Hey'all-
I am doing great this week! What a crazy week it has been. We have been working hard and learning so much. This week was transfers and Karen drove us there and she loved seeing a lot of elders and sisters gather together. I am still in a threesome which is okay. I am not a big fan of being in a threesome but I am obedient and I do what the Lord and my mission president says. I know it will be a great learning experience for me. Sister Johnson is my new companion and she had been serving in Sumter before. She is a convert of 2 years and is from Wyoming. She wasn't there at transfers as her companion was in the hospital. So for like a day and a half it was Sister Namutebi and me and we had a great time. Sister Johnson is the senior comapnion so she is technically the driver but since I know the area so well we got permission from the assistants for me to be the driver. I have definitely missed driving and I am enjoying being able to do it. I think it is helping with my confidence so it is great. I have to say teaching in a threesome can be difficult at times but we are making it work. Yesterday we went out to a city in our area called Batesburg-Leesville which is the ghetto of our area. We went to go see some leads that Sister Wright and I had found awhile ago and we actually had some success with that. We talked with this wonderful lady and her husand and shared a first lesson with them. The spirit was there and they enjoyed our message and accepted a baptismial date for September 17. They have three kids that are baptismal age so we look forward to meeting with them also. We also had another great lesson with a mom and her 2 daughters and set them on date for September 17. It was amazing that our lesson just flowed so nicely and no one had to worry about when to say something. I think when I was with Sister Wright she talked a lot sometimes and I struggled joining in. I am making it work in a threesome. I do have to be more assertive and step up to the plate more but I think that is something the Lord wanted me to learn. I am so glad you had a wonderful time in Las Vegas and California. I am a little jealous. I love southern California. I want to go there when I come home. I am proud of you for being brave and doing something that scared you. I have to admidt I don't know if I would have had the courage to do something like that but who knows maybe this mission will change me. Ths mission has been requiring me to do so many hard things that I would have never had to do. I am so grateful that I made the choice to come on a mission and I know the Lord is blessing me for it. The bike situation is all figured out. I talked to the people that I bought the bike from and I explained the situation to them. He said that he would take it back and sell it for me and then mail me a check. He comes to all of the transfers to deliever the new bikes to the incoming missionaries. I was going to take mine to last transfers but Karen did not have a place in her car for it so I will wait until next transfers. I am sad that I didn't get to ride my bike. I really like it and I think it is very cute. Maybe if I had gone someplace first that didn't have dirt roads I would have ridden it more. I am glad you enjoyed talking to her I know she really enjoyed it as well. She is a wonderful lady and is always doing nice things for us. I just wanted to let you know how much I love you and I appreciate everthing that you do for me. Thank you for believing in me and that I could serve a mission. I wouldn't change this experience for anything in the world. Being a missioanry is hard and I know you have prepared me well to endure each day. I am grateful for the missionaries that brought Dad into this church. I know that through his decison to join, we as the Serafine family have been able to change the lives of so many people. Again I love you all so much and thank you for your continued love and support. I know that this church is true and that Joseph Smith did see that miraclous vision. Through him the church was restored though the gift and power of God. Love, Katelyn
Monday, August 22, 2011
Baptism and a Chocolate Fountain!
