Okie dokie! Here we go again!
First I want to say thanks for not forgetting me! At transfer meeting I had 7 letters waiting there for me :) Love ya'll! I hope to have time to write a lot of letters today!
I am now in the "Lost" Mountain ward, these people are crazy and they think they have a mountain. They don't really know what mountains are. My new companion is Sister Mataele! She is AWESOME! I already love her so much, and guess what? she too is from Hawaii and she is a Polynesian. I don't know if it is coincidence or not but I guess I just give off that sort of vibe. Maybe I should be a Polynesian when I get home, I will move to Hawaii (family, don't get me wrong... I don't want to go and live with you know who) and eat their food all day.
It has been a little difficult for me integrating into this new mission, they do things a lot differently than GANM did them. Also all the Elders and Sisters in this area are close with each other because they have all been here for a long time, so I feel like an outcast in a way. hopefully all of this will change soon and we can have more unity and love in our district.
The Lost Mountain ward is a lot different from Jonesboro, I guess I didn't realize that the last area I was in was pretty ghetto... but it was and now I am in a super wealthy ward, I feel like it might be a little bit harder to connect with people here... But so far we have had quite a bit of success! We have a wonderful African American woman on date for baptism at the end of August! Her daughter and hopefully her husband will be baptized at the same time as well! This morning we taught her the second lesson and it went really well.
Also this week I had my first bible bashing experience... It was crazy! We tracted into a pastor and he invited us in and just started bashing with us, I eventually had to tell him that we weren't there to fight with him about anything and that we had to leave. Honestly it was a really hard experience at first, but then I remembered what ya'll have told me... That people may not accept the things that we teach but that I should not get too upset about it, thank you for those words of advice and love, they sure come in handy!
So currently all the bugs are winning the game, on my legs alone I have 22 mosquito bites! It's a little hard to shave your legs when there are so many bites so if I come home looking like a hairy mammoth then ya'll can blame the bugs! (just kidding)
Our new apartment is in the middle of a forrest basically so at night you hear all kinds of critters making sounds, especially the cicadas, those things are nasty! I actually started collecting all of the dead bugs I find in our apartment. I plan on sending them to someone but I don't know to whom quite yet. All ya'll know that I am crazy so you shouldn't be too weirded out when you recieve a box full of bugs. Be prepared!
So Pa wanted a run down of what a day in the life of a missionary usually consists of so I am going to explain that a little bit right now.
6:30 Wake up, pray, make bed, exercise (running around the neighborhood usually)
7:00 get ready, eat, etc
First I want to say thanks for not forgetting me! At transfer meeting I had 7 letters waiting there for me :) Love ya'll! I hope to have time to write a lot of letters today!
I am now in the "Lost" Mountain ward, these people are crazy and they think they have a mountain. They don't really know what mountains are. My new companion is Sister Mataele! She is AWESOME! I already love her so much, and guess what? she too is from Hawaii and she is a Polynesian. I don't know if it is coincidence or not but I guess I just give off that sort of vibe. Maybe I should be a Polynesian when I get home, I will move to Hawaii (family, don't get me wrong... I don't want to go and live with you know who) and eat their food all day.
It has been a little difficult for me integrating into this new mission, they do things a lot differently than GANM did them. Also all the Elders and Sisters in this area are close with each other because they have all been here for a long time, so I feel like an outcast in a way. hopefully all of this will change soon and we can have more unity and love in our district.
The Lost Mountain ward is a lot different from Jonesboro, I guess I didn't realize that the last area I was in was pretty ghetto... but it was and now I am in a super wealthy ward, I feel like it might be a little bit harder to connect with people here... But so far we have had quite a bit of success! We have a wonderful African American woman on date for baptism at the end of August! Her daughter and hopefully her husband will be baptized at the same time as well! This morning we taught her the second lesson and it went really well.
Also this week I had my first bible bashing experience... It was crazy! We tracted into a pastor and he invited us in and just started bashing with us, I eventually had to tell him that we weren't there to fight with him about anything and that we had to leave. Honestly it was a really hard experience at first, but then I remembered what ya'll have told me... That people may not accept the things that we teach but that I should not get too upset about it, thank you for those words of advice and love, they sure come in handy!
