July 11, 2016
Dear
Family and Friends,
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| My farewell to my "Rock-Star" companion...Sister Mertens! |
So
I know everyone has been waiting to hear about my new area and companion so I
will start with that.
My
new companion is Sister Nail, she Is 19 and from Sunland, California which is
20min from LA... ew...jk :P She came out
with me from the MTC. UM.... I am her 7th companion in 4months! She has been in
three trio's which is super cool because she knows a lot of the sisters. She is
cool and sweet and we get a long awesomely! (Alas, no pictures of her yet.)
I
am serving in Abilene Kansas which is 30min away from Salina (pronounced “Sal-eye-na
not Sal-ee-na.) But the church and our ward is in Salina which means we have to
drive 30min to the church every Sunday and whenever we have a church tour or go
up that way hahaha! That’s 60miles there and back ahhh all our miles!!!!
Abilene is a really really, really cute old fashioned town of like 6,000
something people with cute doll house like homes. The people here are“eh” not
super awesomely kind but not horribly mean either. Haha its great!.
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| C.H. Lebold Mansion. Hey Mom, It's for sale! |
I
have to drive all the time because my companion can't which has been both fun/ugh
hahahaha. In our ward there are 4 sets of missionaries; two sets of elders and
sisters. The other sisters are our STL's which are Sister Peterson and sister
Southwick (STL means Sister training leaders which is a leadership role
for sisters. we go on exchanges with them and call them if we have a problem)
But cool story—Sister Peterson is my Mission Grandma (she trained sister Tafua
my mission mom) and Sister Southwick was sister Merten’s companion as well and
she trained my MTC companion so it’s pretty cool!
There
aren't a lot of members in Abilene so we don't have dinner every night—just once
or twice a week. But…the members that are here are freaking awesome and
fun. The 4th of July wasn't super, super fun but it was pretty fun. We
hung out with the STL's all day shopping and talking and joking around then we
had lunch with a member and then we went to the Brown’s house. They are this
super cool family that makes the best food I have ever had...(other than my
mom’s cooking cuz no one cooks better than her :D) but they barbecued hotdogs
and GIANT hotdogs and then like these Giant BROTTS and homemade French fries
and homemade mac and cheese. Sooooo good. Then when we got home I
attempted to watch fireworks from our deck/balcony. The stupid trees blocked
them. The cool thing was that these were the kind of fireworks that go in the
air! They are not illegal here! And
these fireworks were going off for the whole week before the 4th. It sounded like a war zone every night.
Now,
for my reply to your email. I'm so proud of you momma! You are so amazing
at conducting and this was your opportunity to show it and you KILLED IT !!!
(Alisha’s mom had the privilege of conducting a concert for the Valley Choral
Society)
Holy
cow that Pokémon Go game sounds so fun/dangerous hahaha I want to play it now
haha.
Man
that’s scary/upsetting what’s happening in Russia with the missionaries, but I
am glad that Nathan is staying positive and doing what the Lord needs him to
do. He is a great missionary and will see many miracles in Russia.
We
got a new mission president his name is president McCuistion. He was born in California and is a
convert. His family joined the church when he was a kid. He went on a mission
to Scotland and came home and married his wife who was his brother's wife's
sister! (Take a minute and process that
one.) He and his future wife had been
friends since they met (through his brother) but didn't date each other until
she wrote him on his mission. She told him that she broke up with her boyfriend
and that she always compared them to him and none of them measured up to him. Pretty
cool! He builds homes and has a big family... thats all I really remember but
he is also really kind and loving.
Love
you guys and miss ya but I am so glad to be here in Kansas and sharing the
gospel. This has changed and blessed my life and that has brought me closer to
my Savior and Heavenly Father.
Love,
Sister
Magda
P.S.
I wish there was a 7-Eleven here haha :P
drink lots of Slurpees for meeeeee!
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| A delicious smoothie in my "Bubba Gump" glass. Sigh. It's not a Slurpee. |
Here I am saying goodbye to all of my Wichita "families." I will miss them!
