First few days in YSA (6/6/16 email)

God doesn't do random!! This transfer is so meant to be! When I was serving in the ASL branch, we would sometimes interpret for a member, A, that attended a hearing ward in Vancouver with her family. Well she's about to graduate high school this week and she wants to go to the YSA ward, and look who just arrived in the ward that can interpret for her! And because I was in the deaf branch I also know of members in the YSA ward that know ASL and can help with that! And if I didn't serve in the deaf branch then I never would've known that I was capable of interpreting rn so I never would've volunteered. I am just so excited about this and A is so excited about this and the bishopric is so excited about this. This is just so meant to be! Also I get to see people that I knew from the home wards I've served in! This is such a dream! I want to serve here forever!

This was my last time seeing Nilo. 😪 

He seriously is just so cute and I wish I could take him everywhere with me.

When I left my roommates...sorry it's blurry lol this was literally the best option.

Saying goodbye to my baby, Sister Davis!! I miss her so much already! 

Seriously gingers just automatically have a connection. She's the greatest.

We went to lunch with a member, S, who all the sisters fight over! Lol everyone fights over who gets to take her out bc she's already such a good missionary and she's only 17!! Two of the English sister companionships, the ASL sisters, and now the YSA sisters all have to share her. 

Also sorry my name tag is once again askew. I struggle.

In the next few weeks we're having zone conferences, and I was asked to give a health training at each of them! There's been a problem with people obsessing over their weight and doing extreme diets to lose weight, so I get to give training on how to be healthy. I am just so happy I took Nutrition at BYU bc that's where almost all of my facts are coming from. Also Sister Okerlund and I get to be on a panel with the APs at a youth conference. We have no clue what that means yet, but we're super excited!

Also we were talking to the UPS man as he dropped off a package at our house one day and we gave him our card. He ended up texting us and we told him that we teach about Jesus Christ. Then he invited us to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with him...

Stateside missions can be exotic, too.

Sister Okerlund just loves this member that started housing missionaries last year named Sister S. And I just love this member, P, that started housing missionaries last year. And so we introduced them, and they became instant best friends! We're having a double date this week for lunch. It was so cute as they were both struggling to use their iPhones together. TWINS!!

Sorry I look bald, but it's been 100 degrees this week. 

These are cute children that asked me how they can talk to God. So adorable!!