Hey everyone! How is everyone doing? Things here are going pretty well. We received transfer news on Saturday night and Sister Sanchez and I will be staying together in Mesa Grande! That is what I was expecting because new missionaries are trained for 2 transfers now... and it's unusual for a trainee to have two trainers. But Sister Sanchez has been called to be a VC Sister for this transfer :] Which will be a really unique and cool experience for both of us. We'll still be full-field until Thanksgiving... but then once Thanksgiving hits we will be in the VC everyday. Which definitely puts some pressure on us to get things going in our area now while we have the time... because things will change once Christmas lights hit! I'm happy with transfer news... not super surprised... but I do expect that this will be my last transfer in Mesa Grande... I'm starting my 5th transfer here. Oh and also because the next transfers fall right during Christmas they moved it up a week (because flights are super expensive during the holidays). So this transfer is only 5 weeks, and the next transfer will be 7. So it'll be interesting to be transferred like 6 days before Christmas! But all will be fine!
Sister Sordes has been transferred :[ It was weird because even though we haven't been companions this past transfer... we have still been living in the same house and I feel sad that she will be leaving the house! But Sister Mendoza is staying and Sister Noble is coming to Mesa Grande. Sister Noble has been out one transfer less than me and was actually trained by Sister Sordes! It will be a fun transfer. Well except that it is started to get COLD here. Okay well not cold compared to Utah or Colorado.... but pretty cold! IT rained on like Friday night and I had my first biking in the rain experience! haha. But ever since then it has been really cold outside. And I'm trying to figure out how to bundle up on my bike. It's hard because then we get going and I get hot... and don't want to carry my coat and such around on my bike during the day... but then night hits and I totally regret that decision! So still working on all of that... We come home each night frozen and just bundle up while we plan for the next day! haha.
Lupita had her baptismal interview this past Friday and passed! We are so excited for her. Her daughter (who is not a member) and her son that was baptized two months ago (and will be baptizing her) came to support her while she was in her interview. So we are so excited. We just realized that we have a scheduling conflict with another baptism here in the stake at 5:00pm on Saturday night. So we might have to adjust something. But everything is going really well with her!
Thursday morning we had our departure preparation meeting in the Visitors' Center. We have a breakfast and then the sisters that are going home share their testimonies and such. Well this transfer we have 4 VC sisters going home! So many. And so weird because I feel like I know these sisters soo well. So weird. But it was a great meeting. Sister Falcon is one of the sisters that is going home. So incredible how fast the time goes by.
Sunday was Stake Conference here in Arizona for TODOS. It was such an awesome conference! It was a satellite broadcast from Salt Lake where Elder Holland, President Eyring and other leaders of the church spoke. And it was broadcasted to the entire stake. They talked a lot about families and the importance of having time together as a family and not just being so busy doing good things (sports, extracurricular activities, etc...) that you don't take time to teach your kids. They also talked a lot about missionary work... as members. And that with so many more missionaries is the duty of the members to take care of the missionaries serving there and caring for them :] I liked that part! haha.
Well today we are going to go over to Blanca's house... on of my recent converts. She's been without work for a month or so now and it's been really hard for her. But she knows how to do nails so we've asked her to do all of our nails and we'll pay her for it. So I'm excited to spend some time with her... and to get my nails done :]]
I hope that everything is going well for everyone! And that Meredith had a super awesome birthday this past weekend :] Love you all! Oh and that Julie's Bridal shower goes well! I'm sure yall will have fun!!
Love,
Hermana Larson
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