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OOOOOOOOKaaaaaaaay!

I can’t believe it’s already our second p-day! It doesn’t seem like it’s been all that long, and yet at the same time it’s like it’s been 3 or 4 weeks instead of just 2 and a half.

So Just today we had a lot of crazy things, but cool things, happen. We had a tour, which we thought was at 10:00, but it was really at 10:15. The 10:00 tour got 4 people, and we got 16 people for our 10:15 tour, it was crazy! But it was so much fun! We had the Zone Leaders following our tour to see how we’d progressed as a companionship, and they found a lot of good things about our tour, and had a hard time finding things for us to improve! YAY companionship unity!

So the second thing, after giving a tour to a couple of grandparents, and their 8 year old Baptist grand daughter, we (sister Dröge and I) walked past a man that we both recognized. We looked back and both said at the same time, “I know him” Then we looked at each other and asked how the other knew him. We come to find out, after he recognized us and came back to talk to us, that he taught my good friend David Byars back in California when he was on a mission, and that currently, he was dating one of sister Dröge’s friends back in Germany. It was entirely insane. But cool at the same time. It’s a small world in Temple Square…

Okay, so now going back through the rest of my week. On Tuesday, we (north and south Zones) went to Big Cottonwood Canyon and had a game time and BBQ. It was a lot of fun. Extended and Cover zones went on Thursday, which was fun for us who stayed on Temple Square. And that was tons of fun, minus the sunburn that I got on the back of my pasty white legs, and neck. It wasn’t too bad, and it was all a ton of fun. Unfortunately, it made both sister Dröge and I a little out of it for a while since it was so hot and we didn’t drink as much as we should have… bad sister missionaries… :P

The next day, Wednesday, President Holmes put on a breakfast which consisted of Cinnamon Rolls and juice, which was good, but I was glad I ate before hand so I didn’t over do it on the sugar.I also had my president’s Interview, and after words I went and talked to the Assistants to figure out what on earth I’m supposed to be doing as ASL language coordinator, so that helped get things more or less organized in my brain.We also had our first Zone/ District meeting, which was good. This transfer they’re combining the two just because there are a LOT of people on Temple Square and we’re all needed on the square as much as possible.

So since Extended and Cover zones were at Big Cottonwoood Canyon on Thursday, We had a fun schedule. We had family search for 4 hours in the morning, just like my old schedule used to be, but then sister Dröge wasn’t feeling well, so she had to go rest, then after she rested and felt better we had an hour or so together before we went on half-day district leader exchanges.
On Friday, we went on full day exchanges, but this time sister Dröge was with the district leader, and I was with the district leader’s companion, and we had 3 tours, one right after the other. It was a little insane. Our first one was fairly big, but the last two only had two people each in them.
That was also the day I ran into one of Stephen’s old neighbors from Syracuse. Coleen Davis. She recognized the name and we got talking, and found out that they had lived just down the street. Do you remember her, Stephen or Carolyn?

On Saturday I learned a little Dutch, how to say Thank You (Dankavel) and you’re welcome (Alstublieft) Wich kind of means ‘there you go’ or ‘here you go’ or something like that.I’m also trying to learn German still…

On Sunday, we had a tour which didn’t happen since everyone was going to Music and the Spoken Word, but we did get a German Tour because none of the other German sisters were available, and we were right there, so sister Dröge gave her 2nd german tour. Her first was when I was on half day exchanges with our district leader. It was cool. We also started figuring out some of the more funny things about temple square that we’re going to write about after our missions, like how the plant next to the buttons in the Tabernacle likes to try and eat us whenever we go to assist in the Acoustic Demonstration (you all will have to come and hear that if you haven’t already, and it will make more sense if it doesn’t now), and how when contacting a Chinese Motorcoach (huge tour) we feel like we’re herding Cats. (they like to stop and take pictures about every 5 steps… and one tour group we contacted was rude and made the sister giving the Mandarin tour cry. She’s a great sister, so she’s okay now.)

Sister Dröge and I have been getting to know each other better, and we’re finding even more things that are alike than we had before. We are very similar in a lot of ways, in addition to what I said last week, she also likes to write ( I think I mention that she likes to draw people, etc) and… yeah. It’s fun. :D

Thank you all for your emails, and stuffs, and thank you Amy for the package, I did get it, and I wrote you… but I haven’t sent that letter yet, so I’ll have to try and send it today, along with a few other things : )

Oh, and if any one has an extra cord that connects from the camera to the computer it would be greatly appreciated… I’m pretty sure there are some in the house in Orem, but… yeah. :D
I’m excited for Jared’s baptism coming up! Who’s going to Baptize him? You’ll have to let me know how all of this goes with the moving and packing and stuff like that!

Lots of love n stuff n stuff!

~sister of the Sarah Sort.