It was absolutely fabulous to see
you last night and to hear from you. It felt so natural. Like we're
all changing, but we change together, and no matter the distance we will always
be a unit. A solid one :) I was a bit bummed that I didn't get to see
faith or Caleb much, but I understand. Kids :P hug them for me.
Tell them I demand that they write me letters with details about what
they thought about Christmas, what happened, the presents they opened and such.
it can be boring even.... letters during the week are the best...
sometimes, p-day feels soooo far away and we only get an hour or two on the computer...
the paper is nice cuz I can hold it in my hand and know that someone held
it a week or two before and was thinking of me just as I think of them... so. Besides
talking to me and lexi... what was your favorite part about Christmas? Did bill
write you a poem like you were saying he was gonna?
I left my camera at a member's house
so I can't load pics this week. bah. It’s been 3 weeks since I sent pics. i
don't have a whole lot to send unfortunately. The best sights here are
when I’m driving and can't take pictures.... and it's been a bit rainy and even
foggy here. It’s been flooding a lot even. The river is very swollen. Floods
are quite common here... even more than wildfires are in Colorado or Texas in July...
We don’t really have any progressing
investigators. I’ve only been here a couple weeks now and we’ve only
taught a couple of lessons but starting in January we'll start to teaching a
former investigator. This time last year... when Sis. M. was here. She turned
her whole life around. Quit smoking, came to church every week. quit drinking,
paid tithing even, started a food storage (which she says she is very grateful
for right now) read her scriptures a ton and prayed... but she said she never
got an answer if it was true... I feel like she did get an answer or she
wouldn't have done all those things. She must've felt the rightness of
it. She even spoke passionately about Elder Holland and President Monson
and the Book of Mormon. She has a testimony! I’m sure of it! So... we'll
see what happens in January. we have 4 more weeks of this transfer... I
think we might be split up... if the rumors are true and we're getting 20 new
sisters in he next 2 transfers... I’ll be training soon! Crazy... I felt like I
would train someday... but not 4.5 months in. we'll see huh? I think I
would learn a lot from training. It would give me some of the motivation I
would need to be more obedient - cuz i would be an example... always being
watched. Scary. :S
Sis. L. gets sad frequently cuz she’s
going home in 16 weeks. That seems like so little time. She really
doesn't want to go home. She just wants to serve for the rest of her life.
Maybe. Someday. I can visit her in India. Wow! That’d be cool. The
culture is so different. I’ve learned a lot from her, and from sis M.
hmmm... well I keep feeling like I’ve
run out of things to say.... which totally isn't true... so much happens
here... though sometimes it can feel boring... now I spend a lot of time in the
car these days... thankfully out of the rain :) I'll send some pics to
you next week... hopefully.
I LOVE YOU!!!!!
Love, Ashley
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