H'yall-
Sorry, I had to go so I wasn't able to type to you back and forth. That would have been though! All is well here in South Carolina! The zoo was a lot of fun and we stayed there for a few hours. I love the zoo and I especially love the giraffes. It was pretty hot but we couldn't leave any earlier than 10 am so we had to do our best. It is still very hot and humid here and will be until the end of September. The other day we got back into the car and it said it was 116 degrees which was really hot. Yesterday was realivly cool and we took advantage of that. At one point it was 72 degrees. We love it when it stays under 90 degrees but it being the middle of August that is impossible. I am kind of getting sick of sweating. Before I forget can I get Derek and Ryan's addresses I would love to write them but I have no way of doing so. So, transfers are this week and we are looking froward to that. Sister Wright is being transferred and Sister Namutebi and I are staying in the area. I am excited for the opportunity I get to work more in this area. This area is so great and has a lot of potential for us to find new people. This also means that I will probably get to drive the car and I will be honest with you I am a little nervous. I haven't driven a car since March but I am confident that all will go well. Our baptism went over well and we had a lot of support from the young women and some young men! I gave a talk on baptism. Apparently I am good at those so they keep asking me and being the obedient person that I am I accept. I rather talk than have to sing so I do my part. Afterwards there was a chocolate fountain with everything to dip in it. I am sure you all would have enjoyed it. The young women leaders were so nice to put that all together. She was confirmed yesterday so now she is officially a member of the church. We met with Trey who is the member's boyfriend after church yesterday. He came on his own to church and set up the appointment all by himself. This shows us that he is doing this for him and not just for her. He never has any questions and just accepts everything we say. He should be baptized this month. How was the wedding? How was Southern California and the angels game? I am sure you all had a fun time! I love those last little trips before school starts again. I am glad Bauer is finally learning how to behave. I am sure when he sees children accross the street he runs. When does Riley move into his dorm? Matt and Stacy- Thank you for the birthday card you sent me it was great. I especially enjoyed the picture of Graham he is so cute! I compared his picture to the last one I had of him and he has changed so much. I showed his picture to my companions and they loved it. I can't tell you all how much I enjoy being an aunt. Well, I have got to be going. Thank you for all of your continued love and support. I appreciate everything that you do for me. Have a great week. Love, Katelyn
Sorry, I had to go so I wasn't able to type to you back and forth. That would have been though! All is well here in South Carolina! The zoo was a lot of fun and we stayed there for a few hours. I love the zoo and I especially love the giraffes. It was pretty hot but we couldn't leave any earlier than 10 am so we had to do our best. It is still very hot and humid here and will be until the end of September. The other day we got back into the car and it said it was 116 degrees which was really hot. Yesterday was realivly cool and we took advantage of that. At one point it was 72 degrees. We love it when it stays under 90 degrees but it being the middle of August that is impossible. I am kind of getting sick of sweating. Before I forget can I get Derek and Ryan's addresses I would love to write them but I have no way of doing so. So, transfers are this week and we are looking froward to that. Sister Wright is being transferred and Sister Namutebi and I are staying in the area. I am excited for the opportunity I get to work more in this area. This area is so great and has a lot of potential for us to find new people. This also means that I will probably get to drive the car and I will be honest with you I am a little nervous. I haven't driven a car since March but I am confident that all will go well. Our baptism went over well and we had a lot of support from the young women and some young men! I gave a talk on baptism. Apparently I am good at those so they keep asking me and being the obedient person that I am I accept. I rather talk than have to sing so I do my part. Afterwards there was a chocolate fountain with everything to dip in it. I am sure you all would have enjoyed it. The young women leaders were so nice to put that all together. She was confirmed yesterday so now she is officially a member of the church. We met with Trey who is the member's boyfriend after church yesterday. He came on his own to church and set up the appointment all by himself. This shows us that he is doing this for him and not just for her. He never has any questions and just accepts everything we say. He should be baptized this month. How was the wedding? How was Southern California and the angels game? I am sure you all had a fun time! I love those last little trips before school starts again. I am glad Bauer is finally learning how to behave. I am sure when he sees children accross the street he runs. When does Riley move into his dorm? Matt and Stacy- Thank you for the birthday card you sent me it was great. I especially enjoyed the picture of Graham he is so cute! I compared his picture to the last one I had of him and he has changed so much. I showed his picture to my companions and they loved it. I can't tell you all how much I enjoy being an aunt. Well, I have got to be going. Thank you for all of your continued love and support. I appreciate everything that you do for me. Have a great week. Love, Katelyn
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Humid weather and the local zoo!
