Its Monday!!!!

May 13
Companion: Sister Barnett

Family!!!

It was so good to talk to you all yesterday! And it was so good to see you! Sorry for crying so much! I didnt think I would. :)
Well, I guess I will tell you a little more about my week. Moday for our Zone activity we played a game called gator ball. It was so much fun. But I pretty much suck at it! So, when I get home in 17 1/2 months I will teach all of you how to play and we can play for family get togethers! And maybe I will actually be able to win... Most likely not :P But gator ball is like soccer and football together. YUP, it was awesome! Anyways, thats really all that happened on monday.
Tuesday, not a lot happened. We were suppose to have zone training but that got moved to Wednesday. So yeahhh.... thats all I have on Tuesday! Haha exciting day right??
Wednesday we had zone training and that was a lot of fun. Its just basically like the MTC. Just a mini version of it. But I enjoyed it! And the missionaries who are leaving this transfer gave their departing testimonies and I kept thinking... That will never be me. Haha it seems so far away! But thats okay! :D We tried to meet a lot of new people that we could teach on Tuesday but we didnt have a lot of success. Its so hard to go and try to get new investigators during the day when everyone is at work. Or they dont really want to hear what you have to say. People here are either mormon or they know who the mormons are and they have already decided their views on the church. So that makes it hard. 40% of the people here in Pocatello are mormon. Yeah, thats a lot! Well, it has been raining here a lot and we get to walk in the rain, and needless to say, we have a lot of fun with it! Haha and the wind here is pretty strong and the combinded with rain, it gets crazy!!!! But we enjoy every minute of it!
Thursday, I ate fish. YUPPP you read that right. I ATE FISH and it was good!! The family that we went to dinner to that night was so nice. Well everyone here is super nice! We get fed dinner every night and it is pretty nice. Surprisingly I have not gainded any weight!! YAY! I actually think I have lost weight. So there was this guy that we have been trying to see ever since I got here and we have not been able to contact him. And guess what. Yeah, you probably guessed it right. We met him Thursday night! We were so happy. His wife wasnt there and she wont be home from vacation for another month. so we have to wait to meet with him until she gets home. And she is a member and his whole family is. So we have hopes that he will listen to what we have to say and accept the gospel and get baptized! :)
Friday, Well, we saw a lady named Sara, I told you about her. She is the one that told us we are going to outer darkness. Yeah, its fun. I dont really know why we are meeting with her. And I have a feeling that we are going to drop her here pretty soon. I really dont want to but we have be in that kind of enviroment. She is pretty much bible bashing us in a nice way. Lol
Saturday was a very good day! It was full of service! That morning we went and pulled weeds! It was actually really fun. And it was nice that we were able to wear normal clothes. :) it actually feels kinda weird when I wear jeans and a t-shirt. Lol. Then after that service we did more service. There was a food drive and there was so much food! The mailman picked up canned foods that people left by the mailboxes and brought them to the foodbank and we put them in boxes. We were there for five hours. It was a lot of fun! Oh and what made my day even better was that I received 8 letters!!! I was so happy! Thank you Heather, Dustin and the kids and Crystal too! So I think that if you do a dearelder letter it takes a lot longer for me to get. Just so you know!
Sunday, I would have to say was the best day ever!! Lol I was able to talk to you!! But before that, we went to two wards and they were really good. I love the wards that we go to. we got a flower that we can put in our garden cause we are future mothers! Lol :) Well dinner that night was pretty much the worst dinner ever! Haha It was gross. They had ham which was good. But then they had a salad that was just purple raddish with dressing on it. Yup, it was gross. And then they had potaotes (of course) and they were not good. They had honey mustard on them. Yeah i didnt care too much for dinner. But Its okay because I went to the Records house and called home!! It made my whole week so much better. I love all of you and I am so happy that I have so much support from all of you! Thank you for being you and I hope that you are all having a wonderful life! Just dont have too much fun with out me. ;)
Well, I miss you all and I love you all. I always keep everyone in my prayers and I want you to know that I know that part of the reason I am here on my mission is for the family. So I can set an example to all the grandkids and so they know that they too can serve missions soon. I want you all to know that a mission is the greatest thing that could have ever happened to me. I know that you all thought I wasnt really going to go. And I honestly had some doubts as well. But I dont know why I did. I am so happy that I decided to come and I can feel and see so many blessings that have already come from being out here. My future family will also be blessed. When I get down, I just think of all the blessings that I and the family will receive and I get so happy! I love you all!
Love, Sister Halbison