Dear Family,
Tuesday was transfer day. What a zoo. We had 10 come in, because 2 waiting for visas, 2 had health issues, 1 father died. They all come for supplies which I do, Adrienne had ordered extra badges, that they have to pay for so that was crazy. The day was very long but it is always good to see the elders and sisters. Several elders were 18 and looked it. They are so excited and so happy. On Wednesday the elders and sisters went home. They were happy and scared and sad.
Adrienne had to take a sister missionary to the doctors because of serious health issues. We could be separated because she was with sister missionaries. I went with Sister Maxwell to do somethings. We don't go anywhere without each other. Safety but we depend on one another.
Friday we went to dinner with the office and President and Sister Maxwell for her birthday. SURPRISE, of course we got lost again, even with our GPS. One of the senior elders stood on the sidewalk, after calling and saying we were lost, to get our attention so we could get to the restaurant.
The new senior AP has an interesting story. He is an islander, left home at 14 went to Sydney and found a cousin he had never met. The cousin was a member and while staying there for two weeks he met a Tongan family asked him what he wanted to do with his life and he said he wanted to finish high school.. He stayed with them til he was 16 than went an lived by himself. Got a job and started going to church. When he came on his mission another missionary and talked with met this boy's father in another area in Australia. Talked to him about the church. Elder Howard has now baptized his dad, they aren't real close but he is a super super missionary and fine young man.
Yesterday, Saturday, we were churching all day. Spent 4 hours at a family history fair at the ward, missionary making new contacts giving out Books of Mormon and then last night had a cottage meeting with and investigator and the husband, non-member, of one of our members. It was very good and good discussion.
Sunday, today we went to our Ward mission weekly meeting, church for three hours, including mission class with an in-active member, with some weird ideas, then had a baptism right after for our Chinese lady friend, Susan Siew Yen Lim. Lovely lady. Her son joined 6 years ago and a served a mission.. He baptized her. It was a wonderful evening.
By the time we get home from work and extra church we put on our jammies because we are so tired, have a late dinner and bed.
Not complaining because we are being spiritually fed often. We feel the spirit so often at the office and especially as we meet and greet the missionaries. We love it when the President is around. He will be gone all week because all area mission presidents and wives are coming for leadership training. He is a great man.
We got our back porch and garden cleaned and weeded yesterday because the sun was out all day and it got to about 60 degrees. Warmest day ever, Cold at night but so good to see the sun shining and feel it's warmth. We also went for a long walk in our neighborhood. We are going to take pictures of all the beautiful flowers. Bushes of calle lilies. Mind you it is winter here.
This country is so sports-minded that 3/4 of the papers are sports. We imagine with all the casinos and pokies that there is lots of betting on the games.
Sister Booth, we were at the cottage meeting at her house, grew up in Naples, Italy.
One of our new elders lives two away from Christy Peters Wagstaff in Fruit Heights.
Elder McCleary lives in So. Jordan and Brock Knight was his coach in high school. Brock Knight bought Adrienne's home. It is a small world where the church is concerned. One of the members of our ward by the name of Knight has a daughter serving in Holladay, Utah on her mission.
Well, it is time for bed.
We love you all and miss you so much, but are doing the Lord's work and love it.
We love pictures on email cause we can print them but of course still instagram and facebook.\\
Love
The Sister Sisters
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