Hey'all-
How are you all doing in the wonderful dry state of Utah? You won't believe how hot and humid it has been here. When I first got to the area they warned us about August and how hot and humid it was and boy were they right. We take plenty of water with us to make sure we don't die. Sometimes nice people give us bottles of water because they can see how hot and sweaty we are. I definitely sweat way too much. The humidity loves me! I am so glad you enjoyed the pictures and videos from the party. She really is the most generous person in the world. Although she doesn't have much money she serves us in other ways. I am also glad you enjoyed the pictures that I sent to you. That is Sister Riley in that picture with me. She alsways takes us out to lunch on p-days. I love the shirt you sent me it fits perfectly. I wore it to church the next day. I love, love, love the watch you sent me. It is the most beautiful watch ever. I took my companions out to lunch last p-day and we went to this place called Panera which is a soup, sandwich and salad place. It was like going out for a girls night except during the day. Thanks for the money. Karen's daughter Deanna is getting baptized on Saturday!! She is already like a member as she has been coming to church for weeks. She bore her testimony yesterday and it was such a wonderful thing. I feel so grateful to be a part of these people's lives. I wouldn't change this experience for anything in the world. We met this lady named Franny this week who is like a member waiting to happen. She has been through so much in her life already this year. Her husband was killed in January and her mother died a month ago. We read her a scripture in the Book of Mormon and she asked if that scripture was only in that book and we said yes. She then said "I need one of those" we gave her one right away. We look forward to teaching her more. Today we were able to do something fun for p-day. The Harbors gave us Zoo passes for our birthdays so we went to the Zoo. We went with Karen and Deanna as we had a couple extra tickets. We had so much fun at the Zoo!! We are very easily recognized and had several members from other wards come up and talk with us. I guess when you are wearing a skirt at the Zoo along with a nametag you are bound to be recognized. We got to feed the giraffes which was so cool. I actually did it, you would all be so proud of me. We go out tracting all day every day! The other day we walked so much our feet were aching and our bodies were exhausted. It was a lot of fun though! I will never get to do anything like this ever again in my life. I am just taking in the experience as it comes. We have this member who has a nonmember boyfriend who has been coming to church and reading the Book of Mormon. We met with him yesterday and it was such a wonderful experience, as he was so ready and didn't really have any questions for us. We set him on date for August 27th and we are sure he will be baptized on that date. Missionary work is the best! Tomorrow is Sister Wright's birthday so I am trying to come up with something special to do. There are no secrets when you have a companion all the time. Anyways I am sure I will some up with something. Thanks for all that you do for me. Thanks for the continued love and support you give to me! I love you all so much! Enjoy these last few weeks of summer! Love, Katelyn
How are you all doing in the wonderful dry state of Utah? You won't believe how hot and humid it has been here. When I first got to the area they warned us about August and how hot and humid it was and boy were they right. We take plenty of water with us to make sure we don't die. Sometimes nice people give us bottles of water because they can see how hot and sweaty we are. I definitely sweat way too much. The humidity loves me! I am so glad you enjoyed the pictures and videos from the party. She really is the most generous person in the world. Although she doesn't have much money she serves us in other ways. I am also glad you enjoyed the pictures that I sent to you. That is Sister Riley in that picture with me. She alsways takes us out to lunch on p-days. I love the shirt you sent me it fits perfectly. I wore it to church the next day. I love, love, love the watch you sent me. It is the most beautiful watch ever. I took my companions out to lunch last p-day and we went to this place called Panera which is a soup, sandwich and salad place. It was like going out for a girls night except during the day. Thanks for the money. Karen's daughter Deanna is getting baptized on Saturday!! She is already like a member as she has been coming to church for weeks. She bore her testimony yesterday and it was such a wonderful thing. I feel so grateful to be a part of these people's lives. I wouldn't change this experience for anything in the world. We met this lady named Franny this week who is like a member waiting to happen. She has been through so much in her life already this year. Her husband was killed in January and her mother died a month ago. We read her a scripture in the Book of Mormon and she asked if that scripture was only in that book and we said yes. She then said "I need one of those" we gave her one right away. We look forward to teaching her more. Today we were able to do something fun for p-day. The Harbors gave us Zoo passes for our birthdays so we went to the Zoo. We went with Karen and Deanna as we had a couple extra tickets. We had so much fun at the Zoo!! We are very easily recognized and had several members from other wards come up and talk with us. I guess when you are wearing a skirt at the Zoo along with a nametag you are bound to be recognized. We got to feed the giraffes which was so cool. I actually did it, you would all be so proud of me. We go out tracting all day every day! The other day we walked so much our feet were aching and our bodies were exhausted. It was a lot of fun though! I will never get to do anything like this ever again in my life. I am just taking in the experience as it comes. We have this member who has a nonmember boyfriend who has been coming to church and reading the Book of Mormon. We met with him yesterday and it was such a wonderful experience, as he was so ready and didn't really have any questions for us. We set him on date for August 27th and we are sure he will be baptized on that date. Missionary work is the best! Tomorrow is Sister Wright's birthday so I am trying to come up with something special to do. There are no secrets when you have a companion all the time. Anyways I am sure I will some up with something. Thanks for all that you do for me. Thanks for the continued love and support you give to me! I love you all so much! Enjoy these last few weeks of summer! Love, Katelyn
Monday, August 1, 2011
Kate celebrate her first Birthday on the mission!
