August 12th, 2013
Hello Everyone :)
This week has been an emotional roller coaster.
I found out that I was going to be serving in the Highland area on Tuesday, actually before I sent you that email saying I was safe and sound :P The night I got my trainer, which I think was Wednesday, we met with the elders that were in the area before us. While we were talking, the elder said something about the new bishop for the Amber hills ward (think the ward we weren't in) was someone named Holmes. I thought he was kidding, and asked him if it was Homes, or Holmes. He said he had no idea, only that he looked really young. I immediately thought, Troy isn't young, I guess he kinda looks young though. It was funny. I was thinking about it the entire night, and the next day. (The Holmes are good friends of the family. Chaylee is serving in the area we lived during her first four years of life.)
Me and my companion had decided the night before that we were going to go see some people that the old elder told us about, and we had a lesson planned with a couple. Right before our lesson, we were sitting outside of the house, and we decided that we needed to find a ward list. We ended up calling our mission president, who is out of town until the 19th, and then started with the members in the bishopric. We called the ward clerk, who didn't answer, and then the second counselor, and then the 1st counselor, and finally we called the bishop.
It was so exciting to hear Julie's voice on the phone. She had no idea that I was there. Troy was at a bishopric meeting, and we were supposed to be headed into a lesson, so we said we would call her later. While on the phone she had asked if we wanted dinner, but we said no, because we had our lesson. Well, we went to the door for our lesson, and nobody answered. I decided with my companion to call the Holmes back, and then Troy answered. It was so exciting!!! We went out to dinner, and then went to their house, and talked for a good hour and a half. Troy is such a good bishop. He wants to get all the single sisters, who haven't been coming to church, to church. He gave us a list of about 50 names of these sister, and we are working on getting to know them.
Emily was sadly not home. She went up to Utah to spend time with her grandma. Apparently she is really sad, and is having a hard time with all of her friends being on missions. My trainer and I decided that when she gets back, we are going to take her out with us. I am hoping that I bringing her out with us is going to make it easier for us to get to know the area, and will hopefully get her to put her papers in. Who knows :P (Emily is the Holmes daughter and Chaylee's college roommate)
My trainers name is Sister Young. She is from Highland, Utah, and we figured out that her house and our house in Utah, are three minutes apart :P We decided that we have to go to each others weddings :P Sister Young has been out for only 6 weeks. She didn't even finish the 12 week training program, and then president put her as a trainer, and a sister training leader. She feels a little overwhelmed with everything, and a little inadequate. We are working on it though :) I love her so much!!! In our apartment there is also another set of sisters, who are serving in the City Creek Ward, which is the ward that we lived in. It is so exciting to tell stories. I have decided that I need them to go and tract our old house. Only problem is that I don't know the address :P
Right now, we have no investigators, like at all. It is a little sad to make goals that we think we can make, and then have to put zeros in for the actual. I am struggling a little with that, but I read my patriarchal blessing last night, and it really testified to me that I am supposed to be here, and that I am supposed to teach someone. It may have meant that my job here is to get all the less active members back to church. There are a lot of less active members, and we are having a hard time figuring out what is going on.
I just decided that I am going to need to send you in a letter a map of my area. They have it set up, so that the sisters get the safe areas, and the elders are in the not so safe areas. The stake president and my mission president worked on that for a couple of hours together. The ward is still a little crazy. They just changed the boundaries, so no one knows what ward they are in, or where they are going. We are working through it though. The relief society president is Sister Miller. You know her, because she knows me :P Apparently Shanae and her daughter were really good friends. Me and her son, Jared (I think) are the same age. I am going to have to get to know them a little more :P
The area is nice. It is a little weird to drive around, and remember things. I see people, and think, do i know you?? It is a little different, but I love it. The Lord sent me here for a reason, and I am going to have to find out why :P
I do get to go to the temple this transfer. We will be going on August 12th, i think. We are able to go quarterly, and will go whenever they tell us to go. The work here is slow, but I am doing me best :)
On our flight, there were 32 missionaries, and like 6 other people who werent missionaries. It was neat being on that flight, listening to everyone talk about what we were headed to :P
Hello Everyone :)
This week has been an emotional roller coaster.
