Hello everyone! Well, there are a
couple little birdies flying around. Some of them family, some of them
friends, and some of them were members in Cortez...So if you haven't
heard....I'm in FARMINGTON!!! (So, April Yazzie, I am close by and
totally willing to give hugs.) I came in this morning...and my new
companion is............Sister Rachel Patrick!!!! AGAIN!!!! NO WAY!!!! We
are so excited. I know we had a slightly tense transfer, but we really
figured things out at the end, and we have both changed and experienced a
lot in the last 3 months, so we are STOKED!!!!
We got transfer news on Saturday, and I was so relieved. I was
ready to do something else. And this transfer was SO MUCH EASIER than
coming to Cortez. We are going to be in Farmington (4th ward) when we
get our new mission president (President Batt) and I'm so thankful for
that...because I really wanted to say goodbye to him. We live in a
member's home. She has had sisters living with her for many many years,
and everyone loves the woman. She is called the mom and therapist of all
the sisters in Farmington. Sister Patrick has only been here for 2 weeks,
so we are practically white washing the area. We look forward to the
challenge. I guess in the past some of the sisters have been kinda
snooty about working in some of the more poor areas of the ward...but
with Sister Patrick and I having served reservation, NOTHING scares us. We
hope to really gain the trust of the ward and make the work explode
here.
This coming week, Tad Calister of the 70 is coming to tour the
mission. We get to have a big meeting with him on Sunday, and we are so
excited. There are going to be a couple zones at the meeting...and it
will be a spiritual feast.
This past sunday there was a HUGE surprise for me. Sacrament
meeting has just ended from the 9am ward, and someone tapped me on the
shoulder. I looked up and saw someone I recognized, but couldn't figure
out how. It was a young man. Hey, a guy from my singles ward. Oh, it's Alex...who dated Sharla....WHO MARRIED SHARLA!!!!! SHARLA?!?!?!?!?!
WHAT!!!!! Then I realized he was telling me something...there was
someone in the hallway who wanted to see me. I darted into the hall, and
there she was! Sharla Compton: my roommate and beloved best bud! She
and Alex were honeymooning in Durango and she knew what ward I was in.
So they drove an hour to come to sacrament meeting at 11am with me. Oh, I
was so TICKLED!!! I couldn't believe it! So cool!!
Well, I feel like my brain is not
connected to my body...and my thoughts are not really coming together. I
hope everyone is doing well. I feel like I am starting to really get
into missionary brain mode, and I'm happy about it. This is such an
amazing experience, and I want to get as much out of it as I can. I love
you all. Be safe. Have fun.
Sister Wilkins
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