Hey'all-
How are y'all all doing this week? I sure missed celebrating my birthday with the fam but I did have a birthday I will never forget. I will give you a summary and you can all read about it in more detail in my journal later. First of all I got the package the Tuesday before and I wasn't sure if I should open it or not so I saved it until my birthday. It took a lot of patience to wait that long but I did. It was like any other day, we got up and we exercised, and then as I was getting ready for the day Sister Wright came running down the hallway and knocked on the door and wished me a happy birthday. For breakfast Sister Wright made German pancakes which were just delicious. She loves birthdays! We got out and then we went to work like we do every day. They surprised me and took me out to lunch at El Paso which is a Mexican restaurant. It is also the only restaurant close by in our area. We had been wanting to go there for months so we finally went. Sister Wright told them that it was my birthday and they came out and sang to me. They made me put on a huge sombreo and then they gave me fried ice cream. You would have been so proud of me! After that we had an appointment with a lead that we had, so we headed there. This lady is the most spiritual lady I have ever met. Her home is so full of the spirit and she pays attention to its promptings. We mentioned to her that it was my birthday and she said yesterday that she felt prompted to make a cake and she wasn't sure why. She shared it with me which was cool. She also had some other great things to say. We gave her and her husband a Book of Mormon and asked them to read and pray about it. I know they will and they will receive the answer they are looking for. We also went to go visit a less active in an asssisted living place and were able to give her a new Book of Mormon and a Bible as she had lost hers. She hadn't been to church in awhile and has been wanting to come back. Then we headed over to the party that Karen had planned. She decided to just celebrate Sister Wright's and my birthday on the same day. People kept thinking it was both of our birthdays. So, I had to share my party with her which was okay. Karen went all out and decorated the house and even made party favors. I am sure you got the vidieo and pictures she sent you. A lot of ward members came and brought gifts which was nice. She even made separate cakes for us and we got to blow out the candles. We opened the gifts in front of everyone and we got some great stuff. This is best ward ever, I love them so much. After that we headed home and I opened the package you had sent. I loved the You are Special plates and what was cool is that there were 3 plates and when you sent it you didn't know I was in a threesome. Since I opened it too late to have the breakfast and the cupcakes we had them the next day and took pictures. I appreciate all of the gifts that you sent. I absolutely love the watch thank you so much!!! We have already started listening to the cds that you sent and they are great. I wore the shirt yesterday to church and I think it is so cute. Thanks for making it a great birthday!! Since I am in the area for so long I am able to unpack all of my clothes and other things. I do keep a few things in my luggage and grab them when I need them. I don't particulary love living out of luggage but what choice do I have. I really have been working on my eye contact. It has improved more than I ever thought it could. You would be proud of me!! I feel like I am making good progress but I know it won't all come at once. I will keep pressing forward and striving for my goals. I am glad you had a good pioneer day and were able to make it to the parade. It was strange being out of state for the holiday as they really didn't celebrate that here. I am also glad the wedding went well. What is funny is that we have a bunch of wedding announcements on our fridge that we can't attend. They are reminding us of what we have to look forward to. I was wondering if you could check my checking account and find out how much money I have in it. I almost forgot thank you for the money, I am planning on taking my comps out soon. Thank you for all of your love and support. Have a wonderful week!! I love you all!! Love, Katelyn