I found out that I was going to be serving in the Highland area on Tuesday, actually before I sent you that email saying I was safe and sound :P The night I got my trainer, which I think was Wednesday, we met with the elders that were in the area before us. While we were talking, the elder said something about the new bishop for the Amber hills ward (think the ward we weren't in) was someone named Holmes. I thought he was kidding, and asked him if it was Homes, or Holmes. He said he had no idea, only that he looked really young. I immediately thought, Troy isn't young, I guess he kinda looks young though. It was funny. I was thinking about it the entire night, and the next day. (The Holmes are good friends of the family. Chaylee is serving in the area we lived during her first four years of life.)
Me and my companion had decided the night before that we were going to go see some people that the old elder told us about, and we had a lesson planned with a couple. Right before our lesson, we were sitting outside of the house, and we decided that we needed to find a ward list. We ended up calling our mission president, who is out of town until the 19th, and then started with the members in the bishopric. We called the ward clerk, who didn't answer, and then the second counselor, and then the 1st counselor, and finally we called the bishop.
It was so exciting to hear Julie's voice on the phone. She had no idea that I was there. Troy was at a bishopric meeting, and we were supposed to be headed into a lesson, so we said we would call her later. While on the phone she had asked if we wanted dinner, but we said no, because we had our lesson. Well, we went to the door for our lesson, and nobody answered. I decided with my companion to call the Holmes back, and then Troy answered. It was so exciting!!! We went out to dinner, and then went to their house, and talked for a good hour and a half. Troy is such a good bishop. He wants to get all the single sisters, who haven't been coming to church, to church. He gave us a list of about 50 names of these sister, and we are working on getting to know them.
Emily was sadly not home. She went up to Utah to spend time with her grandma. Apparently she is really sad, and is having a hard time with all of her friends being on missions. My trainer and I decided that when she gets back, we are going to take her out with us. I am hoping that I bringing her out with us is going to make it easier for us to get to know the area, and will hopefully get her to put her papers in. Who knows :P (Emily is the Holmes daughter and Chaylee's college roommate)
My trainers name is Sister Young. She is from Highland, Utah, and we figured out that her house and our house in Utah, are three minutes apart :P We decided that we have to go to each others weddings :P Sister Young has been out for only 6 weeks. She didn't even finish the 12 week training program, and then president put her as a trainer, and a sister training leader. She feels a little overwhelmed with everything, and a little inadequate. We are working on it though :) I love her so much!!! In our apartment there is also another set of sisters, who are serving in the City Creek Ward, which is the ward that we lived in. It is so exciting to tell stories. I have decided that I need them to go and tract our old house. Only problem is that I don't know the address :P
Right now, we have no investigators, like at all. It is a little sad to make goals that we think we can make, and then have to put zeros in for the actual. I am struggling a little with that, but I read my patriarchal blessing last night, and it really testified to me that I am supposed to be here, and that I am supposed to teach someone. It may have meant that my job here is to get all the less active members back to church. There are a lot of less active members, and we are having a hard time figuring out what is going on.
I just decided that I am going to need to send you in a letter a map of my area. They have it set up, so that the sisters get the safe areas, and the elders are in the not so safe areas. The stake president and my mission president worked on that for a couple of hours together. The ward is still a little crazy. They just changed the boundaries, so no one knows what ward they are in, or where they are going. We are working through it though. The relief society president is Sister Miller. You know her, because she knows me :P Apparently Shanae and her daughter were really good friends. Me and her son, Jared (I think) are the same age. I am going to have to get to know them a little more :P
The area is nice. It is a little weird to drive around, and remember things. I see people, and think, do i know you?? It is a little different, but I love it. The Lord sent me here for a reason, and I am going to have to find out why :P
I do get to go to the temple this transfer. We will be going on August 12th, i think. We are able to go quarterly, and will go whenever they tell us to go. The work here is slow, but I am doing me best :)
On our flight, there were 32 missionaries, and like 6 other people who werent missionaries. It was neat being on that flight, listening to everyone talk about what we were headed to :P
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