Well, I'm sorry for not keeping up with this blog for Bethany. So in honor of her birthday today I am posting this.
About a week ago Bethany was able to give a tour at the Visitor Center for a Heritage tour group. She saw Matt Roundy, Ryan Zabriske, Alondra Wirtz, Mr./Brother Paulsen and Brother Toone. She was so excited to see them all!
The 22nd was the BIG Transfer day. Her new companion is Sister Ika (ee-ka). She is from Provo, Utah and her family is from Tonga. . Her last area was the MTC. So she is just brand new into the field. Sister Ika's catchphrase for it doesnt' matter or it's oka or whatever, ect is "It's just a hairflip" Bethany is a little anxious and nervous because this is her first time training and she has only been out for 3 months. But she says that they will just move forward with faith. I will update later and I hope you will all write her letters to her address -
Missouri Independence Mission
517 W. Walnut Street
Independence Missouri
64050-3632
Love, Her favoritest littlest Sister!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
It hasn't started yet, but...
I know I don't leave until Wednesday, but I needed to write about today before I leave!
First off: Brother and Sister Whitlock have Home and Visit taught my family for quite a few years. One month he would give a Home Teaching lesson and the next month she would give the visiting teaching lesson. It was a brilliant system. And my family grew very close to them. They are so very very sweet and dear to us.
When I received my mission call they were very excited for me because they served in the Liberty Jail when they served their first Senior mission. Tonight they came over for Family Home Evening and shared stories with us of the time they served there, and brought along a scrapbook with odds and ends that they had saved!
I have known for a very long time that they met on their mission, but until tonight I did not realize that they served in the central states, which is inclusive of the mission that I am going to! They met in Missouri!
NOT only that, but tonight we heard her first impression of him. Which happened a little bit like this:
He needed to get some work done and something important set up, so he planned on using the other elders to help him out when they got to the building. And when they got there they were helpful, until the sisters came. He heard them in the other room, having the time of their lives! BUT he needed the work done, so he went in and kindly asked the sisters to go some other designated area. The sisters (his future wife, little did he know) stared at him like he was the meanest man in the world! She did think he was rather mean. Fortunately her opinion of him improved enough for her to marry him when she returned from her mission. We got to hear of some wonderful pranks to play- so watch out Missouri Independence Mission Elders: Here I Come!
First off: Brother and Sister Whitlock have Home and Visit taught my family for quite a few years. One month he would give a Home Teaching lesson and the next month she would give the visiting teaching lesson. It was a brilliant system. And my family grew very close to them. They are so very very sweet and dear to us.
When I received my mission call they were very excited for me because they served in the Liberty Jail when they served their first Senior mission. Tonight they came over for Family Home Evening and shared stories with us of the time they served there, and brought along a scrapbook with odds and ends that they had saved!
I have known for a very long time that they met on their mission, but until tonight I did not realize that they served in the central states, which is inclusive of the mission that I am going to! They met in Missouri!
NOT only that, but tonight we heard her first impression of him. Which happened a little bit like this:
He needed to get some work done and something important set up, so he planned on using the other elders to help him out when they got to the building. And when they got there they were helpful, until the sisters came. He heard them in the other room, having the time of their lives! BUT he needed the work done, so he went in and kindly asked the sisters to go some other designated area. The sisters (his future wife, little did he know) stared at him like he was the meanest man in the world! She did think he was rather mean. Fortunately her opinion of him improved enough for her to marry him when she returned from her mission. We got to hear of some wonderful pranks to play- so watch out Missouri Independence Mission Elders: Here I Come!
Monday, March 15, 2010
The Countdown
I will be leaving for my mission in sixteen days. SIXTEEN! I can hardly believe it is getting this close! I'm working on getting the last few missionary clothes and shoes and, oh yeah, I need a bag. (Any suggestions on good sister missionary bags? Something that worked really well for you?) Anyway, I just thought I'd make one small announcement for anyone who is reading this blog:
I will be speaking in church before I leave. Not my farewell, but rather, the "SICPTLOMM" (aka: Speaking in church prior to leaving on my mission) talk. This will be on Sunday March 21st at the American Fork North Stake Center. (As long as I'm doing acronyms, this one will be the AFNSC).
Church starts at 9 and the address is 900 North 60 East, and, yes, in American Fork.
And thats all I have to say. Everything else I'll save up for Sunday morning!
I will be speaking in church before I leave. Not my farewell, but rather, the "SICPTLOMM" (aka: Speaking in church prior to leaving on my mission) talk. This will be on Sunday March 21st at the American Fork North Stake Center. (As long as I'm doing acronyms, this one will be the AFNSC).
Church starts at 9 and the address is 900 North 60 East, and, yes, in American Fork.
And thats all I have to say. Everything else I'll save up for Sunday morning!
Friday, January 15, 2010
And It Came To Pass
I got my mission call!
I've had it for a few weeks now (3 weeks, to be exact) and I just remembered that I need to blog it! I opened my call on Christmas morning, while surrounded by some of my wonderful family and some of my closest friends.
But I digress, let me cut to the chase. I have been called to serve in the Missouri Independence mission. In addition to my call to share the gospel I will be serving in the Independence Visitors Center.
I really feel like this is the best place that I could go. I have always loved history. Mostly American History and Church history. I love this stuff so much that in September of 2008 I went on a tour with BYU-Idaho. It was called the Mormon American Travel Studies Tour. We spent a few days in Independence and the surrounding areas. I actually saw one of my friends from high school who was serving his mission in that area.
In August of 2009 I went on a family reunion to Nauvoo, but, due to the location of the airports in the surrounding area, we spent the ends of the vacation in Independence. Before we headed to Adam ondi Ahman I discovered on the map that there was a little town called Bethany. WOAH!
I was determined that I would get there, but the closest we could get was 18 miles away. Yes my dad did stop and turn the car around so we could take this picture.
I've had it for a few weeks now (3 weeks, to be exact) and I just remembered that I need to blog it! I opened my call on Christmas morning, while surrounded by some of my wonderful family and some of my closest friends.
But I digress, let me cut to the chase. I have been called to serve in the Missouri Independence mission. In addition to my call to share the gospel I will be serving in the Independence Visitors Center.
I really feel like this is the best place that I could go. I have always loved history. Mostly American History and Church history. I love this stuff so much that in September of 2008 I went on a tour with BYU-Idaho. It was called the Mormon American Travel Studies Tour. We spent a few days in Independence and the surrounding areas. I actually saw one of my friends from high school who was serving his mission in that area.
In August of 2009 I went on a family reunion to Nauvoo, but, due to the location of the airports in the surrounding area, we spent the ends of the vacation in Independence. Before we headed to Adam ondi Ahman I discovered on the map that there was a little town called Bethany. WOAH!
I was determined that I would get there, but the closest we could get was 18 miles away. Yes my dad did stop and turn the car around so we could take this picture.
Since we didn't get any closer to this city which bears my name, and since it is within the bounds of my mission, I would really love a chance to actually serve in Bethany!
But if the chances are that I don't (my mission covers a large portion of Kansas) You know I will just find a way to Bethany after my mission.
In short, I'm incredibly excited to serve. :)
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