How are y'all all doing this week? I sure missed celebrating my birthday with the fam but I did have a birthday I will never forget. I will give you a summary and you can all read about it in more detail in my journal later. First of all I got the package the Tuesday before and I wasn't sure if I should open it or not so I saved it until my birthday. It took a lot of patience to wait that long but I did. It was like any other day, we got up and we exercised, and then as I was getting ready for the day Sister Wright came running down the hallway and knocked on the door and wished me a happy birthday. For breakfast Sister Wright made German pancakes which were just delicious. She loves birthdays! We got out and then we went to work like we do every day. They surprised me and took me out to lunch at El Paso which is a Mexican restaurant. It is also the only restaurant close by in our area. We had been wanting to go there for months so we finally went. Sister Wright told them that it was my birthday and they came out and sang to me. They made me put on a huge sombreo and then they gave me fried ice cream. You would have been so proud of me! After that we had an appointment with a lead that we had, so we headed there. This lady is the most spiritual lady I have ever met. Her home is so full of the spirit and she pays attention to its promptings. We mentioned to her that it was my birthday and she said yesterday that she felt prompted to make a cake and she wasn't sure why. She shared it with me which was cool. She also had some other great things to say. We gave her and her husband a Book of Mormon and asked them to read and pray about it. I know they will and they will receive the answer they are looking for. We also went to go visit a less active in an asssisted living place and were able to give her a new Book of Mormon and a Bible as she had lost hers. She hadn't been to church in awhile and has been wanting to come back. Then we headed over to the party that Karen had planned. She decided to just celebrate Sister Wright's and my birthday on the same day. People kept thinking it was both of our birthdays. So, I had to share my party with her which was okay. Karen went all out and decorated the house and even made party favors. I am sure you got the vidieo and pictures she sent you. A lot of ward members came and brought gifts which was nice. She even made separate cakes for us and we got to blow out the candles. We opened the gifts in front of everyone and we got some great stuff. This is best ward ever, I love them so much. After that we headed home and I opened the package you had sent. I loved the You are Special plates and what was cool is that there were 3 plates and when you sent it you didn't know I was in a threesome. Since I opened it too late to have the breakfast and the cupcakes we had them the next day and took pictures. I appreciate all of the gifts that you sent. I absolutely love the watch thank you so much!!! We have already started listening to the cds that you sent and they are great. I wore the shirt yesterday to church and I think it is so cute. Thanks for making it a great birthday!! Since I am in the area for so long I am able to unpack all of my clothes and other things. I do keep a few things in my luggage and grab them when I need them. I don't particulary love living out of luggage but what choice do I have. I really have been working on my eye contact. It has improved more than I ever thought it could. You would be proud of me!! I feel like I am making good progress but I know it won't all come at once. I will keep pressing forward and striving for my goals. I am glad you had a good pioneer day and were able to make it to the parade. It was strange being out of state for the holiday as they really didn't celebrate that here. I am also glad the wedding went well. What is funny is that we have a bunch of wedding announcements on our fridge that we can't attend. They are reminding us of what we have to look forward to. I was wondering if you could check my checking account and find out how much money I have in it. I almost forgot thank you for the money, I am planning on taking my comps out soon. Thank you for all of your love and support. Have a wonderful week!! I love you all!! Love, Katelyn
Monday, July 25, 2011
Kate's back with Sister Wright and new companion Sister Namutebi!
