally know what is happening in the ward and he wants to get to know the missionaries personally. He is such a fine man!! We meet in our Clubhouse because it is closer for the Elders as they have no car and the bus stops just 300 feet from our building.

Thursday morning Brother and Sister Ross, who were missionaries in our mission stopped so they could leave some supplies and a car seat with us for a daughter who is coming to town on the 25th. They are just the most incredible people and we loved laughing and talking of common Elders we know who have gone home and so many more things. It was just one of the best hours we have enjoyed.

Friday was Zone Meeting in Normandy Park. This is a meeting house we have never been to and I know I say these words over and over but I continue to totally be amazed at the example and attitude and testimony of Elders Seppi and Elder Stringham and all our Missionaries. They just are so awesome. Yes, they are young but you just can't believe their spirits. However, the Sisters do just as well. Sister McBride spent time teaching us about "Reporting Correctly'. She really did an excellent job.

We were taught to think right, act right and talk right and we were also taught the power of a Positive Attitude. We were directed to Preach My Gospel and about working hard, diligence and discouragement... (and how it will bring us down)  I could go on and on about the meeting but I will not. I just want you to know the value of 'filling our buckets' and being able to draw from it when we are called to represent Jesus Christ, whether it be at home in everyday life or in the mission field.

Saturday morning we went to temple and I am so consumed by the teachings in that Holy House. I love to go there and I love to learn. I am extremely thankful our mission has a temple and that Seniors are allowed to go when they feel they need to go.
  I want all of you to know I love my Savior, Jesus Christ. I have been studying the talk by Elder Tab R. Callister, "What is the Blueprint of Christ's Church" and I just love the simple words that strengthen my Testimony. I am so thankful for Joseph Smith and for the words of truth in the Book of Mormon. Hope all of you had a wonderful week!
May God be with each of you and bless you and take time to look for the miracles in your lives.
Love to all of you, Sister Frame

"The Best Never Rest!"‏

I was reading some of my older Journal entries and I found this note by Elder Birati at Zone Meeting on Aug 9, 2013.... "The Best Never Rest!"‏.  I just loved the thought it imprinted into my mind of the value of working hard and never stopping. And that is just what a mission is about...and so is life. To just keep going and serving and doing good things and making good and powerful decisions. Acts 10:38 says "Jesus went about doing good" and in Phillippians 2:7 it tells us that during His mortal ministry, the Savior "took upon him the form of a servant". We all need to follow our Savior and be consistent in our efforts to serve and love and realize "The Best Never Rest!"  

This has just been the best of weeks and we feel as we have worked hard and tried to be obedient and very sincerely pray for unity, we have been blessed with great strength to bless the lives of other people. The most marvelous happening is that we had 30 less-active and new investigators attend church on Sunday, Feb 2, 2014...the same day as the Superbowl. Our meeting, as all of yours, was  Testimony Meeting and the Sprit was strong and powerful and we feel that all of us in attendance were certainly taught from on high.

 We have talked that we need to start walking more and because the weather is cold or wet we decided to go to the church and walk the halls and the cultural hall for 1/2 hour. Let me tell you what...this ole body of mine does not even move the nights we do the walking. When I am horizontal it takes about 42 seconds to go to sleep...and I love it.

Well, the blessings of this week are many. We have been visiting a lady named Doris, who lives in Bow Lake, for just about a year. When we first met her she was critically ill and her legs were so swollen the skin had split vertically and were infected. She weighed over 300 lbs and we all figured she would pass away. We could not visit in the hospital because we were not family. Well, it is now a year later, she has lost over 70+ lbs. with no help from a doctor or pills, is doing so well and after another invite from us to come to church she has finally decided to come. We are very happy for her and will pick her up tomorrow.

