This is my early morning email to Mackenzie and then her reply back to me just a short time later
Hey there,
Hope you are doing great! Heard your companion wasn't doing so well and that you ran into David Gulbranson at the infirmary. Hope she's feeling better.
You should have got your package with your coat in it. Have you decided on a boot so I can order them and have them waiting for you when you get to Ohio? Also, you never scored a raincoat. What color were you thinking? You are free to get one when you get there too. I just need to know so you are prepared. Should I send your rain boots?
Manwarings want to know what school your companion went to, but probably easier to tell us what ward and stake she was from.
Bishop Williams said that Clayton finally got to New Zealand. He missed his connection in San Francisco and had to wait it out til 7 p.m. the next day, but has finally arrived.
Our sister missionaries haven't arrived in our ward yet. One is from Hawaii and has been serving in Ventura. The other is still in the MTC and we were told she got sick and won't be here for another 2 weeks. I'm not sure, but wondering if one got sick and went home and have to wait for another to come here from the MTC. No one really quite knows. But if you run into any sister missionaries headed to CA Ventura Mission in the MTC, there's a very good chance they are coming to our ward.
Sending up a journal, it's from the Stake President and High Council. Should I keep it for now til you actually need it? It says Missionary Journal on it.
I'll try to be online around 11:30 our time to see if able to email back and forth.
Love ya,Mom
Hey Mom.
I'll try to be on again at 11:30 but I have a little time now to reply. I went to print out the emails to read them and it cut off like half of them so I gave up. I don''t know about any boots.. I''m in a little bubble and that''s not what we talk about so I need to figure it out when I get there. I want a black or navy raincoat I guess. I mean, I''d really like a yellow one but I don''t think that would match a lot. Thank you for forwarding me Clayton''s emails. I totally miss him already!! I saw him a lot before he left though. It was so hard to just say hi like a missionary. Our comps started putting a time limit on our handshakes.. I was not happy.
My comp left Twin when she was 15 so she doesn''t remember. O''leary Jr High was her school. Tell Sister Cumins that I say hello and to tell Jessi I say hi as well! I haven''t met any sister''s going to Ventura but 2 elders gave the prayers in one of our devotionals that are going there. I think one was Elder Green.. I don''t even know. My roommate Sister Cashmore is from Santa Maria so when I heard Cox was going there I started freaking out haha. I guess send the journal up. I don''t really know. Or maybe just wait until I''m in Ohio because I don''t have a lot of space to spare. Especially after having my huge coat sent. Thank you so much by the way for my package. It was great. I have yet to play with the waxy sticks but they look fun. We just don''t have a lot of time here. We''re constantly busy and when we have free time we do what my comp wants to do because I don''t really care sooooo yeah. Were the penguins for my roommates or something? I thought it was funny you sent 4. Please tell Becky that I really want Kathleen to come see me so have her come soon!!!!! That would be really fun. And tell Hannah Taylor that I go to the temple Monday for the 630am session. It's hard waking up so early but I haven''t slept in once! Surprising huh?? I bet you didn''t think I could do it! I''m even going to bed before 11 which is totally bizzare. I''m meeting a lot of new people which is nice and learning things in other languages. I don''t know if it''s actually right but whatever. I see Jos all the time and tell him I love him in Swedish because I don''t know if we''re allowed to tell the Elders we love them. BUT he''s Jos so I think it''s fine. What else...? I don''t know. I''m learning a lot. It''s a lot of fun. We do this thing called TRC which is where people volunteer to come in and be investigators so we teach them. It''s really cool. And on top of that we teach both of our teachers like their investigators. And we do a ton of role plays with everybody in class so we''re getting a lot of practice. I hope it actually helps in the field though. People probably aren''t going to be as nice but it''s okay. I''m trying to think of what else I needed to tell you! Oh, I might have gotten Morgan a date in 2 years with a really nice TALL Elder. He''s 6'8''. Handsome. Strong Testimony. Amazing. We''ll see though. Our elders leave next week for Oklahoma and Mississippi. We''re all really sad about it. We''re the best district ever. Bro Bacon says that he''s never had a better group. Usually I don''t believe teachers when they say that but I believe it this time. We''re amazing. Heather and Jos also leave next week so it''s going to be really hard. We got 2 new districts in our zone this last week so we went from having 3 districts to 4 and it''s so big. I can''t keep track of everybody. Some girl just walked in and started speaking Korean or something.. It was weird. I''m excited for VC training. I don''t actually know what that means but I''m excited. I think we learn how to give tours and stuff. Then TEMPLE SQUARE!! My dream mission (Well now Ohio is but before) and I get to go for a day. I am so excited. Well I actually can''t get on later because my 30 mintues is almost up. I just realized that. SORRY! I''ll try to work it out next time. Add the Provo temple to my list twice on my ipod please? And I guess Morgan can use it?? Idk. I''m still iffy about it. She scares me. And Courtney can totally have my number. But I kinda want it back when I get home?? Keep sending the dear elders. They''ve been great. It makes me sad though because an Elder in my district hasn''t gotten anything from anybody. I think President Palmer is going to contact his family.. I really hope so. If not he leaves in a week and all of us sisters can start writing him. Alright, times about up.
