December 14th, 2015

Family,

I just am so incredibly happy. This week has been so awesome I don't even have the words to say what I'm feeling. But it also was kind of sad. I had to say goodbye to some of the best people I've ever met. And some of my favorites (Rxxx Family). La center definitely has a piece of my heart! We got to eat dinner at the Rxxx's the night before I got transferred and it was so awesome! They are the bomb. We had lasagna which was also bomb haha. Oh and I had a few cokes;) and my homie brother R hooked us up with some nice hats lol. I was so bummed to leave them though, definitely fighting back tears. I already miss them so much and our Sunday appointments :(

But on a happy note, I love my new companion!!!! Sister Finn is the best. We get along so so so well! Like we are so very similar it's hilarious!!! I don't even know where to start with her! Lol she's great! We have so much fun but also work so hard that it doesn't even seem like missionary work. I love it! Her birthday is Tuesday so we are getting pretty pumped for that, then before we know it it'll be Christmas and we get to skype:) :) :)

Speaking of Christmas we get to skype for about an hour so I guess I'll call y'all? Lol I need my skype info, or I might FaceTime y'all? I'm pretty excited :)   So we will be spending Christmas Eve with some family in the Ward I'm not very sure because I don't know very many people yet, and then all I know is we are going to a lady who just got baptized for Christmas dinner. We will see. So Wednesday was transfers and it was so exciting because I saw most of my homies from the MTC and I got an awesome new trainer! Speaking of, small small world, she said she knows Kazdan. Apparently Kazdan and his friends went to her apartment to make cookies one night up in Idaho, this was last fall. So Kazdan do you recognize her? Lol just thought it was hilarious to find out she knew you when I was showing her my family pictures! Also turns out back in my party days we were at the same parties and didn't even know it! We get a good kick out of that haha.

So yes we still get a car, which is great. All sisters now have cars. And of course it's still raining and cold here. So dumb haha. And he's my new area is smaller but that's because I'm not way out in the boonies, we are in a suburb area with lots of people to work with! It's great! And my new companion is great. We get along very well. Same favorite color, same style make up, same things to do. We even say some of the same things like oh my lanta haha.

So Thursday we did a lot of missionary work and stuff. Oh and then I found out that I was speaking on Sunday so I was freaking out because we don't have time to write talks because we have people that we need to visit with! I just winged it haha. But anyway we were in this lesson I think Friday and this lady and her son started talking about medicine because this lady is in a hospital bed, then she started telling us how she smokes marijuana every night and how it's totally okay and then her son was telling us how he is a drug dealer and you guys that was the first time in my life that I just totally felt the absence of the Holy Ghost. And the first time on my mission that I was without it. Such a scary feeling, I just kept feeling like I needed to get out and run! It was awful. We left as fast as we could and I hurried and said a prayer to try and get the spirit back, I didn't like the feeling at all! Then that night we went to IHOP for dinner ith our district leader and his companion and their Ward mission eader. It was so much fun:)
Then Sunday we had to speak, I'll send you my talk, but I also said things that weren't in my talk, just saying. Haha  Oh and sister Finn is only a month older than I am! My back still hurts, but it's moving to the upper part of my back. I'm getting old! Oh and I can see the first five lines of yalls emails throughout the week I just can't go into the email and read it. Oh and mom take the iPod home so you can put the David archuleta and John Allred music on it, thank you:) How was Oregon? I loved the pictures of the boys!

I miss  you guys! And dad sorry about the video, hahaha I just did the instinct "hi mom" when on camera haha but I did remember you at the end so that's the important thing:) Oh and I got one letter from you mom, but I can only write on my pday so it takes me awhile to reply:( BUT I DO LOVE YALL!!!!!!
And miss y'all so much!!!!! Can't believe I've already been out for 2 months!!!!!:)

Xoxo
Sister Batey

 

They got their nails done for Sister Finn's birthday.

 

Bundled up...apparently it's cold.

 

The Rxxx family and McKenzee.

 

McKenzee's with her new zone.

 

McKenzee must be standing on a pile of books...