December 2, 2013

Hey!

Well I am still in Plattsmouth! I was so surprised! I am training again! Sister Wagher is follow up training. So she is helping train someone who has been out 6 weeks already. I am with Sister Bynum. She is from Oregon, still learning a lot about her though.

This week was really crazy with the holidays and transfers and everything. We have pretty much done everything this week! I got the chance to be in a tri-companionship for a day. There was a sister that is in the area next to us who was going to be companion-less until they went and did the rounds, picking up and dropping off missionaries to the outlying areas, so I was surprisingly put in charge of 2 missionaries, one being brand new. That was quite a day we literally were just waiting for the call to go and drop off our 'extra' missionary. Super crazy and stressful to have to take care of 3 people, not just you and your companion. But it was definitely gave me empathy for those that are in them [tri-companionships]. They seem fun, but it would definitely be difficult.

We did get to go to the trail center with an investigator. Sister Harris actually gave the tour and then we went and looked at the Gingerbread displays. They are so immaculate and super cool! And the investigator seemed to think the trail center was pretty cool too.

On Thanksgiving we found out about transfers, so I cleaned while Sister Wagher packed and then I helped her pack. Mostly she just needed help closing suitcases. Then we had our 2 Thanksgiving dinners. The one with the Stichts (the ward mission leader and his family) was really fun. There ended up being us, them, a friend who's husband was deployed, and all of their kids, about 8 kids. So needless to say it was very fun, noisy, and really just like any normal Thanksgiving dinner. They are really fantastic! We got to hang out with Sister Reveillac for a while that night and we actually watched Church Christmas videos to help her choose which one to play for the Relief Society's Christmas program. And then we helped her do a puzzle. It was nice just to have a couple hours to still be productive but to relax. So we had a crazy morning and relaxing evening. We helped a member of the ward move and were just really busy all week!

Thanks, love you guys!

PICTURES:

1. Sydnie, Sister Wagher, and Sister Bynum

2-4. Some of the cool Gingerbread displays.

5. The one Sydnie and Sister Wagher made