December 7-Tonie Marie

Tonie Marie and I have been acquaintances for 8 months now, ever since I got my braces on in April. She is the orthodontic assistant and a very nice person. We have the same kind of friendship one might have with one's hairstylist. She shares stories of her life and I mine yet that's as far as the relationship goes. But I look forward to seeing her and catching up from the last time we chatted. I've had my top braces off for a couple of months but these bottom teeth have been more stubborn and are moving slowly. Maybe one more month and hopefully the braces will come off. But that also means I will probably only see Tonie Marie once every 6 months for my regular dental check-up.

Yesterday when I realized I had this appointment I knew that I would be giving a Book of Mormon to her. At the end of our visit I gave her the wrapped up book. She seem surprised that I would be giving her something and she gave me a hug. I hope she still feels the same way when she opens it. I'll see her again in 2 weeks. Until then I will pray for her.

My prayers are changing. I am realizing giving the Book of Mormon away is easy. Its a curious thing. When I first started I worried about finding enough people to give this book away to 25 is a lot! Now I don't worry anymore because there are so many. Each day after giving out the Book of Mormon I am immediately blessed with another name or face. I have a lot of catching up to do. All those times I thought about giving a book away but never did. Heavenly Father is giving me a chance to repent and try again.

Now I'm praying that they will not only accept the book but read it. I know once it is in their hands its up to them to decide what to do. I pray that the Spirit will touch them that they will be curious enough to begin to read and ask questions.

Funny side note and FYI

There has been quite the discussion and teasing in our home about the correct way to say multiple copies of the Book of Mormon-Most people tend to say Book of Mormons. According to the movie, "The Best Two Years," this is incorrect and Kelsey and Kate have been having fun pointing out our mistake. I guess the correct way to say it is Books of Mormon. But to me neither sound right. The missionaries corrected us all and said they've been told to say, "copies of the Book of Mormon." Now that sounds much better!