Mary

THIS IS MARY!!!!! She is 99 years old and a trooper!  She is seriously the sweetest lady of my life.  She isn't a member of the church, but she LOVES the Book Of Mormon!

A few more pics forwarded from Sister Madalyn Hillam with the note: You are incredible! Thank you for all that you do Talk to you soon!

More ice cream.... :) But this one was from an investigator friend

even more pictures

Since Sis. Flake is leaving, I'm stealing old pictures from her camera

Here's another picture from the hike I'm stealing from Sister Flake

Ice cream adventures :)

Fun fact - our Ward Mission Leader owns a gas station and we get free ice cream/free anything we want from the gas station any time we want :)

6 months for Sis Flake!!

We made crepes for breakfast to celebrate!  It was the greatest :)  

Then the funniest picture of my life... Elder Brown (the one on the right) is my favorite there

Let's Begin!

Alrighty, so the biggest news - I'm training again!!!! I'll be here in Gallup and will pick up the new missionary tomorrow morning.  So, address is still the same at 

447 Dee Ann Ave 

Gallup, NM 87301

I'm excited and super nervous to train again.  The previous times I've trained I've known the area like the back of my hand and went on just a few exchanges with Sisters that were close by.  Now I'm in a new area, and go on 4 exchanges a transfer and those exchanges include 4 hours in the car almost every day.  It's rough... so we'll see how this goes!

This past week we gave a LOT of service.  We went to the food pantry tuesday and wednesday, and then I helped a school teacher color a game she's making for her students, then we helped clean and organize a house, then we helped someone move in.  It was pretty great :)

Other super funny thing - our investigators didn't all come to church last week.  Only the parents did.  Then when we had our lesson with them on Wednesday we found out that everyone had their phones taken away because of it.  Even the 6-year-old lost privileges.  These people aren't even members and they're disciplining their kids for not going to church.  It was the greatest thing ever.

Aaaannnddd... yeah, just had a scary experience with a guy here at the library.  I was writing out emails and stuff and he turned my chair around and started talking with me and telling me to email his daughter... Then he started bashing on priests because I said I could only email so many people through this account.  .... It was a little sketch.  Thankfully, a security guard was nearby and helped out a little.

Kay, I'm gonna keep this email short and sweet.  Cause I can't think right now with the stresses of transfers and stuff.  

I love you all!!! SO MUCH!

Love,

Becca

moving Deb in

Got a picture and a text message:


Hi my name is Deb and your beautiful daughter helped me move into my home tonight.  She wants you to know that she will be training a brand new missionary starting Tuesday.  She wants you to know she loves you.  Please call me anytime, it would be my pleasure to watch over her for you.

pictures

My accomplishment this week :) Poached egg creation.  It actually turned out!  I was pretty excited.

Random Nachos our Zone Leaders gave us on Monday.  We weren't home, so they just put it on a brick on our doorstep instead of in our mailbox like they usually do.  It made me laugh.

Then I finally caved... I put pictures above my desk.  Up until this point in the mission, I've only ever put up inspirational quotes.  So, this is different, but it hasn't been too bad yet

By the way, it snowed!!! Both Saturday and Sunday we woke up to a few inches of snow... it was crazy.

And then here's a little bit of the package from the Hubers! :D

Where has time gone???

Oh my word, this transfer has flown by so far!!  Thank goodness it's a 7 week transfer, so I have at least one more week here in Gallup with Sister Flake.  

Things that have happened lately....

WE FINISHED EXCHANGES FOR THE TRANSFER!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!! We now have one normal week of missionary work and then we start the madness all over again.  Through exchanges, I've learned that I really need a gps.  Cause I get lost a LOT.  Like, it's ridiculous how often I get lost.  I miss my smart phone for that reason.  And the Gospel Library App... but we won't go into that.  I managed to miss the exit for our meeting place this past week.  We made it 3/4 of the way to Joseph City instead of 1/2 way like planned.  Thank goodness Sister Flake and Knapp saw us passing them on the other side of the interstate!  They called us immediately and we turned around at the next exit.  Exchange life... it's an adventure every week.

Exchange Miracle though - We put two people on date for baptism!!!! YAY!  They're working towards June 25th now.  Super exciting :)  Shirley is on top of everything like none other.  We described the Joseph Smith experience to her and she instantly felt the Spirit and knew that it was true.  SO GOOD!  I love missionary life for moments like these.

I got to cut hair again!  Sister Knapp and a less active.  Twas good :)  I'm cutting another missionary's hair today as well.  Gotta love having those skills!

Sister Flake was sick with migraines/throwing up all day on Friday.  So that translated into me making the house absolutely spotless (seriously, I deep cleaned the place), getting through a TON of Personal Progress Value Experiences (at this point I only have to do one V.E. every week for the next 35 weeks of my mission and then one project a month then I'll have completed Personal Progress by the time I go home!!!! I hope I'll finish sooner, but we'll see), I read a bunch of conference talks, and listened to my entire collection of music... again.   I really need new stuff.  But when all was said and done, we're both SO thankful for Priesthood blessings!!! Sister Flake was basically living at the foot of the toilet from 1:00-7:00 and then right after her Priesthood blessing she was able to sleep and relax.  It was a miracle, and I know that God is definitely taking care of us.

Also, I got the best package of my life from Grandma and Grandpa Huber this past week!  They sent me some of Grandpa's granola!!!!! Oh, I about died.  It's seriously a treasure now.

And I successfully made a poached egg!  I was super proud of myself. PLUS!   I have a new super healthy recipe book from a former investigator we randomly had a lesson with this past week!  I'm so dang excited for it.  We've had a transfer of making desserts, this coming transfer will probably switch over to trying out healthy things.

Funny story - Remember the Pumpkin Buttercake stuff that I obsess over?  We gave some to our Zone Leaders and it is now called Pumpkin Crack.  See, I'm not the only one that thinks it's divine.  

And ... yep! That's about the highlights of the week!  Things are going wonderfully.  Mission life is the greatest :)

I love you all!!!

Love,

Becca