Sincerely Lizzie

Last email from the mission!

2011-01-01T21:41:00.000-08:00

My last email? Really?

I think I should just spend all this time thanking everyone!

Thank you Cedar Hills Ward for all you have done for my family and for my mission experience. Thank you for your words of encouragement. Thank you for taking my mum to the store and to her doctor appointments, help sanitize our home so my mum doesn’t get poorly, supporting me on the mission financially as well as your lovely letters, and for helping my family as much as you could. I would LOVE to pay you back by helping YOU in any way that I could so please get your grocery shopping lists ready and your “To Do” lists for jobs around the house. I feel that I am in such great debt to you all. Thank you so much for all you have done and continue to do.

Thank you to my friends in the Manila Singles Ward. I still use my pillow case you all signed! Thank you to everyone who has written me and supported me in other ways in the mission. Missionaries really DO need post every once in a while. I am so grateful for all the letters and emails I received encouraging me to more forward with faith. Thank you!

Last of all I am so grateful to my family. My parents have been my greatest support throughout my life. I have learned how difficult it is to be a parent. I was a mission “mum” for 3 months (while training a new missionary) and I know now a BIT about being a mum... I know I have a lot to learn. I am so grateful for MY parents and for all they have sacrificed not only for the mission, for my entire life. They have given EVERYTHING for their children. I feel so blessed to have the family I have. What a blessing it is to be placed in this beautiful family. While going to meet families all over England and in different circumstances, I have come to know how truly lovely my family is. My siblings are my best friends. I DO know where I would be without them, and that would be LOST. I am so grateful for their examples of faith and diligence. They have shown me the way and helped me to follow the example of Jesus Christ. I have learned the Gospel principles as well as Christlike attributes from 4 amazing missionaries; Dad, Mum, Spencer, and Kat. Thank you for being my missionaries. I am so happy to see you soon and to hug you till your eyes pop out!! Since I won’t be at the airport to greet you, WELCOME TO THE UK!!

Love you all and THANK YOU!!!!

Sister Shattuck

SECRET GARDEN VIDEO :-)

2010-08-18T17:50:00.000-07:00

She loves England and it's people so much. :)

Goofy Sisters blowing in the wind!

2010-08-18T17:44:00.000-07:00

16 Aug. 2010 Weekly Email !

2010-08-18T17:14:00.000-07:00

Railey and me at the beach. She is our miracle girl

Doing to a nearby town for "tea" (milkshakes) with Sister M and Sister Campbell.

What a week!!! We have seen sooo many miracles!

All this week seems to be about the "B's" (members). "TB" is 16. His prayers are so sweet and simple and FAST. After dinner at their house, we had a lesson on prayer. After the lesson we asked them who we could pray for. Together, we compiled a list of names of those who they know and love who are struggling in various ways. We asked Tim if he would pray for these people with us. He said an AMAZING prayer. As he started, he said his usual thing, and paused. You could hear very quitly Brother "B" put his arm around him and wisper, "You can do it" I was inspiring. It was very symbolic of our Father in Heaven rooting us on. We CAN do it. We all go through hard times and tribulations. But our Father is there reaching out his hand encouraging us and personally cheering us on. It was a beautiful experience.

We had a neat experience with "JB". He recently got home from the mission. He was serving in Canada. We weren't quite sure why, but we asked him to come to an appointment we had with an investigator. "R" has been having some bad dreams and bad experiences in her home. After trying to comfort, we decided to offer her a blessing. JB ran home and changed his attire and was able to perform an phenomenal blessing. It was truly amazing. She is one special daughter of God. He blessed her home as well. No when we go back, she is happy and her spirits are high. There is a wonderful and peaceful spirit in her home. :) I love the Priesthood!

We went by a families home for an appt. yesterday and the parents weren't home. The daughter was (age 21) in so we sat down and chatted with her. She is LOVELY! We ended up sharing with her about the Restoration of the Gospel (Lesson 1). As we were sharing with her about the organization of the church, we kind of skipped The First Vision and she said, "Can you tell me more about Joseph Smith?" It was brilliant! We almost yelled out, "YES!!!!" haha. It was so good and the spirit was so strong. It was my FAVORITE thing from the week!

We have sooo many miracles from this week. We are being so blessed. Thank you again for all your support and prayers. Seems like Mum is doing well and that she is all ready for Chemo. I know she is so strong and can do anything. I have trust in the Lord and a lot of faith that mom is in good hands. :)

Love you!

Sister Shattuck

P.S. Picture attached is last P-day when we went to a nearby local city with Sister "M". She spoiled us silly and we went to the cutest cafe and got "tea" (milk shakes) and cake. YUM!!

Aug 9th OPEN THANK YOU LETTER!!!!

2010-08-09T14:52:00.000-07:00

Hiya!! I have soooo much to write in about 5 mintues! First of all... THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for all those who have emailed me and for all who have helped my mom this week and throughout this journey. Thank you for sacrificing your time and energy so I can rest at night knowing that my sweet mom is being taken care of. I know that you have families and it's a sacrifice for you; Thank you so much! This week was great! Our investigators our gaining a relationship with their Father in Heaven. It's beautiful! It's wonderful to see that our prayers are being answered. When we first met our investigator, she didn't have a relationship with God. She didn't believe in him. As we have been teaching her, she has come to know who she is, and her relationship with Him. She had a bad experience the other night and she said that she prayed. She, with the spirit in her eyes, said, "I didn't pray to my father (who died recently), I prayed to God." I know it seems simple but the spirit was sooo strong. She is now praying to God and she trusts him to comfort her. She immediately felt warm and safe. It was beautiful. At the end of the lesson, she said a wonderful prayer. She prayed to thank God for comforting her when she was scared and for sending us to teach her the Gospel. She also prayed that she would feel welcome by His children at the ward activity. Her prayer was answered! She made so many friends and was talking to everyone. Brilliant! :) We are so happy to see her growing in the Gospel and learning how much her Heavenly Father loves her. My favorite thing on the mission is to hear someone pray to their Father in Heaven. It's something I will never forget. We have found a couple families to teach this week!!! I keep repeating myself but SERIOUSLY, our prayers are being answered! We have been trying to get a hold of this family and finally they were home and let us in. We shared a little bit about our beliefs and they said we could come back. We will be teaching them tonight. I am soo excited for the miracles we are seeing. We can see a light at the end of the tunnel. For a while we were working hard and "planting seeds." We want to reap the harvest!!! :)

THANK YOU for all you do. THANK YOU for your prayers. THANK YOU for your words of encouragement. THANK YOU for your service you render to me and my sweet family. May you be blessed for all you do. Have a wonderful week!!!

With love, Sister Shattuck

Ward Beach Party, Cute kids!!!

2010-08-09T14:25:00.000-07:00

Little "R" has a ladybird (ladybug) on her hand. They were EVERYWHERE. When I got home I found one on my arm and it frightened me, I guess we brought it back from the beach :)

My precious beautiful little girls. They are so delicate and sweet. I could just SQUUUUEZE them!!!

New friends R & K. So cute!

Mission Photos Aug 9th! P-day at the Beach

2010-08-09T14:08:00.000-07:00

Cats Cuddling! Cute!

Someone didn't have integrity! Hit and run!

Went to the beach with our district. We have a new sister from Hawaii!

Sister Carnieletto from Italy and Sister Shattuck

Fun in PINK PJ's for support of Mum

2010-08-09T09:54:00.000-07:00

These pictures are of Sister Shattuck and Sister Campbell having fun in their pink PJs. These pictures were simply identified as SURVIVOR! :) Makes me smile (Mum)

We "Heart attacked" our upstairs teacher-neighbor!

2010-08-09T09:18:00.000-07:00

Our upstairs neighbor is a teacher and it was her last day so we "heart attacked" her, giving her the love!

Sister Missionaries RS Testimony meeting in the woods!

2010-08-09T09:08:00.000-07:00

August 3rd's weekly email.

2010-08-09T09:05:00.000-07:00

Sorry I havn't emailed a big email out in so long! These last couple weeks have been crazy and I have been mostly reading emails from home updating me on mom and havn't had the time to really write a weekly email out to everyone. Sorry! :)
Things are going ok. We are cleaning out our teaching pool right now. We are on the search for those who are "elect." Those who have been prepared to receive the Gospel. Last week we had "tea" with our neighbor upstairs which was fun. She is lovely. She's from Trinidad. We weren't sure of how to bring up the Gospel since we were only there to have tea (we don't drink tea..but it is tea-time, so it's called tea), but we were able to have a GREAT Gospel discussion with her. We left her a Book of Mormon to read. Something I really like what she said was that when she reads the Bible, she feels that she has already heard it before, in a way that means it's a part of her. Does that make sense? BASICALLY she is discribing the Spirit. The Spirit testifies of truth. The spirit can teach us and bring things to our remembrance. I can't wait till she reads the Book of Mormon! :) I don't have much to write about our investigators because we are only working with a few right now. We have a family we are working with and we are mostly teaching the mother and the daughter (8). The son (10) comes in and out of the lessons. We realized that we hadn't gotten permission from the father to teach the family. Last appt. we asked if we could talk to him. He came upstairs with a face like, "I can't be bothered." To make a long story short, it was AMAZING!!!!!! We had a WONDERFUL talk with him. He gave us permission to teach his family and said that he MIGHT even join in sometime. YAY! He's great and we are really going to focus on him. We kept giving him an opportunity to leave the room if he wanted but he would continue to stay. I believe that he felt the spirit and wanted to know more of what we were sharing with his family. He had great questions that we were able to answer. At the end of our talk with him, he was warm and friendly. That is a huge answer to our prayers! Thank you for your support and love for me and my family. Thank you to all those who have helped my mom while I am away. It helps me sleep at night, literally. It has been hard to be out here knowing that my mom is sick, but she is in good hands and surrounded by angels. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much. Love you all! -a very thankful Sister Missionary

HONEY BUNNIES in the Mission!

2010-08-09T07:20:00.001-07:00

We got to hold bunnies! Notice the PINK clothes to honor her Mum!

Sister Shattuck LOVES bunnies (incidentally, we also found a white bunny in our own backyard in Utah! How fun is that?

Sister Campbell is the "female version of Noah" Animals LOVE her!

The Mission honors Sister Shattuck's "Mum" on July 26th Breast Cancer Surgery. ALL PINK

2010-08-06T09:20:00.000-07:00

Sister Shattuck's entire district wears pink to honor Mom's breast cancer surgery on July 26th, and prayed and fasted too.

Even the Elders found pink ties!

Thank you great Elders!

Sister Campbell and Sister Shattuck companions!

Brief Haitus....

2010-07-19T06:58:00.000-07:00

Dear Readers,

Sister Shattuck's email today were personal letters. Due to my upcoming surgery, I will probably not 'post' for 3 weeks. Thank you for keeping my missionary in your prayers as she is concerned about her family here back at home. She is being a great little trooper and we have asked her to "stay the course" for now. Thank you for your understanding, and we'd appreciate your prayers for our little missionary that she may be comforted at this time. Sister Shattuck and Sister Campbell are continuing the Lord's work in England. :)

Love,

Her "Mum"

Miracles in the Missionfield! 7-12-2010

2010-07-12T21:19:00.000-07:00

Our last picture with Sister Olsen and her two "mission daughters" I am going to miss her SO much!

Sisters: Shattuck, Ostler and Olsen

Sisters at the Zone Conference!

Sister Araujo and I at the bus stop. :)

Here we all are at our Work-over!

What a week!

This week was sooo much better than last! I am AMAZED at the miracles we have been able to see. I gotta say, this weather is insane. Yesterday as we were tracting everyone was complaining about the heat. Today, it's raining cats and dogs. I mentioned to Sis. Campbell yesterday that we should wash our car. Without fail, everytime I mention washing the car, IT RAINS. So it's no surprise that it's raining. :) Where do I start? This week was sooo good! I decided that all I need is the Holy Ghost. In planning, we need the Holy Ghost. In our companionship, we need the Holy Ghost. In EVERYTHING we do....we need the Holy Ghost. This week was a fulfillment of my personal goals. We had workovers on Monday to Tuesday. That was fun. I went to Canterbury to be with Sis. Araujo from Portugal. She is great and she taught me a lot. It was wierd for Sis. Campbell to be without her mission "mom" but it was good and she learned a lot from Sis. Carnieletto (Italy). On wednesday we attended Sis. Campbell's first Zone Conference. It was so weird to have the full circle. Let me explain.... I was able to hear Sis. Olsens (my trainer) going away testimony and then MY new missionary's testimony just coming into the mission. It was really good to see Sister Olsen. She laughed as I was tearful seeing her. What's new? I always cry. It just was so good to see her and I am going to miss her sooo much!!!! Now that I am training, I realize how I was as a new missionary. Bless her heart, she had a lot of patience with me. It was also so good to see Sister Clemente. She really left an imprint on my heart. She taught me so much. She helped me with my confidence and built up my testimony of the Plan of Salvation. She taught me some amazing principles that I will forever cherish. I think I hugged her for about 5 minutes and didn't want to let go. It's so dramatic! The mission is different than anything you'll ever experience. We meet these beautiful sisters and build relationships that will last forever. It's neat. I will miss those two sisters. I just want to be the companion to Sister Campbell that my trainers were for me. :) It's all about love her for who she is. :)

We have been working hard on "Celestial Planning." This means that we don't just choose a street to contact, but we prayfully ask our Heavenly Father where He would like us to go, what He would like us to teach, and follow His will. It's so good and we have seen so many miracles this week!!!! We had chosen this street this week and we got there and there was ONE house on the whole street and she said NO. So we decided to knock on some doors surrounding that street. We met a lady that knows a member the other ward and we were able to bare testimony and leave a Book of Mormon for her to read. A couple doors down we found a new investigator. It was so neat. We then realized why we had picked that street. We were in the right place at the right time. Heavenly Father works in mysterous ways.... It keeps things exciting.

Another miracle is Jenna. She is 19 and she is a referral from the Stake President. She's great. We were in town at the library and saw a member that we had been considering having come with us to teach Jenna. She "happen" to be at the same place we were and available to teach with us!!! We went and visited with Jenna and they totally hit it off. It was great and she ended up purchasing some groceries for her since she is without a job right now. It was just so wonderful and of course, a tender mercy. :)

Saturday we had a "finding blitz" where we had the Elders come down and split with our Priesthood, while we split with sisters from the ward from 10:30-1 and then we all went to McDonalds for lunch, and then split again with different brothers and sisters from the ward from 2-4:30. It was brilliant and it would take FOREVER to share with you all the MIRACLES that came from that finding activity. I am just amazed at how Heavenly Father is blessing us.

Sunday was a good day as well. We had prayed about a street to contact and picked the smallest street. We thought to ourselves, "what are we going to do if there's only ONE house again?" :) There was a lot more and it was soooo neat!!! The FIRST door we knocked on was this lady that had been going through a hard time. She recently lost both of her parents. She had cared for them for many years and lost her father first then recently her mum. As we stood there we just cried with her and had the most tender spiritual experience. Apparently she had investigated the church when she was 6 yr. old. Her family went less-active before she could get baptized. We asked her if we could come by this week and walk her dog with her. She's lovely!! We'll be sure to keep you updated. :)

Last miracle I HAVE to mention was Susan. She kind of told us not to come by anymore. That was about a week and 1/2 ago. We decided to stop by on Sunday to see how she is. We both had the worst stupor of thought when it came to knowing what to say to her. We didn't know how to approach the situation. We decided to just go and follow the spirit. As we were walking to the house a swarm of fruit flies decided to pester us and fly around our heads. Her husband was around the corner and as we approached him we were flinging our arms around trying to get the bugs out of our hair. We thought, at least he knows we are normal people right? :) We were able to talk to her husband outside for about 35 min. and he was great!! We really hit it off with him. No wonder why we couldn't think of what to say to Susan. It was because we were there for her husband. We had never met him and that was one of our "goals" since we met her. It was just an answer to our prayers!!!! YAY!
Thank you for all YOUR prayers. As you can see, we are having the best time here. We are learning a lot from each other and building the Kingdom! :) I love you and thank you for your efforts to share the Gospel. Have a good week!!