We had been to the home of a family that live near 56th Ave on three different occasions. They are members of the church but have never come. Today we had to cross the freeway to visit some other investigators and at the last minute decided to go see them again. This time Lailan was outside cleaning her car...and it was freezing!. Her family is Tongan. Her husband has seen the card we left 1 1/2 weeks ago and she said he printed on his Facebook..."Two Angels came to our home to day and we missed them and I am so sad". Yes, we were very surprised and as we invited her and her family of 5 to church she said they really had wanted to start coming but just never did do it. Then we tell her church starts at 1:00, they can still sleep in and then come to church. Really, she seemed a bit excited, in fact saying her husband usually is saying, "Let's go to Church". We were surprised to hear her speak of her husband because his name is not on the Ward Directory. She told us he and his brothers were baptized in Tonga and it has happened before that the records have been lost. So, we will see what we can do. Yes, they say they are coming to church tomorrow and we are praying they come. Please remember to keep all these people in your prayers. There are thousands that the Missionaries are working with all over the world that need the faith and the prayers of the members in behalf of those they have found and are teaching and those they are rescuing and reminding.

Today we went to Ed's apartment, who is a less-active member. After visiting for a few minutes we invited him to church. At first he told us he did not want to come, telling us he was shy, has done some things wrong, has not paid tithes for a few years and he has no clothes. And we said, "So what! Start right now and make some changes in your life. Please come to church tomorrow and we will save a seat for you, dress how you will feel comfortable and you will love what you feel and we will be so glad you are there!" He proceeded to tell us of his baptism as a teenager because of a great friend. He attended Seminary every morning at 6:00am, never missing. He lived as he had been taught to live.  Then he joined the Military and still continued to live the LDS lifestyle he loved, knowing the opposite activity was not an option to be considered. Somewhere between the military and now he just stopped coming. When he moved to this area a few years ago he contacted the Bishop with his information because he wanted to make some changes and come back to church. However he did not come back. So, today these "Two Ole Sisters" helped him feel the Love of Jesus Christ and the Power of The Atonement through the Power of the Holy Ghost. Ed's countenance changed right before our eyes and his voice and attitude changed also. He sounds like he really wants to make some different choices in his life and come back to church....and he did come!!

Friday morning we attended the Seattle Temple and just loved that experience very much. I think I have said this temple reminds me, in the inside, of the Provo Temple. However, instead of walls that softly curve like the Provo Temple interior, the Seattle Temple has square walls. The Endowment Room is the same and I just feel so comfortable. I often look across the aisle, as I did so any years ago, hoping I can see Jerry but I can't see him...just think a great about him. We feel it such a privilege to live in a mission with a temple to be able to go to the temple a couple of times a month while serving a mission.


Sunday morning we woke to this:

A world of Whiteness....about 3 inches of snow. All meetings in the 9 and 11 times are cancelled. Our 1:00 block with have just Sacrament Meeting. I am speaking on "The Blessings of the Temple". Probably no one will be there because their snow is so wet and icy and they say dangerous. Irene invited us to lunch after church. This will be a laid-back day because these "Two Ole Sisters" are not going walking and take a chance on falling.


What more can I say..."I love this work and I am just so amazed at the many, many blessing that are given to the people in this SeaTac Ward of the WA-SEA Mission. Lives are changing and growth is happening to so many people." I am trying not to rest too much because we want our work to bring about the best!! Thank you so much for your notes and letters and love, especially those from my Grandchildren write and for the many prayers they say for me!!!!

May God be with all of you and bless you this week and please take time to look for the Miracles in your lives and to record them. Love to all of you, Sister Frame

P.S. Sister Carter gave me this number to 'Stop Cellphone calls from local/international callers for 5 years." 1-888-382-1222 just in case you're interested.

The SEATTLE SEAHAWKS are in the Superbowl... I live in Seattle...and didn't even know the odds of who would win!!!‏

Can You believe a Frame sports fan not knowing that information?

Last Sunday we drove to 194th about 11:00am to visit four new members before church and the streets from 200th to 176th were PACKED with cars, people walking dressed in SeaHawk clothes and garb, flags waving and we wondered what was happening. So we asked someone out our window, "Are you Kidding me?" he said, "the SeaHawks just flew out to New York and there were 30,000 people at the airport near these streets. And we thought, "Are you kidding me right now!" We were amazed at the number of people and our lack of what was going on!

