Alrighty,
the moment you've all been waiting for, where I've been assigned!!! But first,
let me tell you what happened before I arrived and got assigned and all that.
This
will probably be long, so sorry.
We
flew from SL to Seattle and then had a 3 hour layover and then flew to
Anchorage. When we got there, the mission president and his wife were there
with 4 sisters. They were all so welcoming and happy, it was the best. And
sister Hart was there! So that was fun to see here.
Oh
my.
ALASKA
IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON THIS SWEET GREEN EARTH.
No
words or pictures could ever do it justice. The mountains are huge and way
prettier than Utah. And everything is so green. So They took us to the mission
office where we had a 3 hour orientation. Remember that we had been up since 4
so we were running off of like 3 hours of sleep. So that was hard to sit
through. Also they were telling us that we were basically going to be killed by
either a bear, moose, earthquake, driving on a foot of ice or an avalanche.
Scary stuff that's legit. So the next morning we went back to the mission
home and had another training and then... we got to meet our trainers!!! Drum
role please... I'm serving in JUNEAU!!!!!!! I was so excited!!!!! And my
sweetie little trainer is the cutest! She's so nice, and super happy all the
time, and I just love her! Her name is sister Morrision. But wait, there's
more. We're in a trio!! The other sister is sister Dill. (yes people think it's
hilarious to say sister dill and sister dall, ahaha) She's super awesome too!
And she's really tall so people call us the twin towers. But I actually love
being in a trio, it's the best. Not awkward at all and having two people help
me figure stuff out is the best.
So
then we all headed over to the temple for transfer meeting. Then all the
sisters got to go to the temple!! It's the tiniest temple of my life. But it
was really great. I'll admit, the first two days were kinda rough. just a ton
of information and I was feeling really overwhelmed and scared to be with new
people cause I loved my district so much. But the temple helped a TON. I sat in
the celestial room for a solid 20 minutes just praying to feel peace. And guess
what, I did!!! Prayer works people!
The
next day we went to the airport for Juneau! Man, Juneau is literally the most
beautiful place. It's a super small town that reminds me of utah cause it's
surrounded by huge mountains. like a little valley. There are bald eagles
everywhere and supposed to be tons of bears. Haven't seen one yet. So, long
story short, this week has been awesome. I have met most of the ward and they
are the coolest. literally the greatest ward. Member missionary work here is on
fire. Seriously, we're not doing it right in Utah. I'll elaborate more in a
letter or something, but we get about 4 member findings a day. I've already
taught 3 investigator lessons and invited one to be baptized!!! She said
eventually, so I'm gonna count that as a yes. I literally LOVE being a missionary.
It is the greatest thing of my life. So rewarding, and I've only been here one
week! My comps are the greatest, and sister Morrison is a great trainer.
Everyday is a new adventure for sure. The weather here was sunny for like 2
days but everyone said that was weird. usually it's overcast and raining, which
it is right now. It stays about as light as dusk in Utah so that's cool.
But
yep, I love it here so much. We get fed by members almost every night so that's
awesome. No weird food yet, not even fish but I'm sure that will come. Everyone
should send me a letter, I haven't gotten any here in Alaska. Alright, I
gotta peace out. But I love and miss you all. Sorry I probably won't get around
to pictures but for SURE next week. Keep the prayers coming, I can definitely
feel them. You are all the BEST and do member missionary work, it helps SO
MUCH. Kisses!!!!!
Love,
Sister Dall
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