Sister Shattuck

June 28, '10 - Letter from the Field...

2010-06-28T08:17:00.000-07:00

I am surprised to say that as I sit her emailing, I am SWEATING! I am in ENGLAND sweating!!!! This is a world record for the hottest day! wow!!

Another record goes down in history for the HARDEST week in Sister Shattuck's journey of The Mission. I have never felt so lonely, so sad, so frustrated, and so confused. Having said that, I had the best week! I bonded with my companion, have seen the MOST tender mercies ever, learned about my own inner strength, gained a relationship with my Heavenly Father that is FIRM and everlasting, and I have been completely humbled. I have learned soooo much!

This week was intense. After hearing about mom's breast cancer, everything turned upside. But while I was upside, I saw beauty. I was able to experience things that I wouldn't have been able to experience. The whole ward has come together and had helped us so much. As they have found out one by one, they have been praying for my mum. Sister Thorpe the ward mission leaders wife, gave an OUTSTANDING talk on service in sacrament meeting and mentioned my sweet mummy. It was beautiful.

I have about 5 minutes to tell you about our week and I just don't feel like I can express me feelings so fast.

I just want to leave you with my testimony and a scripture.

Mosiah 24:14. I KNOW with more of a surety now than ever that Christ lives. He visits us in our afflictions. He comforts us. He loves us. I have never felt this more in my life than during this week. I know that as we study the Atonement, we can grow closer to the Savior.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. I know that there is so much behind the scenes that I don't see that helps my family. Thank you for all that you do. I pray that we all take the time and thank our Father in Heaven for all the blessings and tender mercies in our life.

Sister Shattuck

(Note from her "Mum": Sister Shattuck asked me to post this, and have not edited it, as they are her tender feelings. Having said that, I am feeling very good and hope to have a plan in place next week for treatment, but won't know anything until after surgery. I do have a lot of prayers and support. To respect her wishes, I posted this, so she could express the miracles she is seeing in the mission despite challenges that can be distracting. She is strong, determined and know that I have asked her to finish the fight and stay the course until next New Year's, when she comes back to our arms again and the Lord's 18 month mission for her is complete.)

Driving in England Part 2 (just kidding!)

2010-06-21T21:58:00.000-07:00

Sister Shattuck was teasing her companion! It wasn't a close call at all. :)

JUNE Pictures from the mission! 6 more months to go!

2010-06-21T21:27:00.001-07:00

My mom (Sister Olsen) is now a "Nan" AND a Mum at the same time! Now I have a daughter AND a sister! haha, it's fun!

I MISS MY MISSION "MUM", Sister Olsen!

Sister Shattuck with her new "greenie" Sister Campbell and President and Sister Patch

"I'm gonna miss this face", Sister Clemente, my senior companion!

Elder Katseanes's toes (Watermelon toes!)

SISTERS!

Driving in England Part 1

2010-06-20T14:42:00.000-07:00

Family Missionary Hall of Fame!

2010-06-15T20:48:00.000-07:00

We are a missionary minded family! This is the display at Grandpa Dave and Grandma Nelda's house. :)

Last Photos with Sister Clemente!

2010-06-15T20:41:00.001-07:00

I'm training a Greenie, I'm so excited!

2010-06-15T20:31:00.000-07:00

I wish I had some really creative way to tell you but I don't have time to think of one because... I'm TRAINING!!!!! Yup. I don't know WHO yet but I will find out minutes before I get her. I have a training meeting on Wednesday at 10:30am and I wait for a couple hours till about 2 or 3 pm and she will be in a room waiting with all the other greenies. They will think that it's just another meeting they have to go to but little do they know...they will start to sing Called to Serve, and the trainers will walk in and sit down by them. It's so dramatic and fun. I'm either getting a sister from USA or New Zealand. I'm hoping NZ so I don't have to get my licence, but hey, Heavenly Father has great plans. :) I'm soooo excited. Sister Clemente has been the best companion to prepare me to train. She has helped me with my confidence and nursed me the whole moves as I've been 'poorly. I have my health back, and ready to train. I said a little prayer before President called (he calls a couple hours early on moves day for the trainers). I said a prayer that I would feel the Lord's love and direction for moves. It was getting closer to 9pm and I thought to myself, "He would have called by now... I'm not training." Then the phone rang. I had Sister Clemente answer the phone. I feel honored that the Lord trusts me with a new missionary. This is going to be a great transfer. Hard work, and lots of love. :)

I'll let you know who my next companion is next week! Guess who else is training! MY "MOM"! Sister Olsen is also getting a greenie her last moves! I bet she wasn't expecting that! Mom, you mentioned in your email that you'd love if I was with Sister Olsen... I get to be her companion ALL of Wednesday until we get our greenies!!! How fun is that!? It's very exciting and I feel prepared to train. Yay!

Thank you for your prayers. Everytime we go to the doctors, we meet someone and talk about the Gospel. It's amazing how Heavenly Father works. A couple weeks ago I got Swine Flu and then we met "Z". If I am sick so that we can find a family to teach, so be it! :) I trust Heavenly Father completely. :)

Please pray that our investigators will continue to progress and that we can keep our appointments with them. Thank you!!!

Love you all and talk to you next week!!!!

Sister Shattuck

I'm glad they called me on a Mission! :)

2010-06-03T07:45:00.000-07:00

Got to see my "Mom" again at Zone Conference! Probably the last time I see her. :( I love her!!

Zone Conference! (it's not all the sisters, just the ones at this conference in Hyde Park)

Kovanda's! It was so lovely to see them! They are the best. Don't they look great!!

Sunburnt! Can you believe they have SUN in England!?!

Fun with Sister Clemente, just being silly with the toe stretchers and headbands that "Mum" sent.

GUESS WHO IS DRIVING IN ENGLAND!!!! Watch the roads!! President Patch said it'd be "smart" if i started to drive every once in a while "just in case"

Our new little friend Peter (said in an English Accent!)

We love "Peta" !

Shattuck and Clemente serving the Lord in the England London Mission

Ode to my Daughter.....

2010-05-31T21:47:00.001-07:00

This is how we support our missionary. We do shaved ice in the summer. See her picture on the table? We love you Sister Shattuck! (all posts are by her mom...) If you expand the picture you can look THROUGH the house and see a BRITISH UNION JACK in the front window. Can you spot it? :)

Flurries of neighborhood children come to get shaved ice for a cool treat!

Family stops by for a visit too! Welcome home SCOTT and CLAUDIA! We love you all!

New whole new family came by today (first timers) and gave us a small tip for our missionary! WooHoo!

New Pictures with Stevenson's!

2010-05-29T23:55:00.001-07:00

Sister Shattuck and Brother Paul Stevenson! Our Hero!

Sisters Shattuck and Feller with the Stevensons!

Sisters Shattuck and Feller

Former companionship, Shattuck and Feller :)

Visit from former Sister Megan Berrett!

2010-05-25T11:08:00.000-07:00

NEW pictures from the Mission!

2010-05-19T18:29:00.000-07:00

What's Cooking? :)

Baby Kittens (Mom's worst nightmare! ha ha)

Yummy Dinner!

Sister Clemente's Shrimp Salad!

Sister Shattuck's first time having Fish and Chips! She loved it!

Sister Shattuck is outstanding in the Field! :-) The field is ready to harvest!

"I love my companion, Sister Clemente. We are the Dynamic Duo!"

Mother's Day Phone Call!

2010-05-10T07:00:00.000-07:00

(This post is in her Mom's own words)

It was great to hear from Sister Shattuck, now serving in South London area with Sister Clemente and she LOVES LOVES LOVES it. They are quite a pair! We have heard from the Mission Leader in the new area and he states they are finding many new people who want to hear about the Gospel and she's very excited about it. She was VERY happy to her her "Special Visitor" on our call and that really made her day, even though it had to be a short call. She was very happy to have permission to talk to her friend.

After that, we talked and talked about everything under the sun. Her Dad joined the call, as well as her brother Spencer, sister Kat and brother in law Travis, well and Mom (me!). We opened with our family song "When we're helping we're happy" and she loved that. Of course Dad asked "what do you want to be when you grow up?" and she said "A missionary!" Kat and Sister Shattuck went over fun memories as children and Sister Shattuck gave us a portion of her lesson from the manual in her best British accent. I'd have to say it sounded pretty authentic to me! That was really neat. She loved talking to Spencer and told me afterward how good it was to talk to him and that she wanted to spend more time with him when she comes home at the end of the year.
She LOVES her new area. She's not too far from the mission home, so that address is still good also. We ended our phone call singing to her, "Love at Home" and we were happy to have almost an hour to talk to her. She cried of course, just like last time and we asked her to be the first to hang up, because we can't ever bear to be the ones to do it. I think if she hangs up first, it's a conscious decision to go back to work in the mission and it's healthier. She said "See you soon!" because the next time we talk to her will be in PERSON. Yep, we get to have her back at the end of the year! It was a great phone call! Ok, I can last these next 6 months! As soon as the phone call ended, I went straight to the stickerboard (like I always do) and but up a month's worth of stickers until May 31st. I just don't like to do it every single day, and it makes the time pass faster to me! ha ha. Oh me, I'm such a mission mom!

MOVING DAY for Sister Shattuck!

2010-05-04T05:54:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day Early! I got to see my MOMMY! A "Mission Mommy" is the one who is the trainer.

In London for Conference. These are ALL my companions that I've had in the mission so far! This is the last time we'll all be together before the sisters start getting released.

Good bye to Sister Larsson and Sister Jensen! Thank you for the time serving with you!

Good bye to Sister Jensen and Larsson for now!

Mum and Family, I'm sorry that I forgot to tell you about moves this week. I always forget to tell you in advance that I won't be emailing you on Monday. This was a short 5 week transfer to get aligned with the MTC. We are having 2 new sisters come this transfer. Sister JENSEN will be training a new sister from TOKYO JAPAN! How exciting!!! I was hoping I would train her, because mom lived there, but it's ok, I'll be able to meet her. :) I am going to be with Sister Clemente in a new area. She is a great sister. EVERYONE in Lowestoft missed her and talked about her when Sister Olsen and I whitewashed there. I am way excited to serve with her. She's a hard worker. :) We have to drive through the London South mission to get to my area. It's a car area (don't worry, Sister Clemente is driving). haha. I think I might stay with her 2 transfer and send her home! :) She has 2 transfers left, so we'll see! :) That's the NEWS! Its going to be a very exciting transfer. President felt VERY VERY inspired about this moves, which makes us all excited. Yay! I'll tell you my address once I know! :) It was a really Spiritual week. :) I got to see my MOMMY! I havn't seen Sister Olsen in FOREVER! I got to see her this week! I was looking forward to it forever and it was sooo fun to see her! We had a mission conference with ALL the missionaries. I got to get ALL my companions in one photo! After this "moves (transfers)", I won't have all my companions out in the field so I had to do it now. We were able to get a massive mission photo in London; it was so fun! The mission conference was amazing and I felt so much personal revelation of how I can do better. Elder Snow and his dear wife was visiting us. Elder Snow is in the Presidency of the Quorum of the Seventy. They spoke to all of us and it was just beautiful. This weekend was Stake Conference and everything that was said was exactly what we heard at our mission conference so we know it was inspired and something we needed to hear again. Isn't it neat how the Lord works? :) YAY! And we found out I am moving to .......(I don't know the spelling yet). YAY! Love you all and have a good week!! Love you! Sister Shattuck

Random Springtime Photos

2010-04-26T11:44:00.000-07:00

I love the springtime! This is my companion, Sister Larsson

Here we are, chatting with Dan!

I love Turkish Delight!

April 25th Sunday Baptisms!

2010-04-26T11:16:00.001-07:00

This was the baptism yesterday. It was the perfect day. Sister Jensen played the violin beautifully. Zoe on left... Allison on right. Oh it was a BEAUTIFUL Baptism! Sister Jensen played the Violen with a member playing the piano. Allison felt the spirit so strong which was sooo good. I talked about Baptism. Everything ran so smoothly. They are just 2 special women and will be a WONDERFUL asset to the ward. Oh I just love them!!! Zoe was baptized first and I was standing by Allison watching. I don't know what else to tell you about the baptism except that it was just perfect. We feel so lucky to have taught them all this time and were able to witness their baptism. It was so special! D&C 68:6.
Thank you for your prayers! -Sister Shattuck

I love these remarkable women! Sister Jensen, Sister Shattuck, Zoe & Allison and Sister Larsson.

Very Special Birthday Morning!

2010-04-26T10:51:00.000-07:00

On my birthday, my companions let me "sleep in" a few minutes. :) So cute.

Birthday gifts "Bits and Bobs" from my wonderful companions!

"You made me a British Birthday Breakfast!"

My companions made me a traditional English style breakfast. YUM!

My Birthday Cake!

2010-04-26T10:42:00.001-07:00

My beautiful birthday cake that Sister Haynie made!
Sister Larsson, Sister Shattuck (me) and Sister Jensen.

Sister Haynie is the BEST!

Late Post - Letter to her best friend, Jaime (edited and posted with Jaime's permission)

2010-04-20T19:10:00.000-07:00

(this is a letter to her best friend, Jaime, which I have edited with Jaime's permission...)

... I decided that I would make goals for my birthday and start them then. One of those goals is to eat better and keep exercising. My companions are great and we go running every morning except for Sundays (day of REST). We are having 2 baptisms this coming Sunday. I am sooo excited. I'll work on sending pictures or putting them on my blog. I didn't realize how busy Mondays are. Mondays are set apart for us to go grocery shopping, clean our flat, shopping, email our families and to write post. But I feel like we barely have time to do all of that. Our preparation day stops at 6pm and we go and work. So I am always running around on "P-Day" doing things. I thought it was a day to sit in your flat and write post, but I had no idea. My birthday was good. My companions are so good to me. The night before they said that we didn't need to go running and that they would let me "sleep in" (7am, haha). At that moment I thought something was up because we always go running. I continued to sleep and woke up by them singing "Happy Birthday." Apparently they took my alarm so I wouldn't wake up to it. They came in with a box wrapped. In it were some "bits and bobs" from around the flat (haha) and food they know I like here. We are sooo cheap missionaries. It always has to be the THOUGHT that counts. :) Then they had me come into our lounge area and they had made me an English breakfast....beans on toast, eggs, and a fruit salad. SO good. They played my favorite song (that we are allowed to listen to because its from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) called "Circle of Life". haha. It was a good morning. We had a couple appointments that day and they surprised me and said he wasn't coming and that they would treat me to lunch. We walked around the market and I got a sausage (like a hotdog). Sounds gross but they are sooo good. It was a good day, but it doesn't compare to when I am home with my family and get to talk to my best friend. I hope you have a good week.

-Sister Shattuck

Sister Shattuck's Birthday on Friday! (Weekly Email)

2010-04-12T16:51:00.000-07:00

Sisters in my District! April 2010

Her chair broke this week, is that a little like Goldilocks?

MIRACLES!! We are having a baptism service on 25 April! Zoe and Allison are going to enter the waters of Baptism! Yay.

First off, my scripture of the week: 2 Timothy 4:7-8. I HAVE fought a good fight. This week, the battle was the buses, trains, and the flu. We did it! We got through the week and it was sooo worth it!