So currently all the bugs are winning the game, on my legs alone I have 22 mosquito bites! It's a little hard to shave your legs when there are so many bites so if I come home looking like a hairy mammoth then ya'll can blame the bugs! (just kidding)
Our new apartment is in the middle of a forrest basically so at night you hear all kinds of critters making sounds, especially the cicadas, those things are nasty! I actually started collecting all of the dead bugs I find in our apartment. I plan on sending them to someone but I don't know to whom quite yet. All ya'll know that I am crazy so you shouldn't be too weirded out when you recieve a box full of bugs. Be prepared!
So Pa wanted a run down of what a day in the life of a missionary usually consists of so I am going to explain that a little bit right now.
6:30 Wake up, pray, make bed, exercise (running around the neighborhood usually)
7:00 get ready, eat, etc
8:00 Personal Study! The best part of the day.
9:00 Companion Study
10:00 12 week training program (only for the first two transferrs)
11:00 lunch
12:00 Be out of the house meeting people on the streets, appointments, lessons, tracting, etc
6ish- dinner
9-Be back in our apartments to plan for the following day.
9:00 Companion Study
10:00 12 week training program (only for the first two transferrs)
11:00 lunch
12:00 Be out of the house meeting people on the streets, appointments, lessons, tracting, etc
6ish- dinner
9-Be back in our apartments to plan for the following day.
9:30 call in for a conference call with our district, which consists of 6 missionaries total- report miracles, numbers and certifications
10:00 get ready for bed, write in journal or just pass out if you are already too tired.
10:30 lights out.
On certain days these things are a little different. On monday we have P-day so we email, go to the store, etc. on tuesdays we have district meeting in the morning so things are a little different and things are pushed back a little bit. On sunday we obviously have all of our church meetings and what not so that day is different.
Anyways this is what I do day after day!
I hope you are all having a wonderful week and that the weather isn't too hot! It has been raining quite a bit here in Georgia, which I am so grateful for because it gets really hot and humid. I miss my dry heat!
Oh did I mention that this wednesday will be my 2 month mark? Crazy how fast time goes, so much has happened in the past two months but it also feels like it has been no time at all. The days are really really long but the time goes by fast. I really do love my mission, I feel like I am changing a lot but still staying the same. I miss home a majority of the time but I am really doing my best to focus on the work and what I am doing. I honestly could not do this with out all of you! Thank you.
I know that I my redeemer lives. I know the Book of Mormon is true, a power like none other comes into my life ever time I read it. I know that through prayer we can know of the truthfulness of all things!
Love you all! Have a great week!
Love,
Sister Emily Barnett (I miss being called by my first name a lot!)
10:00 get ready for bed, write in journal or just pass out if you are already too tired.
10:30 lights out.
On certain days these things are a little different. On monday we have P-day so we email, go to the store, etc. on tuesdays we have district meeting in the morning so things are a little different and things are pushed back a little bit. On sunday we obviously have all of our church meetings and what not so that day is different.
Anyways this is what I do day after day!
I hope you are all having a wonderful week and that the weather isn't too hot! It has been raining quite a bit here in Georgia, which I am so grateful for because it gets really hot and humid. I miss my dry heat!
Oh did I mention that this wednesday will be my 2 month mark? Crazy how fast time goes, so much has happened in the past two months but it also feels like it has been no time at all. The days are really really long but the time goes by fast. I really do love my mission, I feel like I am changing a lot but still staying the same. I miss home a majority of the time but I am really doing my best to focus on the work and what I am doing. I honestly could not do this with out all of you! Thank you.
I know that I my redeemer lives. I know the Book of Mormon is true, a power like none other comes into my life ever time I read it. I know that through prayer we can know of the truthfulness of all things!
Love you all! Have a great week!
Love,
Sister Emily Barnett (I miss being called by my first name a lot!)
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