About a week or so ago I
posted the following on Facebook:
"Now that I'm used to the
traffic, I can't believe I wake up every morning excited to start another day
as a missionary. I so LOVE it here. The missioyoung naries are so awesome and so good
to us. It's so much more fun that I ever imagined! Even though my kids are
having a reunion without us, I think it's great that they get to do that (just
this once). I am unbelievably happy. I love seeing what each new day will
bring.”
I keep thinking maybe it
will get old but it doesn’t seem to. We
are still loving it. Although, we’ll see
how we feel at the end of Transfer Day tomorrow. We were supposed to pick up luggage at the
airport around 4:00 this afternoon but due to Delta Airline’s computer glitch, flights have been late or even cancelled all day. So we have one flight coming in at 8:20 p.m. and
another at about 3:00 a.m.. We’ll see
how peppy we are feeling tomorrow.
I started writing this 3
days ago. What a wild week it has
been. Missionaries coming, missionaries
going, lots and lots of pizza being served (by me) and eaten (by them.) Many of the elders and sisters that left this
week were ones that we either worked closely with like the APs or that lived
near us so we saw them daily. It was so
hard to leave them at JFK. Many hugs and
tears were shed, in fact one of us cried three fourths of the way home. But then we got back and started to get to
know some of the new missionaries. They
are so very sharp and we know they will be successful. Most have that “deer in the headlights”
look. I ask them what area they are in and
they say “uhhh…” and look at their companions.
I love them already.
Elder Williams spent
transfer day training and drive-testing 2 brand new missionaries. Their companions were unable to drive for
whatever reason so the new companions had to start right away. It was like, “Welcome to New York, now let’s
go drive in rush hour.” They handled it well though.
We pray daily that we
might know the things we can do or say to ease the burdens placed upon these
young men and women. We are supposed to
discourage them from coming into the office unless they have an excuse reason. It’s hard though. Sometimes they come in and drop into a chair
and say, “we got cussed out all morning!”
And then there are days when they come in all upbeat and had a great day
of sharing the gospel and placing Book of Mormons and want to share their excitement with
someone. There is the added attraction when it is so hot and humid that that the office is air conditioned.
We did have a road trip to Manaraneck, NY to pick up 3 new cars and a mini-van (for Sister Reynolds). We took 4 elders in the mission van. They loved getting to leave the mission and especially loved that they each got to drive a brand new car back by themselves with no tiwis (little box that tracks their speed, driving, etc.) Elder Williams and I took the "scenic route" home so the elders beat us back.
I’m so glad I let the
Lord decide where to send us. This is
not the mission I would have chosen.
This is the mission I love.
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| I loaned Elder Smith my phone since his companion had theirs. They left if on my desk with this message. :) |
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| I told the elders to take a picture when they got back. They took 10 or 12 (Elder Smith with Elder Woodmansee and Elder Opfar. |
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| Elders Adams, Smith, Opfar and Woodmansee. We love them! |
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