This week was crazy but very good. We helped a member move house this week; Sharon Mcphee. She is too funny. She's got the cutest little girls that tried to help but they just colored on the boxes. So cute. I felt like we were running for a week straight. It was GO GO GO this whole week (like every week really). This week we missed sooo many trains and buses. We did our best to keep a good attitude. :)

Speaking of running around... We went to see Allison this week and when her son opened the door, one of her dogs jetted out and starting running away. We were convinced it was our fault and started off running after it. RUNNING, AGAIN. We ran and ran and couldn't find poor little Shilo. Almost in tears, we came back to her house. She invited us in. We sat down and I was so worried that she would be sad and upset at us. Instead, she said something that made an impression on my heart. "It's ok, he always comes back." This week I have learned so much about the plan that Heavenly Father has for us; The Plan of Happiness. I feel like this is how Heavenly Father feels about us "Its ok, they will come back." What a PERFECT plan that He has for His children. He gives us so many opportunities to make the RIGHT choices. He is merciful. I am so happy to have the knowledge and understanding of His plan.

Thank you for your prayers, I have definitely felt them. Have a wonderful week. I encourage you all to re-read the conference talks. Isn't Heavenly Father amazing?

Love, Sister Shattuck

"Shout Outs!" to the Choir!

2010-04-05T06:34:00.000-07:00

Hello to all the people I noticed in General Conference in the Choir! It was beautiful!!! Adam... Were you the one in the red tie? haha, I saw you a lot and it was fun to see you singing and shaking your head because you were so passionate about the song. Very fun to see you. I missed the first 2 songs, but I just watched them. VERY beautiful music.

Robert Bennet, Toby...etc. Robert, You didn't tell me you were singing in GC! So cool! I'm so happy I noticed you! I think I noticed about 10 people I knew! How neat!!!

I need to write a short weekly email this week because all the interent places are shut down, and we are at a random place in town and can't print out emails so I am reading all of them so that I can know what's going on. :) So... I am going to just write a short one this week.

General Conference was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERY talk was either for me or for our investigators. It was so neat to sit by our recent convert Rita and see when she recieved personal revelation. It was at different times then me and it was neat to see her emersing herself in the Gospel. I wish I had time to share my favorite points in General Conference and all the things I learned. I gained so much, and so did our investigators who came! Oh this Gospel is so good! I have some exciting news! This week we saw Zoe (our new investigator) twice and we commited her to baptism. Then we extended a baptism date (25 April) and she asked us if she could pray about it. OF COURSE! :) She came to the Chapel to watch General Conference. Afterwards, I walked up to her to share with her my thoughts and to hear what she thought. She shared with me a few things she enjoyed and then looked at me with the spirit radiating from her and said, "I want to be baptized." AHHH!!! I tried hard not to cry and jump up and down. WOW! Thank you Heavenly Father!!! Isn't he amazing? He works through our Prophet and Apostles and speaks to us!! Zoe was pondering about her daughter (she's 5 months pregnant) on the way to the Chapel. She was pondering about how she would like to rear up her daughter in the Gospel. Did you HEAR the talks about daughters and mothers, personal revelation, and families in the Gospel! It was perfect!!! So now we will be holding a baptism on Sunday the 25 of April and 2 WONDERFUL sisters will be baptized! How perfect is this Gospel!

The scripture I really enjoyed hearing in Conference was Revelation 21:4. He WILL comfort us. SO GOOD! I hope you all enjoyed Conference as much as I did. Have a good week and stay tuned for next time!

-Sister Shattuck

Thank you note to ALL of you from Sister Shattuck!

2010-03-30T04:51:00.000-07:00

Cheers!

Thank you everyone for your words of encouragement and emails! It brightened my week! I haven't been able to write a proper weekly update in a while, so here it is... We had a baptism last weekend.. Rita and Tammy (male). They are doing great! We met Tammy through his friend, and he brought Rita along as we were walking to teach Tammy. It's funny how things work. This week, Sister Larsson and I were very sick, probably with the swine flu or something (they don't tell you what you have here). It was bad. But in spite of everything, we had miracles. Sister Milner was making phone calls to potential investigators the first day that I was really sick. She came across Zoe. Zoe is someone Sister Garcia and Sister Milner met a while back. She called her and was able to make and appt. with her and invite her to come to church. She came!!!! So to make a very long story short, all because I got sick, Sister Milner called Zoe and she is now investigating the church! This was all worth it. Heavenly Father has amazing plans for all of us. He know us invidually. I under-estimated my time on the computer and now have to sign off, but I will write more about the AMAZING people were are teaching next time. Thank you again for all your help and support and lovely emails! Love you all and have a good week and enjoy Easter and General Conference!! :)

Love, Sister Shattuck

What time is it? It's HALFWAY TIME!!!

2010-03-29T06:04:00.001-07:00

Sister Shattuck is down in London today. We're not sure why, but there might be a meeting or transfers. No mail today, but this coming Saturday is HALF WAY!!!! We're so happy for her to have worked so hard during The Mission!!! Thank you to everyone outside the mission and inside the mission that have helped her to become the wonderful missionary that she is now.

CAMBRIDGE - LOTS OF NEW PICTURES

2010-03-22T08:00:00.000-07:00

Ward mission leader on the left (Brother Schill), Sister Milner, Rita, Tammy, Sister Larsson, and Sister Shattuck :)

Sister Milner, Rita and Tammy, Sister Larsson and Sister Shattuck at Rita's baptism

In Cambridge at Rita's Baptism with the Triple Companship-Milner, Larsson and Shattuck. Congratulations Rita!

In Cambridge at Young Women's activity "A Day in the Life as a Sister Missionary!" so fun!!!

Hot Sausage anyone? :)

Eating birthday dinner for Tammy and also Sister Larsson at the Wiggenton's. Spaghetti bolognese, YUM!

Eating with our hands at Rita's, reminded me of India!

P-day with Zone or District (she didn't tell me which one...)

Cambridge (either District or Zone Meeting?)

Sister Larsson made homemade spaghetti dinner and Sister Milner and Sister Shattuck made the salat at home at their flat in Cambridge!

Harry Potter move over! Quidditch anyone? Go team HOGWARTS! (Ok, just kidding, back to work...)

Mary Poppins!

2010-03-19T10:35:00.000-07:00

This is a post from her Mum. A while ago, long before the mission, Sister Shattuck modeled for her cousin Ashley at a little fashion show for the Beauty School. Her character was Mary Poppins and she loved it. Little did she know then,that she would come to love her new homeland of England even more, on a Mission...

Kings Chapel at Cambridge and Mother's Day!

2010-03-15T05:57:00.000-07:00

The Ceiling of Kings University Chapel in Cambridge.

Another photo of Kings University Chapel

For my very best friend, Jaime Flores...

Beautiful Archway at Kings University Chapel

Mummy, I'm so glad you liked the card! All day yesterday and today I've been thinking about you! It really felt like mothers day yesterday. We even got flowers in church! I gave mine away on the bus on the way to an appointment. There was a sweet lady sitting near me and I smiled and wished her a Happy Mothers day. She explained to me that she isn't a mother and that she was coming back from seeing HER mother who was in the hospital. So I spoke with her for a while and before getting off the bus, I handed her the flowers and expressed my love to her. She was so happy and waved when the bus was driving away. :) I absolutely LOVED the photos you sent (from Lowestoft). Seriously, that meant the world to me! I was so sad because there is a baptism in Malden and it's the same weekend of our baptism here. It hurts but you know, I guess this is preparing me for disappointments as a parent. I'm sure there were PLENTY of things YOU wanted to do when we were little and even now, but that you sacraficed. I am learning. Thank you for the AWESOME email this week!! love you!!!!!!
Love, Sister Shattuck (attached are photos from King's College Chapel in Cambridge)

"You doing alrigh'?" (Letter, Pics, & Video!)

2010-03-08T10:10:00.000-08:00

"You doing alrigh'?"

This week has been great! We've found 6 new investigators! Wahoo! Rita and Tammy are still planning on being baptized 20 March, and the weather is SLIGHTLY warmer! We have had a couple of days without rain, and it's been so good! It's so good because we meet people on the streets, and invite them to come to church, and they come! This happened last week, and this week as well. This week was Allison. She is sweet. She is from England. We taught her about the Book Of Mormon after church.

A cute little miracle happened on Sunday. We went to Sister S. Mcphee's house to share with her a short message (she's a member of the Church). Her daughters are SO cute. They both had friends over; Charlie and Jordan. Charlie was 6 and Jordan 8. We invited them in the lesson. They both sat so reverently and even bowed their heads and prayed with their hands together. It was sooo cute. I was impressed. We spoke about Nephi building his boat and how obedient he was with Heavenly Father commanded him to do so. I was surprised at their responses when we asked about what they would do if God asked THEM to build a boat. I wish I could have recorded them. I am amazed how close children are to their Heavenly Father! Till next week! Cherrio!

Love, Sister Shattuck :) (see 5 pictures and a video below!)

CAMBRIDGE PHOTOS

2010-03-08T09:03:00.000-08:00

In Cambridge with Sister Sandra Larsson

Kebabs before Fast Sunday!

Lunch at Pembroke College Hall in Cambridge with a friend.

In Cambridge visiting!

Having Cinnamon Rolls with the Elders!

VIDEO at Pembroke College in Cambridge

2010-03-08T08:09:00.000-08:00

Carrying On in Cambridge 3.1.10

2010-03-01T07:15:00.000-08:00

Hello! Sorry I haven't written a weekly email in so long! I feel like every P-day is getting busier and busier! But now I have about 15 minutes to compile a good weekly email...

Cambridge is SO good. We are seeing a lot of success. We find at LEAST 2 new investigators a WEEK. It's awesome. We met a sweet girl on friday. Her name is Janet. She's from Mexico. She's awesome. She has a very strong relationship with her Heavenly-Father. We invited her to church, and she came! It was so cool! We taught her after church about the Book Of Mormon and she said that she will read, and pray about it. AND she'll come to church next Sunday!

I just have a side note: I think it's interesting when we stop someone on the street, and they say, "I'm not interested I'm afraid." I get the urge to say, "You SHOULD be afraid; this is your SALVATION!!" haha, wouldn't be appropriate, but it's tempting. I just care so much about these people here, and they NEED to know our message. I was invited to give a talk in church on Sunday. The topic was so good. I got to talk about how my family influenced me to serve the mission. It was based on Proverbs 22:6. I really like that scripture. So it was really fun to talk about all the family traditions and sayings and cute things that I grew up with, that have helped me on the mission. It was really good to think about how much my family has helped me and how important it is to bring up your children in a home that is centered around Christ. I have been SO blessed. Sometimes I feel bad that I'm not a convert because a lot of people (investigators) say, "Oh, it's easy, you grew up in the church; you don't know anything different." But I thought long and hard about it, I feel sooooo lucky and privilaged to have parents that brought me up in a home in which we served and loved God. It's a BLESSING. It was a CHOICE made by my parents to teach us well. I don't have to feel bad about it.

SHOUT OUT: Sister Brianna Stevens. You are serving a mission? Oh it is WONDERFUL! If you have time to write, and you have questions, I'd love to answer them. The mission is the best ever!!!! You'll NEVER regret it. Prepare for the temple. Make it your focus and go REGULARY. And also focus on being in tune with the spirit. :) You'll be great!

It's so funny, our mission is running out of Book of Mormons. haha. We are just giving too much away! That's a GOOD thing! I love The Book of Mormon and I just want to share it with everyone!

I have an idea. I would like everyone to email (or write) me and tell me something they learned on the mission. But most of all, what was your favorite door approach or street contact? Do you have any creative ideas?

New email: Elizabeth.Shattuck@myldsmail.net <---

Thank you for all your Valentines. I truly felt loved. I am still working on writing everyone back. :) Thank you so much for your support! Cambridge is booming with success and I feel it is a result of your prayers. Thank you!!

Sister Shattuck

NEW Photos from Cambridge!

2010-02-22T10:07:00.001-08:00

I believe this is at the University? CAMBRIDGE? KINGS COLLEGE?

Cambridge Zone, Sister Milner, Sister Larsson, and Sister Shattuck & other missionaries.

Another picture of her Cambridge Zone

There she goes on "Moves/Transfers"

Here is bits and pieces of several different emails. It's not a full letter...sorry, she ran out of time.

Mum, When you have questions.. can you write them in a seperate email? I feel bad but I have no time to read emails and reply the same day. Sometimes I DO read them and then I have no time to write a weekly email to you and family. Is that ok? Let me try to respond to the ones in your email.. I wrote a email to Spence today and it was all good, and then it got erased, so i tried again, but i'm running out of time. :( The bag you got sounds PERFECT. You guys are seriously the BEST. Mom and Dad, it'll really make a difference, my back has been so bad, and I need to take food around with me now since we don't go back to our flat to eat, and need more materials (cause the work is AWESOME here), so this will be perfect. Thank you Soooo much!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sending my jeans. Is it ok if I get some pants under £20? I think I can find some cheap ones today.... It makes me happy and sad that you went through my room. Happy because I would SOOOO do it too. Sad because I wish I was there crying with you. I'm really having a hard time right now. I'm OK, but just trying to find my place. Just missing my family. It's NOT a sign of weakness. Anyway, i don't want pity, I just miss my family. TOTALLY normal. I'll get over it. P-days and Sunday are hard. I got ALL the VALENTINES. I wish I took a pic of me SMILING! Oh man it made my day! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!! That's all I think for this week, I have a lot more questions, but for another time i guess. I always run out of time... - Sister Shattuck

TUESDAY P-DAY LETTER! 2.16.2010

2010-02-16T21:49:00.000-08:00

Sister Milner, Sister Shattuck & Sister Larsen (?) at the Museum in Cambridge on P-day.

Oops! I forgot to tell you that this week is moves week. I assume you knew? So anyway, here I am. Guess what? President Patch is SO unpredictable! We thought for SURE none of us would move (the Sisters) because we had an EARLY moves calls where 13 sisters moved, and we only have 19 sisters total in the mission. We were wrong. He is moving Sister Garcia to South Kensington. She was already there for a long time and is going back and "dying" there. It's crazy. We are getting a sister from Sweden. She's cute and very humble. I've met her. Sister Larsen. She is a convert from about 2 years ago. Sweet quiet sister. :) So we are still in a trio but losing Sister Garcia. Just wanted to tell you the news.

Thanks for looking for a bag like Sister Feller's. Is it a CARRYING bag? The reason why I like Sister Fellers is because it had a really good strap because we wear our bags across our shoulders. Does the make sense? It looks from the picture that it's more an ELDERS bag to carry like almost a small suitcase or briefcase? The photo you attached shows up really small on this computer and when i zoom in it is blurry so MAYBE i am seeing it wrong? I dunno. You tell me. :) (Mom's note: I got the bag for her, and it's the wrong bag, but luckily the photos came today in the mail of the bag, so I can fetch the right one at International Luggage in Bountiful!) Back to her note...

Our apartment is safe. They don't really leave things outside. They leave it in the post office and we have our only little entry where it will be safe. :) As of right now, I haven't gotten any post (mail) at this address. I hope you got the right address. ha ha. YES, John (in Lowestoft) got your poem. He LOVED it. That was SOOO creative of you Mum. I forgot to tell you how awesome I thought it was, and he loved it. :)

Primark is the BEST store ever! It's so cheap and good. I got a hot water bottle to keep me warm. It was the cheapest in town, only 4 pounds! And I am nice and warm and finally have a BED now! I was sleeping on an air mattress for a week and 1/2 but now I have a real bed and I'm warm! :)

Yes, I have made connections here. i feel better. :) My companionship is changing and it will be good. Change is always good. I'm learning a lot. It's good. :)

Love, Sister Shattuck

No email from Sister Shattuck today.

2010-02-15T09:06:00.001-08:00

Sorry everyone, she was unable to get to her email I guess. My suspicion is that she can't get into her email, because LDSmail.net is changing their dynamics and she needed her membership number, and a bunch of other stuff she might not have had on her person to get into the account. Poppa Dan - Jenn's Dad: did you get email from your daughter today? I notice the other blogs haven't been updated either, so maybe this is an issue, otherwise, it might be moves and hopefully she has her P-day tommorrow? I'm stumped and blue because I love Mondays usually! :) Momma Shattuck
I'm going on the old addage "no news is good news".

