Sister Fletcher

A few weeks ago at church I realized that Sister Fletcher was always sitting behind us and she was always commenting on how cute the children looked and she was bringing gum and candy for them each week. That particular day, Bishop Olsen gave a wonderful talk about how we need to listen to the spirit and follow the prompting that we are given and realize that they are callings from our Heavenly Father. He also challenged us to invite someone over each month to have dinner with our family, we could share one of the 90 meals that we have in a month. So that day for our family meeting I told the kids that I wanted to take Sister Fletcher some cinnamon rolls and the kids could write her a note or something. Averi made her a little paper box with some origami things inside, Maggie wrote her a note, and Briggs made her a snowflake with a robot in it. We got everything ready and Briggs was determined that we were going to walk to her house. It has been really, really, cold lately and I really didn't want to walk and it was starting to snow. I told him we were going to drive. Next thing I know he is out in the van with the umbrella up in the car and he is trying to get out. I was kind of upset and took the umbrella down and told him again that we were going to drive. He got mad and went inside. I followed him in and told him that we would love him to come for a ride with us. I pulled out of the driveway and waited for a few minutes and he came running out to join us. The kids all got out and went up to her door, she opened that door with the biggest smile! The spirit was very strong that I started crying and then I looked over at Todd and he was crying too. The kids hopped in the car and we talked a little bit about how we felt and then we went home. A few days later we got a note in the mail that said.
 On the front it said, Thank you, the love of God is revealed in every act of kindness! Inside it said, Dear Amy and children, you can't know how grateful I am to you and your darling little children. With their smiling sweet faces standing on my porch Sunday. I've been so depressed through these holidays. But when I opened the door and saw that, I felt so wonderful that I snapped me out of the down feeling I was carrying around. Thank God in Heaven for family's like yours. Thank you so very much for the cards and delicious cinnamon rolls, they were really good. Love Evelyn Fletcher.
When I read this card it was confirmed to me that we really needed to go and see her. I am so thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who guides us when we want guidance. I just broke down in tears of gratitude and thankfulness that we are trying to do what Heavenly Father wants us to do. The story does not end here. At the beginning of this month on fast Sunday I got up to bear my testimony about Leah and how grateful I am for the spirit in my life and how I want to do what Heavenly Father wants me to do. As I was talking Briggs was walking up to share his testimony. I was not even prepared for what he was about to share. He started out by saying that last Sunday our family took some cinnamon rolls to Sister Fletcher's house because she always gives them gum on Sunday at church. Then he stopped for a few minutes and you could feel the spirit touching his heart and the tears started to well up in his eyes and he said that he felt so good going to her house and he knew that Heavenly Father wanted us to go to her house, and then he said that he knew that the church was true. I am so thankful that he feels those feelings and that he understands them and recognizes that they come from Heavenly Father. His testimony strengthens mine and I am so grateful for wonderful children who want to do what is right. We had sister Fletcher over for dinner today and it was such a fun time. We ate dinner and played Bingo, she hugged the kids and praised them for all the good that they do. We have a good friend in Sister Fletcher. I am grateful for the part that she plays in our life right now.