Sunday was a beautiful day and that evening we send our #'s to Pres. Miller. We had 94 contacts, 42 members, 52 non-members, 2 Spanish Referrals, 2 service hours and 19 at church. So, that is basically what we do with our time. It can be a bit discouraging with no positive investigators and church attendance down but that is what happens sometimes and next week will be better. Sunday we had dinner with Engdahl's and Lizzy; Monday we and Elders Anderson/Kendall ate at Pipkins. We love these experiences so we can go into the homes of the people.

P-day this week had no thrills or excitement. We cleaned and washed. I was 'Crowned' Queen for the day at my dental appointment...and that does not come cheap. Sister Carter also had an appointment but her's was not nearly as expensive as mine.

Another trip to the "Bread Bank" filled the back of my little CRV. Our Zone Leader Elder Seppi can have no gluten so we get him about 6 loaves or 'gluten free' bread and also get his companion, Elder Webb a couple of loaves. We went to visit Tamara and saw such a beautiful Burmese family and offered them some bread from our car. They were glad to get as much bread as they wanted and are interested in hearing about the church. We will go back Tues with Esther because she and they both speak Chin. We met another gentlemen as we were looking for a less-active lady. She had moved from the home and he now lives there. He is a retired Attorney living in a BEAUTIFUL home on Angle Lake, says he knows about Mormons and yes, we can come back and teach him more. Also, we met a new member, Jeanne and when when we told her of the 1:00 Sacrament Meeting time she seemed more interested in coming and said she would be there. 

Sister Floyd, our Bishop's wife, asked us to come Thursday evening this week for supper. Bishop was out of town and she said, "I don't know really why I am inviting you to dinner but I just want to have you come". We graciously accepted. Sister Boyd, her non-member mom whom we love and her son Steve were also there. We had a wonderful meal, a message, a song and a prayer and as we left Sister Floyd followed us outside. She had received some negative results from a medical test and Bishop was not home. Not wanting to worry her mom or son without more information, she realized why she had invited us to dinner...so she could talk with someone. I love to experience these sweet and incredible Miracles.

We continue to visit members (usually less-active) that need to be reminded of their Heavenly Father's love. This week some of those visited were P.J., Tsega, Smith's, Mah's, Betty, Roberta, Kathleen and Conrad, Esther, Sandi, Jack and Willey. I really know that none of us can receive too much love and it is such a pleasure to share time with these dear people.

We went to Koya's home for our 1st lesson and she had been detained at work. We visited with Marcello, her 17 year old basketball playing son at Tyee High School. He was such a polite young man and we are excited to go back this coming week.

The Highlight of the week was Zone Conference. I love these meetings...being in our seats @ 8:30 to sing for 1/2 hour, meeting starting at 9:00, lunch from 12-1 and then meetings until 4:30. We were home at 5:30. Yes, we were exhausted but it really is worth it. During our lunch break Pres. Choi interviewed me for a new Temple Recommend. What a privilege to be interviewed by a General Authority and my Mission President. This recommend has no bishop of stake president signature. The Themes Pres. Choi always speaks of are High Expectations and Obedience. He teaches us that as we set these expectations higher, we look higher and practice all we do with a greater desire to be a better missionary. We work harder, study harder and accomplish much more. If we do not reach the expectation, we are not the losers because we have grown and become better in the process...and it is a process! But through the process of High Expectations we think and act differently. He reminds us continually that obedience is the First Commandment of God and we will be blessed for the choices we make to Follow our Father and Jesus Christ.

MIRACLE OF THE DAY!! We went on our "bread run' to a trailer park where we went last week. It is fun because about 8-9 children came out of very humble mobile homes and were excited to get some bread to take home. Last week two mothers came out also and we visited for a minute, no church mentioned. This afternoon some of the same children came out and wanted bread. The one adorable girl, about 7-8 said her mother wanted our business card. I told her we were Missionaries and I gave her our card and also a pass-a-long card. He mother came a few minutes later...then dad came with the baby and also another son. Long story short....they are coming to church tomorrow. Edith wants to make religious changes in the lives of her family and so does her husband Alex. The children are so excited to come. And guess what....Sister Carter/Sister Frame are even more excited for all of them!! We went to the trailer court at this time when dad had just gotten home from work because we missed the road we were looking for and decide to change out route. Small and simple mean bring about great events!! (**Sunday update:** The WHOLE family came to church today and thoroughly enjoyed it, we couldn't have been happier for them)

 I think I have run out of space but I am so excited to be doing this work!!
I Love the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Restoration of this Gospel!!!
I LOVE the Book of Mormon and the truths it teaches and I know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God in these Latter-days!!
I am so indebted to my Heavenly Father for all he blesses me with. I experiences so many marvelous happenings each day and I can't express enough gratitude. Thanks to all of you for your prayers, your notes and letters. Please take time to recognize the miracles in your lives and to write them down.

