Dear Mom/Family.
First off, Sister Sara Austin. (for her return address labels (thank you!))
Now here are Grandma's Q's:
How are things going? New investigators? Still working a lot with the YSAs?
Things are going great here. We've found some, but they don't really stick, some do, but for the most part, they don't. Yes, we are still working with the YSAs of the Murray Ward. they are awesome.
Have you learned your way around the town?
I'm still learning it, but Sister Austin has it down pretty well.
How is the ward made up....older people or mostly younger people....little children??
The ward's made up of mostly older people and younger people (mix, but mostly older) the primary is tiny. Even thougjh there are quite a few families.
Large ward...small ward??
It's a smaller ward, the smallest I've served in. (they don't use the overflow, all the other wards have.)
Do you have a car or are you walking??
Me, Walk? Never! Hahaha . . . we do walk at times but this is a full-time car area. (every area I'll be in will be a full time car--go bike accident)
Questions, questions. Oh one more, did you get my snail mails?? I hope that you did.
Yes, I did I did. Thank you for the mail.
We had 7 non members at church yesturday. Go Primary program! That's the most we've had in the 3 weeks we've been here.
I'm going to send this off now just so it gets to you in time, and so I have time to send it before the computer kicks me off.
Love!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Transfer 8 Week 3, October 18, 2010
Dear Family,
Saturday and Sunday we were privileged to have Gladys Knight and the Saints Unified Voices come to the Tennessee Nashville Mission and perform for us and our investigators. It was a Fireside of music and testimony. Towards the end of the fireside Sister Knight told the audience about her conversion. She asked the audience "Where are my missionaries?" which was our queue to stand. Sister Austin and I had a few people ask us if we were the missionaries who taught Sister Knight. A part of me wanted to say yes, but I was about one or so when Sister Knight joined the church with her family. In fact it was her children who first started going to the church, then Brother and Sister Knight joined as well, and Sister Knight's sister is now taking the lessons as well.
A few weeks ago Nate sent me some cds that he wanted me to keep good care of, I decided to make copies so if one does get destroyed we at least have another copy. Once I'm finished copying all six of the CDs I'll be sending them back to him. I'm now half way through with that. Hopefully next week I'll be finished and will be sending them home.
I can't really think of anything else to say, so I suppose I'll say adieu.
PS Email me before 10 if you can if you want more information. However, I'm sure you already knew that. Love.
Saturday and Sunday we were privileged to have Gladys Knight and the Saints Unified Voices come to the Tennessee Nashville Mission and perform for us and our investigators. It was a Fireside of music and testimony. Towards the end of the fireside Sister Knight told the audience about her conversion. She asked the audience "Where are my missionaries?" which was our queue to stand. Sister Austin and I had a few people ask us if we were the missionaries who taught Sister Knight. A part of me wanted to say yes, but I was about one or so when Sister Knight joined the church with her family. In fact it was her children who first started going to the church, then Brother and Sister Knight joined as well, and Sister Knight's sister is now taking the lessons as well.
A few weeks ago Nate sent me some cds that he wanted me to keep good care of, I decided to make copies so if one does get destroyed we at least have another copy. Once I'm finished copying all six of the CDs I'll be sending them back to him. I'm now half way through with that. Hopefully next week I'll be finished and will be sending them home.
I can't really think of anything else to say, so I suppose I'll say adieu.
PS Email me before 10 if you can if you want more information. However, I'm sure you already knew that. Love.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Transfer 8 Week 2, October 11, 2010
Dear Family,
First off, I'm going to answer Mom's questions. So, here they are:
How's Murray, KY, Angela? Do you like it?
Murray is awesome! It's a small town with a college (Murray State University). Yeah, I like Murray, it's a nice little town.
How's your companion? What's her name and where's she from? How long has she been out?
My companion is awesome; her name is Sister Austin (she's known as Sister Awesome). She's from Layton, UT. Sister Austin's been out a transfer less than me, so she been out about 9 months and I've been out for about 10. Oh Mom, Sister Austin would like some return address labels so she doesn't have to write it all the time she writes a letter.
How's the Ward?
The Ward's good. The YSAs are awesome. We do a lot of work with them. I guess quite a few of our plans this past week have been with the YSAs. Bishop Bakes lives a few houses down from us and he's a bit a dork, but an awesome one, he's a really good bishop.
How was your trip to Murray? It looks to have been about as long as going from Orem to Grace—is that about right?
The trip was good. We got to know a little about the ward going up to Murray from the sister who drove us. I'm not really sure, time now just flies, the days and months are blurring together, it's kinda weird.
Do you already have investigators to teach?
There are a few investigators who have a lot of promise. One is a member's boyfriend (so ya know he's good to go for baptism). The others for the most part are young people (late teens early twenties).
Tell us all about the new place. Oh! And be sure to give us your address! If you want snail mail, it's easier if we have it. And did you find your camera?
The new place is nice, kinda small compared to the McMinnville apartment, but it would. We live, like I mentioned earlier, we live a couple of houses down from the bishop. Okay, here's the address: 1214 A Peggy Ann Dr., Murray, KY 42071.
Life is good here. I gotta write Nate so I gotta do that. Oh btw the silly bands in the box are for Tim.
