I sent this to my prayer groups:

 • Prayer is appreciated as I fly to DC this coming week. Several J6 families have been invited to attend a press conference with lawmakers in front of the Supreme Court on Mon, July 29. The organizers will give us a place to stay, but the flights and car rental will be at my own expense. This, along with household and personal expenses, is why I continue to work at the middle school. If anyone desires to help, please let them know they can go to this page: https://www.givesendgo.com/GB6TM .   I see the sacrifices of our political prisoners, and I see the examples of other Jan 6 family members who fight for the entire J6 community. They inspire me to do this, not just for my son but for all the January 6 defendants and prisoners. I will remain for a few days in DC and advocate for them in the offices of many senators and congressmen.

  • I will also speak with the public defenders in the appeals department in DC. Isaac's new appeal attorney will be out of town, but I will visit with her supervisor. The Supreme Court decision was good. However, the DOJ is trying to do a work-around to make the charges stick. Our appeals attorney says she wants to wait and see what happens to other defendants. We would like to get things rolling, so please pray for me to have wisdom.

  •Also, I will drive to see Isaac one morning since I will be so close! 

Steve and I flew to Ohio to finally visit Isaac! It was a two day visit on Sat/Sun, June 1-2, 2024. Our visit was wonderful! Isaac is in good spirits. He is healthy. He takes tablespoons of olive oil to help maintain his health. His skin looks healthy to my husband and to me. Isaac said he's been trying to get outside as much as possible. He walks the track daily, and they are playing a lot of softball right now. He has taken a couple of different classes and said that when the rotation comes around for certain classes, he will sign up for something again. He was teaching a strength and conditioning class for a while. He was able to help an older inmate in a wheelchair to gently stretch his injured knees. It gave the gentleman good relief for quite a while. Isaac was happy that he could help someone in that way.

He had lots of stories to tell. I enjoyed just listening to him talk. As many of you know, he is a good listener, not overly talkative, but he had plenty to say during our visits, and I loved it! I basked in the sound of his voice and the hugs we received.

Isaac talked about various inmate personalities that he deals with daily. Isaac is good with people. He hesitantly and humbly told me that he felt like he was made for this. I know God prepared him for this. He mentioned that many inmates don't look each other in the eyes or smile. However, he said that he does smile at people on purpose to help himself and the others remember that they are still human. Thankfully, this is a low security prison, so some of them don't see a smile as a threat like they would in a medium or high security.

I told him that I had read about someone who had been in prison saying, "It is better to never quite fit in." They said that it's good to remain the person you are and to be human. Of course, he adapts in certain ways to the culture and the economy in a prison, but he is still very much our Isaac!

Please write our son.  He greatly appreciates the letters:

Isaac Steve Sturgeon 

#83885-053

FCI ELKTON

Federal Correctional Institution

P.O. Box 10

Lisbon OH 44432

•Write on white paper only, on one side only.

•Put his prisoner number, #83885-053, on each page. 

•Cards are acceptable, but no glitter, no stickers, etc. In White envelopes only. 

•No colored envelopes.

•Pictures are allowed. 

•No packages. However, we can send him books directly from Amazon or a publisher, as well as magazine subscriptions. 

Isaac called me Sunday morning from prison to wish me a Happy Mother's Day. ❤️💔❤️ He read me quotes from Sophie Scholl. Made me cry good tears for my hero. He thanked me and all of you for fighting for them. Here is what he read to me:

   "The real damage is done by those millions who want to 'survive.' The honest men who just want to be left in peace. Those who don’t want their little lives disturbed by anything bigger than themselves. Those with no sides and no causes. Those who won’t take measure of their own strength, for fear of antagonizing their own weakness. Those who don’t like to make waves—or enemies. Those for whom freedom, honour, truth, and principles are only literature.  Those who live small...if you keep it small, you’ll keep it under control.  If you don’t make any noise, the bogeyman won’t find you. But it’s all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Safe?! From what? Life is always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. I choose my own way to burn." ~Sophie Scholl

    She also said, "I will cling to the rope God has thrown me in Jesus Christ, even when my numb hands can no longer feel it."

   After hearing her sentence of execution by guillotine, she walked out to the courtyard and said, "The sun still shines."

     I say of her...courageous. Read her story. She was a 21 year old university student in Germany during during the Holocaust.

    For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Isa. 41:13.

   Isaac is doing pretty well.  His attitude is amazing to me.  He has a job in facilities. I emailed him the other day and commented that I felt bad that his prison has been on lockdown for awhile.  This means they cannot go outside.   His response was, "We always win.  No one takes our happiness here!"

   Thank you so much for your support. I am very grateful for each of you who pray for us and for those who donate. 

   **I received an amazing opportunity to attend CPAC in DC last month.  There was much support there for J6ers.   I ended up being interviewed on Frank Speech (Lindell TV).   You may enjoy watching it:

https://frankspeech.com/Video/mary-sturgein-joins-david-clements-at-cpac-dc-2024

         OR

https://photos.app.goo.gl/cFxcLQmcXsu19DRYA

   He's in.  Today is Jan. 4, 2023.  The door is shut behind him.   But we will have him back again. Isaac's dear aunt lodged him at her house and then drove him to the prison today.    He walked in as a brave, calm, and honorable man. 

  We saw our son off at the airport yesterday, January 3, 2023. It was a sweet time together, and tears were shed. Please read the words to the song, "God Be With You Til We Meet Again." After we left Isaac, he sent this verse to our family:

John 16:22 ,   AND YE NOW THEREFORE HAVE SORROW: BUT I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN, AND YOUR HEART SHALL REJOICE, AND YOUR JOY NO MAN TAKETH FROM YOU.

   God gifted us with a visit from our dear retired family doctor at the airport. He loves Isaac. He delivered him as a baby!   

We now know when Isaac has to report to prison.    He must turn himself in on Thursday, January 4, 2024.    We are thankful for a few more weeks to have him with us and of freedom for him.   He will report to the Elkton Federal Correction Institution in Lisbon, Ohio.   It is a very long way from his residence in Montana and from us also here in Montana.  If you would like to write him, I will include his address below.  I have also edited our campaign description to include his surrender date and location.  We thank you all for your care, your generosity, and your prayers.

Isaac Steve Sturgeon

83885-053

FCI ELKTON

Federal Correctional Institution

P.O. Box 10

Lisbon OH 44432