yes, mom. i have been transferred. my daughter, sister
russell is all grown up and taking care of the area! sad and happy.
bittersweet. we had an awesome week though. there are many things i anticipated
about a mission, but i definitely did not expect to be taken care of so well by
all the members! i had a birthday party every single day last week and multiple
parties on my actual birthday. i was given so many gifts, hats, candy, cakes,
and a birthday enchilada! but best of all, the elders serving in my ward
surprised me by bringing me a cow to milk! #farmlife #backtomyroots haha it was
so funny. so i milked that little mama dry! it was so fun.
we were able to
teach some awesome lessons last week, one of which was a tour of the church
building. we are teaching a young man who has some anxiety and the thought of
going to a unknown building with at least a couple hundred unknown faces didnt
appeal to him like we hoped when we extended the invitation. but, not to worry,
for there is a nifty little trick called a church tour, and missionaries, like
myself, have keys to said church, so we can get in when no one else is around.
that is exactly what we did! timothy and a couple of members came with us down
to the church and we showed him around the whole thing! he saw where all the
bathrooms are, examined the pictures on the walls, and peeked in each
classroom. we gave a brief description of each room. my favorite thing to show
people is the chapel, so i save it for last, because ive heard once that best
is always last. the spirit in the chapel is so strong when no one else is
around. as we went in and sat together timothy kept commenting on the feeling
of the room. we said a prayer all together and then let him stay in there for a
minute alone to say a prayer for himself. timothy came out of that chapel a
changed man! his confidence seemed to increase a ton! it was amazing.
i knew i
was going to be transferred, so i wasnt surprised to get the call. i am now
serving in west linn in the Willamette ward with sister jensen! i served in
aloha with her, she was in the other ward, so we are excited to be together.
she is from alpine utah and is tons of fun. im a sister training leader now
which is kind of wild but im excited to be here. west linn is the second
richest city in the state of oregon, so it will be different than any other
area i have served in but im pumped about it. i was so sad to leave gresham! i
love mt hood so much. #hoodlife. im just thankful that i can go back and visit.
i have a few members that are arranging for me to marry their sons and
grandsons when they return from their missions. thanks for everything you sent
me mom! and everyone else! youre all the best people! love you so much!
sister udall
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