Was That a Tornado??

April 2, 2012

Dana is in Corpus? That is weird. I can't really even believe that! She is in my mission RIGHT NOW! Good thing that is like 2 hours away. :) Apparently Corpus is beautiful! I have no idea because I have never been there, but that is cool Dana is going there. Maybe if I get transferred up there, she can tell me the ins and outs of the area. Que raro!

So I assume that because you didn't mention this in your email, you don't know...and maybe I shouldn't tell you...but guess who may or may not have been in a tornado on Thursday. :) IT WAS SO COOL! It totally wasn't bad AT ALL. So don't worry. :) but we got to do service all day on Friday and it was AMAZING! I wish I could just serve the people all day long every day! So we were talking with the C_____ family and it started to rain so they said you guys have to leave and we ran to our car on the other side of the street and were already drenched by the time we got there. We drove home which was a little scary because the rain was really bad but we prayed a lot so all is good! When we got home we tried to plan but to no avail because the power kept going off and on and it started to HAIL! Yup, in South Texas. (Don't worry, I took lots of pictures and clips on my camera) It was crazy! But the other sisters weren't home at this point. They got stuck at the church because the roads were flooded. After awhile (aka, 10:45ish) the Zone Leaders showed up at the church and said President wanted everyone home in their apartments so they escorted the sisters home. They made it to where you turn off Dove to our apartment and they had to turn the other way because the streets were so flooded! They ended up having to walk down 17th in about a foot of water with tons of hail in it. Sister Cooper said it was like the Sweet River Crossing. (Only as a missionary would that be mentioned). Thank goodness the Elders came to help them get back because I don't know if they could have done it alone. They have a funny picture of them back in the apartment totally drenched holding a clock that says 11:45. :) Have I mentioned how great they are? Yup. They are. So on Friday morning we got a call to go to the mission home for service. We got there and the mission home was pretty bad. All the windows had broken out and trees were fallen over, etc. Two zones helped in their neighborhood then our zone went to the Gonzalez neighborhood (a senior couple) and helped them with theirs. It was so great to serve! I love it! And then they made us fajitas. :) I am so blessed!

We had new comp training on Wednesday which was AWESOME! It totally helped me to know the things I can do to be a better trainer. We are doing good and it was just a really fun day! I got to chat with the office missionaries for awhile and I just love them more and more! So sweet! If you ever have to call the office for any reason, tell Sister Mantle that you love her. She is wonderful! In fact, I will tell her today when we go to the office to get our car looked at. We have to fill out insurance claims for damage to our car from the hail. SO FUN!

Mom-The beanie and bag are for whoever wants them. I was going to say who they were for but I decided they could decide themselves. :) I hope you have fun with the tape recorder, there should be a lot there. I think that I might send my memory card home from my camera so you can see the videos. I’m a little scared because if it gets lost I will be really sad, but I want you all to see them!

So Conference...was it always that short?!?! It just came and went so fast! I loved every single second of it! The weekend was just wonderful! Friday was service, then Saturday was conference, then in between we had some studies and some lunch, then because our area is around the church, between the afternoon session and priesthood, everyone contacted in our area. It was great! Then after priesthood we went to the mission office (usually it would be the home but it was still in ruins) for ice cream! Then Sunday was relaxing and we watched conference and some members made some SUPER yummy food for in between while we watched something that was on in between, then the afternoon session. I literally wish I could just listen to them every day. I couldn't be more happy about this weekend. I was just a sponge! I can't even tell you my favorite part but I DID love Elder Evan's talk and I love whoever used “We are all Enlisted” in their talk. SO GREAT!

Yes-the sweet bread was for you guys! Silly mom!

It is hard to explain the service project we did in Weslaco. You will just have to see pictures. :) I will tell the Trayner's later to put them up. And they go home about three months after I do. I am still undecided as to what to do about coming home, but I will figure it out. :) I want to maybe come back for my day of birth? Thoughts? I know I still have a long time to decide. :)

Crazy thing is that on April 12th, I will have been gone for 6 months...I don't know how I feel about that. CRAZY!!!

I Love you all!!!

Kate