Hey'all-
How are you all this week? I think I have a lot to catch you up on. The companion I got last week Sister Jakob had been having some health problems for over a year and went home to get them taken care of. They had to emergency transfer some sisters in with me until the end of this transfer. I got to spend the day with Sister Holm (the new mission president's wife) after my companion left for the airport and it was great. We ran a few errands and then she took me out to lunch. What they did is take Sister Wright and her companion Sister Namutebi from Augusta to come to Gilbert. So I am with Sister Wright again which is great! Sister Namutebi is from Uganda in Africa. She is a wonderful person and I hope to get to know her better. She is great and is very spiritual. She talks to everyone regardless if they can understand her or not. She speaks english great but just has a quiet voice. It is interesting working in a threesome I definitely have to speak up more but I am working on that. I promise to send pictures soon so you can see my hair better, My hair is definitely easier to fix and I am grateful for it in this weather. It takes a lot for me to go up and approach people and just start talking to them. It is something I am working on. We role play everyday to get practice in. Sister Wright had asked Sister McConkie when she was here and she said it was okay to wear sandals from April to October. I am not sure if that still applies but I stick to the shoes that I have. Sandals are uncomfortable if you are going to be doing a lot of walking. I do enjoy it when you send parts of blog posts. I am sure it is okay that I look at them. It helps me to stay up to date with the family. The pictures you sent with this email didn't come so if you could try and send them again I would appreciate that. We have been working hard this week in our new companionship. It is a bit more crowded in the trailer but we have a lot of fun together. It was really hot this past week and people thought we were crazy for being out in the weather. It reached 103 degrees but we had plenty of water and gatorade with us. Our recent convert Karen Lanz is planning a birthday party for me on Saturday and has invited the whole ward. It should be a great day! Her daughter went to youth conference this past week and had a wonderful experience. She is going to girl's camp this week and we know she will have a great time there. She was going to be baptized on my birthday but she arrives home from camp that day so we are pushing off until the 6th. She is doing well in the church already and has made some wonderful friends. She got a personal progress book yesterday and is excited to get started. Two of my recent converts got temple recommends yesterday so they are making progress towards the temple. That make me happy! Thanks for the package this week you know me well. Thank you so much. I feel so lucky to have a wonderful supportive family. Everytime I receive mail it is from a loving family member. I enjoy hearing all about what is happening in your life. I hope it is alright that I gave the newlywed converts your number. They could tell you all about me. We are going to be emailing earlier now at about 10:30am EST so you should see an email at around 8:30 or 9 your time. I hope you all have a wonderful week! Tell Tim and Nickie congratulations on their wedding and they chose a good day to married (my birthday!!!!). Next time I write to you I will be 24 years old which sounds so old. Anyways I have got to be going! I love you all so much!
Love, Katelyn
How are you all this week? I think I have a lot to catch you up on. The companion I got last week Sister Jakob had been having some health problems for over a year and went home to get them taken care of. They had to emergency transfer some sisters in with me until the end of this transfer. I got to spend the day with Sister Holm (the new mission president's wife) after my companion left for the airport and it was great. We ran a few errands and then she took me out to lunch. What they did is take Sister Wright and her companion Sister Namutebi from Augusta to come to Gilbert. So I am with Sister Wright again which is great! Sister Namutebi is from Uganda in Africa. She is a wonderful person and I hope to get to know her better. She is great and is very spiritual. She talks to everyone regardless if they can understand her or not. She speaks english great but just has a quiet voice. It is interesting working in a threesome I definitely have to speak up more but I am working on that. I promise to send pictures soon so you can see my hair better, My hair is definitely easier to fix and I am grateful for it in this weather. It takes a lot for me to go up and approach people and just start talking to them. It is something I am working on. We role play everyday to get practice in. Sister Wright had asked Sister McConkie when she was here and she said it was okay to wear sandals from April to October. I am not sure if that still applies but I stick to the shoes that I have. Sandals are uncomfortable if you are going to be doing a lot of walking. I do enjoy it when you send parts of blog posts. I am sure it is okay that I look at them. It helps me to stay up to date with the family. The pictures you sent with this email didn't come so if you could try and send them again I would appreciate that. We have been working hard this week in our new companionship. It is a bit more crowded in the trailer but we have a lot of fun together. It was really hot this past week and people thought we were crazy for being out in the weather. It reached 103 degrees but we had plenty of water and gatorade with us. Our recent convert Karen Lanz is planning a birthday party for me on Saturday and has invited the whole ward. It should be a great day! Her daughter went to youth conference this past week and had a wonderful experience. She is going to girl's camp this week and we know she will have a great time there. She was going to be baptized on my birthday but she arrives home from camp that day so we are pushing off until the 6th. She is doing well in the church already and has made some wonderful friends. She got a personal progress book yesterday and is excited to get started. Two of my recent converts got temple recommends yesterday so they are making progress towards the temple. That make me happy! Thanks for the package this week you know me well. Thank you so much. I feel so lucky to have a wonderful supportive family. Everytime I receive mail it is from a loving family member. I enjoy hearing all about what is happening in your life. I hope it is alright that I gave the newlywed converts your number. They could tell you all about me. We are going to be emailing earlier now at about 10:30am EST so you should see an email at around 8:30 or 9 your time. I hope you all have a wonderful week! Tell Tim and Nickie congratulations on their wedding and they chose a good day to married (my birthday!!!!). Next time I write to you I will be 24 years old which sounds so old. Anyways I have got to be going! I love you all so much!
