Transfer 3; Week 1; Extended Zone

Happy Halloween family! (and friends too!)

Life is pretty slow here on the square (and temperatures are significantly cooler now) but I have good news I am indoors most of next transfer in the Beehive House. I am a little excited because I'll be there for the holiday season, but not when things get really hectic, so that is good. The Beehive House is the historic home of Brigham Young and it is currently under construction: the historians are having a hey-day with the pictures and other paraphernalia in the house and it's a little more interesting to do a tour because you never know when you'll run into a historian or a new item in a room that you've never seen before. It also means that we get to see President Holmes more often as he supervises the work and tries to get things moving along. (Which is nice because he sometimes brings us Lion House rolls and honey butter for our breaks)

My new Companion is Sister Doggett from Orem Utah/Boston, she's a neuroscience graduate who has done studies in Oxford England! Amazing, no? We have fun bridging to the Gospel in the Beehive House, which can be hard to intermingle the history with the basic beliefs. She just got back from her outbound assignment to Ventura, California which was a fun place, apparently. (Obviously I've never been there) She also drives so we're planning a lot of fun activities for P-day including seeing a haunted house put on by a pioneer park today. I'm a little excited. President Holmes was pretty excited about us being companions, which was reassuring when she came in late from the airport so I was companions with 7 people the day of transfers (including some good friends so I was happy). As fun as being with different companionships was, there is nothing like having your real companion and no worries about what she looks like or who she is.

Not many miracles this week, but I got to see Park City, the farthest assignment any sister missionary can have while at Temple Square. It is an amazing place where you can help people come closer to their ancestors and to Christ. It's such a nice place to go and see... I didn't want to be assigned there ever during my mission, but after seeing it (and the town reminds me of St Augustine with snow) I realized that even in a Family History Center, it would be fun.

I am looking forward to learning new things and improving everything this next six weeks. (and to the turning on of the Christmas lights!) Hope all is well with the family and friends.

Love,
Sister Pielstick