Well, it's official. I'm out of my first area, and into my
second. And I am senior companion! I'm follow up training Sister Esterholdt.
Lots of change, so I've been a little overwhelmed, as I am sure that you can
imagine. Also, I have like no pictures from the last few days... I've got to
change that.
Anyway! Monday was mine and Sister Reed's last P-Day
together. That was sad, but we had plenty of fun to make up for it...
This is the mannequin FORMERLY known as Jezebel. She has a
name! It's Julia. She stands on a corner on a main street in Poplar Bluff, and
it was a goal of mine for the last six months to get a picture with her. I feel
very accomplished now.
Tuesday was my very last day in Poplar Bluff. So strange! I
was surprisingly calm though. We got to see quite a few people for the last
time. Good-bye, my investigators! I'll miss you! But seriously, even though I
was ready to leave Poplar Bluff, I am definitely going to miss so many of the
people there. They are GOOD people, who really have a strong desire to follow
the gospel. And small towns are fun :)
Wednesday was transfer meeting. My very first day on the
mission spent proselyting OUTSIDE of Poplar Bluff! We woke up at six to pack up
the last bit of my stuff (gosh, packing is the worst), then drove and drove. We
got to the meeting early, which was lucky, because we were SUPPOSED to be at
the meeting early, because Sister Reed got called to be a trainer. So I got to
see people... especially Sister Richardson, my mission mommy. The actual
transfer meeting was fun, as always. The highlight is seeing all the new
missionaries.
Then, after the meeting, I got together with Sister
Esterholdt and it turned out... they drove to transfers! So 1. we live close
enough to the mission home to drive there and not have zero miles left, and 2.
AH I'm DRIVING! After six months of NOT! I was a little worried, to say the
least. But I bucked up, warned Sister Esterholdt not to be terrified (haha,
there was no way around it), and drove to Oakville. CRAZY.
Once we got to Oakville, we actually got to have a couple of
lessons. One was a member feeding us dinner. The other was a part member
family. It went okay, he's very stubborn though! He did not want to pray at
all.
Adjusting to a new area is rough! It's rough for both
companions. The one who stayed has to basically run the area alone for the
first week or so, and the new companion has to try to shove all this new
information in their head as quick as possible. Plus adjusting to driving for
the first time, and being senior and everything... I felt like I barely had a
second to think for the first three days or so. And so much is different in our
schedule here than in Poplar Bluff. The teaching pool here is smaller, and we
do a lot of work with less actives.
This ward has seen a lot of success though this year! Three
converts in the last three months. I'm excited to work here!
On Thursday, we had district meeting and met our new
district. It's small, just two sets of sisters and a set of elders.
We taught a new investigator, Anne. She's a very nice older
woman, and she's very active in the Church of Christ, so we'll see what happens
there.
On Friday, I met our recent convert! He's a young, married
man. His wife was less active and then they started meeting with the
missionaries.
I have to go! They're kicking me off…good luck…love you
Pray! Read the scriptures! Go to church!
Sister Barret
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