Anyways after leaving the Stephensons we went home and when we
opened the door Brother Gunther handed me a couple flashlights :) haha
he always gives us them. I then got some more pictures and he told me he
loved taking pics cause it was the one time he could put his arm around
me :) awww. Also I do not remember if i told you this last week but he
also told me that I was a daughter to him, and that he would miss me,
and it was hard to see me leave. Oh boy here I go, I'm crying
kinda...haha. I miss them so much. I was thinking how when I get married
these people I have met will hopefully be there. like Tony an Deena
should be sealed by then, the Gunthers can come, and the Stephenson, and
Amber. Oh my I am so grateful I have been called to the Montana
Billings Mission. i would have missed out on so many relationships that I
have formed.
I finally packed and then in the morning we all met up as a
zone to have our traditional transfer breakfast and I had people sign my
little journal thing I have. I got a ton of pictures and I'm gonna miss
those missionaries. saying goodbye to sister Barkdull sucked, we have
become so close and oh boy that was rough. Finally we were off to
Helena.
When we got to Helena I ran into Elder Rassmussen from the
MTC!! That was so legit!!! So fun. Then me and Sister Taylor rode on the
transfer van together to Billings and had so much fun catching up. When
we got to Billings I was given my new address which is 2205 West, Main
Street, Riverton, WY 82501. and who I would be living with and my comps
name. My comps name is Sister Austin, and we live with the Bakers, she
is the medical coordinator of the mission and we love her. Anyways I
hunted down Sister Austin. I found her, she has blonde hair and is 19
from Provo Utah! How funny right haha. She is very nice. We ended up
riding down to Lovell with a set of sisters and staying the night there
with other sisters. One has been out 6 weeks and is
training her comp who is brand new. We stayed with other sisters in Lovell, which stunk so bad!!!
Cause Lovell is full of sulfur fields so it stinks like farts all the
time...ewwww, plus we stayed the night in this very icky dreary
basement. I prayed that night and asked if since I am training and being
doubled in and leaving an area I love so much, and have all that stress
if I could have the tender mercy of at least not living in a dump,
cause that would make me feel very down. Anyways in the morning we
headed to Riverton which was a 4 hour drive. When we arrived at the
church there were some elders waiting for us. I soon had many tender
mercies that came my way.
First is Elder Norman was there. He was
transferred last transfer and I really loved that elder, and luckily he
is here in Lander, a 20 minute drive and in our zone, so I see him
fairly often. That was such a tender mercy. Then I was handed the keys
to the car, and there were two cars in the parking lot that our car
could be. One was nice and clean, and the other was caked in mud.
Luckily our car was the clean one. Phew! One less thing to worry about.
Then we drove to the Bakers. Dang we have it good. Their basement has
been remodeled and it is not dark and dreary at all, it is very inviting
and sweet. I am so thankful for that. We also live with 3 dogs...two of
which are big! haha they are very sweet though and I enjoy it. Sister
Baker is so darn cute, she bought new bed spreads like 2 days after
being there, cause she didn't want us to have to sleep in boy beds haha.
After getting to the Bakers we did not even unpack, we booked
it over to the ward mission leaders house and met with him, so we could
start understanding the area better. Then we went to a sweet old ladies
house, Sister Larson, where the Elders invited us. They were carving
pumpkins haha and so we carved pumpkins and played phase 10 and had
chilli. Oh and of course passed out candy to the trick or treaters. I
was so sad thinking we would not have a good Halloween, but luckily we
did :) Sister Austin did not want to stay the whole night she wanted to
go home and figure out our area book, but I said no..I told her that
soon enough she would appreciate days like this where we just got to sit
and have fun.
The next day we unpacked and had a weekly planning
session, cause president asked us to. And weekly planning takes like 3
hours...I felt bad, cause I know she really wanted to get out and work. I
tried to comfort her, cause that is how I felt when I first came out,
missionary work is so slow, that is what I thought and it sucked, so I
of course after weekly planning took her out and we tried some less
actives and investigators. We also tried the bishop, he was not home but
his family was and so we talked to them.
The last couple days of being here we have met some very
sweet people that are great....but we have met some weird ones too. Like
this one lady, Sister Nation, she gave us a 30 minute spiel of why she
doesn't pay her tithing or go to church. I told her that she needs to
pay her tithing and needs to test that faith, she can't receive
blessings from it till she does it. She got a little upset. I told her I
was not there to judge her, my purpose is to help others come closer to
Christ. Anyways Riverton
is great. We have not got a ton done here yet...but we are trying. We
met a sweet lady last night who has a son on a mission, she is not LDS
and neither is her husband. The apartment reeked of smoke, her husband
answered the door with a cigarette in his mouth, and at first was offish
with us but he warmed up pretty quickly. Sister Austin and I left that appointment talking
about how we can picture them in white at the temple. I know they can
get there, and I think they are one of the reasons we are here in the
area. I can't wait to get to know them more :)
Well Riverton is hoppin,
let me tell ya! haha, I really do love it here, it's a bitter sweet
thing. I miss Great Falls, but I do love it here, a little stress
full..well a lot stressful haha, but I can deal. I am really excited to
talk to you all in like 2 months. I love you and I hope all is well.
mom you are my best friend to :) I hope you know that. I can't
wait till I can give you a huge hug. i love you so much and I am so
happy we are together forever.
-andrea :)
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| On Halloween with my pumpkin. |
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| Sister Austin and Me |
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