Love, Katelyn
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Some pictures of Katelyn
Hope you enjoy! We received these pictures from a newly baptized member Karen. She is extremely thoughtful and loves sending us pictures of Kate. We just love it because we love Kate! Kate's companion Sister Wright recently cut her hair and it is just adorable!
Can anyone tell me how to get the pictures bigger and centered?
Kate gets a new companion
Hey'all
How is it going in the great state of Utah? I am doing good out here in the wonderful city of Gilbert. We had transfers this week and I was not looking forward to them as I really didn't want Sister Wright to leave. I guess it had to happen eventually. It was my first transfers ever and I was so nervous. It seemed like forever before President Holm announced all of the new transfers. Since they dissolved the Georgia, Macon mission we got a handful of the missionaries from there. My new companion had been serving in that mission in the city of Augusta. Her name is Sister Jakob and she is a very bold and hard working person. She talks to everyone and invites them to be baptized. You know me I am not a very bold and outspoken person so I have a lot to learn. I am working hard though and trying to do things I have never done before. I am happy out here learning and changing my life. We had a wonderful week full of new adventures. On our first day together we got caught in a rain storm that came out of no where. We were no where near the car and had no umbrella with us. We had an appointment in the neighborhood so we had to go there dripping wet. It was a pretty funny sight standing there on the porch soaking wet. They got us towels so we could dry off which was nice. I took her to go meet Karen our recent convert which went great. We had the wonderful opportunity the next day to do a session at the temple. The session started at 6 am and we had to be there at 5:30, plus we live an hour away. Karen was gracious enough to take us there and we are grateful for that. She sat in the waiting room at the temple and waited for us. It was pretty hard to stay awake during the session. We almost wished we could have done baptisms to wake us up. I am grateful though that we got that opportunity. I took her to meet Jess and Tony Crago who are the wonderful couple that Sister Wright and I had been working with. They are the couple that had a wedding 2 weeks ago. They are moving to Utah tomorrow and are moving in with his mother for the time being. They had been planning on moving to Utah around Christmas time but some circumstances arose and they are leaving early. They are taking a Greyhound bus there which is like a 3 day trip. Sister Wright and I were not sure they would be baptized before they left. I took Sister Jakob to meet them and we had a wonderful lesson. We asked them to pray about baptism and if that was something they still wanted to do. Before we even left the city they called us and said they wanted to be baptized. We talked to the district leader and set up their baptismal interviews for the next day. They were having a yard sale this weekend to get rid of things they couldn't take with them. They didn't know that they would need to come to church on Sunday to be confirmed. They didn't sell everything on Saturday so they had to it on Sunday also. We had to get special permission to have waterside confirmations. They were baptized in the evening and it was a beautiful experience. I am so grateful I have been able to be part of their conversion process. They are a wonderful couple and still have a lot to learn but by them moving to Utah I know that will help. His mother lives in Nephi but they plan on eventually moving to Provo. I gave them your contact information so if they need any help I told them to give you guys a call. I am so sad to see them go but I know I will see them again soon. They are planning a welcome home party for me already. I love them so much! That is so cool that there are 3 missionaries from our family. Way to represent! To my brother Riley- Thank you so much for the letter that was so nice of you. Please write me more often I love hearing from you. Congratulations on becoming an Elder. I know that will be a wonderful blessing in your life. Allison and Riley Wilson- Thank you so much for the early birthday gift it was great. You both are so thoughtful! I got it on Saturday and it was sitting there in the mailbox waiting for me. The cookies were delicious and managed to get here almost in one piece. A few of them were broken but I didn't care. I am still enjoying them! I love the bracelet too. thank you for that. To the entire Bradshaw clan- Thank you so much for the card! I loved reading all of the notes. I feel so lucky to have a wonderful supportive family. I don't know what I would do without y'all. Thank you so much for all of the love and support you give me. Keep me updated on your lives. Hope all is well. Have a wonderful week. Love, Katelyn
