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FAMILY: Hey everyone!I'm doing laundry right now, and since everyone else is too, I'll be here for a while. We went to the temple today, and it was very pleasant. It's Sister Roos's birthday today so I made a card and everyone signed it. And since we only get canned veggies here and S. Roos loves fresh ones, our teacher brought some for her (she likes veggies more than cake). I cleaned the barber shop for service the other day and found my friend Heather's booth and left her a note. And I see Elder Biddulph a lot. Oh, and I saw the Jaynes's mom in the temple. We ate there today for S. Roos's birthday, and woof, it was good. Funny side story, S. Bell (Allyson Tanner's niece) was worried about armpit smell the other day. So she looked both ways, no one was there, and she did a very dramatic arm lift and whiff. As she whiffed, our District Leader, Elder Norman and Elder Chapman walked around the corner and said, "How's everything smelling, Sister Bell?" When I'm down, I think of that and can't help but laugh.
Class time is fun. All of us are in there being goons, but we still learn a lot. We had to practice praying for an hour the other day. We switched from being missionaries to investigators. I was paired with Elder Chapman, and we had to pray to know if God was there, if God listens to us, and if He loves us. That's all. And both of us were bawling! Our District is getting more mature, but we're still exuberant sometimes. We finally had to switch the sisters around so that there are fewer elders by each other. I now sit next to Elders Fugal (like Bugle) and Olsen. We all like talking Lord of the Rings, and I'm constantly describing the science of Harry Potter to them, so I don't really mind the move. We do talk about the gospel too, though, so don't worry. I had to teach Elder Olsen the Restoration the other day and we both felt the Spirit pretty strongly. Teaching fake investigators is a lot harder though. And my companion is easily frustrated with me, so I've had a few meltdowns. I'm trying though to get better so she'll get less stressed and so the "investigator" will better understand our message.
This time next week I'll be in Joysey! I'm so sad though because A) I'll be the only girl or sister on the flight, and B) I'll be the only person from my District. Besides me and my companion, everyone else is headed to South Carolina. It's gonna be rough saying goodbye.
Well, I love you kids!
Warmest wishes,
Sister Missy
Also, I'll try to send pictures soon so you can identify who I'm talking about. And thanks for the package and the drawings on it. They meant a lot.
