Well this week has been CRAZY and I hope that I can remember all the stuff that happened when I have a timer counting me down in the corner there.
First off, I got a letter from TIM!!! It was so exciting! He's coming home soon he says so I don't need his address anymore...if I ever even asked for it.
Let's see...oh and mom I got your letter. Thanks for the concern but really I'm fine... When I say something makes me want to cry I don't mean literally. Well, except for the guy in the RC but that was cuz we were sad for HIM.
Speaking of the RC. Last night we talked to a guy who wanted to know what made our church different from others. Easy question right?
Yeah cept he phrased it like this, "Why mormonism?"
I was like "duhhhhhhhhh....why not?"
No, I didn't really say that but such an ambiguous question deserves an ambiguous answer. It kinda reminded me of a speaker we had at a fireside when I first got here. He was talking about how easy it was to share the Gospel and he said that often times he just asks people if they are members of the church and when they say no he asks "Why not?"
Pretty simple? Yeah... don't think I'll be going and doing that lol.
Well, yesterday Webb shimai and I had to make the long trek to the BYU health center. That's the third time we've been there and I'm seriously starting to wonder WHAT on earth the health center here CAN do if they keep sending us there!
We're getting used to seeing people without nametags now since we go there so often haha.
We get bored sitting around and waiting there so we practice our contacting on all the BYU students sitting in there. It's kind of amusing, specially since they don't speak Japanese and here we are rattling off Japanese that probably isn't even correct. =P
You're probably wondering why we go to the health center so often. It's not that big of a deal really. First it was cuz webb shimai and I had colds...then it was cuz I had a sty that was apparently "caused by stress". Yeah...no one could figure that one out cuz I'm the most laid back of everyone in my room. And then this last time I had to go pick up a perscription for a sleep aid cuz with so much Japanese being crammed into my head all day I can't sleep at night cuz it's buzzing around in there and I just lay awake ALL night making sentences.
It helps my Japanese....but not really my body haha
So anyhow I took the medicine last night and I was out. It was soooo nice to sleep through the night.
Our Senpai left this morning. We only have 3 girls in our room now. Weirdness. It's really quiet but we've already claimed the empty closets. haha.
Howe choro and Osterloh Shimai left with them because they are fluent already. So Beaufort shimai is our new companion.
She wanted to stay with her district though so she's a "solo" sister now which means that she either has to be with at least 2 elders or 1 sister at any given time. So basically the whole zone has to watch out for her. It's really fun actually.
I'm excited to have a new companion, Beaufort Shimai is so full of energy and happy all the time. She also laughs sooooo easily. It's hilarious.
Oh yeah, and Webb shimai is fine. When I got your letter mom it was a little late as letters usually are. Usually I fix problems that I write about...hmmm...about the day I write them.
We had companionship inventory and I mentioned to her what was bothering me. I know that's usually a bad idea with girls but I'm also not really that much of a girl and I tend to handle my problems more like a guy would. But anyhow, together we agreed to stop saying "hate" and it's been REALLY great.
the district helped inadvertantly as well because they decided it would be funny to be overly positive instead of negative so now when we want to say "I hate you go die" we say "I HOPE YOU GO TO THE CELESTIAL KINGDOM AND LIVE HAPPILY WITH YOUR FAMILY"
It's actually really funny. And don't worry, I don't want to tell anyone "I hate you go die" really...except when Smith choro is making faces at us while we're trying to teach. =P
Speaking of Smith choro, he's the new district leader because after 6 weeks everything gets changed around.
HE'S SOOOOOOOO good! Yesterday he was there helping Larose choro plan instead of telling him to plan from across the room. I was like "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! SMITH CHORO! YOU'RE SO CUTE!"
but I didn't say that cuz elders don't like being called cute =P
But really, he's doing really well. I'm so excited for him.
Speaking of rearranging leadership...with the senpai leaving they had to call new zone leaders and a new coordinating sister.
I'm not the new coordinating sister =P Which kinda made me sad cuz I wanted to see what went on in Branch council. =P
I am however, music coordinator.
WHAT THE HECK!?! I think God is sitting up there saying "Let's give Sister Halliday all the music callings possible. It'll be HILARIOUS!"
Actually music coordinator isn't that bad. I just get to pick the hymns and arrange musical numbers. This is probably what I get for proclaiming that I love singing the hymns and all that. =P
I played the piano on Sunday...so I have officially done everything in sacrament except bless and pass the sacrament...which isn't gonna happen. =P
Yeah...playing the piano... umm...the pianos here don't play themselves... IT WAS SOOOOOOOO HARD!!!! I basically screwed up like every verse. But oh well. *shrug* life goes on. I didn't freak out when I screwed up though. I was like "Yeah...well, I did the best I could and you all know how to sing apparently so if there wasn't piano for half the song you people did fine =P"
Ummm...I know you need more pics. I'll send my SD card home soon. I have to print off pics for everyone first. I'll try to do that today but p-day is usually crowded.
Anyhow, I have 2 minutes so I have to send this off. Thanks for all your letters!!!
Love,
Halliday shimai
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