Happy Valentine's Day from Sister Shattuck

2010-02-08T04:57:00.000-08:00

The new CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT

This is a picture of "moves" in downtown London, with the sisters preparing to go to their new areas. Sister Shattuck has been assigned to Cambridge.

Welcome to Cambridge!!

I didn't realize how funny I sound, until I have heard the Americans here. There a lot of Americans in the ward, and it's crazy because I'm not used to being around my "culture." That sounds weird, but I just feel like I am so English now. I love the English. Can I just say how much I MISS Lowestoft? I totally sobbed and sobbed leaving. It's ok. I love Cambridge. It's beautiful here. :)

We had the BEST weather on Friday. I think I even took off my coat! It was so pretty, and we ate lunch on a bench by some really pretty landscaping. I feel like I am in a movie. It's dreamy here. It's hard not to get distracted. I'm learning a lot here. Cambridge is awesome and we meet people from everywhere. It reminds me a lot of London. We met someone the other day who I'm pretty sure is a Mason. (very different) It's ok, we gave him to the Elders to teach. :) We share this area with the Elders. It's great. We are teaching a lot here, and there a lot of wonderful people in the ward to help us out. I love it.

That's pretty much it for this week. I am still getting to know the investigators. When I know more, I'll have more to write. Right now I am just observing. :) Thanks for your help and support! Momma Linda said that I should expect a bunch of love letters in the mail for Valentines day, THANK YOU!!! It's great to feel loved after getting a "Dear John." Hey, welcome to the mission? lol. I have to be prepared for ANYTHING. I love this work. I am happy to be a missionary and to be an instrument in His hands. Thank you again for your words of encouragement. Happy Valentines Day!!

Love, Sister Shattuck

Leaving Lowestoft...with tears with mixed emotions.

2010-02-01T06:57:00.000-08:00

Family and Friends,

Welcome to... CAMBRIDGE??

We got a call from Pres. Patch last night while we were at Renata's. Sister Feller answered the phone and I was watching her face and it I knew it wasn't good. Well, it's not BAD either. Sister Abellan is having her family come pick her up (her mission is over) and they are coming earlier than she thought. SOOO we are having a short notice "Sister Transfer." WOW HUH?? I'M MOVING!!!!!!!!!

So after TOTALLY bawling my eyes out and hugging Renata till her eyes popped out...I finally calmed down. I wasn't expecting this.... WOW!

I called Danny when we got home to make SURE we are seeing him Tuesday. We are going on a train to London Tuesday night and meeting with President Wednesday morning. I don't know why we have to meet with him, but there you go. WELCOME TO THE MISSION! We have to always be on our feet waiting for something to change. It's crazy, and I have TOTAL mixed feelings. Cambridge is having a lot of success right now so that is good. Do you want to know who my new companions are? Sister Garcia (said with a lisp because she's from Spain), AND Sister Milner from Canada. Sweet, another TRIO!!! Crazy. I KNEW this was coming. I could feel it this weekend. I was emotional in church on Sunday and didn't know why. I thought I just missed the family? I am happy to go where the Lord wants me.

BESIDES THE BIG CALL... Danny recieved the Priesthood 2 weeks ago and bore his testimony. HE IS AMAZING!!! I am so happy that I was able to be there THIS Sunday because he blessed the Sacrament to be passed. He did PERFECTLY. I was SOOO proud of him. Right after blessing the Sacrament, he looked up at me and I gave him the BIGGEST smile. I feel like he's my son, and I just saw his first steps. I just couldn't be happier. Emma is doing GREAT! She is praying daily and gaining a relationship with her Heavenly Father. It's so good to see her transform into this confident woman who knows she is loved by her Father in Heaven.

We had SIX investigators in church on Sunday. It was SO cool. Nothing's better than seeing your investigators in church. :) Everyone is doing really well. Perry told us that he is finally 100% involved. THIS IS WHAT HE WANTS!! YAY! When he told us, I felt like I had won a million pounds (like dollars).

I love this Gospel. I LOVE being a missionary. It is time for a new chapter (in Cambridge) and I am happy to say I have learned to love the people in Lowestoft. I feel so grateful to have seen so much success. It was never ME, it has always been Heavenly Father's work.

Sister Shattuck

Fishers of Men!

2010-01-27T13:29:00.000-08:00

"Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” Matthew 4:19

Celebrating Danny's Baptism!

2010-01-27T10:43:00.000-08:00

Thomas B., Danny, Sister Shattuck & Sister Feller
"Happy Baptism Danny!"

"Munch and Mingle" on the Sunday after Danny's baptism!
Youth Group, you're all AWESOME!

CHRISTMAS PHOTOS!!!

2010-01-27T10:36:00.000-08:00

Thanks so much for Sister Barron for helping me post these! Looks like Sister Shattuck and Sister Olson were spoiled for Christmas with lots of love and lots of gifts from the Ward. Thank you!

No word from our Bird...

2010-01-26T22:40:00.000-08:00

Hi,

I have been asked by your dear missionary to contact you to tell you they are ok. They had a fun P day today in T-ford on the airbase, but missed trains through no fault of their own as I write they are waiting for another train so will not have time to email you before they have to go back to their very important work. They wanted you to know they are (to use their words still alive) and will contact you when they can, most probably next Preparation day. It is a pleasure to have them in our ward.

Kind regards, Sister L., in L-town

The Best Week Ever! 1.18.2010

2010-01-18T06:56:00.000-08:00

Alma 29:13...God hath called me (Sister Shattuck) by a holy calling, to preach the word unto this people, and hath given me much success, in the which my joy is FULL!!!!!

I am so happy!! We seriously had the best week ever!! We had interviews with President Patch, and it went very well. I feel very happy with the progress we are having and that I am having on a personal level with my Heavenly Father. We have 3 baptism dates set for Feb!! Renata is 13 Feb, and Anil and Deepa 20 Feb. Yahoo!!!

Danny's baptism..... A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!!!! I can't even tell you how strong the Spirit was. WOW. We got to the church at about 1pm to meet Danny and help him feel ready, and to also practice the song we were singing with the youth choir. Danny look so handsome and clean shaven and ready to go. He was BEAMING. We couldn't get the water warm because something was wrong with the water heater, but he was so positive. NOTHING could stop him. :) We started the meeting off with a wonderful hymn to bring in the Spirit. Jason Bell gave a REALLY good talk about Baptism that was just sooo good. Then we sang with the choir a beautiful song called "He is the Way." Danny was totally crying, which made most of us cry. It was so moving. Then he entered into the waters of Baptism. Even though it was freezing cold, Danny continued to smile and kept the glow. After he was baptised there was even more a glow (i didn't think it was possible). :) Apparently it took him a bit to come back into the Chapel because he was overcome with the Spirit and had to come down from off the clouds. :) That makes me smile. Brother Everett (our ward mission leader) asked Sister Feller and I to bare our testimonies. It was a good experience. We had Danny's former teacher there, Emma Bentley, and also 2 of our investigators. It was so good to bare strong testimony right after witnessing such a wonderful baptism.
After the baptism service, we sang Danny's FAVORITE Christmas song. We sang it (with danny in the choir) for our Christmas Chior Service in December, and it has been his favorite ever since. Sister Olsen requested we sang it (because she knew it would make him smile), so we did!!! He couldn't stop smiling!!! It was awesome. It was very symbolic because we started to sing it to him, and then he joined us. This is how Danny is. This is his characteristic; he doesn't sit back and watch, he joins. He is now part of the ward family and it has been truly special to be a part of this journey with him. What a miracle. I can't find the words to express how I feel.

He was confirmed a member of the church and receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost yesterday. I can't tell you how amazing THAT was. He was shaking and felt the Spirit so strong and wanted to bare his testimony because he couldn't hold it in. I am just sooo thankful to be here. I wouldn't trade this for the world. The miracles we see everyday... I'M ADDICTED. I love Heavenly Father's plan. I am so happy to be one of His servants and to bring those who are ready to accept the Gospel to Him. It's a wonderful plan. A plan of HAPPINESS! MY JOY IS FULL!

Love, Sister Shattuck

New Companion in Beach Town! Jan 11, 2010

2010-01-11T09:50:00.000-08:00

Hello!! Finally?? Sorry everyone, I haven't written a weekly email in so long! You can tell how long you are out, when your letters get shorter and shorter because we are busy! :) Danny is getting baptized this weekend! Do you know who Danny is? I don't know if I have even written about him! He's amazing! He's 19 and wonderful. He's a miracle. YAY!!!! I can't even tell you how amazing his prayers are; they make me teary-eyed everytime!!

Speaking of teary-eyed... I totally bawled with an investigator this week. We were considering dropping them because they are not coming to church and not progressing. I have known them the whole time I've served in "L-town" and I have learned to love them. They were just not progressing, and the man doesn't want to get "committed." :( It made me so sad! So I told them our purpose and just starting BAWLING. I said expressed my love for them and how sad I would be if we taught them all we could and they rejected the Lord's message. I KNOW that our message brings happiness. It's impossible to understand the Gospel, if you are not willing to act. Oh no, no more time. Til next week......Stay tuned!!!

Sister Shattuck :)

THE BIG NEWS at Transfers!!!

2010-01-05T08:56:00.000-08:00

Sister Olsen is going to Milton Keynes. I am staying in Lowestoft! It's bitter-sweet. I am excited because my next companion is American too, I think. Her name is Sister Feller. She is from Utah I THINK. Or Washington? I don't know yet. I've met her once at a Zone Conference and she seems like a good missionary and she likes to laugh too. :) I am excited. I totally cried last night though with Sister Olsen after calls and gave her the biggest hug. It's so sad, but I am excited to stay and see Danny's Baptism!!! SOON! I am soooo excited! Ok, that's the news! Crazy huh? We KNEW she was leaving. Crazy about moves eh? I am excited but sad. This will be good. Sister Feller will be bold and we'll continue to see success. :)

Sister Olsen is going to be with a newer sister, Sister Christensen from Utah. I am SOOOOOOOO ok staying here. I am happy. Sister Feller is older then me (in the mission). I think she has 2 or 3 transfers left!!! Yes, we are still without a car. I bought a straightener today and sent a package to Kat, that's why my bank says what is says. lol Love, Sister Shattuck (sorry this is so short!)

FUN with the FELTON FAMILY - Boxing Day!

2010-01-04T16:18:00.000-08:00

We love and appreciate the FELTON FAMILY!!! We love Lion King too!
Thank you for hosting the Sisters for Boxing Day!
We love you Kelsey and family!!!! Thanks so much for EVERYTHING! Hugs and kisses from all of our family to all of YOURS!

Details of our Christmas Call!

2010-01-04T09:29:00.000-08:00

NOTE FROM MUM: Many people have asked the details of our Christmas call, so I'll try to explain it here. I began the phone call and heard her voice first, and once I heard her tender laugh, I started to cry (of course!). I had a "business list" of things to ask her and she explained that she didn't need any physical things, and I went down the health check list and she's doing great! We asked her the hardest thing on the mission, the things she's learned the most and who were the investigators she was working with now, so we could keep them in our mind and in our prayers. She also explained her area better to us, so we get our bearings. She expressed her love for us and for the Lord's mission and for the people who she served, and for those who lived there who were serving her as well, and her deep appreciation for them. I was happy to hear she had befriended a young epileptic girl. As I have epilepsy, it made me happy to hear that Sister Shattuck is reaching out to others, especially those who feel a bit excluded by their illness. It's typical of Lizzie to reach out, but it made me especially happy to hear it. She mentioned a few interesting things, such as the lack of "grape" flavoring there, and how that was generally "black currant" flavored as a substitute there in England. Also, on a funny occasion she exclaimed "Flaming Nora!" and we all sat silent, while she giggled to us. We learned later that was an expression of SURPRISE or "OH COOL!". She also told us that she was often told "Take off your coat to feel the benefit" which means that eventhough it's cold inside, that one should take off their coat, because going back outside, you'd not feel acclimated. She also mentioned that before she went on the mission, her food needed to be seperated on the plate. Now she mixes her food together (does that mean I can finally make casserole's now?! WooHoo!) She explained some details of her MTC experiences with us and some other adventures she's had to endure. Mum (me), Dad, Spencer and Kat all got to weigh in and express their love for her. She in turn began to cry a little and express her love for us. We all ended by singing her a song "Silent Night" together, and we could hear her express her tender emotions for our family. We asked her to be the first to hang up, because none of us could bear being the one to hang up first. We wanted her to do it, so that it would be her choice to move forward and go on with the work. As soon as we heard the click, Kat and I said "is she really gone?" It was heart-wrenching and beautiful at the same time. We're on for another six months, and I can barely wait! Moves are January 6th, I suppose, so we're anxious to hear about her next assignment! Love, from her Mum.

P-day was Tuesday! Letter Relief! :)

2009-12-29T17:50:00.000-08:00

Sorry we had the craziest day yesterday (Monday). The library was closed and we had nowhere to email. SORRY. But I am here and alive! :)

FLAME FAILURE ...that's my heading for this week. We didn't get time to pay out gas bill so we have NO heating in our flat (except for shower). And we went to pay it today, and the machine at the shop was broken. WOW. haha, I guess we will have to feel the spirit really strong, and it'll make us warm. :)

Christmas, wow it was AMAZING to talk to the family for Christmas! It was so good to hear your voices! It was the best Christmas present I could ask for! I just feel like I should have listened more. I was nervous and I guess I am picking things up from the English like talking a lot. :)

We had a really good Christmas. We felt very comfortable and happy. We had a really good Christmas Eve at the former Stake Presidents house with him and his family and the Bishop's family. We went to members homes and Christmas caroled around. I loved it. There are many Christmas traditions here. One is the "crackers". They are paper poppers they you hold on one end as your neighbor holds the other. You pull and see who gets the middle. Inside is a paper crown hat (you are required to wear, haha) a joke/riddle, and a small gift. I have gotten tweezers, dice, a cool pen, etc. It's fun. On Christmas I was able to look at pictures and video that my family sent. I was crying and laughing at the same time. LOVE IT! Then at 2pm we had tea (dinner). It was a fancy 3 course meal. It was lovely. We were at the Bishop's house. They have a wonderful family.

We played games on the Wii (they video taped me because I was so rubbish), and we played Uno Extreme(my new favorite game), and Sister Olsen and I watched Polar Express. It was really funny because Sister Olsen turns on the Tele to put in the DVD and The Incredibles was on. After 2 minutes or so, she looks at me and I have my mouth open and she was doing the same. We were both glued to the Tele because we NEVER watch it and it was just a funny moment. I guess we are really innocent if we are hooked on a cartoon. :) I think I wanna keep it that way. So I never knew that food could be "gorgeous." I've never heard that before till England. If someone likes a food, you say "mmm...this is GORGEOUS!" haha. So we are continuing to see miracles. We are being obedient and we see miracles from our efforts. We had 2 new investigators last week and will have 2 or possibly 3 this week! I love it. I love this work! I know I say it a lot but I just LOVE being a missionary! Hope you all had a good Christmas and have goals ready for this new year. Love you all!

-Sister Shattuck

Final Photos... Enjoy!

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Last time in the area photos!

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This reminds her of someone very special to her... and she was happy to see it poking it's happy head out, even in gloomy weather.
They like to dress in twinner twinner clothes as missionaries. Fun!
This is her study area. With those gloves, I'm guessing she's COLD!!!

Even more pictures!

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'Ello! This is the missionaries calling!
Fishing off the pier with the fishermen! She loves all that comes with this beautiful coastal town, and the people of Suffolk. This reminds her of home in Monterey or San Francisco and she feels naturally at home here.

Pictures from the Mission!

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Here are the special sister missionary friends out for a stroll in the England Country side on their way to teaching! Beautiful sweet missionaries!

