So sorry last week was a bit of a downer email, but
seeing the cause its understandable right? I have a hand written
letter, don't fall down or anything but I did make an attempt today :) I
promise I really do love you all, and I am super grateful for all your
love and support, especially for my birthday it was great!! Thank you
for the letters, cards, gifts and such. You are all my favorites.
I have a few random things to say and then it will be an abbreviated mulosh okay?
Colton
Good Luck!!! You are going to love being a Missionary, its simply the
Best. Have someone write down the setting apart blessing tho, b/c you'll
want that, it's super special!!!!!
Phillip did indeed get baptized, so it was a long time coming but a Baptism finally happened.
I am still a Sister Training Leader......
Englewood is not the same w/out Sister Schmitt. Its still good, but not the same.
Happy Fourth of July this week!
HAPPY BIG BIRTHDAY MOM....MOTHER.....MA......
Monday we packed...it was an all-day adventure. I was even gifted some new things.
Tuesday
I had a delicious donut for breakfast, not that I needed it or even
wanted it, but it was good nonetheless. Transfer meeting was good,
President had lots of good things to say that I needed to hear, but boy
oh boy I was downright nervous, and seriously lacking a desire to be
there. But hey guess what? I bet you never guessed. I got a new
companion and she is awesome. She is from Utah and her name starts with
Sister and ends with Harding. She is super nice and I think it'll be
good. I told Sister Schmitt that I am praying to be transferred so I can
see her one last time before she goes home. A set of Sisters got
doubled into Greenville and they have been living w/ us. They are moving
out sometime this week, either tomorrow
or Wed. They are super cute and its fun living w/ multiple again. But
just as before it'll be nice to be back to regular life, w/ just the 2
of us.
Wednesday
oh I forgot to tell you Elder Crawford is my new Zone Leader, and I
already know him so that's nice. My new District Leader is Elder
Campbell and I know him as well, so that is also good. Phillip passed his
interview, in case you were wondering.....
Thurs: We got to spend some time w/ Sister Haas, because they fed
us dinner. I love her, she's awesome. Jeremy got to see the church and
he seemed to like it so that is good news.
Friday:
It was a weirdish day. I did get to see the Dayton Air Show a bit, b/c
we were out and about as they happened to be up in the sky above us. I
even got a picture of all 6 of them. Cool story huh? Phillip was late to
his own baptism, but the good news is that he was there. There were 10
missionaries there, so that was kinda cool. The spirit was uberly strong
and I really loved being there. Plus Sister Schmitt was able to come
back and I was soo, soooo, soooooo excited to see her again. She told
me it was almost worse to say good-bye the second time. I had told her a
little bit ago that Companionships are like mini-marriages, and
transfers are like divorces. She told me when we saw each other again
that it really was like we had gotten a divorce. But it was great to
have her there, esp, since she did all the teaching from the get-go. I
was just the tagalong but the good news is they seem to like me too, so
I'll take it :)
Random sidenote: Alison I hope that your birthday was great. I
was slightly distracted last week and forgot to say anything!! But Happy
Birthday....even if it is late
Saturday:
Sister Dunn came out w/ us. One problem our appointment was cancelled
but we needed to come up w/ something w/ her and luckily we did. It
just was a bit of an adventure. She was cool w/ it tho. We had some
good stories going in the car so that was good. Zane one of my favorite
YM came out w/ us for a bit, unfortunately things didn't go as planned,
but hey we were able to spend some quality time w/ him. We saw a bit
more of the airshow, helped Sister Terry plant some of her 241
strawberry plants, worked on helping her put together her aquaponics
thing...that was cool. We had dinner w/ the Morales which is always
fun, and good. Sister Crumb came out w/ us and we got caught in a
downpour. I should maybe find my umbrella. We'll see I get sorta lazy
and I don't always love to dig thru my suitcases.
Sunday:
Jeremy came to church!!!! Hallelujah! We had 3 at church and it was
exciting b/c 2 of them it was their first time so that was cool. We had
linger-longer after church, and it was all good, but it was all carbs.
Nothing like a good carbo loading food session. :) We didn't have to
use any miles yesterday....thank goodness about that. We also visited
an Alzheimer patient and I just could not find anything to talk w/ him
about b/c he is just that far gone, so that was interesting!!! But all
in all it was a good day.
Today: we went on a walk w/ Brother McMurtry and other such fun things.
I love you lots and lots!!!
Also here is my copy from my letter to President:
This
last week has been crazy! Its been good besides the fact that I'm going
through separation anxiety not being w/ Sister Schmitt, but I figure
its like going through withdrawals, since I've been with her for so
long. I really, really love her and I am so grateful that I was able to
be with her, because I learned so much.
Phillip's Baptism was great. It was good to see him so happy about
making it into the water. He had some trials but being the determined
person he is he just plowed right through them and was baptized. Some
of his family did not want to come but he brought them anyways, and we
were way late getting going, but it was all worth it. He is so, so
happy, and it was great to have such a strong spirit there. I know that
he is destined to do great things, and I am excited that I got to be a
small part of it.
I am glad that you talked about Thinking to God at Transfers,
because I really need to get better at it. I like to mull things over
in my mind and I know that if I instead take it to God things will be
resolved quicker and more effectively.
Have a great week!!!
Love,
Sister Christiansen
Its my favorite..... Jeremy!
This is the cake the Elders gave me! It was a good one :)
This is Sister Schmitt's copy of our Friday night adventures. :)
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