New, new, new

So many new things in this week!

And I forgot a few things, like the letters I printed out from you all that could make it so I could respond to things without forgetting anything, but I'll try and respond to things this time. I also forgot my old planner so I could look back and see what happened farther than last Wednesday.
As you can see, my p-day is still Saturday, but that and where I live are about the only things that are the same about this transfer. My trainer left for North Carolina Wednesday morning after packing all night (I was no help. I was sick from Monday night until late Tuesday, and was tired most of the day Wednesday, but was able to do missionary things for the most part.)Wednesday I was on exchanges with my Mission 'Grandma' (the sister that trained my trainer) all day and then I finally met my new companion that night. Sister Salazar is from Guatemala, has medium-long dark brown hair, is shortish and pleasantly plump. She is so positive, something I missed having around with sister Williams, and we communicate so well with each other. I love her to bits already, and have enjoyed being with her as a companion.

So some other things that have changed is the way the mission is set up. Instead of everyone doing everything, there are 4 different Zones instead of 6 and each zone has a specific assignment. I'm in Extended Zone which takes care of the Humanitarian Center, Welfare Square, and Family Search (etc) We also do Beehive house, and take people on tours and go to the RC. IT's exciting, especially since I am in the District that does Family Search! I just today signed up for New Family Search and it's SO cool! for those of you not in UT, I HIGHLY recommend it!! We get extended training for family search so we can be more effective missionaries and will be learning more. I'm excited to see how it goes :D

The other zones are North, South and Cover, which are fairly self explanatory, but since you don't know temple square like I do, might be a good idea to explain. North covers the things in the north part of Temple square, including the Visitor's center, etc, does tours, and so on.

South, same as north, but in the south.

Cover just covers for places that need help especially when a zone has a p-day, so cover will be covering the things for my zone today, exciting, no?

We have no new sisters in our zone, and will never, but I've met them and they're so cute :D. They still have the bewildered "Am I really here? what's going on? huh??" sort of thing going on and probably will have it for at least another week. or three. or six.

I met a guy who was walking by Family Search who's related to the Durtschi side of our family, his name is Sam McCall, and he has some big books on the Durtschi side of the family's history, So cool! so I might run into him again later.

And when I went on exchanges with Sis. Nobre(my 'grandma' from Brazil) we got referrals both times, it was kinda cool and on one of the tours we took, there was a girl there who looked SO much like Sister Wooters, it was creepy. The only differences were that she had less freckles, had black hair and a nose piercing... and was atheist. It was cool, like a dark version of sister Wooters named Jenny. She was really nice too.

So enough about me, how have things been going there?

Elisabeth, when are you moving to Texas? what part again?

Goood luck to David for Finals! if they're still going on...Oh! Melissa, a while ago I ran into an old student of yours and someone who's likely going into your class. I don't remember their name, but they recognised mine and asked if you'd married my brother etc, and were excited to find out that you had :D I had some pictures on me so I showed them off :D

Hey, Specks, what's this I hear about a promotion? What are you doing now?

I've also met many people from Kaysville coming down, it's kinda fun. How are things going with Stephen, Carolyn, n the kids?

I was so happy to read all of your emails. I read them right when I got home and started thinking of things I wanted to reply... then the week happened.

Hmm... I think I might suggest to my companion that we go to Kwans (a Chinese restaurant that's down the street that loves missionaries)to celebrate my ability to eat normal food again... by eating a lot of Chinese food! :D

any ways, love ya all lots and lots!!!! Hope to hear from ya all soon!

Talk to ya all Sunday after tomorrow on the 10th of may!

Big hugs for you all! :D

Your favorite sister missionary of the Durtschi sort

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OH! and I completely forgot to reply to what happened with Dad! That's kinda crazy, but cool that you're able to be in the van for so long! Are you thinking of renting from someone in your ward? a room or something like that?

How is mom doing? Ya'll ready for mother's day?? I think I can call for a half hour, and I can also call on Father's Day! Which'll be close to my birthday! so exciting! :D

any way, lots of love again!