Flash 3.3.15

What a crazy week. They just go by faster and faster every one of them. 

We also went to the Regency Square Mall last Monday...... It's.... Nothingness. We walked through what used to be Dillard's I'm guessing and into another section of the mall and it was EMPTY. No stores, no people. It was super creepy. They have like maybe 12 stores. It's eerie. Whatever, Austin. Definitely not the best mall ever. In fact, I would even venture to say WORST mall ever. It was it even really a mall. It was like a covered strip mall. 

We had a family history event this week. It was well attended. 3 people! Wahoo! One was even a non member. That's records folks. Just kidding, but hopefully it will get better. We learned about different resources to use for online work and it was lovely. 

The hit of the night though was relative finder. It's a program that some BYU students put out, and it is stellar. It links up to your family search accounts and shows you all the famous people you are related to. Of course all us Utah people were related. We are all Mormon. I'm related to the family history specialist in the branch, which is pretty apparent because he ate half the pan of brownies we brought once slice at a time. WHILE STANDING NEXT TO THE PAN. If that doesn't scream "kin folk" then I don't know what does.  We are 9th cousins once removed. Sister Malm and Elder Francom are 4th cousins once removed. Sister Malm and I are related, too!! It was great.

We went out for sushi with Hannah, Sarahjane, and Sophia (from Hendricks) this week. we made Hannah a flower crown out of a bath and body works receipt and one of our deconstructed puff balls and band aids for tape. It actually turned out beautifully. It's genius. That's going to be my new flower crown when I get home. S m a r t. The sushi was all you can eat and it was divine. We came out of it so full of fish. Yum yum yum.

We also got new iPads yesterday. How exciting! If you go home after August you have to buy yours, but since I go home in 42 days they are letting me borrow it. How thoughtful. They are super fast and pretty nifty, but they don't have all my pictures or nuffin, so I don't have much to send in that area this week. 

Sister Malm and I are staying together! Death in the YSA! 

I was reading this talk today and I really liked it. It says "Brothers and sisters, our individual worth is already divinely established as “great”; it does not fluctuate like the stock market" (Neal a maxwell. Consecrate Thy Performance http://www.lds.org/ensign/2008/12/consecrate-thy-performance?lang=eng)

That's so true. We are precious children of God. It's time to put on your heavenly eyes and see yourself, and others, the way that God sees you. We don't need to sin, we are children of of a Heavenly Father with a capacity much larger than we even know of. 

Have a great week!

Love,

Sister Perkes 

P.s. I've mastered the art of fried pickles, but it would be so much easier if I had a deep fryer. So now for Christmas I'm asking for a mini deep fryer and a machete. Carry on. 

Our car before we cleaned it out this morning