Hello from......

MIDDLETOWN! So.. I got transferred. And I'm not happy about it. Mostly because now I'm in BFE (Probs shouldn't say that as a missionary, but let's be honest.. it's the truth!)

So let's rewind. I can't remember anything that happened before Saturday, so we'll start there. We went to the RS broadcast with some members from the ward, and while we were there our district leader called us with Transfer Calls. He told me I'd be going to Newburg with Sister Chen. I was kind of bummed because I love Olmstead so much. And Newburg is one of the most dangerous cities in the US, so that means I went from the poorest and most gang activity to the most dangerous. What he didn't tell me was that my area is actually Middletown, so I'm not even close to the city of Newburg. He also didn't mention that Sister Chen is in Utah right now and won't come back until after Conference is over (she is a mandrin sister from Taiwan so they asked her to come and help with tours before conference.) So really, I'm white-washing this area! AND I have Sister Keanini for a week until Sister Chen gets here! AND I'M DRIVING! And I have NO idea where I'm going and you all know how good I am with directions... so, I could use your prayers :)

The other exciting news is that pretty soon my district will be a model district. Model districts meet like 3 or 4 times a week. There are no area boundaries, and they assign people to teach based on the people's needs and which missionaries can meet their needs the best. Sister Chen and I are the only sisters, so that means we don't have any roommates (which i think will be really hard, but i'm not going to dwell on it)

I'm sad to leave Olmstead, but it's exciting and rewarding to reflect on the last 3 cycles I had there. When I got there, we had 0 investigators. We were teaching 10 lessons a week and we tracted a LOT. by the time I left we had 3 SOLID investigators, 2 not so solid ones, we were teaching 16-20 lessons a week and we had just barely had a baptism. The last baptism there was almost a year ago. I KNOW all of that work wasn't me. None of it was. But I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father trusted me enough to let that much happen while I was there. I am also grateful that he is trusting me to open this new area to sister missionaries. Missionaries say white-washing is so rewarding because you go in with a completely blank slate and you get to watch the area grow and progress. I know that as long as I stay obedient and live the mission rules, he will bless me and my companion with miracles here... and I can't wait!

Also. HOLLA for being in a car during the winter!

Much love,
Sister Toone