Hiiiiii!!
Mom- Haha, I am going to try and answer all of your questions... Our apartment is pretty dang nice, we have a bright red car, and Wadsworth is just a tiny bit bigger than Bluffton. The only things that I do different now that I'm an STL is that I have to go to more meetings, I will be going on weekly exchanges with the sisters in the two zones we cover, and Sister Anderson and I have to give a like 45 minute discussion at zone training meetings. Other than that, nothing too stressful. Sister Anderson is AWESOME. I love her so much. She's from Orem, and she's been out just over a year. I hope that answers most of your questions. Mom, I love you so much. I really do. I hope you know how much I pray for you and miss you everyday. Emily- I thought your dream was hilarious...and really weird. Did ya smoke something before going to bed? No judgement. I would be doing drugs too if I wasn't a missionary ;) Love you so much, kid. Dad- I started crying a little bit after reading your email. That story never gets old. I hope. I love you so much, Dad. I can't wait to hear the story about the "Christmas shoes" in person next year.
1.) "Let's have the newbie pray." -Everyone
Folks, I love praying. I really do. BUT, I am really, really sick of saying the opening prayer to every single one of our appointments. Since being on a mission, I've told multiple people "Heavenly Father never gets sick of hearing from you"...I'm about 96% sure that Heavenly Father is a little sick of hearing from me. I try to make each prayer authentic and not repetitive, and the other day I sat silently for like 10 seconds in the middle of a prayer trying to think of what else to pray for. Do you have any idea how awkward that was for me, the people we were teaching, and probably Heavenly Father? Really awkward.
2.) "You know where I first heard the name Alma? All-ma exes live in Texas." -Tim (less active)
Not even a little kidding, I laughed for like 3 days after Tim told this joke in one of our lessons. He also made the same joke like 10 minutes later BUT this time we asked him if we could send him a text and he said "You know where I first heard the word text? All my exes live in 'text'as." I'm turning into one of those old people who thinks stupid things are funny. I express my concerns about not having friends when I get home because of how weird I have become daily to Sister Anderson. The comforting thing is that she has agreed to be my friend when we get home. Such a nice girl.
3.) "I was in a country that was alcohol free when I turned 21. I was destined to be a Mormon." -Rich (recent convert)
Rich got baptized about a month ago with his dad. He is a big, fat guy that literally sits on the couch all day and says sassy things to people. I look at him, and think "man, that could've been me if I didn't go on a mission." I truly believe that. I love Rich, but I don't want that life.
4.) "Here's a red dish for the one and only Reddish." -Elder Gledhill
Elder Gledhill is the zone leader for the other zone that Sister Anderson and I cover. He is Mindy Gledhill's cousin or something like that. DO YOU KNOW HOW COOL I FEEL THAT I GOT A RED BOWL FROM MINDY GLEDHILL'S COUSIN? I couldn't even talk because I was overcome with excitement. Was his joke stupid? Yes. Is he kind of annoying? Yes. Is his cousin super cool? YES.
5.) "Your eyes are beautiful. They're gorgeous. They're exquisite..." -Carina (less active)
Here's an awkward story: Carina is a less active and I don't know what happened to her, but she's not very good at talking. Mentally she's like halfsies all the way there, but she just can't talk very well. Sister Anderson can kind of understand things she says because she's known her for a while. The whole time Carina was telling me all of this I literally just pretended like I knew what she was saying, but I really had no idea. I WAS NODDING AND SAYING "UH-HUH". When we left Sister Anderson started laughing and was like "Do you know what she was saying to you?" This halfsies mentally sane woman probably thinks I am the most self-centered girl on this whole planet. I mean, my eyes are beautiful, gorgeous, and exquisite ;), but I didn't even say thank you. I'm so embarrassed. SO EMBARRASSED.
6.) "Ye are the light of the world"
I have had the opportunity to watch the church's new Christmas video several times this past week, and folks, that video makes me a little weepy every time. I love it. I am so grateful for Jesus Christ's life, and for this initiative that is encouraging all of us to follow in His perfect example and help other people feel His love.
Well, that's all I got for ya. I hope you have a splendid week. Love each of you so, so much.
Love,
Sister Reddish
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