How is it going in the great state of Utah? I am doing good out here in the wonderful city of Gilbert. We had transfers this week and I was not looking forward to them as I really didn't want Sister Wright to leave. I guess it had to happen eventually. It was my first transfers ever and I was so nervous. It seemed like forever before President Holm announced all of the new transfers. Since they dissolved the Georgia, Macon mission we got a handful of the missionaries from there. My new companion had been serving in that mission in the city of Augusta. Her name is Sister Jakob and she is a very bold and hard working person. She talks to everyone and invites them to be baptized. You know me I am not a very bold and outspoken person so I have a lot to learn. I am working hard though and trying to do things I have never done before. I am happy out here learning and changing my life. We had a wonderful week full of new adventures. On our first day together we got caught in a rain storm that came out of no where. We were no where near the car and had no umbrella with us. We had an appointment in the neighborhood so we had to go there dripping wet. It was a pretty funny sight standing there on the porch soaking wet. They got us towels so we could dry off which was nice. I took her to go meet Karen our recent convert which went great. We had the wonderful opportunity the next day to do a session at the temple. The session started at 6 am and we had to be there at 5:30, plus we live an hour away. Karen was gracious enough to take us there and we are grateful for that. She sat in the waiting room at the temple and waited for us. It was pretty hard to stay awake during the session. We almost wished we could have done baptisms to wake us up. I am grateful though that we got that opportunity. I took her to meet Jess and Tony Crago who are the wonderful couple that Sister Wright and I had been working with. They are the couple that had a wedding 2 weeks ago. They are moving to Utah tomorrow and are moving in with his mother for the time being. They had been planning on moving to Utah around Christmas time but some circumstances arose and they are leaving early. They are taking a Greyhound bus there which is like a 3 day trip. Sister Wright and I were not sure they would be baptized before they left. I took Sister Jakob to meet them and we had a wonderful lesson. We asked them to pray about baptism and if that was something they still wanted to do. Before we even left the city they called us and said they wanted to be baptized. We talked to the district leader and set up their baptismal interviews for the next day. They were having a yard sale this weekend to get rid of things they couldn't take with them. They didn't know that they would need to come to church on Sunday to be confirmed. They didn't sell everything on Saturday so they had to it on Sunday also. We had to get special permission to have waterside confirmations. They were baptized in the evening and it was a beautiful experience. I am so grateful I have been able to be part of their conversion process. They are a wonderful couple and still have a lot to learn but by them moving to Utah I know that will help. His mother lives in Nephi but they plan on eventually moving to Provo. I gave them your contact information so if they need any help I told them to give you guys a call. I am so sad to see them go but I know I will see them again soon. They are planning a welcome home party for me already. I love them so much! That is so cool that there are 3 missionaries from our family. Way to represent! To my brother Riley- Thank you so much for the letter that was so nice of you. Please write me more often I love hearing from you. Congratulations on becoming an Elder. I know that will be a wonderful blessing in your life. Allison and Riley Wilson- Thank you so much for the early birthday gift it was great. You both are so thoughtful! I got it on Saturday and it was sitting there in the mailbox waiting for me. The cookies were delicious and managed to get here almost in one piece. A few of them were broken but I didn't care. I am still enjoying them! I love the bracelet too. thank you for that. To the entire Bradshaw clan- Thank you so much for the card! I loved reading all of the notes. I feel so lucky to have a wonderful supportive family. I don't know what I would do without y'all. Thank you so much for all of the love and support you give me. Keep me updated on your lives. Hope all is well. Have a wonderful week. Love, Katelyn
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