flying to New Mexico
Hello Fam!
Today is day two in the hot New Mexico sunshine! and boy is it hot! yesterday they said it was the hottest it has been so far at 106 degrees! they also said it is the hottest it is supposed to get.. I sure hope that is the truth! in a couple weeks the monsoon season will begin and that should cool it down just fine- that is if they happen. Last year the rains never came so it has been extra dry- fingers crossed the rain comes!
Yesterday, I woke up at 3:00am to shower, finish packing, eat breakfast, and be to the travel office at 4:45am. One of my comp's suitcases was a few pounds overweight so i took some of her books to stash in my bag. I had already locked my luggage so I pulled out my key ring (which had my key card for the MTC campus, my room key - which I needed to turn in after eating breakfast, my luggage keys, and my jump drive) and unlocked my bag and loaded her stuff in it. Then we went to eat a bvreakfast of corn flakes! mmm delicious! then we went to the travel office to turn in our locks, keys and get our tickets for the train. Oh wait, my key ring is gone. With everything on it. so I ran back to the residence and retraced my steps but still didn't fid it. bummer. so I just payed the three dollars for losing the key. No big deal.
We all then loaded on busses and were hauled to the front runner which we rode to the north temple stop where we jumped on Trax to the airport. I definitely did not talk to anyone on the way - I was far too scared. When we arrived,security was a breeze! They didn't even have to check my bag! Yahoo! I think that is the first time ever! 26 missionaries were on the little plane to Albuquerque- pretty sure we took up 3/4 of the seats haha! maybe more.. It was fun!
ooking out the window, everything kept getting dryer and browner and deader. This is not a very green place.. but it is still very pretty! We got to the airport and met the Mission President, his wife, and the APs at the baggage claim. We were handed a garbage bag and a slip of paper telling us to get out of our luggage everything we would need for the next two days and put it in the garbage bag because we would not be getting our luggage until tuesday. No problem. Oh wait, my luggage is locked and I don't have the keys! So I found a nice lady who worked at the airport and got a pair of plyers and busted my locks open. guess what the first thing I found inside my bag was? yep.. my keys. What a pain!
from the airport, we hopped into different vans and cars, drove to the temple to take a picture - gorgeous building! I am real excited to go inside. They told me it was all themed Southwestern and such with woven rugs and cool things like that. Anyway, President said he would be sending the parents a picture I believe so you might get that one - or maybe it was just the one that we took at the mission home. Either way, no judging. It had been a long morning... from the temple we went to the mission home ate lunch blah blah blah. this is boring. I am sorry. You don't care about all these details.
While at the mission home, missionaries from the surrounding areas came and took us out tracting. I went and knocked my first doors! I was terrified! I don't have the courage to be a missionary yet.. but I know it will come. The teaching doesn't scare me. It is just the contacting and finding new people. Oh and the dogs! Like every single house has dogs! multiple! I don't like dogs! but they keep them inside so that is good. Oh another thing that is strange to me is all the gates. A lot of people have gates to their patios/ front doors. A lot of them are open and unlocked so we just walk through those - but occasionally some of them are locked, with chains. It is all very different. Another really cool thing is the front doors here. There is some cultural significance to have them carved with super ornate patterns and flowers and it is just really quite awesome! I think when I get a house of my own, I will do that with my front door.
All the sister were divided up last night amongst three different members homes. I went with 9 other sisters and we went to the branch president of the university singles branch's home (I think I screwed up on my possesives in that sentance.. oh well). It was fun to ride up with him and here a lot of cool things about the city. We did not end up sleeping until 11:00 pm. I was so tired! and then I thought "I am going to be spending the next 18 months of my life like this!" and then I thought "How awesome! That means I will be working hard every single day!" so It will definitely be a good thing.
This morning we met for transfer meeting. I was assigned a trainer, Sister Brown, and assigned to the Ventana and Volcano area - those are the wards we work in. Then it was off! But we didnt get straight to work which was bummer. Becasue there are missionaries coming up from the south - el paso- there are some missionaries without companions until about 5:00 when they get up here to albuquerque after the transfer meeting down there. Becasue of that Sister Brown and I have a couple other sisters with us. We went to the grocery store to get some food stuffs then we went back to the apartment for lunch and then we came to the library to do emails! yahoo! when we are done here, we will be going back to the apartment to go over the area book and unpack and things like that and then we will take the other sisters to their transfer meeting and then we have a dinner appointment and then maybe we will start working after that.. I know we will for sure tomorrow though - we are going over to the reservation. Sisters are generally not allowed to be there but there is an investigator who has kind of hit a rut, so my companion was asked if she would be willing to go teach them. The Zonel Leaders got permission and so that is what we are doing tomorrow. Exciting!
I am sorry this is such a bland email. I just don't feel like much has happened yet - even though so much has. They will get better, I promise.
Yes mum you can share these. They are really boring though.. and maybe, Kemp, don't put these first few on the blog. or do. whatever is fine. I won't worry about it. I will just be here in New Mexico pressing forward with faith and not fear!
I love you all!
Sister Stuart
and maybe soon I will start adding scriptures or spiritual thoughts to these too. Oh and maybe pictures. But that would require me to take pictures first..
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