Dear Wonderful loverly (holy cow I just had to erase and type 15 times to write that I am seriously challenged today) ANYWAYS intelligent, bright, happy, fun, loving Mother
Hi MOM! Wow I cant believe it is already Monday AGAIN. It is crazy how fast the time is going! And once again transfers are next week. Holy cow can you believe that? Do you feel like we just started this transfer because I do. Its weirding me out (Jarelle you are not allowed to email and tell me I only have two left.) Shes naughty that one. Although she is not as bad as grandma who comments on it every email. Yall are awful. But I love yall so it works out.
We had a meeting this last week, Sister Reynolds calls it the old people meeting. Shes a poop face. It was for the missionaries who will be going home within the next 6 months. It was so weird seeing all these missionaries I know. Then looking around and seeing so many that are gone. It is weird when all your mission friends start going home. I dont like it. I felt like so many people were missing. But the training was really good. They said in a nut shell "dont be trunky, keep on working, but when you do go home dont let the mission leave you." I realize that my mission isnt just meant to be 18 months. Its not just here, but it is training for the rest of my life. I know that sounds really stupid that I just now realized that but I did. I feel like all those people who are like " I dont ever want to go home I am going to extend my mission forever" Are idiots. They dont understand the mission. The mission is not meant to last forever, its meant to shape you into the kind of servant the Lord needs to build his kingdom forever. So as much as I love my mission I know its going to end, but my serving doesnt have to. President Sagers had this quote he shared he said "the end of your mission is not a graduation its an inauguration." I thought that was cool. Ultimately I was really motivated to keep working super hard because I never want to regret the end of my mission. I dont want to
be a quiter. Thats lame.
Well anyways enough about that trunky crap. So that day Sister Reynolds was going to stay in our area and just have a ward member be her companion. The day before her companion calls and says actually I just got called into work and now can only go out til 11:30. So let the running around like a chicken with her head cut off commence. It was crazy! We called so many people trying to find someone to come out with her. Eventually it turned into shifts. Its kinda funny actually. We had someone covering the morning shift then the shift til 2:30, from there we had another person til 3:30, someone else til 4 and the last one til 5:15. Yep it was ridiculous! And awesome. I felt so strongly that Sister Reynolds needed to stay in our area that day. And satan pushed so hard to make us give up but we just kept trying and we got SUPER rewarded for it. That night its 10 and we still havent found someone to cover the last hour, so we just start praying like mad, it was enos status. And we get a text from this girl telling us she is free the exact hour we need her. It was AMAZING! So I call her we set it up I am feeling so relieved and all of a sudden she calls back, instant panic feeling in my chest. She starts asking what she is going to do and I tell her "Oh just stopping by some potentials." Shes says "So you dont have any appts?" In my head I am thinking crap crap crap but I keep my calm and say "No." Im pondering on how I can beg her to not cancel when she whips out "Oh good I have this friend who has been asking alot of questions and I was just wondering if I could bring her along and she could ask yall the questions." I was like "well let me think...YEAH!!!!!!" I was so stoked I actually jumped on Sister Reynolds bed. It was epic. It was amazing how it all worked out. The day went super good Sister Reynolds taught a lot of lessons and actually found 2 new people for us to teach. The Lord really blessed us. It was amazing. It was funny though because on the way down our ZL was all quiet so I look at him and start talking, he just looks at me and says "Do you think its all going to be ok with Sister Reynolds?" I was like "Of course it is Sister Reynolds can totally handle it! Plus I gave her strict instructions if she is ever without a companion to just go sit in our bathroom and watch some movies. Shes allowed to be alone in the bathroom" Everyone else thought it was funny, but apparently he didnt think it was because he then texted her to tell her to be careful and if anything happens to call him. We laughed about that later because we were like "what was he going to do? He is 40 minutes away in a meeting!" It was funny to see him so worried, he was like a little mom! Oh my gosh I just made a connection!! Elder Poole was having those infamous mom feelings. You know those super lame ones that you always get and when it happens we cant leave the house? Well Elder Poole had the mom feeling and it turned out super good, as a matter of fact Sister Reynolds had the best day ever! So whenever you had those mom feelings and wouldnt let us leave you were actually robbing us of the best nights of our lives! Wow....I feel so cheated. Remember this Suz and Ty the Mom feelings are completely inaccurate!! Your welcome.
Oh man we have the cutest lady in our ward she is so funny! She is just this huge bundle of energy I think they harnassed the energizer bunnies power from her. She is adorable and I just want to be her. whenver she is around I feel so happy! Well we had dinner the other day and we told her this funny story of how this really sweet southern belle bashed on sister reynolds and then followed it up with "but your hair sure is pretty" and sister reynolds was like thank you. I feel so good about myself now I dont even care that you just told me religion isnt true. so we all giggle and sister b says "did you say well thank you its just a physical manifestation of the blessings of the gospel?" and she said it so chipper and fast that we just started laughing. This woman is precious. Man. She told us one day "oh I just really want to serve a mission....oh I know I will go with Tom on his mission!!! " (tom is her 16 year old son who is nothing like her. He is quiet, straight face, super deep voice its funny how opposite they are.) So being the missionaries we are we instantly start role playing the door scence when Tom introduces himself "Hi Im Elder B.." and all of a sudden Sister B pops up from his back and says " And Im Toms Mom!!! Isnt this so great? How can you not believe the Gospel is true Look at his cute face! Do you want a cookie?" It was so funny. We were laughing so hard. She is also in charge of our meal calendar so we called her because we didnt know who was feeding us the next night. She looks and the people had cancelled and no one else signed up and she is like "Oh I cant belive I didnt notice this oh I feel awful well guess what you are having dinner with us tomorrow." and we are like "Oh no we are fine." And she is like " no how lucky and fun for us to have you over. We are the WINNERS!!!!!" It was so cute.
Anyways I dont know why I just spent that long paragraph describing her other then the fact that she just seems to have that effect on you. You just like her and wnat to talk about her. I want to bring yall all back her just so you can meet her.
Well anyways now that this is the most random and weird email ever I am going to go and find better adventures to email yall about next week! Thanks so much for everything! You are the best mother in the world!
I LOVE YOU LOTS!!!
loves lvoes kissses hugs
love. sister bailey
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