Week 64

this past week was the first week of the transfer (i have two more transfers after this…). So on Monday it was moves day where all the missionaries are traveling to their new areas. which is crazy here because we are all traveling to other countries but it is fun. so i was driving people around all day and then i picked up my new comapnion sister belliston!

We then went over to Louise's house as usual on Monday evening. and her whole family was home and it was so cool to have them all there. we talked about the plan of salvation again, because there oldest daughter rebecca wasn't there when we explained it last time. they all loved it but they said they couldn't come to church because they had sport on sunday. then sunday rolled around and their daughter had come to church with her grand-dad! i was so happy! she said her game got cancelled so she asked her mom if she could go to church! i sat with her and we had so much fun!

TUESDAY we were able to have all the new missionaries come in and there were 16 of them. on this day we are at the mission home the whole day helping and instructing and making sure everyone is happy. it was fun to see some of my friends and past companions who were training it was a fun day!

WEDNESDAY we had missionary leadership council, where all the leaders from the mission fly in and we council about the mission. it is an all day thing as well. my favorite part is in the morning when we all get to the mission home and we make pancakes with each other and hangout until 9 when the meeting starts. it wasnt over til about 4. This meeting was very differnt from the others because we got smart phones! it was crazy. so yes i have a smart phone now, but have no idea how to work it.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY were just normal missionary days. we taught our friend Grenville, who broke his femur. he is preparing for his baptism later this month. sad thing is though, he lives 3 stories up in his flat building so he can’t go down the stairs because he can barely walk. which means he cant go to church:( but we are workin on it! we were just finding lots of new people this week.

The smart phones are actually pretty nice. there are a lot of new rules that come with them, but we have been showing lots of new videos to people on the streets and in lessons. it is so cool.

SUNDAY we went chapping and had new leadership training, which is where us the aps and president skype all the new leaders in the mission and teach them the importance of being a leader and what they need to know and do.

it has been a crazy week but i am super excited for this transfer here with sister belliston and to be here in Edinburgh.

The streets in edinburgh...