Hand written letters are best

Since Markee didn't write a nice, newsy email today I thought I would just post excerpts from her hand written letter to me.  She talks more about who they are teaching and there is nothing about food in this one. :D

Mom,

Sister Greenhalgh is from Texas, Sister Anderson is from Washington State, Elders Crawford and Sanders are from Nevada and Elder Ledbetter is from Utah, Magna, I think.  Sisters G and A are both 19 and Elders C and S are 18 and I think Elder L is 20 or 19.

I have been chatting with Sister G over email and snail mail.  Well, I am sure you know this already but McKenna [O’Connor] isn’t my trainer.  I don’t think I have even seen her. 

Sister Conder is truly awesome.  I am grateful that she is my trainer and my first companion in the field.  I’ve learned so much from her.

The South is great!  I love all the trees!  The bugs suck though; they are way bigger and more evil.  I saw a bumblebee the other day and it was the size of one of those half dollar coins!  I got bit by something.  I have 7 bites all over my legs.  I got some insect repellant and Benadryl.  The people here are soooo talkative.  They can pretty much talk all day if you let them.

I haven’t started saying “y’all” yet.  I’m hanging on!

We bike mostly on back roads where there is less craziness and we have lights and helmets.  [in response to my concern about her biking on the roads and not being road savvy on a bike]

It has already been a month!  That is crazy! I’m glad you went to the temple.  I can’t go . . . L  It is too far out of mission boundaries.

The work here is going well.  We have a few investigators that we are excited about.  There is Olivia.  She is a single mom who is my age.  It was awesome, we tracted into her and she hesitantly let us in back.  As we started teaching her we saw her entire countenance change.  At our second visit she was just so happy.  She admitted that at first she didn’t want to let us in, but then she felt like we could answer her questions.  It’s so great because a lot of her beliefs match up with the gospel.  Then there is William, he lives with his aunt, Almedia Henderson, who is a less active recent convert.  So we found him through her.  He, like Olivia, has great questions and a lot of his beliefs match up with ours.  He is super awesome and sweet.  He just loves and understands what we say, which is amazing!

Then there is Deon.  He was an investigator that the sisters before were teaching.  He was actually about to be baptized even, but then his father died and he found out his wife was cheating on him.  Satan is just working HARD on him, but still he is so eager to know more.  He is a minister at his church so he knows the Bible really well but he loves the Book of Mormon.  Actually a lot of people here do.  Also he has the cutest little boy ever!  First day we met him . . . and every day we visit them he puckers his little lips and waits for kisses. It is pretty much the cutest thing ever!

The members here are awesome.  A lot of them are super supportive and helpful.  We haven’t exactly had a normal Sunday yet so . . .

Yes, we are both new to the area.  Sister Conder was in New Boston before.  Both of the sisters before left and we came in.  Both of the sisters before left and we came in, we call that white-washing an area.  Anyway, one sister was just done and the other had to go home for gall bladder surgery.  Apparently gall bladder issues are a thing in this mission.  Don’t worry I am taking care of myself.

How is everything at home?  Are Dad and Peter and Erik alive?  Tell them to write or email me.