Sisters Barrett, Torgerson, and Healy sporting the wrist warmers made by
Sister Barrett's mother.
Barret and Healy,...
...Call and Torgerson, enjoying the only non-ice cream item at Dairy Queen, a hat dwag (I guess I thought they'd have other things than dairy, but it sorta makes sense).
Sister Call with the quilt that's nice and schnuggly, that her mom sent her.
Me and the Andersons--greatest couple ever! They feed us every week and enjoy the company of us young folks, even if they don't want to hear our message. They're just swell, and they've got Minnesota accents!
Dearest Family!
I'm so glad I got to see all of you this week! It was definitely the most difficult week EVER. But I'm glad I was with you. I just have to say, we have the best family of all time. We're all so amazingly loving to each other, which is rare these days. Keep being neat!
This week we got to go to Leadership Training, which is a two day, eight hour each day, training meeting for new missionaries, plus random companionships to fill in the space. We listen to talks for an hour, then watch our leaders role play something, then we all break into groups of three and role play the thing. For instance, teaching someone about prayer and then inviting them to pray, listening to their concerns and resolving them, and re-inviting them. And in between each training we'd eat fruit and then lunch. It was so much fun! I felt like I was at a business seminar (I don't know what those entail, but either way if felt official). And this time was more fun than the first time, because although I typically dislike role plays, I'm getting more comfortable doing them. And we had a special musical number by our zone leader playing the guitar and the harmonica at the same time. So that was swell!
We also have great news! We got a referral the other day and went to visit her. We knocked on her door, and she ushered us in, showed us to the couch, then started cleaning everything around us. Then she asked if we'd like some tea, and gave us water when we asked if water would be okay. Then she and her husband sat down in front of us and just looked at us. So we started asking about them, and found out, mostly from her husband, that she wants to learn English. She prayed to have people sent to her to teach her English. So, Sister Call and I are the new English teachers to a Mongolian woman who speaks Mandarin! We will see how this goes--please pray for us!
Keep me posted on any goings-on, and pet the puppy for me if you see her. And squeeze the kids to beans for me! And kids, give your proud parents a wink from this one!
I love you so much!
sister mistipher
