Hello!
Transfer conference has come and gone, and unfortunately I am no longer with the amazing Sister M Farmer... instead I am taking a trip deep into the jungles of India with Sister Sundaram. (Ok, admittedly, she's from one of the cities and we're in the Beehive house again so it's not as exciting as fighting off the tigers and wolves, but it's fun none the less) Sister Farmer is going to have loads of fun teaching people from China with Sister Nien (who was one of my best friends before she left for her outbound journey). I have returned to cover zone, which has stayed pretty much the same as always... except now we have teaching computer time, which we share with or regular calling time.
Everything is rather crazy with the new transfer and all, sisters returning and sisters leaving...(about half of the sister I came in with are serving out of the mission for a bit) but we have some neat new investigators and a baptism coming up soon! One of our investigators from Arizona (the one I mentioned that we were praying that the missionaries would realize he actually wasn't a member) is actually going to be baptized on the 30th! We are so excited, he's had a lot of trouble getting to where he's at, but the ward in his area is amazing and they are helping him come closer to Christ and making him feel like a part of a family when his own kicked him out. He's so happy, we're so happy and he's thinking about coming out here to visit us next general conference. (Which is basically awesome) Please be nice to the people who randomly barge into your ward activities or into institute (or the institution as our friend says)... they may just have been talking over the phones with one of the missionaries here on Temple Square and wanted to see what everything was all about.
As for everything else, life is pretty awesome. Missionary work is hard, but well worth the effort... it reminds me that God really does want His children to be safe and happy. It seems that at times he bends over backwards to make sure that things happen so that you can find them... even if it means that you get to spend more time in a very hot old house in the summer, or in a hot little side room with plenty of computers. Funny how something that would normally make you feel like the world is beating down on you, is actually a blessing in disguise.
And yes, I have gotten lost multiple times whilst in Utah, more recently in a P-day excursion to see East High where "High School Musical" was filmed... it's really annoying to be driving around a place when you can see it, and read the signs, but cannot actually get into the school itself. (Sister Ishijima from Japan was in her last few days and she wanted to take pictures in the Gymnasium... so of course I was going to take her. Who can say no to a Japanese sister whose family was barely not swept away? ) And FYI that school is HUGE! There are so many hallways that after we got inside we couldn't find the Gym we located before we entered the building. (But we got to see a wall with pictures of MC Escher so that was fun) After about 45 min of searching (and finding the cafeteria, auditorium, and the physics lab) we finally caved in and asked the janitor for some help in our search for the Gymnasium... and Sister Ishijima got to take her loverly picture for her family to enjoy. Lesson learned: if you don't know where something is, then just ask for directions instead of looking by yourself.
Love you loads, and best luck with the Summer coming up!
Sister Pielstick
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