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| Before the Mission Hugs with Clayton |
My comp left Twin when she was 15 so she doesn''t remember. O''leary Jr High was her school. Tell Sister Cumins that I say hello and to tell Jessi I say hi as well! I haven''t met any sister''s going to Ventura but 2 elders gave the prayers in one of our devotionals that are going there. I think one was Elder Green.. I don''t even know. My roommate Sister Cashmore is from Santa Maria so when I heard Cox was going there I started freaking out haha. I guess send the journal up. I don''t really know. Or maybe just wait until I''m in Ohio because I don''t have a lot of space to spare. Especially after having my huge coat sent. Thank you so much by the way for my package. It was great. I have yet to play with the waxy sticks but they look fun. We just don''t have a lot of time here. We''re constantly busy and when we have free time we do what my comp wants to do because I don''t really care sooooo yeah. Were the penguins for my roommates or something? I thought it was funny you sent 4. Please tell Becky that I really want Kathleen to come see me so have her come soon!!!!! That would be really fun. And tell Hannah Taylor that I go to the temple Monday for the 630am session. It's hard waking up so early but I haven''t slept in once! Surprising huh?? I bet you didn''t think I could do it! I''m even going to bed before 11 which is totally bizzare. I''m meeting a lot of new people which is nice and learning things in other languages. I don''t know if it''s actually right but whatever. I see Jos all the time and tell him I love him in Swedish because I don''t know if we''re allowed to tell the Elders we love them. BUT he''s Jos so I think it''s fine. What else...? I don''t know. I''m learning a lot. It''s a lot of fun. We do this thing called TRC which is where people volunteer to come in and be investigators so we teach them. It''s really cool. And on top of that we teach both of our teachers like their investigators. And we do a ton of role plays with everybody in class so we''re getting a lot of practice. I hope it actually helps in the field though. People probably aren''t going to be as nice but it''s okay. I''m trying to think of what else I needed to tell you! Oh, I might have gotten Morgan a date in 2 years with a really nice TALL Elder. He''s 6'8''. Handsome. Strong Testimony. Amazing. We''ll see though. Our elders leave next week for Oklahoma and Mississippi. We''re all really sad about it. We''re the best district ever. Bro Bacon says that he''s never had a better group. Usually I don''t believe teachers when they say that but I believe it this time. We''re amazing. Heather and Jos also leave next week so it''s going to be really hard. We got 2 new districts in our zone this last week so we went from having 3 districts to 4 and it''s so big. I can''t keep track of everybody. Some girl just walked in and started speaking Korean or something.. It was weird. I''m excited for VC training. I don''t actually know what that means but I''m excited. I think we learn how to give tours and stuff. Then TEMPLE SQUARE!! My dream mission (Well now Ohio is but before) and I get to go for a day. I am so excited. Well I actually can''t get on later because my 30 mintues is almost up. I just realized that. SORRY! I''ll try to work it out next time. Add the Provo temple to my list twice on my ipod please? And I guess Morgan can use it?? Idk. I''m still iffy about it. She scares me. And Courtney can totally have my number. But I kinda want it back when I get home?? Keep sending the dear elders. They''ve been great. It makes me sad though because an Elder in my district hasn''t gotten anything from anybody. I think President Palmer is going to contact his family.. I really hope so. If not he leaves in a week and all of us sisters can start writing him. Alright, times about up.
Love you,
Sister Maynard.
Oh, and yes. I did see David! It was so random and crazy. And my comp is feeling much better. She says thank you. Love you, bye!