Love to all of you, Sister Frame

This is what a wonderful life is all about!!

Sunday evening  we drove Veronica, our newly baptized friend to Bellevue to a  New Member Fireside with Pres & Sis Choi, Pres & Sis Miller and Pres & Sis Wood.  There were about 60 in attendance, being new members, missionaries, members, investigators and our Leaders.  Of the 13 that bore their testimonies, one was from America.  Can you believe that in Seattle Washington I am on a Foreign Mission?  These members and investigators were from China, Russia, Mexico, Korea, El Salvador and Africa.  This small gathering really filled my heart with such a tender feeling for Missionary Work, especially when new members tell of the hard choices they have made....leaving families and homes and countries for their membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  I admire their strength and their Love of Jesus Christ.

Monday evening Sister Carter and I attended a FHE for all Senior Couples and Senior Sisters in our mission.  Again, the entire Presidency was in attendance and the total there were 20.  We had been asked to prepare a lesson and it was so much fun!  We followed the example of Pres. Holland when he was BYU President in 1980-89.  He and his wife would give the Fall Devotional, the first Tues of the Fall Semester and they stood at the podium and did The Jeff & Pat Show and chatted in a light and loving manner.  Well, Sister Carter/Sister Frame tried to do something similar and we stood together (behind the primary music stand..our podium) and we shared wonderful miracles, fun times, hard times and the glorious experiences we have had with the Elders and Sisters as "The Sisters" in our mission.  Can you imagine the 'bit of trepidation' in our hearts as we spoke in front of our entire Presidency?  In closing we shared  that  one person in particular, in our Seatac Ward,  did not know which one one of us was which when he would say "Sister Carter/Sister Frame" but we really did not care because we were united in what we were doing and Our Purpose was (we then spoke in unison) "Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost ad enduring to the end".  Both of us finished this recitation with tears in our eyes and The Spirit of the Holy Ghost was with us in the room.  This was a wonderful experience and was actually 'another miracle' in our day.  

We also had a pot-luck dinner with three different soups and all the fixings. Our evening also was blessed with Sister Choi speaking in her very humble and loving manner. President Choi also spoke...with laughter and testimony and tears as he also told us of the love he had for us and how he needed us to help build up and work with the younger missionaries because they need role models and much love and guidance.  The Missionaries in the Washington Seattle Mission have set a goal of 1663 baptisms for the year of 2014.  This is five times more than last year but there is great faith in these incredible missionaries.  We need the faith and prayers of all of you to help accomplish the work of The Lord and to find and teach and baptize and also to rescue and remind those that have forgotten what they once believed.

This past week we have used a 3 minute Mormon Message narrated by Elder Christofferson called "Dailey Bread-Patterns" and it was so good we kept using it as we visited with less active members and  non-members.  These are some of the words he used.  He said it  was not by chance God has created us to need physical sustenance.  As the Children of Israel were delivered from Egypt they lived on manna, which was given to them daily by Heavenly Father.  God was providing daily and teaching them to remember that He is the source of life because this manna was a daily thing that could not be stored.  Then we teaches that there is a Spiritual Parallel.  We all easily recognize the need of physical food daily.  But the spiritual need for sustenance should be equally as strong and it comes from constant effort to commune with God.  We can't go weeks and months without that spiritual strength.  If we develop the spiritual strength it will increase our courage to do right and serve others.  He reminds us of these small means of spiritual sustenance, which are prayer, reading scriptures and serving and that these activities will transform us. You really need to watch this message, you will love it and it is much better than my words!!

