At 6 o'clock pm last Monday, when P-day ended, it really
started to sink in that Sister Martin was going to leave me, and I'm not
going to lie, it terrified me. The rest of that night wasn't really that
great, it really just made me sad. Then Tuesday
came, we had our last studies and lunch together and the rest of time
that day was packing all of Sis Martin's stuff up so we could head to
transfer conference, which started at 3. We had to find a ride to
transfer conference, which is kind of a hard thing because you have to
make room for all of the stuff that you pack... so we ended up having to
split between two cars. Sister Martin and half of her stuff rode with
the Emerson sisters, sisters Ward and Paight, and I rode with Sisters
Varble and Rogers along with the other half of sister Martin's stuff. IT
IS SO CRAZY TO PACK ALL OF YOUR STUFF INTO A LITTLE CAR! There was six
of us sisters in 2 cars and 3 of the sisters were getting transferred... I
think that is about 6 or 7 suit cases and a bunch of boxes. Needless to
say, we were SQUISHED in the little cars. The cool thing though, Sister
Varble, Sister Ward, and Sister Martin were all 3 called to be sister
training leaders the Sunday
before, so they were waaayyy excited. It was cool that they were all
from zone 1 too. Just goes to show how awesome my zone is.
Transfer conference was THE GREATEST! I can't even
explain how much I love transfer conference. There is something really
neat about being in a chapel filled with missionaries. The spirit is
incredible, I wish you could all experience it. Sisters Varble, Rogers
and I arrived at conference right on time, about 15 minutes before it
started. We sat right on the front row. The other car was late though,
they took a wrong turn or something so they didn't get there until
president had already started announcing the transfers. We started with
the usual prayer and hymn then the first thing we do is welcome all of
the new missionaries. There was around 20 new missionaries this transfer
and they were all sitting there on the stand with their trainers so
that everyone could see them. It was so weird being down on the ground
this time, because I remember being there on the stand sitting by sister Martin. I was so terrified. All the new missionaries introduce
themselves then they go and sit down on the side of the chapel. THEN President Jeppson begins announcing the transfers. It's such a fun
moment. He goes through every zone and announces your names and where
you'll be transferred too. You stand up and wave at your new companion
across the room while everyone oohs and ahhhs. LOOOVE IT. This time
President Jeppson started from zone 10, and I'm in zone 1, so of course I
was one of the very last. BUUUT, Sister Martin got transferred to
Elizabeth with Sister Willis. My new companions name is Sister Orton,
she came from Morristown. She came out with Sister Martin, so she has
been here for a while. After that, all the departing missionaries sing
and bear their testimonies. That is super cool too.
When the meeting ended we all scramble out and move
everything between cars. This time though, it was dark and it was
POURING RAIN. It really was quite a sight to see all of us running
around the parking lot in the rain. It took about another hour just to
get all of our stuff moved between cars. We couldn't ride back in the
cars we came in because Sister Ward is now in a trio for a couple of
weeks, so she had two new companions so there was no room for all of the
stuff of an extra person. We luckily got a ride home with the Kays, the
senior couple in our zone. They're so funny. I love the senior couples.
It took us about another hour to get back and when we got back it was
about 7:30, and it was still pouring rain, so we just stayed home and unpacked a little bit.
Wednesday
was mine and Sister Orton's first day together, and of course it rained
all day! It was a good day though. We had district meeting in Emerson,
which is always nice. I love district meeting. I am really happy that
Elder Cuevas is still my district leader, too. He is a spectacular elder.
Then we went and saw some of my favorite members and we went and saw
Monica, our investigator. They all LOVE Sister Orton. She really is so
great, she teaches me so much and I am really excited for this
transfer!!
Thanksgiving was a really fun day. We got up, had
personal study, then we got picked up at 9:20 so that we could go to the
turkey bowl. We met with zones 1 and 2 at a big park so that we could
all play football and soccer together. It was way fun, but SO STINKIN
COLD. But I LOVE being with other missionaries. Missionaries are the
best. We finished up around 1 o'clock
and got home around 2. We finished our companion and language study,
then we were expecting to be picked up by a member for Thanksgiving
dinner, but she ended up being about an hour and a half late, because
she is an absolute angel and she had so many people coming over to her
house. We went to the Suarez house for thanksgiving. They are not in our
area, but they were in our ward and she asked President Jeppson for
permission to have us over. She had her whole family over, and a woman
in our ward and a couple of kids in the ward who didn't have anywhere to
go because their mom is in the hospital. It was a lot of people, but
there was a lot of food and it was very tasty. We just kind of hung
around after that. She showed us around her house and she showed us all
of her plans for painting. I had a good time. After that we went home,
did our nightly planning and went to bed.
For the rest of the week we just worked. Work work
work. It feels good to work though. It was a week that was a little bit
short on numbers, but it was still a good week. This week should be
good too. Since there is a new missionary here, we made appointments
with all the ward members who live in our area. We should be getting
some good dinners this week and I'm super excited. We also had some
really good lessons with our investigators. They, too, love Sister Orton. She really is a really good missionary and she is VERY funny and very
good with people. It is awesome how the Lord knows exactly who to send
where. I know she will be able to help our area progress a lot during
this transfer.
ALSO!!! We get to go to the temple this month! I'm
not sure when yet, but I'm so excited to be able to go! And of course I
am so excited that I will get to skype my family this month too. So many
things to be grateful for! This transfer really is loaded with so many
fun things. 3 Holidays!!
Well, I love you all and I hope you have a good week. I'll talk to you next Monday!
-Sister Clark
p.s. Sorry, I totally failed at taking pictures this week... Maybe next week.
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