Here she is in her newly made mission district T-shirt she designed, and she's sitting in her study area. If you double click, you can see her special photos on her wall of the things that are near and dear to her.

Finally! CHRISTMAS PHONE CALL

2009-12-28T05:42:00.000-08:00

This is a poster the LaPray children made for her for Family Home Evening. She LOVES LOVES LOVES IT!!! Thank you Dan and Stephanie for being WONDERUL parents and mindful of "our" missionary. She appreciates your support in all ways & your prayers for her!

Note from the Momma:

We were so happy to finally hear the voice of our little sister missionary! She sounded so great and we were conferenced in from different states, and it was very clear! I was the first to speak and couldn't get through the first sentence without crying. We passed the phone around to all the cousins and grandparents and then Mark and I snuck away to talk to her ourselves with Kat, Travis and Spencer. I can't get over how wonderful she sounded! She mentioned the experiences with people she is teaching and how much she is blessed for her service. we talked about some upcoming family events and she asked in turn how each of us were doing. Even from this distance, I'm surprised at how much she remembers after 6 months. She's had some very tender experiences in her life, from having an epileptic mother to living in India for a while that have helped her become a more effective teacher. She's also very fortunate to have had such good examples of friends and has loved her companion. She reported that she may move sometime in early January we suspect. Also, we told her some surprising news and she exclaimed "Flaming Nora!". We all sat silent, trying to figure it out, and she just giggled and laughed and said it was an expression of surprise and "cool", and we all got a good laugh out of that too. She sported a pretty good accent, and I could just see her talking like that. However, she said "I've been working on my accent all day!" and that she only did it in London, because her accent is too posh I guess, whatever that means. :-) We ended our phone call with a Christmas quote I'll share below and also the whole family sang her "Silent Night" and we cried through it (Happy Tears). Spencer and Kat were both really happy to hear her voice too, and we ended on our song. We asked her to be the first to hang up, because none of us had the mental strength to be the first to hang up (also, it helps her to get back to work, and make that a conscious choice). She hung up with expressions of love for each of us, and we all sat motionless. I knelt down and prayed a prayer of gratitude to hear her lovely voice, her laughter and for the opportunity for all us to all be "together" by phone on Christmas morning. Here is the quote:

The real spirit of Christmas lies in the life and mission of the Master. I continue with what the writer defines as the real spirit of Christmas:

'It is a desire to sacrifice for others, to render service and to possess a feeling of universal brotherhood. It consists of a willingness to forget what you have done for others, and to remember what others have done for you; to ignore what the world owes you, and think only of your duties in the middle distance, and your chance to do good and aid your fellow-men in the foreground--to see that your fellow-men are just as good as you are, and try to look behind their faces to their hearts--to close your book of grievances against the universe, and look about you for a place to sow a few seeds of happiness, and go your way unobserved. [Clarence Baird, "The Spirit of Christmas," Improvement Era, 23:154 (December 1919)' Author: Howard W. Hunter, Source: Brigham Young University on 5 December 1972

Christmas Letter Dec 21st letter

2009-12-21T09:50:00.000-08:00

'Ello Mates!

You ready for Christmas or what!? We are. We are definitly excited to call home. So it's been snowing since Wednesday. Everyone here said it never snows and if it does, it doesn't stick. Well let me tell you, IT DOES SNOW! We have been tracking everyday in the snow and it's so fun. We are FREEZING cold but we find our silly ways to warm up. The FIRST, is to run/jump to each house. Its kind of like a Rabbit? Oh that doesn't sound right... I can't explain it. But it keeps us warm! :) And the second is the best. We talk to someone and feel the spirit of the Lord, and it warms us up. I forget that I'm cold when I feel the spirit! I love it! It's great! Once we are done visiting with that house, we start to walk to the next and I realized that I can't feel my hands and toes. haha. Gotta love England weather.

Zone Conference, once again, I don't have time to write details but i wanted to say that it's like listening to your favorite conference talk ALL DAY LONG! Does everyone remember Elder Holands pulpit pounder this last conference on the BOM
and Joseph Smith? It was equavilant to THAT talk ALL DAY!! It was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Ta." That means "Thanks." Just a cute way of saying it I guess. I like it.

So, I just gotta say one last thing (sorry this email is rubbish). I love the way the Lord works! On Wednesday I was in shock because of how cold it was. I wasn't prepared mentially or physically, haha. So in my head I was thinking, i just want to go early to our dinner appt and warm up instead of tracting in the snow. We weren't having success and i felt it was pointless and WAAAAY to cold to be outside. BUT WE DIDN'T GIVE UP. Did Jesus Christ give up? That's what it comes down to really. What are we preaching? Lets LIVE IT. So we did. We kept going. Our LAST door was a potential investigator. Then after dinner we went tracting door to door one more hour before practicing choir and once again, the LAST door was a potential investigator. I always heard mission stories, but now I get to see it for myself. I am in love with this work!!!!

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas. Thank you all for your cute Christmas cards! Thank you for your prayers. I can feel them. I love you all! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

-Sister Shattuck

Just a little tiny email.

2009-12-14T11:22:00.000-08:00

Mum,
I don't think I am going to have time to write a weekly email this week to go on my blog. I know, how disapointing but I just don't have time. I am going to write letters to the family... (Mom's note: I think she just got in from London, and they probably got back late, as the timing of this email was very late in her location.)
Love, Sister Shattuck

Welcome Aisha! Thank you John!

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This is a picture of their latest baptism. left to right --> Sister Olsen, Sister Shattuck, Aisha and John who baptized her!

Words to comfort Mum....

2009-12-09T23:07:00.000-08:00

We prayed a little harder tonight. These are the only words that comforted Old Momma Shattuck tonight.

"And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and a happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it." Mosiah 2:41

Weekly Smeekly! December 7th

2009-12-07T09:04:00.000-08:00

HELLOOOOOO my Lovelies!

How is everyone? I am SOOOO grateful for everyone's letters and emails! I guess people ARE reading the blog! Yay! (Thanks Mom!)

I always have random stuff to say. First of all, it's fun living on a main street. We hear everything. This week, there was a fight. We are constantly woken up by fights. I have finally learned to roll over and fall back asleep. We are on the second story so nothing could happen. London was a different story, haha. We are protected, and I just feel so blessed. It's amazing at the comfort the Lord shows us. I applied Alma 37:37 "Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day."....and now I can sleep and I thank my Heavenly Father every morning. I know its so simple, but thats sometimes how it is, isn't it?

By the way, please don't put MERRY CHRISTMAS or anything "dodgy" (risky) like that on the packages. People are going through packages here. All have come just fine, but Sister Olsen is missing a package and it's just not cool. So just wanted to warn you. :)

Guess what? I forgot to say that we are teaching an Indian Family. Oh it's just so cool! I knew I'd teach an Indian family sometime and here they are. They are so lovely and they "head bob!" I love it! Reminds me of the wonderful experiences I had in India. Sister Olsen just laughs because I am at HOME when I'm with them. It's funny. She can't understand half of what they are saying but she does her best. I love it. So they are praying for a date to get baptized. We are shooting for January. :) They are going to go back to India in a year, and will have to start a branch there. We are praying so hard that they will feel the deepest desire to share the Gospel with their family, friends, and neighbors back at home. It would be a MIRACLE and such a blessing!!

We just found out one of our investigators is homeless. So Pres Patch said it's ok to take an hour or 2 hear and there and help her find a place. It's amazing the things you do on the mission. Kathy-jo and all my friends and family serving... we are all seeing and feeling different things. All missions are different but we have ONE purpose. :) Kathy-Jo (Sister Hansen) is having to eat liver... I have to deal with the cold cold cold and wet. :) Ok, and eat pork scrappings. ew. haha, wow it's gnarly. But we are SO positive!!!!! :)

Aren't you excited about the new Gospel Principles book? I'm stoked. Haha, on page 138... I know about 6 people in that photo! I can name Alex Boye (from MOTAB). Crazy. I laughed when I saw that, remembering he came to California for a convention with the Young Single Adults and I danced with him. Small world?

Christmas plans... I'll tell you next week.

Love you all! Have a good week! - Sister Shattuck

THIS TIME NEXT YEAR! Sister Shattuck, over HERE!!!

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A special thanks to My Home Ward Family!

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Hello My Cedar Hills Home Ward!

I just wanted to write a special note to thank you for all you do for my family and me. While serving, I really have seen so many miracles and I have noticed that I had and HAVE the best support. Thank you for everything. Thank you for sending your kids down to the Shattuck house for shaved ice. I loved the pictures my family sent of your sweet kids with their snow cones and happy faces! I wish I would have done more to support the neighborhood and ward members. Thank you for your examples. Thank you for your letters, emails, and different ways of support. I only wish I could have the time to write each of you back and express my thanks and love back. Thank you for all you do and especially for the things you do anonymously. I know that Heavenly Father knows all and I pray He will bless your families for the help you have shown us and others. My prayers are with you. I love this season to reflect on our Savior. May we all notice the miracles everyday Heavenly Father blesses us with. Let us bare testimony more. What would you say is the most precious thing to you? Your family? Maybe your testimony? Gather around in your homes with your families, and pray about a family to share the Gospel with. We have a UNIQUE and special message. Flood the earth with the Book of Mormon. This is my prayer that we may all be the best examples of the believers we KNOW we can be.

Love, Sister Shattuck (London England Mission)

Third Post for today - MORE pictures!

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This is the "FAITH FAIRE" at the local college!
This is a fun photo with all the local flavor of the area
Here is our district making district shirts! :-)

Count your blessings, name them SUN by SUN !

2009-11-30T09:36:00.000-08:00

It's a beautiful day in Lowestoft. I can't believe the weather we have been blessed with! We were walking to the chapel this morning and when we approached the light house, we saw a beautiful bright rainbow starting from the cute English homes to the top of the light house, and then down to the ocean on the other side. I love those tender mercies from our Heavenly Father. It's a reminder to me that he is always there and that he blesses us with such beauty on this earth so that we feel close to him. How happy would we be if we could notice ALL the miracles he sets on this earth to make us feel his love?

So I am STILL trying to read the BOM all the way through. I am taking my time. I like to analyse and take notes, so it's taking me a while. I am now in 3 Nephi. I read a scripture that I just love. 3 Nephi 12:11-12. It's ok if we get rejected. If we endure it well (which we are in THIS cold) then our joy will be full! This is so true. This is why I enjoy reading the scriptures because there are plenty of stories of courageous people that endured it well. They are my heroes along with our Savior.

Aisha's baptism... WOW! It was truly amazing! You COULD say that so much went wrong and we could have easily get stressed. I have been trying this new thing.. "I don't care." Oh man it's hard but it's working! I don't like to be late and I get stressed over silly things because I want to represent my Savior and family well. But I noticed (and with a little help from Sister Olsen) that the things I was worried about was NOT a big deal. It's good and the baptism was beautiful. There were things that went on that we couldn't do anything about. For an example, when it was time for her to step into the font for the baptism to be performed, the water was SO low. We guided everyone back into the chapel and we had a testimony meeting. We patiently waited and then the baptism was performed. She was so graceful. "R" our investigator from Brazil came with her adorable baby. We somehow managed to find a portuguese speaker from Yarmouth to translate (THAT'S how the Lord works). When we show a lfaith, he provides. ALSO "J & S" came. Wow, that's a miracle in itself! They even gave us a lift home after the baptism. Aisha is wonderful. She bore a beautiful testimony. I am soooo happy that Sister Olsen and I have been an instrument in the Lord's hands to help Aisha learn about the Gospel since the beginning and that we were able to witness her baptism. :)

We have a new investigator "P". She's 22. I'll tell you more details later. She's great. Heavenly Father has HIS timing and we have definitly been patient with meeting with her and finally got a hold of her. Never give up. She's coming to church and activites, yahoo! :) We also met a nice lady at church that came with a member and we'll be teaching her this week. I love how since the baptism, we've seen more and more miracles. :) Thank you for your support and love. Keep your testimonies strong! Love you all!!!!! - Sister Shattuck

Finally! PHOTOS from the Mission! Nov 2009

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This is before my haircut, when my hair was damaged. See the burn marks on my head? Ouch!
This is the "after" haircut!

Weekly update from the Sista! (24 Nov. 2009)

2009-11-24T06:31:00.000-08:00

Hello!

So as you all know now, we are both staying! I think I already emphasized my excitement. :) We are SO lucky!

3 Nephi 5:13. LOVE IT. This is ME! I am a disciple... trying to do my best. :)

So we had a good week. We have gotten know investigators to be teaching! Wahoo! "P" is a new investigator. She came to church on Sunday and Aisha is already fellowshipping her! Aisha is SO going to be a ward missionary. She is SO helpful! I love her.

It was "Faith Week" here and so a lot of different Faiths get together and do things. We went to "UNI" (college) here and set up a board and table with supplies and shared our beliefs with students. It was neat. I love opportunities like that. So that was ONE thing from Faith week.

We ALSO went to the Baptist church and were able to go to a "Dinner and Diversity." We had dinner and sat by someone of a different faith than us. We were the ones representing our church (as we do best). It was SOOOOOOo neat! Mom, I am so greatful that we were brought up doing things like this. I just am grateful that I felt comfortable. I mean, as missionaries, we do things that are NEW to us all the time. I would have been ok either way, but I am just so grateful mom that you helped us not be SHELTERED in little Hollister and that you opened our minds and SPIRITS to new things. I just love it. :)

So after the dinner we played a game where you get to know other faiths. We cleared up a bunch of missunderstandings about our religion and it just was soooo nice to be there among really good people who just need to be directed in the right place. I now understand what the word Apostacy means. j/k. I LOVE to study about the Apostacy and explain it to others. I didn't know I would love that principle so much! haha. But I just love to know that we have the FULLNESS of the Gospel!!!!!!!!!

Aisha, WAHOO! She is geting baptized! I'll be sending pics soon. Sorry I didn't have time to send one of the hair. I'll try to get to ASDA (store) to print some out. Now that we are without car, we'll see! lol

"R"....Oh man she is GREAT! She is already sharing the Gospel with her friend in Brazil! Her friend wants the missionaries over! So we are going to be starting our English classes with her this week! We are excited :) She is amazing!! I can't figure out to see one the church website if there is a mission in her area and where the closest church biulding is... We'll figure it out SOMEHOW. I am just so excited to spread the Gospel in Brazil through Renata! See Spencer? In a WAY, I AM serving in Brazil, haha. I love love love this work!!!!!

Love to all. Keep it up. Heads high. See the big picture. We don't have time on this earth to waste. It's such a small time here. Don't get distracted. Love you!

Sister Shattuck

Nevertheless, I went forth! (Nov 16, 2009)

2009-11-16T06:56:00.000-08:00

Well? Things are great as always. I can't complain. Sister Olsen and I are always posting inspirational "post-its" everywhere and she put one in my planner that said GRATITUDE IS THE OPPOSITE OF COMPLAINING. I love that! It's so true! If we are grateful for the blessings we receive, than we are better off. So.. for this week, I am grateful for my blessings and I try to notice them all throughout the day. Right now, I am grateful for the hair I DO have! :) haha

Scripture for the week... D&C 11:8. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, even as you desire of me so it shall be done unto you; and, if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much good in this generation." I love that.

This is funny... So, I can't hear American accents anymore! It's so funny because we have this American Airforce base that's not too far from here and so there's a bunch of Americans and some are in our stake. When I bore my testimony at this fireside we had, I had mentioned that I was from California/Utah. The "American Family" (Hookeys) came up to me afterwards and said that they noticed my American accent and were making guesses if I was from America (until I mentioned it). Does that make sense? Anyway... So I laughed and we talked for a while and I found out that their daughter is going on a mission and waiting for her call. How exciting. We shared words of encouragement and how much their family will be blessed for her service. Yesterday we had Stake Conference and we saw them again. They told us they had a box for us and Sister Stookey said it's a little bit of "home" for us. HOW SWEET! It was a bunch of American Food and some sweets! Oh wow that made us smile! So we've already had macaroni cheese, poptarts, and I'm nibbling on RED HOTS (mmmmmm...). That was SOOO kind of them!

