On Wednesday, my district was chosen to help host the incoming missionaries (grab their luggage, help them find their residency and classroom, etc.) However, the first sweet sister that I helped only spoke Kiribati and a little bit of English, and I had a lot of things to do to help her! We had to go to the travel office, the BYU health clinic off campus, the assistance office (so we could get her all the things she didn’t have), and then to her residency. She had very little and seemed overwhelmed, so I am glad I was able to be there to help her. Even though I was not expecting to help only one missionary, for 3 hours, I am very grateful that that is what I got to do. I had already done all of those things with my companion when she got here from the Philippines, so the whole process was pretty familiar to me and I was able to be her friend when she didn’t have anyone yet, and had just left the only island she’d ever known. She is going to serve in Temple Square, and I really hope that she has an amazing mission.
I ran into Bradley on Thursday! He seemed excited to be here. I haven’t seen him since, but I hope things are going well for him.
Also, I FINALLY received my reassignment! I am going to the Washington Vancouver mission, along with one other elder who was supposed to go to PR as well. The other missionaries have been reassigned to Minneapolis and LA. I am really, really excited and I know that I am going where I am meant to be. If you know anything about living in Washington or my mission specifically, I’d love to hear it.
Oh, and one more thing–I am going to chop my hair today! If I have time, I will send pictures. I don’t have any other pictures from the week because everything is pretty much the same at the MTC haha. But hopefully I’ll remember to start taking some more pictures once I get out into the field.
I love you all–thank you for your prayers and support! Have a fantastic week and don’t forget that God has a plan for each of you, and knows you individually.
Love,
Hermana O’Barr