McKenzee's Missionary Moments: Another week bites the dust...

Dear fam bam,

Well transfers were on Wednesday and I got my new companion, Sister Toria Michaud(mi-sh-aud) from Meza Arizona. She is 20 years old, she's been out 7 and a half months but has been serving her mission in Oregon this whole time, so it's her first time in Vancouver. Oh and she is the youngest of six kids and all of her siblings have served missions! Isn't that cool? Kind of reminds me of our family, hopefully that can happen with us(**cough cough, Kylee) ;) anyway, I'm gonna be honest, I was not happy to be getting a new companion, I had a bad attitude and judged sister Michaud, mostly because I was disappointed that sister Finn got transferred. I really had such a good time with Sister Finn and I wasn't ready to have a new companion after only 6 weeks. But I have to say that I definitely was wrong about Sister Michaud, I'm really starting to like her and have fun with her as well. Maybe not as much fun but it hasn't even been a week yet so I'm trying to be positive! Just another thing that I need to work on, I suppose that is why I'm here on my mission, and put with the people I am. So yeah, we are getting along pretty well and working so hard. She is an amazing missionary and I've already learned so much from her. She makes me want to work harder and she said that about me last night, so it's good that we are pushing each other to become better!

Rewind to Wednesday, we watched a worldwide broadcast for missionaries and it was super good. Then we found our new companions and started to put our suitcases in our cars and such, well I was talking with elder and sister funk, senior companions in our mission, and well he asked his wife if she was hungry and at the same time sister Finn and I told him we were starving hahahah. So anyway we pretty much invited ourselves to go eat with them and he was all on board. So me and my new companion, Sister Michaud, and Sister Finn and her new companion, Sister Neilson(she was in the MTC with me, she had glasses) all went out to eat. It was so fun, and it was nice because I was not ready to leave sister Finn. You know, I'm absolutely thrilled that I had sister Finn as a companion and had such a good time with her but it's hard too because now I'm only 3 months into my mission and I've experienced a really awful transfer and also the very best transfer so now I fell like nothing can be as good. I'm not sure if that made since but I just know it's not going to be the same with any of my companions and it's just hard not to compare but I'm working on it. Ok anyway, after lunch we all said good bye :( and then sister Michaud and I had to go to Portland to a doctor appointment for her hand. She was in a cast because she had broken a bone or something, I'm not entirely sure it was a difficult story to understand haha. But yeah we went there and it was so strange being at the doctors haha. Then we get a call from the mission office about a box for me and so we go and pick it up, and omg! So it was a box from pawpaw and Gigi!!!! I was so excited!!!! They gave me such cute stuff! And the pajamas are so comfortable and I love them, but my favorite part are the millionaires!!!!! Thank you so much pawpaw and Gigi!!! I love y'all!!! I have like 5 millionaires a day!! Haha and I just love them! So thank you!!!

Then Thursday we went out and had some lessons and stuff and sister Michaud is not very shy, she was talking to everyone! Which is awesome, something I definitely need to be better at! Then we had a relief society activity and that was a lot of fun to get to visit with a bunch of the lady's in the Ward.

Friday we put someone on date!!! So that was exciting! Sister Michaud wants to put everyone we have a lesson with on date for baptism it's pretty funny. She is just so on fire it's great! So that was exciting.

Saturday we had breakfast with our stake president which was very delicious. We had waffles with syrup and blue berries, strawberries and bananas. Oh man it was so good. Then we had lunch with Sister's S, M and K. We went to red robin and then to M's house to help her take down her Christmas decorations. It was great because I got to wear pants and then also because she had the radio on and so I was jamming out to all my old favorites:) I was pretty happy! Haha

Then Sunday we had a bunch of meetings, and it was weird because I was answering all the questions which was strange because that was sister Finns job, but now I'm suppose to know everything so it's different lol. But I'm not the driver dad so don't worry. I guess since she's been out longer she drives, but it's weird because I have to tell her where to go! Oh well, I don't mind that much I guess.

Oh but at dinner last night we had it with a family that had 6 kids under the age of 9!!! So it was total chaos! And let me tell you, first we had enchilada soup which had beans, it wasn't too bad but definitely not my favorite. But this is where I was dying haha. The little boy took the bowl of cheese and was just eating the bowl of cheese, so he has this mouth full of cheese and I guess he didn't want it anymore so then he decided to spit it all back into the bowl, mind you this bowl was for everyone to use haha. I definitely did not have any cheese. Then he decided to spread all the cheese over the carpet floor. I was dying laughing at this little punk, oh and he was only like maybe 5? Plus he kept screaming at the top of his lungs. I was the lucky on that got to sit next to him. Hahahah what a night. Lol before my mission the noise probably didn't bother me, but now I'm just not use to it! It's so crazy! Haha

Oh and it was funny, one time while tracting this week this blonde super tall Russian Jehovah's Witness answered the door... It was pretty awkward. She's like I know what y'all are doing, because I do it too, I'm a Jehovah's Witness. We were like, oh okay well do you want to learn more about our faith and she did not... Hahaha

Mom we had a lesson with M and K on Tuesday before sister Finn left and it was good. Our two baptisms are on February 20th:) and trust me, I definitely laugh every time we get yelled at! Lol it's the only thing we can do! Why did kaz and Tatum get another new dog? What kind is it??

Dad, I'll have to find out about the insurance, I'm not driving so I don't know. But yes definitely save your money so we can go on a trip when I get home!!!!:) maybe like Hawaii or New York? Or y'all can come up here so I can show you all my friends haha. And about Sister H's dog, it was cute but that's about all, I still don't really like dogs haha. Sister S's dogs always try and lay with me, it's so annoying! Haha the weather has been raining off and on. But I think one day the sun was actually out and I really loved it because it was so beautiful! I love the pacific north west! Haha when it's not
raining that is! Lol

Hmmm so I really love the emails throughout the week, it's totally not distracting! Makes me happy :) helps me get through the next day! Thanks for the exercise routines mom, I'll for sure be using them! Also me and my companion are going to try and run 2 times a week, sister Finn and I slacked off toward the end.

And dad, my iPod..... I don't think you added ANY of the songs I asked you. It's the exact same as when I sent it home??? What's up with that? Sounds like y'all are having a pretty busy week. That's how it is for me allllll the time! Haha

Oh and mom I keep forgetting. But Sister S is mad that you didn't tell her that you were in the area that one time you dropped the boxes off. She said she would have liked to meet you and show you around! Lol so there's a thought for next time maybe? Idk she just keeps telling me to tell you! Haha

So how is everyone doing? Anything else exciting happening? Oh also, did you send my jeans and blue purse yet? Well I love y'all and miss y'all like crazy! Hope you have a great week!!!!

Xoxo
Sister Batey