Light weight clothing would be great. It would probably be
best to send me money so I can shop for myself. I've started to adjust to the
humidity. It isn't all that bad, and the frequent rain cools things down. I'm
wearing the same three skirts and five shirts over again, which gets
boring, but I'm really glad I splurged last fourth of July and bought a bunch
of linen button ups at Old Navy. That was definitely inspired, I think. If
you're planning to send anything, be sure to send me some Utah stuff. Both my
zone leaders and my new companion are Y fans, and we're starting to
gear up for football. We were at the French Market in New Orleans last
week and stopped in a sports shop where they had a few Utah things, and no BYU
merch. So sad.
I'm sorry to hear that TJ quit. What happened? It sounded as
though he really liked his job? I can understand Eric's frustrations. I'm
actually surprised he lasted that long. I'm praying for both of them. I don't
feel like I have to miss my brothers all that much being around so many elders,
but I still really miss my brothers. And my sister, I guess.
I have a new companion. Sister Thomas went to McComb,
Mississippi. It's weird not being with her, but the work has stepped up a
notch, which I think goes to show that change was needed. My new companion is
Sister Price from SoCal. She's been out for almost a year and this is only her
second area. She's a training sister, which is sort of like a zone leader I
guess, which means that she'll be on exchanges a lot. The other training sister
is companions with Sister Spencer, so while they go out around the mission once
a week, Sister Spencer and I will be tearing it up in two wards together.
So with transfers being last week, you know that things were
crazy. I'm going through a shift and adaptation period. We're working a lot,
and no moment is wasted. We helped a less active in the ward move with some of
the elders in the city, and she was pleased to tears. It felt so good to help
her out. Val is the only member in her family, and she lives in the ghetto. We
moved her to a nicer house than what she was in, but it still needs a lot of
work. We were actually able to use the mission van and the trailer to help her
out so she could save money on a UHaul. She's going to make us a Louisiana
Thanksgiving next week, which sounds like a chore. They go all out down here.
We've also been teaching a lady named Jackee, and yesterday
was her first time at church. Jackee LOVES Jesus. She loves Jesus more than
anybody I've ever met, and she won't stop talking about Jesus. She's also a
little handicapped, so that would probably explain some of the situation.
Working with Jackee is teaching me about patience and charity, because most of
the time I am at a loss as to what we should do for her and about her. She
really needs friends and people to care about her. I don't imagine many people
would give her the time of day, but if it means that much to her and helps her
out, I'll spend an hour or so with her every few days. The ward had a Linger
Longer yesterday, and she loved it. She started coming out of her shyness, and
yes, there were many eyes that were rolled in our direction, but there were
also some genuine interest. She has a baptism date set, and she is excited.
We'll see how this goes.
I am so excited to get July under way. We already have some
festivities scheduled with members and the president for the fourth, and I
can't wait to get the heat over and done with. I hope you guys have some fun
things planned, and try to get Lacey to write me even though she's at Scout
camp. I haven't gotten anything from Mom in a while either, which bothers me
somewhat, but it might just be stacked up at the office. I'll be going there
next. Love you all! Have a good week!
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