Well I am here in the beautiful country of Virginia!!!!!! Ahhhh! First
off it is so different from Vegas! Crazy different!!! When you are
driving on a freeway there is no sense of direction! There are trees
every which way!! There are rivers in just the middle of cities...
It's soooooo crazy... I am in the Harrisonburg area! My companion
Sister Johnsen and I are serving in a YSA area, but the wards are so
small that we are combined with a family ward for sacrament. Speaking
of my companion, she is from Alpine, Utah. She recently just got out
here in June and is already training... CRAZYY! Well this first week
was somewhat crazy. Or at least it was a big culture shock... The
weather has been getting colder and the leaves are changing..
BEAUTIFUL!!! I love it! During the week we have been running every
other day(aunt Steph you would be proud of me! And there are so many
HILLS!!!) my calf muscles and quads really do get a good work out! It
so much easier running here but also hard because the air is sometimes
thick.. Well at least these past few days it has been rainy so today
is very humid.... We have been tracting/finding for basically this
whole week.... And we got a referral from some of the elders in our
zone, and he is just GOLDEN! He is set on date for baptism for October
10th. And we met with a young girl (we are YOUNG SINGLE ADULT
missionaries & JMU is in our zone) and she is on date for baptism for
the same day... And another man is also on date for baptism, but he is
out of town so we haven't been able to meet with him. :/ but it's
okay.. If y'all could pray for them to strengthen them it would be
great! It's a brand new week and General Conference is this weekend!!
So president Wilson wants us all to read the Book of Mormon in a
WEEK!!! That's at least 80 pages a day! Crazy but we all know that
thought the Lord we can do hard things! THEY HAVE A CHICK-FIL-A here
in Harrisonburg!!!! YAYYY OH AND A TARGET!!! Soooooo thankful! There
are so many people here in our ward who feed us.. We don't get food
everyday but we are grateful for what we do get.. For lunch and
breakfast we really have a budget... So this past week I ate salad,
and cereal... Hahah( Sis. Cook don't hate me!) haha.. But I have
honestly learned how to deal with living on a budget! We live in a
small town, and we live in an apartment with Hermanas. 3 OF THEM!! We
squish... Haha!! But I really enjoy talking with them and hearing
everyone's story! OHHH and there is a small but big population of
Mennonites that live here in a town right next to Harrisonburg, called
Bridgewater.... Most of them ride in the carriages!! We actually saw
two of them last night driving back into town! Pretty great! My
companion and I get along very well! We both love sports and we both
love working HARD!
Anyways! Women's conference was amazing!! It really hit me hard
because the girls name was Ava, and the great aunts name was Aunt
Rose.. Two family members, but it was a beautiful story!
Yesterday during church, our relief society teacher said," as little
kids we wear ctr rings, and that means choose the right. As adults we
wear ctr rings as well, and we all have gone through the temple, so
when you look down at your ctr ring, instead of choose the right, it
says CURRENT TEMPLE RECOMMEND!" They both mean the same thing, but it
applies to us as adults!
I am so thankful for temples and for the opportunity that I have to
teach people that they can be married and sealed to their families for
all eternity! I know this gospel is true, and I know that I was called
to Virginia for a reason! I don't know why, but Heavenly Father sure
does!
REMEMBER TO WATCH GENERAL CONFERENCE THIS WEEKEND!!!! (Guess what time
ours is at here in Virginia, 12&4 pm!!! THATS SOOOOO WEIRD!! But it's
okay!
I love you all and I can't wait to here about your week and what you
learned at General Conference!!
You are all the best and I am so grateful for the support and for the
prayers. I can definitely feel them! Till next week!!!
GOD SPEED!!!
Love,
Sister Pewtress
This is the mission home!!! We were able to stay in the Monday to
Tuesday night!! It was so nice! And GORGEOUS!!
At an investigators house they had a ferret.. It was one of the coolest things I have done.. Plus they are so flexible!! CRAZYYY
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