At Stake Conference Elder Kurr and Texiera were there and Aisha our investigator got to shake their hand. We got to bring her up to them and she spoke with them for a short while sharing with them the spirit she felt and how much she is excited to be baptized. It was so good! And they were so happy for her and being so supportive. You can tell they are men serving the Lord. It was so neat. :)

Hair story... I will cutting my hair today. So I will send a picture with the new doo and a poem that "John the Provider" wrote about my hair. It's hilarious. He's awesome!!

The weather, oh wow. It's crazy. You know the scene in Mary Poppins where the wind is so bad and all the nannys are in a queue line outside waiting to be interviewed and they all blow away? That's how it is!!! Sister Olsen and I were laughing so hard at this lady outside and she was getting soaking wet and barely could walk because of the wind. We tried to get video of it but then, of course, the wind stopped RIGHT when we got our camera's out. haha. Welcome to England Weather! :)

What I've learned at Conference from Elder Kurr and Texiera... Coincidences are when God wants to be anonymus. I LOVE IT!!! It's so true!

Another scripture I like.... Joshua 1:9. "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." Lovely.

Well, I love you all. Sorry the update this week isn't too exciting. Hope you all are doing well and not forgetting to pray to your Heavenly Father and showing gratitude for all the blessing you have. NOTICE THEM. Love you!!

Sister Shattuck

November 9th letter "HELLO HELLO HELLO!!!

2009-11-09T08:08:00.000-08:00

hello hello hello!!

I feel like I always say the same thing. So this week I haven't written anything down to tell everyone. Instead I am going to update you on things off the top of my head. LITERALLY....

Speaking of HAIR..... hahahahhahaha. Today we had a little accident. OH MY GOSH. You are going to laugh. SOOOO I just HAD to have straight hair. So we go to a families house (who are African) and one of the daughters had this hair stuff out on the table that looked so appealing to me. It looked so healthy for your hair and she said it's hair relaxer so it straightens your hair and makes it soft. Well, long story short.... i went to the store and purchased some. We went to their house and the Mum did my hair. She's African so she really knows what she's doing right??? Hmm... This stuff is NOT for little white girls. NOW I have an afro. hahahaha. My hair is WORSE than horse hair. Have you ever felt horse hair? Corse and really gross? My hair is WORSE!!!! So after getting in the car and crying my eyes out, we got home and I jumped in the shower to SOAK it in conditioner. So as of right now, I am sitting here in the internet cafe with stringy GROSS frizzy and corse hair sitting with grease and conditioner in it. Sister Olsen combed through my hair while applying rediculous amounts of hair "syrum" and trying her best to be gentle with my nasty hair. She's the best. She makes me cry at how gentle and loving she is. She could have totally laughed at me and told me to deal with it because it was MY £5 mistake. She's the best companion EVER!!!!!!

Other than THAT little hiccup... This week has been good. Our teaching pool has been washed almost clean and then we've kept our faith strong and received two NEW investigators! It's truly amazing how the lord works! I love it! I am overcoming fears and just loving this work. Sister Olsen and I have had this goal of Listening to the spirit and FOLLOWING it. I LOVE it! BECAUSE Heavenly Father KNOWS we are doing our best, He has given us many opportunites this week to listen to the spirit and to test us to see if we will follow the promptings. Here's a poem from "John the Provider" that was about our week. It's so funny. He writes us poems all the time now and it's the BEST. So there's a bunch of inside jokes in this poem, but you can kinda understand what when on this week. EVERYTHING in it is true.. hahahaha....

The Sister Missionaries really are the best
Now to drive here they have to take a test.
Sister Olsen's a good driver, but hasn't got the touch,
Every time she brakes, she always dips the clutch.
With just a little practice I'm sure she will improve,
Then she breaks the car, and now it will not move.
Zone meeting to attend they really up the power,
Zooming down the A12 at 90 Miles per hour.
Thanks John for helping clean our car,
We won first prize for the cleanest one by far.
They listen to the spirit in everything they do,
Warm coats, warm socks, they'll never catch the flu.
I will really miss you when your gone,
Especially the Thanks John!! Thanks John!!

hahahaha. Ok I'll explain the poem.. This week was funny I tell you. And we told John all thats happened and then he writes a poem. haha. ok first, Sister Olsen is preparing to take her driving test. So she took a lesson from an inactive in the ward and she totally killed the car. Ok, it WASN'T her, but it happened while she was driving. She just had did her BEST parallel parking job EVER, and when she stopped the car, she couldn't put it in Neutral. The clutch was DEAD. hahahahah. The man very sternly looked at her. I held myself from laughing because it would have been innappropraite. But oh man was it funny. We had to go because we were going to get a parking ticket on our car if we didn't run to our car. It was FAR. So we walked and walked and made it and didn't get a ticket. We were so blessed!!! On our way to Zone meeting, we were in a little hurry so Sister Olsen was zooming down the A12 and then we were happening to talk about John and how wonderful he is and how he gets us food and helps us clean our car, and then he pulls up in the car next to us. It was NOT expected because we were about an HOUR away from home. So funny. We DID win the cleanest car award at Zone Conference. WAHOO! We got an official certificate and a snickers bar. :) Hard work paid off! :)

Yes, We are staying warm and working on staying away from the flu. They diagnose over the internet here. You just put in your symptoms online and then it says you have swine flu. A little crazy if you ask me... lol After he helps us out, we always yell "Thanks John." We never noticed we did it until he pointed it out. He thinks our American accent is funny and the "Thanks John" is funny to him. So that's why he wrote it. lol. Gotta Love the poem. I gotta run but I love you all! I'm sorry I can't respond to everyone every week because sometimes we are really busy. I love you all!!! Have a good week and don't forget to read the Book of Mormon!!! :)

Sister Shattuck

Well Hello!!!! (2 Nov 2009)

2009-11-02T08:24:00.000-08:00

HHHH 4 Months! Ok I shouldn't be counting really. But I never thought I'd get this far. ok, jk I knew I could do it. Plus I have all the support in the world!! Thanks to all!! This week was great! A lot of interesting things happened. I have some random
things I love about England...

1-Everything gets dusty SOOO fast here. AND our food molds so fast, EVEN in the fridge. lol

2-Noone here has any concept of the time. They don't really mind if you are late to another appt., they just keep talking and talking. I love it, they are so friendly, BUT I've become a time freak lately. I don't like to be late. Haha, I know mom, you're probably laughing. We KNEW I'd learn something good from the mission, maybe it's time management? haha

Halloween was just like any other day. Sister Olsen and I thought we'd be up all night with kids outside and fireworks, but it wasn't bad at all. It's dark here EARLY at about "half four" (4:30). So when it's dark they go out. So at about 5pm they are trick or treating. wow. :)

On Sister Olsen's birthday we went to Young Men and Young Womens night (mutual) and the bishop painted our faces. I gotta say, it was FUN! Pictures to come in the mail soon. It was a blast.

Our investigators are doing great. It's a HARD time in everyones life right now. Partners leaving them, divorces, deaths, and so on. Yikes. I have to really try to not get involved. Because we have our own family problems at home (not my immediate family) I feel like I am solving MY family problems by helping our investigators. Does that make sense? I have the best zone leader and district leader and they helped me realized to just teach principles and "walk away." MAN IT'S HARD! And Sister Olsen knows my life story (haha) and she helped me realize why I was struggling with helping the investigators TOO much. She's great.

So I can't really talk about the investigators by name because their lives are personal and EVERYONE is struggling. I CAN say that Aisha is doing so well. She'll be baptized on 28th of Nov and she's SOO excited. She already "has her calling picked out." She wants to serve in the Primary with the little kids. She's so service oriented I love it. She's great. AND she bore her testimony in Relief Society, said the closing prayer, AND bore her testimony in Sacrament Meeting! She is SO brave!

So this week I've learned that it REALLY pays off to visit people. Even if you are just saying hi to them when passing their work. We have an investigator that we stop in and say hello to while she is working. I KNOW it makes her day because she smiles SO big when you say hello. And also a member has 2 sons (men now) that live at home. They just stay up stairs pretty much all day. One of them works on a boat. On our P-Day we took the time to take a tour of the boat. He NOW has shown interest in coming to church. SEE? It really does pay off! It's great. Sister Olsen and I are just alike and think the same way. As corny as it sounds, we finish each others sentence or say things at the same time. It's great. My point in saying that is that we like to visit people even if just for a second. I love being "in tune" with the spirit and my comp. is right there with me. :)

Well, that's it for this week. Things are great! Thank you for all your emails. Please leave me your home addresses so I can write you back. I loved hearing from people that I haven't heard from for a long time. THANK YOU!! Loves, Sister Shattuck

NEWEST letter October 26th from Sister Shattuck!

2009-10-26T08:30:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

I bet you haven't had a crazier week than we have! Holy cow it's been INSANE. I can't tell you everything because it's confidential but believe me when I say WOW!!!

On a positive note, I have the BEST Mission President EVER! We had interviews this week and I just LOVE getting time alone to talk to the mission president. He's the best and SOOO intune with the spirit. I love his council. AND he prays for my family at the end of our interview which makes me cry EVERY time.

We are going to be teaching our investigator Renata (from Brazil) English. We gave up trying to talk to her through google translater or through her husband so we are going to TEACH her English. I am terrified! But I know through our faith, we can do ANYTHING! :)

Sister Olsen and I are making a lot of changes here in little Lowestoft. We are doing sports night on Friday nights for the youth and young adults. Our first sports night was this friday and we had a really good turn out! We were so happy about it. 2 less actives came and 2 non-members! awesome!

So I found out the hard way that I would be USELESS in a fire. I made some Yorkshire puddings and used the oven I usually don't use and it started to smoke. My eyes were BURNING and my throat burned too. I started to yell for Sister Olsen and tell her that I was struggling. She so kindly came in a was my hero. She took care of the situation as I stuck my head out the window trying to get fresh air. It was so funny!

Can everyone go to the Temple for us? We found out that for Christmas we can't go. I won't be going until I get home. Makes me sad but that's the rules. So when you go.. think of us? lol

We have watched Elder Holland's and Pres. Monson's talks over and over this week. They don't get old. I love that counsel they give! :)

SOMETIME I will be sending a VIDEO home! Sister Olsen and I were in a little show with the Young Womens and it was so fun! It was very spiritual yet funny. I am excited for you to see it! :) I don't know when we will get a copy of it so we'll see. Maybe i'll send it home for Christmas. I hope you all have a good week! I love you and thank you all for your letters!! -Sister Shattuck

Hiya Americans! October 19, 2009

2009-10-19T09:54:00.000-07:00

Well, another good week!!

This week was great and I just love this work! It's definitly getting colder! It is going to be raining from now on! Yikes, welcome to England!! I'm so surprised at the lovely emails I've been getting, thank you everyone! I feel very loved! :) I have one request for everyone, please pray for Sister Olsen and I to get a hold of our former investigators and just people in general. Where is everyone; Utah?

Sister Olsen and I are having much success. Today for example. We had a really weird Pday because we had district meeting (unusual for a Pday) and everything weird went on. I used my Amercian Debit card in a store and then Sister Olsen tried to use hers (SAME store) and they said they don't alloy it, but the other girl used MINE. NOT COOL. And then at the grocery store this lady accidently pressed reverse on her motorwheel chair and she started to go backwards and couldn't stop herself. It was going kinda fast so I run after her trying to help and grab the basket in the front of the wheelchair to try to stop it from going and pull the whole thing off!! Haha. woooops. And then she finally rammed into the next converer belt thingy where you put your groceries when purchasing them. She totally got smushed but she was ok. I was shocked, and just another wierd thing. Then we paid for parking for something and got a receipt and sister olsen goes to hand it to me and the wind blows it so I go RUNNING. Just weird thing one after another. BUT when the Lord ALWAYS blesses us!! We recieved a Referral last night from a recent convert "John the Provider." He's awesome. He always packs our cars with drinks and water and chewy bars and now a bunch of other snacks. We never go hungry or thirsty; he's the best!!! So he called us last night sooo excited because he was a missionary and he shared the Gospel with someone and gave us his name and number. We called today and have an appt tomorrow!!! AND we got a seminary teacher who is the BEST to come teach with us. She'll know all the doctorinal questions that we might not know. I'm soooo
excited. We stayed positive all day even though weird things kept happening and then a HUGE blessing comes! And I forgot to say we were going to meet with a recent convert tomorrow at 1 pm and then she canceled. It makes me sad when people cancel even though I understand people are busy and have families BUT it was the PERFECT time to meet the Referral, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!!!!!! I just LOVE my Heavenly Father and the many ways He shows His love to my and my companion. LOVE IT!

Our investigator had a bad morning, she's going through A LOT at home. In Gospel Principles class she was kinda quite, which isn't like her. THEN I was quoting Alma because we were talking about Obedience (that's right Kenny, wink wink) and I was saying how we should be humble before being COMPELLED to be humble. And five minutes later she raised her hand and said, "Can I share a scripture?" I wondered what she had and SURE ENOUGH she had the Book of Mormon open to Alma and read the EXACT scripture I quoted! UNBELIEVABLE! I just can't believe her. She's a rock. Can you see what we are witnessing everyday? MIRACLES!!!

We have the best district. We have two new elders and one came out the same time as me so it's good to see him again. I just love our district leader, he's the best! He is encouraging us to have more faith and to be the best district ever; totally do-able!

Well, that's all for this week. I was so busy I forgot to write down things to tell everyone. But know that I just love this Gospel and I love the miracles we get to see. Thank you for your support and letters. LOVE YOU ALL!!! -Sister Shattuck

October 13th letter from Sister Shattuck!

2009-10-13T08:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

Well, as my mom has probably told the WHOLE WORLD by now... I am staying in Lowestoft. I love it here and want to see more happen and I'm just so happy to stay with Sister Olsen and to see more success here.

We are doing Purification which means fasting from things of the world and things that take away the spirit for 40 days. I have a long list of things that I am working on and I have already seen so many blessings because of it; it's wonderful! We are not eating "afters" (deserts) and it has been a little hard, but totally do-able. I am learning self-control.

The weather has been so nice lately. I little bit of rain but it's not THAT cold. We are being so blessed!

Aisha will be baptized NOVEMBER 28th! I prayed so hard for her baptism date and kept getting that date. I was frustrated because it's so far away but it was meant to be. When we invited her to be baptised that date she smiled and said, "Wow, it's a day before my birthday!" OH MY! So that was a miracle for sure. She is so excited and telling everyone she knows pretty much. She has been prepared from Heavenly Father for baptism for sure. She's just lovely. She made us "tea" (dinner) the other night and it was CURRY! SOOOOO yummy! She's a pro. We love her.

We also had Cornish Pasties at a members home this week. (yup that's right Grama Shiela! Cornish Pasties FINALLY!). YUM YUM.

So, I guess I WON'T have to be driving anytime soon. It was just a scare. An office Elder said to start practicing now, so Sister Olsen so nicely took me to the church parking lot (that is too small) and I learned how to drive manual. It was good and I didn't stall trying to GO but DID stall trying to stop the car. But it was fun and Sister Olsens an AMAZING teacher and so patient. It's just her personality.

What I've learned this week.... Said from our Beloved Prophet Joseph Smith: Heavenly Father calls us in our weakness, but He qualifies us for the work. This is so true and I feel it in my life everyday. I am WEAK. But Heavenly Father ALWAYS qualifies me for this beautiful work. Miracles happen when I am obedient. We all can learn from this. :)

We met a lady who was 99 this week! We took a picture with her and she's just wonderful! She gave us a tour around her house and you can just SMELL history. She was a veteran (nurse)in the military and has NEVER been sick. She's in good shape and I couldn't BELIEVE she was 99! WOW.