Wednesday Sister Smith called us and asked us to come and sing with she and Brother Phil Smith.  If you can remember they are both in their early 90's..she being older than he.  She fell a couple of weeks ago and with all the rain and grey skys and poor health she was a bit discouraged and depressed and so...she called "The Sisters".  Now, you need to know that Sister Carter has a very nice voice....Sister Frame has a voice that follows others....Sister Smith did sing with the Tabernacle Choir for 8 years....and Brother Smith is a wonderful man and can't carry a tune (his wife said).  Well, I was sitting in the middle of Brother Smith and Sister Carter and having a VERY HARD TIME carrying a tune (whatever one I was to follow and carry).  Sister Smith stopped the singing and said she had perfect tone and she had to help Brother Smith hear the tune....because she was hearing 3 tones.  I guess that would be she and Sister Carter, Brother Smith and then me.  Oh my, I coughed, slightly smiled at Sister Carter and then continued singing 'in perfect silent harmony' as I mouthed the words.  But really, what a wonderful opportunity to serve others regardless of our talents!  We visited and also shared our ipad song of the Tabernacle Choir's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and they loved it and ended our half-hour visit with Brother Smith's prayer.  We love these people sooooooo much.  Tonight we heard she had been taken to the emergency room because she was having a hard time breathing, they are both in our prayers.

This mission is really one of the most blessed events of my life.  Yes, there are so many wonderful things that have happened to me and  I am very grateful  for the privilege to work and serve in the mission field.  I am blessed, but the greater blessing for me is all that Heavenly Father has given to my family.  The fact that Mom still lives alone and when I call her on Sunday nights she sounds so happy (maybe she is a great actor but I do think she is happy).  Our children and grandchildren continue to grow and do good things and serve in so many ways.

I rejoice in the "Wall of Faces" that are above my desk and around my window and I am very thankful for the many notes and 'bleeps' that come my way!!

May God be with all of you and bless you this week and may you continue to look for and find the Miracles in your family and in your lives.

Love to all of you!!!

Sister Frame

Life is Ducky!

Tami sent me this beautiful snow sculpture I think she found in Alpine, near Wendy's home and I just needed to share it will all of you. I really am a bit tired of the rain, and the snow duck brought some thoughts of home and a bit of yearning but then I realized 'snow needs to be shoveled and rain does not'. Therefore, I am just so thankful to be where I am at this chapter of my life!!!
I love being a missionary and meeting and teaching and loving so many people. What an incredible privilege.

Today was the baptism for Veronica Chernichenko. We did not teach her 


but she is the lovely young lady we took to the temple and also to the piano concert for Sun Beam Choi. We have become very good friends and we just love her!! I think I told you about her. She and her family moved from Russia when she was 4 1/2 years old...about 15 years ago. Her parents speak very broken English. Her Father is a truck driver and her Mother stays at home with their 10 children. Veronica is currently living with a friend and her family and going to school. As Veronica has been taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ she did not share her experience with anyone...her family or those she was living with...because she said they would do anything they could to prevent her baptism. She is an amazing young lady and really is a Pioneer for her family....for her parents generation, her brothers and sisters and also for her own family and children and all those that have gone before her and have not hear the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Sister Carter and I were asked to speak at the Baptism. We reminded her that this day is very exciting because she is participating in her very first ordinance of the Gospel and she is making her First Covenant with Heavenly Father. She has shown she has faith in Jesus Christ and really believes that He will do all He says He will do for us. She also has shown she has a repentant heart and is willing to be baptized and follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized by someone holding the priesthood authority of God!

We reminded her of Mosiah 18:9...that as she is baptized she says she will 'stand as a witness of God at all times and in all things and in all places'. This is such a wonderful reminder for all of us. And then we asked, If you were called into a court of law, could you be 'convicted' of being a member of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" by the way you live and act and by the words you speak and use. That is a very good thought for all of us to think about and evaluate how we are doing.

This week has been a very different one. I had to go to the dentist and they did the first part of a crown on my back upper molar. This is not terrible but just frustrating that I have to take the time to go to the dentist while I am on my mission. The car headlight went out and the brakes are making funny noises.

