Hello everyone...I'm in ALASKA! Holy cow time flies. It's
already been a week. I love it here...it's beautiful. So green.. so many
trees...giant mountains! Breathtaking! I'm still getting used to the whole
light thing...it's still light as can be when I go to bed every night at 10:30
and when I wake up at 6:30. I haven't seen the moon all week! It's so
bizarre. Well....a lot of stuff has been happening. Last week at transfers I
was assigned to train here in Anchorage in a YSA ward! It's cool because
everyone is my same age. But it's also weird...hahaha. I have TWO
trainers...we're in a trio because the numbers for sisters were off. I guess I
needed extra training ;) My companions are sister Hatfield and Sister Grayson.
They are great.
So Sister Hatfield has been having
some serious stomach problems so recently we decided it would be good for her
to go to the mission home during the day and rest while Sister Grayson and I
did our proselyting. Well...Sister Hatfield is the one who drove and sister
Grayson doesn’t have her Alaska license so guess who's been driving all through
anchorage?! This one week old baby! It's so much fun and it's a great way to
learn the town. 99.9% of the time Sister Grayson and I are lost...but we just
laugh it off. She's still fairly new herself so we're learning together.
Yesterday we got stuck in a ditch...no big deal. She pushed me out while I
revved and we were out of there in a dash. So glad we didn't have to call the
elders...that would have been SO EMBARRASSING!
Well we are teaching a few
people...there is a girl named Kiley who is SO accepting of the
gospel it’s insane. It makes me so happy...she is on date to be baptized on the
6th of July. We are continuing to meet with her a couple times a week. We are
also meeting with the sweetest girl named Allsion...we love her. We are praying
hard for what direction to go in to help her progress. She has a boyfriend out
on a mission right now and she's scared she's only taking discussions for him.
We are trying to help her gain a testimony for herself. I really sincerely love
and care about the people we teach. They are all so great and I can feel Gods
love for them.
I love missionary work! I am such a
typical other eager greenie who just wants to knock on every door and baptize
every soul. I just have such a burning passion for the gospel. It's what
motivates me to get out of bed every morning and do what I do. I know the
Savior is preparing people all over Alaska to hear this wonderful message...we
just need to search. :) The gospel is so true. The Book of Mormon is the word
of God...I KNOW it. I've has so many personal revelations and insights about my
own life reading that book...God will talk to you through the Book of
Mormon...I can testify that.
Highlight of the week:
I have introduced myself at TWO separate
dinner appointments as BRIANA. So embarrassing....and awkward.
Every time I go to introduce
myself now I have to keep repeating "Sister Hallmark, Sister Hallmark,
Sister Hallmark" in my head. Haha!
I love you all! Hope everyone is
doing well!
Sister Hallmark
This is called the "Rock Man"...pretty cool.
Me, my group from the MTC, President and Sister Beesley right when we got to Alaska. This is the Anchorage Temple!
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