Well, this week was good and our teaching pool seems to grow all the time. I just love being a missionary, I can't say it enough. Thank you for all your emails. It's wonderful to hear how everyone is doing and I LOVE the missionary experiences everyone is having! Thank you for telling me about them!

Love you all and thank you for your support and prayers! Much love. Cheerio!

Sister Shattuck

2009-10-07T23:25:00.000-07:00

A good reminder for all of us, especially Mom.

October 5th - Conference & Her Testimony

2009-10-05T09:33:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

How was your week? Wasn't Conference just awesome!? Scripture for the week:

Hebrews 12:9 - "Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?" :)

SO, we knocked on a Jehovah Witness' door. oops. They let us in. We talked for awhile. I don't really know what else to say... haha. It was interesting?

We ALSO accidently knocked on the Rector's door. He was "busy." We are actually teaching someone from his church. COOL (he doesn't know yet).

"KR" ... I'll tell you about her later. She is a miracle. She was investigating 15 years ago and we HAPPEN to knock on her door a week ago. It was SO meant to be. MIRACLES!!

"P" .... So we put all these post-it notes on our map so we can see where everyone lives. WE had a post-it note that said "P". We were in the area and decided to knock on his door one night. It was about 8pm. So we knocked on his door and we didn't know what to expect. He was cold at first and said, "Ya, I talked to the other sisters. I had a lot of questions and they weren't inteligent to answer them all. I'd like to talk to someone that knows what they are talking about." WOW. I wanted to just give up. I couldn't argue with that. He wants his questions answered. I thought at first that is was going to be DEEP doctorine kind of questions. So I DID give up. I started to bare testimony. Sister Olsen gave up too and bore strong testimony as well. It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! WE weren't speaking. It was COMPLETELY the Spirit. I have never felt that before like this. It was so strong. We said everything that he needed to hear. I can't believe it. I'll tell you details later. :)

General Conference... All I can say is WOW. I thought of an investigator for every talk. Everything said was amazing. Because of the time difference we couldn't watch the Sunday evening session but we will soon. A member is going to get us a copy. :)

Have you ever seen a THREE wheeled car? I can say I HAVE. It's very wierd to see only one wheel in the front and I don't know how it doesn't roll, but it's crazy. I'll try to take a photo next time I see one.

I am SOOOO glad that you got my pics and video. I was laughing and crying when I heard YOU were laughing and crying. lol. I am so happy you enjoyed it. I got so excited sending it because I remember how exciting it is when you have a missionary out. I remember when we would get pics from Spencer and how excited we were. I am sending you a TAPE. It was going to be a surprise but I HAD to tell you all. It's going to be good. I have good DETAILS about everything. AND I record right after something good happens so you can really hear the excitement in my voice and Sister Olsen's voice. I have to still record alot so it'll be in a couple weeks. :)

I played the look-a-like game (NOTE: a family game we play) with MYSELF in conference during the choir. I can't tell you how many times I thought of you (my family). I thought you might be there and when they showed crowd shots I tried REALLY hard to hold back tears. Conference is a FAMILY event and here I was with all the missionaries and members. It's ok... I just thought of you a lot thats all really. LOVE YOU!

OK, So I wanted to bear my testimony. Typical missionary I know... I am SO grateful to know that I am a daughter of God. The comfort it gives me DAILY is incredible. As I study about Joseph Smith, my respect and love for my Savior grows. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is unique. We have a special message to share. We have a LIVING Prophet. I don't know how people feel Joy when they don't know that Heavenly Father is REAL and loves them. He is close to us. He's not someone that we worship in church and then ignore. We can truly pray to Him and feel of His love. BECAUSE he loves us He sent His only begotten Son to atone for OUR sins. OUR sins. He has also given His power and authority to a living prophet. He reveals truths for us through Him, FOR THE WORLD not just our church. I AM lucky to have been brought up in a family with such strong beliefs. I love my family and how I had a firm foundation growing up and how much strength it has given me. I will NEVER quit. I KNOW why I am here in England serving my Father in Heaven. I OWE IT TO HIM. I am in debt. I love this Gospel. I love my Savior. I love my companion (she's the best). I would not be out here for a year and a half if I had one doubt in my mind about the truthfulness of this Gospel. Through prayer and faith we can know the questions of our soul. I love this work and am SOOO happy to be serving for my family and representing my religion and my Savior, Jesus Christ.

I love you all. Have the best week ever!!!! Cheerio!

-Sister Shattuck

Sister Shattuck can now receive your email!

2009-10-04T12:40:00.000-07:00

Sister Lizzie Shattuck CAN receive ALL emails now. Please email her at: elizabeth.a.shattuck.ELM@myldsmail.net Sister Shattuck would love a quick note of encouragement! No pictures or attachments please. REMEMBER: leave your snail mail address at the end, so she can write you back! As the "winter chill" sets in in the windy foggy streets of Eastern England in the England London Mission, please let her know she is remembered and loved. Thanks!

NEW PICTURES & LETTER BELOW!

2009-09-30T00:43:00.000-07:00

Sept 28th Letter!

2009-09-30T00:18:00.000-07:00

Family and Dear Friends (and anyone who reads my blog),

I wanted to write a good letter this week because I am in such debt to you all. I have written rubbish for WEEKS so this week is going to be GOOOOOOD. :) I absolutely LOVE being a missionary. Some days are harder than others but really, it's great. Sister Olsen and I have been reading a scripture on faith everyday this week and it has really effected our days for the good. It's amazing how much we've been blessed. This weekend was incredible! Being a missionary is busy busy busy. We are always running around seeing people and eating SO much. I love the mornings. Sister Olsen runs as I bike and we go downtown where all the shops are and go along until we get to the bridge then we turn around. That's where it's a real workout because it's uphill. It's good because I get all my "stress" (ya right) out and get energy for the day. At first when I wake up, I don't want to go outside because it's cold BUT it's so worth it when we do go exercise; it's good for our hearts and bodies that Heavenly Father gave us.

Sister Olsen and I talk about it a lot how we would never choose to go home because we are addicted to the blessing and that we are able to witness miracles here. You would just not believe how many miracles we see, it's amazing. I just love it. This weekend was FULL of miracles! I'm learning so much. I am gaining a more understanding of the scriptures and it's crazy because I never FULLY understood them. I know I have a lot to learn but I am understanding more now and it's just wonderful!

I got some study journals for our investigators and I didn't really know why I got them. First I got them because there was like 6 for a POUND and then this weekend I realized that Conference is coming up and they can take notes in their study journals now! WAHOO! :) OK, I don't know where to start... Tracey's baptism. It went so well! She looked absolutely beautiful. I'll have to send pictures later. The Spirit was so strong. I sang "I Heard Him Come." It went well. Cute little Naomi in the ward JUST learned the song to play it and did SOOO well. I love that family. The talks given at her baptism were just PERFECT. I was so amazed at the turn out too. She is very loved and supported. We had an investigator "J" come too. "J" is lovely and really enjoyed the baptism. She even had some kids on her lap and just was totally welcomed by the ward. It was AMAZING. Just overall the baptism was GREAT!

THE COOLEST STORY YET. "K.R." I don't even know where to start!!!! So we were tracting which we haven't done for a while because we've been so busy. We went all over this one neighborhood and finally came to a door. We didn't have any crazy spiritual feelings like you hear people have BUT we definitely found out why were on this street. We knocked on the door and a little boy yelled out come in. Ya right. So we knocked again. The little boy came to the window and smiled. "Is your mum here?" He smiled and said "she's coming." So we waited a bit and "K" came to the door. Not his mum but grandmum. She said, "oh hello sisters." We were confused because we didn't know here and recognize her address at all. APPARENTLY she was investigating the church 15 YEARS ago! She was JUST about to be baptized and the had just gotten divorced so she was living with her exhusband for some reason. THAT means that she couldn't be baptized. She was DEVASTATED. She was going through depression and she thought the church didn't want her either. SOOO... she continued to be faithful and even when the Jehovah Witnesses come around she says, "Sorry, I'm Mormon." haha. She's wonderful. We ended up talking with her for a while and it was sooo good! We asked her at the end when we could come by the see her again and very quickly she said Wednesday. I guess she really wanted us to come! It was amazing and this was even the same day as the baptism and so we just had the best day ever! It was so crazy.

"A" is a new investigator. She came to church this Sunday and enjoyed it. We have taught her lesson 1 about the Restoration of the church and we'll be teaching her lesson 2 Plan of Salvation this week. It's just so great to be meeting with her. She is lovely as well. She has a crazy story of her life and she has SO much love to give and wants to serve so badly! When she came to church they were announcing all these service projects coming up. I nudged her and smiled big. BLESSINGS!! wow.

"J", We invited her to be baptized and she said yes. We didn't set a date but will be doing that soon. I am so excited. SHE IS AWESOME!!!!

Did I tell you Sister Olsen and I are in the ward choir? It's SOO fun! We sang "If You Could Hie to Kolob" on Sunday. It was BEAUTIFUL! I wish I could have recorded it! You would have died! And we are starting a new song this week that sounds like angels are singing. lol.

We met a new investigator yesterday. Our goal is 4 a week and it has been a challenge. That's a lot really. So we were walking and had an hour before we were planning on going home and we stopped on the bridge to capture a pretty sunset with cool boats. A man had stopped and we talked to him. We ended up walking to some table and benches and talking for a while. He's totally interested and he's coming to General Conference! How exciting. We just gotta get him to stop smoking and drinking. lol. He's great though. He texted us and said, "So good to meet you, what you said about accepting other religions really won me over. Hope to see y'all in Norwich." WOW! That's where Conference is held. YOU NEVER know what you say is going to effect someone!

I hope you all have a good week. We for sure had a good weekend and are excited what is in store for this week! Love you all and keep up on your prayers and scripture studies. I love being a missionary and seeing these beautiful brothers and sisters change their lives and turn their hearts to our Savior. I love this work.

Love you!

Sister Shattuck

I am so excited for General Conference coming up! Oh how exciting it is to hear our beloved Prophet speak! We have a lot of investigators coming!!!

September 21st - Finding and Fishing off the Pier!

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I never know where to start... I went on my first train ride this week! lol. We went to Norwich for Interviews with the mission president and then he ended up driving us all the way home which was SO nice of him. We got to ask him a lot of questions which was just so cool because it's rare you get that much time with your mission president! It was about an hour in the car. SO COOL!!

Sister Olsen and I definitly feel the Lord's protection over us. I feel angels protecting us all the time. It's not really too scary here but we still feel protection at night walking home. It's awesome. The weather this week has been AMAZING. It was getting really cold and we were getting ready for winter and then the Lord blesses us this week with amazing weather. Today it was even WARM!!! We washed our car which was fun.

I have been asked to sing in Zone Conference. I'm excited. I'll be singing for our BAPTISM (Tracey's) this Saturday and also in Sacrament meeting at the end of October. It's fun. Just sharing my talents Heavenly Father has given me. :)

Like I said, Tracey is getting Baptized this Saturday. It's so exciting. She's come a long way. She's great and I'll make sure to take lots of pictures. I haven't taken a lot of pictures here. I guess it's cause we're working so hard? I am sending my USB card thing with LOTS and LOTS of pictures and VIDEOS!!! I am excited to show you what I have been up to! I'll have to take pictures of all the investigators we have now sometime. They are LOVELY!!

It's funny because NOW we notice American accents. It's very very rare that we hear an american accent but when we do, it's weird. If you steal or take something from someone instead of saying "He stole it" you'd say, "he nicked it." Kinda a cool expression I guess. I like to pick up things people say. I always forget to write them down. It's first nature to me now I guess.

This Sunday was the Primary Children's Program. I about died! I guess you know how it is. There's always one kid that sings very loud. And then you get the cute little patete girls that sings so soft and sweet. There is a family here that recently lost a child and their children sang the cutest and the STRONGEST. I admit, I totally cried when they sang.

Mom, I WILL NOT go on the webcam in the middle of Lowestoft. haha. You are so funny. I would so do it if i wasn't on the mission.... BUT I am. :)

So, Kenny sent a tape. Gosh, I cried the whole time. Ask Sister Olsen. I'm so ridiculous. I was sobbing at one point and had to turn it off! haha. Ok, not sobbing but I AM such a baby when it comes to my family! I was laughing so hard and some parts and then totally crying! Kenny, you are such a GOOF! At parts your voice was SO low! It was funny and scary at the same time. I'm like.. hmm... Kenny just went through puberty. lol. It was weird. I think I fixed it though. It happened when my sister spoke too. It took me forever to fix it but I couldn't listen to my sisters voice like that, it was just not right. So thank you SOOO much for that tape. I'll write more about what I liked and comments later. SO FUN.

So.. "R and A" These are our cute investigators. "R" is from Brazil and her husband "A" is from Portugal. And they have the CUTEST baby. I want to hold him SOOO bad! :) We ate dinner at their house! "R" cooked a Brazilian meal! Spencer, you would have loved it. It was pork and this potato salad and a green salad. It was VERY good. I still don't want to eat all day and we have a dinner appt tonight... Welcome to a missionaries life. I am NOT complaining. I'm just EXPLAINING how it is to be a missionary. We have gotten a lot done today so that's good.

Have I told you about "J"? Oh gosh, she's lovely. She'll be coming to our Relief Society activity on wednesday where we are watching the "New" Joseph Smith movie. I am SOO excited. I love "J". Shes about 60 yrs old and just lovely really. She is a sweet spirit and very special. Everyone is special to us but I just love her questions and comments! If I could just tell you every detail I will!

I went fishing this week. haha. Well.. we went finding and went on the wharf and there were some older men out fishing. We decided to go speak with them and I ended up pulling in a fish on the line thingy. haha. It was so hard and very heavy but it was so fun!!! I realed in a "whiting" fish. Yum?

Scripture for the week... Why are bad things happening? D&C 43:25 LOVE IT.

That's all for this week really. I love you all and hope you have a super duper week! Keep up on the praying and scripture studies! :)

LOVE, Your Sister Shattuck

Happy Baptism Day, Fredrico!

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I know that Sister Shattuck and Sister Olsen would have loved to have attended your baptism. The Shattuck family sends their love to you on your special day! You've followed the Savior's example and we celebrate your New Life! I hope you enjoy this special picture of Jesus and John the Baptist. Happy Day, Fredrico!

September 14th Email from Sister "Birdie" Shattuck

2009-09-14T17:33:00.000-07:00

Hello!! This week was way good. We are having success and trying new things with the ward. We came here with the attitude that we were going to help Lowestoft and change their hearts... to say the least. :) I might be a little scatter brained because I write down random silly things and so I will just go down the line right now. In Relief Society they pass around hand sanitizer to clean your hands with. Everyone has to use it. It's.. interesting? Just a little different I guess. Maybe someone spread something one time? I'm learning that with every rule (guideline) on the mission, there is always a story behind it. I'll follow it, I'll use the hand santizer. Everyone is a "talker" here. They just LOVE to talk. You try to visit shortly, doesn't happen. You get to know about their life, their families life, how their dog died, and all the way back to Adam. It's fun. We REALLY get to know people here. :) The FOOD: THANKSGIVING DINNERS EVERYDAY. Seriously, it's sooo yummy. We are getting so full just about everyday. It's great and we love the food it just makes us tired after eating it and really really full. I have never eaten soooo much in my life! I will come home and think "Wheres all the food?" I eat different here. I follow the English and hold my knife and fork at the same time for the whole meal. It was tiring at first but now I can't see how you eat without your knife. :)

BIG NEWS!!!!!!! President Patch demolished our "finding hours"! We don't have to account for our hours finding anymore! Do you know what that means? We can REALLY focus on our investigators and our less actives. ALREADY it has made a real difference! I love it! I nervously checked my weight at a members home yesterday. I haven't gained anything. Even after a HUGE "thanksgiving dinner"...NICE. I am healthy though. We eat a lot but because we are working out in the mornings, it keeps us in shape. I dont know what we'll do in the winter time. We'll figure something out. People love guessing our Christian names and how long we've been out. It's fun. They ALWAYS guess i've been out for 7 months-YEAR! Awesome. It's probably because I eat ALLLLLL the food on my plate (ugh) and how I talk and use the silverwear. I am just trying to embrace the culture I guess. That makes me smile when they say that because I am SOOO done being called a greeeeny! :) I DID jump up and down the other day outside our car while "backing out" Sister Olsen. I was COLD
and she got on me for it, "You're a representative of the Lord, Sister Shattuck, don't bounce." OOOPS. Won't do THAT again.