Monday night we went to dinner with The Browns. He is the 1st Counselor in our Bishopric and is such a 'gentle giant'. Sister Brown is in the Stake Primary Presidency of the Seattle Stake. 


The Boys are all basketball players...the two oldest having graduated. It was really a nice evening and we left with a message "Sanctify Yourselves" (Mormon Message), a song and prayer. These are great experiences to be with ward members.

We looked back on old Progress Records and found a lady named Brenda and her 11 years old son. We went to see her and she wants to hear the lessons so we start teaching her on Tuesday.

We met another lady in McDonalds who wants to know more about the church and said she wanted to come to church on Sunday. Hopefully she will be there. She gave us her phone # and we will give her a call. It daily seems we are sooooo busy. Our contacts this were were 32 members and 10 nonmembers with 21 people to church. 

We had District Meeting Wed. of this week and many changes have been made since Transfers on Tues. We have 2 Zone Leaders and they each have an Assistant. Elder Seppi is our Zone Leader and Elder Webb is his assistant. Elder Stringham is the other Zone Leader and is over another part of our Zone and his assistant is Elder Ibara. Our District Leader is Elder Searing and Elder Grogitsky . Elder Griffiths and Elder Chadwick are in our Seatac Ward and so are Elder Kendell and Elder Anderson. Sister McBride and Sister Nudd are also in our District. These two Sisters teach the Tongan people. It is just wonderful to meet these new Elders and Sisters. We really love them.

It is Saturday night and we just finished our work. Bishop and his wife called. They said they had made too much ham/bean soup and wanted to know if we would share it with them. What a delightful hour to be with them and their son Steve and Granda Boyd. We love this family!!
We are going into the Senior and Junior Primary today and teach them of John 13:14-15 and Matt 5:1-2. We want to encourage the children to select people in their family or school of neighborhood that they could share more kind acts of love and also how they can be examples.

I want to thank all of you that have written me and shared events and experiences of the Sharon 2nd Ward, of your families and those things you are doing. I am extremely thankful for your friendships.
I am so happy that with modern communications I can receive emails and messages from my family. I love the 29 grandchildren I have and love those 6 children and their spouses that call me Grandma and Mom. I am extremely thankful for Sherrie and Dennis and Merrily for taking such good care of my Mom.

My heart this morning just seems overflowing with love for all of you...and especially from my Savior Jesus Christ. I love him with all my heart. I love the Book of Mormon and I know of it's truthfulness. I know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet in this latter-day dispensation and I am thankful for all he did for the Work of The Lord.

May God be will all of you and bless you this coming week. Take time to look for the small and simple miracles (which are never small and simple) and discuss them with you family and teach other....and don't forget to record them.
Love to all of you,
Sister Frame

"Don't Wait to Get Started!"‏

This is a bold statement and I am going to remind myself there is no time like today to do those things that are our High Expectations. Just Do It! The reality of getting started and reaching high is that this process will make all of us work hard and stretch and become more than we had any idea we could be.

 I find it almost impossible that another week has passed and the opportunities to love and serve continue and the miracles are there and available to all of us. Heavenly Father loves us and wants to bless our lives. 

Last Sunday we drove Pin and Veronica to church. Pin is an 80 year old Philipino member who has attended another ward and by out 1-2 visits each month we have encouraged her to come to the SeaTac Ward which is the ward of her residence. It was not too hard to get her to come because of our new time change of 1:00. Veronica is an investigator we thought would be baptized on Jan.11 but the plans were delayed. She is the young lady we took to the Temple and the piano recital. She is such a delightful young woman. Our attendance at church this week of less-actives was 23. Our goal is 40 by June 30. So, please pray for us and this righteous desire!

 This Sunday we had dinner with Richard Johnson and his mother, Louise; Monday evening we ate with the Jesse Ramirez Family. Each time they feed us we have authentic Mexican food. This week we had delicious cactus. Last month it was Pazoli....oh, so good!!

 Monday we ran to Seattle to Pikes Market and to The Pro Shop and Nike Town. Sister Carter is going to outfit her grandson from head to toe in Seattle Seahawks clothes for his college graduation. This was a fun day!! Oh, we also bought a cookie!!