Love!
First off, I'm going to answer Mom's questions. So, here they are:
How's Murray, KY, Angela? Do you like it?
Murray is awesome! It's a small town with a college (Murray State University). Yeah, I like Murray, it's a nice little town.
How's your companion? What's her name and where's she from? How long has she been out?
My companion is awesome; her name is Sister Austin (she's known as Sister Awesome). She's from Layton, UT. Sister Austin's been out a transfer less than me, so she been out about 9 months and I've been out for about 10. Oh Mom, Sister Austin would like some return address labels so she doesn't have to write it all the time she writes a letter.
How's the Ward?
The Ward's good. The YSAs are awesome. We do a lot of work with them. I guess quite a few of our plans this past week have been with the YSAs. Bishop Bakes lives a few houses down from us and he's a bit a dork, but an awesome one, he's a really good bishop.
How was your trip to Murray? It looks to have been about as long as going from Orem to Grace—is that about right?
The trip was good. We got to know a little about the ward going up to Murray from the sister who drove us. I'm not really sure, time now just flies, the days and months are blurring together, it's kinda weird.
Do you already have investigators to teach?
There are a few investigators who have a lot of promise. One is a member's boyfriend (so ya know he's good to go for baptism). The others for the most part are young people (late teens early twenties).
Tell us all about the new place. Oh! And be sure to give us your address! If you want snail mail, it's easier if we have it. And did you find your camera?
The new place is nice, kinda small compared to the McMinnville apartment, but it would. We live, like I mentioned earlier, we live a couple of houses down from the bishop. Okay, here's the address: 1214 A Peggy Ann Dr., Murray, KY 42071.
Life is good here. I gotta write Nate so I gotta do that. Oh btw the silly bands in the box are for Tim.
Love!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Transfer 8 Week 1, October 4, 2010
I think I'm going to subject my emails like Sister Abbott did. [i.e., Transfer 8, Week 1]
Okay, here's the remainder of the questions from last week.
So what's the result? Are you staying or going? How about Sister Rigley?
Transfers. I'm going to Murray, Kentucky, so that means Sister Rigley is staying here.
How's Sara Edmonds doing? Did you get to take her to General Conference sessions?
Sara's doing well; she did come to Conference, all of them. I think she really enjoyed it, well when she could, when she wasn't dealing with Reyna's distractions.
How about yourself—were you able to attend a lot of conference? Tell us how that works.
Yes, Sister Rigley and I were able to go to Conference, all of General Conference and even the R/S broadcast last week. Sister Edmonds was able to go, it was her first Church activity as a baptized person into the Church. We get to go to the church building for Conference; it's sad to see how many people are there Saturday and then how many more there are on Sunday. Saturday Conference is just as important as Sunday.
And then to back up, how was your birthday? What did you do to celebrate? Did the blouse and skirt fit? I'm anxious to hear, so share the details of what's been going on lately!
My Birthday was good. We had a specialized training meeting that day and I found out that another missionary has the same birthday as I. (I found this out after one of the elders had played "happy birthday" on the piano. I thought: "How do they know it's my birthday?" Elder Pearson (my second DL) asked me how old I was, I told him I was 22, and then I signed "I'm old." He understood. I really do feel old, I guess it's because most of the people around me aren't 21 yet, if twenty.
I haven't tried the skirt, the shirt's a little tight, or it looks tight. I've obtained a few sweeters from another sister so I can wear the shirt with one of the sweeters and be fine. It's getting cooler so it's good.
I don't know what else to say/write. I'll let you know more next week about the new area.
Okay, here's the remainder of the questions from last week.
So what's the result? Are you staying or going? How about Sister Rigley?
Transfers. I'm going to Murray, Kentucky, so that means Sister Rigley is staying here.
How's Sara Edmonds doing? Did you get to take her to General Conference sessions?
Sara's doing well; she did come to Conference, all of them. I think she really enjoyed it, well when she could, when she wasn't dealing with Reyna's distractions.
How about yourself—were you able to attend a lot of conference? Tell us how that works.
Yes, Sister Rigley and I were able to go to Conference, all of General Conference and even the R/S broadcast last week. Sister Edmonds was able to go, it was her first Church activity as a baptized person into the Church. We get to go to the church building for Conference; it's sad to see how many people are there Saturday and then how many more there are on Sunday. Saturday Conference is just as important as Sunday.
And then to back up, how was your birthday? What did you do to celebrate? Did the blouse and skirt fit? I'm anxious to hear, so share the details of what's been going on lately!
My Birthday was good. We had a specialized training meeting that day and I found out that another missionary has the same birthday as I. (I found this out after one of the elders had played "happy birthday" on the piano. I thought: "How do they know it's my birthday?" Elder Pearson (my second DL) asked me how old I was, I told him I was 22, and then I signed "I'm old." He understood. I really do feel old, I guess it's because most of the people around me aren't 21 yet, if twenty.
I haven't tried the skirt, the shirt's a little tight, or it looks tight. I've obtained a few sweeters from another sister so I can wear the shirt with one of the sweeters and be fine. It's getting cooler so it's good.
I don't know what else to say/write. I'll let you know more next week about the new area.
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