We are in the ward choir in Church. It's fun. I like being involved. I really should have done more at home. BUT i'll be very different when I come home. I already seeing myself as a service freak. General Conference is coming up. It's like Christmas for missionaries. I am so excited. I don't have much time to write about our investigators. I'll try to write about them in snail mail. We are having much success and a BAPTISM on 26 September! So SOON we'll have to tell you how it went. Her name is Tracy. Shes AWESOME. Our investigators right now are Tracy, Renata (Brazilian), Jenny (She's golden), Johnathan, Jim, oh gosh.. and more... My scripture for the week is: D&C 34:4-5 I love you all! Sorry this letter is short. I have lots to reply to so I will try better next week (do i always say that?). LOVE YOU!!!!! -Sister Shattuck

The last photos of the London Area..now in Lowestoft

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Sam and Gaing... dear friends in LONDON!

Sister Missionaries stil have fun! (Tower of London)

Sister Shattuck and dear friend Fredrico!

These photos were sent to both Spencer and Kathryn (brother and sister) and I took cel phone pictures of the pictures, so I could also have copies. I thought I'd share them with you!!!

The "low down" from LOWESTOFT - Sept 5

2009-09-05T14:49:00.000-07:00

Familia and Friends,

Well... I've been thinking about how I can creatively tell you where I am. I can't think of anything that was cool enough or FAST enough. I bet you all want to know... THEY HAVE TRANSFERED ME TO THE LONDON SOUTH MISSION! They needed a sister there that was capable of teaching some people who well... are not that easy to get along with. They felt I was qualified and so I am going to be serving in the London South Mission for at least one transfer. Just kidding. haha. Ok... So you wanna know where I really am? Don't you? Should I hide it from you? No, I'll tell you. I'm in Lowestoft. It's by Norwhich on the map. I am white washing AGAIN! How awesome is that? Do you remember what that means? It means that my companion and I are both brand new to the area. Guess who I am with!!!!?? SISTER OLSEN AGAIN! Gosh I love that girl. We are totally BFF's and work so well together.

Lowestoft is amazing. It reminds me of a weird (but so cool) mixture...Yellowstone and Monterey. How's that for a crazy mix? It's got the coolest little shops and places to eat and things and it is SO small like Yellowstone. It's got everything we need though. But EVERYONE knows EVERYONE. I love it. Also reminds me of cute little Hollister. Oh how we love it here. The birds (Seagulls) are so loud and we just look at each other and smile because we love the reminder that we are on the coast. Good news bad news (not bad really) Is that we moved from the hottest area to the coldest. haha. We LOVE it though. It'll be winter soon, we feel it. We are both looking for boots and we might wait till the season is officially here.

I gotta tell you about "F" Oh how we miss him! I was crying when we had to say goodbye to him. HE was crying also. He was SOOOO sad. He kept saying, "I don't believe this... This is not happening. I want to move with you. I will pray and find a job there. Who is making you move?" He was so sad. He also wanted to hug us but we said we couldn't. He pointed to the sky and said, "But can I ask, Him?" He wanted to pray for an answer to hug us. Guess we shouldn't have told him he can pretty much pray for anything. lol. He's wonderful. I MISS HIM!!! Also about "F".. We set a baptismal date for him! He's going to be getting baptized Sept. 19th. Wow. We JUST met him in Hyde Park. That's how Heavenly Father prepares His children. "F" was READY to hear the gospel. I am so happy. He bought a SUIT and ties and everything and would where them to our lessons. He wanted to look nice. He LOVED being at the chapel (church building). He dresses up everytime we see him. So cute. So when we left it was his BIRTHDAY when we had to tell him sister olsen and I were leaving. SOO sad. He's got a strong testimony so I believe in him. He'll do great. I am SOOOOO going to see him in the temple someday. OH MAN!!!! :)

Scripture for the week... Amla 29:9,13. Of course I can't remember what it says but in my personal study I come accross so much that I just love and it helps me with myself of investigators so it's GREAT!!! PLEASE look it up. Guess what else is so cool!? I went full on TRACKING like a REAL missionary this week! We are getting to know Lowestoft. We have only been here for 2 days. We got here on Sunday. We moved early. This moves (transfers) is CRAZY. President is doing some interesting but good things. So we got to meet the ward on sunday. It was hard though. People had a REALLY hard time saying by to the other sisters. But they were welcoming to us. :) I'm excited. There's a "Sister Jones" type in the ward. She's wonderful. If we need ANYTHING she has it for us. She works at a charity shop and is a judge and does humanitarian work AND teaches English AND everything else. She's wonderful. Her name is Lesley Lister. LOVE HER. I guess that's it for this week. It's going great. I'll send pics sometime in a package. I am sending Spencer a little something for his birthday. Nothing big, I mean afterall, I'm a missionary. :) Sister Olsen is driving for the first time. Oh she is so good. I'm impressed. She is not a complainer at all. The roads are SO small and it's scary at times but she never gets nervous. haha, We got LOST last night and we just laughed the whole time really. We were in the middle of NOWHERE. If you knew this area you'd laugh. The signs are kinda confusing but oh how I am SOOO happy I am with Sister Olsen. Heavenly Father DEFINITELY knows us!! I LOVE YOU!!!! Thank you for your prayers and support. We really are so blessed (Sister Olsen and I). We are having a good time and working hard. -Sister Shattuck

England London Mission (of Joy!)

2009-09-03T19:31:00.000-07:00

Re-posted from Sister Jenn Olsen's blog...

2009-09-03T14:30:00.000-07:00

(this is the only word we have received about Lizzie, confirmed in LOWESTOFT)
WOW!!! I have a ton of things to update you all on. So first of all I moved again...CRAZY! I am whitewashing with Sister Shattuck. We usually move tomorrow but the president had us move Sunday morning. It has been very hectic lately. I can't believe it. I am way excited to be with Sister Shattuck, we get along really well and have fun and both work hard and have strengths in different areas that make us work so well together. So yes...the area I am in is in Lowestoft. It is the most eastern point in England. We live right by the Sea. The North Sea I think it is called. We have the beach breeze and the seagulls everywhere. It is beautiful here. So yes... the ward here is a type of ward that is wonderful and everyone is related. We are slowly getting to know them. The bishop is great and we have been having a lot of fun getting to know them. Its crazy to not know anything again. But the president said we probably will be here for a couple months. I hear when a sister gets in this area they stay her for 6-9 months. But I guess we will see. Sister Abellan was here before Enfield and was telling me how cold they were in the winter. One of the coolest places in the London Mission because of the coast. FIGURES! I would be serving in it during the winter. It is still pretty nice the wind makes it cooler. :( So yeah about our last area. We left giving 3 baptismal dates to the two Chinese people and a guy from Brazil who is absolutely amazing. "F" we found him at the triathlon that what being held in central London. We taught him and found out that he needed something in his life. He got a job and a new place to live because his flat mate was no good. Drugs and all and he didn't like it. Anyway, we taught him almost everyday when he didn't have a job so it was so nice. Saturday was his birthday and that was when we had to tell him the news of us leaving. He was so sad he started to cry. I couldn't believe the things he said on how we touched his life. It was amazing to hear how humble he was. Funny story about him. We went to shake his hand to say goodbye and he said wait I can't hug you? We said not as missionaries. Then as innocent as he was. He pointed up and said, can I ask him if I can...Ha it was so funny! We really are going to miss teaching him but we know he is in good hands and will be looking forward to the news of his baptism on September 19. Another neat thing about Frederico was that we wanted to watch a movie one night and invited another non member. She came and was having a hard time in her life. Frederico was there and ended up testifying to her. It was nuts and so good to see that he realizes the blessings of the gospel in his life. :) This week we also have had companionship study with Sister Patch because she lived so close to us. It was such a great experience to have her spirit there and the insights she shared with us. So, being in this new area. Our flat is pretty spacious and works out well. But yesterday morning was a bank holiday so no one was working and our shower went out while I was in the middle of my shower. All soapy. I couldn't believe that is was happening. Being in a new area and already trials. HA! I just laughed and told Sister Shattuck to start bringing in buckets. We still have not gotten it fixed so we have been doing it the old fashion way. Fun to be a missionary! Ha! :) One also really neat thing is that one of the members in the ward always looks after the sister missionaries very well. She is such a neat lady. Works at a charity shop and all. We were sitting down with her talking about the ward and how we are so excited to be in Lowestoft and do the work our Heavenly Father wants us to do out here. We have felt a lot of comfort that we are supposed to be here. It has been really neat. I thought I would be very stressed out being the trainer in a totally new area, driving, and everything. No cold sore yet! (knock on wood. ha!) But really I have been so blessed to feel the comfort. So thanks everyone for the prayers and support. It has helped so much, I can feel it. But anyway the Sister we were talking to told me that she feels like she has met me before! CRAZY! That is the second person on the mission that has sincerely said that to me. Every time I get the chills and know I am supposed to be here. It has been great to be here. Sis. Shattuck and I had a great bike ride right by the shore of the beach this morning for our workout. It was LOVELY! :) Everyone is English here and I am noticing a little change of how I talk. People are very nice and love to chat. A lot more old people here also. So I don't remember what else is there but the members feed us really well here...I liked controlling what I ate before. But I will do what I can to stay healthy. Love you all fam! It's so great to get your emails and all. The church is true and continue to read your scriptures. They are the BEST! I have learned so so much! MUCH LOVE - SISTER OLSEN - :) (Companion to Sister Shattuck)

OUR BEST EDUCATED GUESS....Lowestoft?

2009-09-03T14:19:00.000-07:00

We think our little Sister Missionary has been transferred to Lowestoft on England's historic and charming coast. We have not heard from her, but this is our best guess... Stay Tuned!

We got a letter! Aug 25th

2009-08-26T14:25:00.000-07:00

Family and Friends,

I don't know where to start... This week was GREAT! It really does just keep getting better and better. We had two dinner appointments. It felt like Christmas! Our ward is too good to us. So would you like to hear about the people we met or what? We met some great people on the streets. Did I ever mention "K" from Poland? He finally contacted us back and went to Institute on Thursday. He’s a potential investigator. He’s looking for a job so we are going to hook him up with the Employment Centre here. Can I just say I LOVE THE RESOURCES HERE!!! We have the Family History Centre, the Employment Centre, the Mission Office, and the Chapel in one building. It’s amazing. It’s SOOO helpful!! "S" and "G" are continuing to progress. "S" can’t get work of on Sundays. She’s trying. Can you pray for her to get work off? "G" prayed for the FIRST time Tuesday night. Wow was it amazing. He is SO humble. I’m going to try to get a picture with our investigators this week. They are awesome. "G" told me that before he met us he had a problem sleeping. He said that it is very loud where he sleeps (by a window) and he could never get to sleep. After he met us, he said that he can FINALLY sleep!!!!!!!!!! MIRACLES. I told him that he will continue to receive blessing and tender mercies as he shows his faithfullness. He’s great. So.. we met a man named "F" last Sunday. He’s from BRAZIL!!! Spence, you’d think he’s awesome. He’s SOOOO humble and so sweet. He is GOLDEN. I’m not kidding. He’s on fire with the Gospel. He can’t get enough!!!! He came to a baptism (where I sang AGAIN) and he loved it! A couple days before the baptism we taught him Lesson 1. And on Sunday (yesterday) he asked us, “How do I be a member of the church?” BAPTISM!! Wow, I was so shocked. He really is ready so we are praying about 12 Sept. or 19 Sept. He’s amazing and has friends in the ward already! He just feels the spirit so strong and tells us how happy he is. We did splits with 3 other sisters since there are 3 of us. It was SO succesful. I met a couple Indian people. It was great. We also did workovers this week. That is when you switch companions with other Sisters. So we had Sister Umurshadyan go with S. Carnieletta and we had Sister Garcia come with Sister Olsen and I. It was so fun! It was like a sleepover, of course we worked hard though. We did A LOT that day. We met a man that has a brother on a mission. He goes to a Christian church or something and has SOOO many interests in our church and is DYING to know more. MIRACLE # 2!!!!

For the baptism on Saturday I sang “I’ll Find You My Friend.” I didn’t cry this time! Last P-day (Preparation Day) we went to The Tower of London. Look it up online. It’s CRAZY!! You’d love it. I’m taking you there someday. And on Tuesday we went to Indian food. We got girls to sign up for dinner appts so we should be doing a lot better the end of this month and all of September. Guess what? You know the Chocolate film? Someone was playing that song on the keyboard in the tube station. I thought of mom and Kat. Love that song. But I love you more!! ALSO........... You would just die. I see things that are so crazy EVERDAY. I try to write them down so it’s like you are here. I saw a man with sidewalk chalk making a picture just JUST like Mary Poppins! It was beautiful! I couldn’t believe it! Too bad it wasn’t on "Portobello Road" or something. I have yet to go there. BUT it was so amazing. I didn’t have my camera. Next time. We went to COSTCO on Saturday. Can you believe it? Oh it was fun. I got a pack of shampoo and conditioner and other essentials. I won’t have to shop for those for a while so i’ll be saving money in the long run. I really am trying my BEST to be frugal even if it doesn’t look like it :) This IS an expensive mission, yikes. Family, can you send pictures in the mail mail (post)? I would love photos to put on the wall and show people. My inbox in myldsmail gets full really fast. SEPTEMBER 1st will be my next pday. I won’t have pday on Monday because of the moves.” I think I am staying in London. Who knows. I am making an effort to be happy, BUT it’s so easy when the Lord blesses you. I grow closer to Him everyday. I have the BEST family and support. Really. I feel your love and prayers everyday. I think about the days when we just walk and walk and stop people who are totally not ready for our message and then we find someone who IS ready. I always wonder what it is. I believe it’s your prayers. I pray that YOU are being blessed as well. Please know that I pray for you. Mom, the last letter you sent me in email titled REAL weekly wonferful letter from Momma TOTALLY made me cry! Man, sometimes it just hits me so hard that I am deprived of your hugs. P-days are always hard up until 6pm when we start teaching. Anway, I’m ok, I just miss you sometimes, can I admit it? Love you all!! Thank you soooo much for your prayers and support. I didn’t get time this week to write letters in the post to EVERYONE but next week I’ll do letters. Love you and thank you for everything!! -Sister Shattuck

New Pictures - August 24th LONDON BRIDGE/TUBE

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We are beginning to think that her email has been down for two weeks. She has numbered her pictures, but they are coming sporadic and with odd numbering like 2 and 5 and 9. We haven't heard from her except a few random pictures, and a few handwritten letters which I will add to this blog tommorrow. Enjoy the new pics!

Address reminder for Sister Shattuck

2009-08-19T20:33:00.001-07:00

Sister Elizabeth Shattuck
England London Mission
64-68 Princes Gate
Exhibition Road, South Kensington
London, England SW7 2PA

August 18 pictures!

2009-08-18T17:30:00.000-07:00

Note from Sister Shattuck's Momma: There's no letter from Sister Shattuck this week. Her best friend needed to hear from her more than I did. Here are the weekly pictures. She's still serving in the Brittania Ward, and loving it!

August 10 pictures (letter below!)

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