 We have the benefit of using the King County Libraries and we each got a library card. Each visit to the library we can print of 75 black and white and 15 colored. What a fine service to the residents of King County. We went and printed our colored Mission Letter this week which had the condensed notes of our Zone Conference

 Tues was our weekly bread run and how blessed we are to do this. We usually get about 30 loaves of 12 grain, 9 grain, 24 grain, blueberry Struesel and raisin bread, english muffins, flat breads with cheese or garlic bread and on and on. It is such an opportunity to go into the homes and visit and share bread and then tell of Jesus Christ who is the 'bread of life'. Kathleen and Conrad, her non-member husband, did come to church last week!! Glorious day! We visited this week again and they both said they would be to church again this week and probably a daughter would come with them. Kathleen is feeling much better.

 Sometimes I am just so amazed of the bumpiness of the roads we travel in this life, yet progress does come and we need to keep our eyes opened, looking up, for the strength and help we can receive. We had a wonderful visit with Sister Simon's daughter, who is less-active. We visited and reached out with an invitation to please come to church. I really can understand that coming back to church through those tall doors is hard to do after being gone so long. We told her we will be at the doors waiting and hopefully she will be there. My car needs inspection and emissions and what a pain. Cars are not checked for emissions in Washington state. Sassers, our Senior Couple friends from Orangeville, sent me the form I need and we finally found a place that will check the emissions. Can you believe it is about 5 miles away...and out of our mission... so we had to receive special permission from Pres. Miller to go to Renton and have it done and get the papers sent in. That is a project for P-day and it will be a great day when completed.

The hardest and saddest part of our week was that Roberta finally decided to give "Chopper", her papered Victorian pit bull up for adoption. She loves this dog more than anything but just can't afford the food and all that is required to take care of him. She lives in a very small mobile home and her knees are bad and it is hard to walk him. So, it happened this week. She cried and Sister Carter and I also cried but he will be so much better off where he can be outside and run...but will never be loved more!!


This week we had a Zone Meeting and I continue to marvel at the power and strength of these young Elders who teach and train all of us. Elder Seppi and Elder Gardner are our Zone Leaders and they are wonderful. We are having transfers on Jan 14. When that takes place, NO ONE in the Washington Seattle Mission will have been 'in the field' as long as Sister Carter and I..most often called "The Sisters". That is amazing and in our Zone more than half of those Elders serving are 18 years old. Can you believe that? If you could be around them and see the incredible Elders they are you would just be so grateful that Heavenly Father has blessed the world with the power of these young people. Our Sisters are just as strong!! The Washington Seattle Mission has a goal of 1663 baptisms in the year of 2014 and we realize how much our Heavenly Father is depending on us and guiding us to teach and preach the words of Jesus Christ to His children. Please remember ALL the missionaries daily in your prayers. Yes, the field is white and ready to harvest and all of us, members and missionaries, need to set our hand to the plow and do all we can to teach and rescue God's children.




Today, Sunday, Sister Carter and I went on an exchange so that I could help get Sister Nudd to the clinic for an IV and fluids after a slight concussion last week. she is mortified of needles, and Dr Badger was so kind and gentle as he assured her that he would be careful and even hold her feet so she wouldn't "kick" him.  She did extremely well and after 3 bags of fluids was feeling much better. After a blessing from the Elders and many prayers from the rest of her mission friends, it was yet another small miracle that she was able to get through the needle work that needed to be done to get her healthy.




I am extremely thankful for Jesus Christ and for the reality of the Atonement and of The Resurrection. I know I am a Child of God and that He knows me and loves me and all of us.
I am thankful for the reality of daily blessings and miracles and I ask all of you to look for them and make your families aware of them....and then record them so you won't forget.
I love all of you! I love being a missionary! I have worked very hard climbing this mountain but the vistas are sooooooo beautiful and I am thankful I have "Just Kept Swimming".
Thanks for your letters and cards and pictures. To my children, grandchildren and Mom I can't thank you enough for your tireless love and encouragement and wisdom and counsel and for sharing your lives with me. I sit her with 'sweaty eyes' as I count my blessings!
May God be with all of you and bless you this week.
Love,
Sister Frame