Guess what!?! I am not up in Calgary- I am down in
Lethbridge - surprise!!! Here's the story - Sister Hoyt and I had an
amazing transfer p-day. We knew that I would probably get getting
transferred so we planned out our adventures for my last day there.
Someone told us that along the river bank we could see trees that
beavers at taken down. After walking around the river for about fifteen
minutes with no success we continued onto our next adventures:
LLAMAS!!! There is a member that has some llamas and miniature horses so
we went out to see them. Sister Hoyt really wanted to touch a llama.
After much bribing with grass she finally got one close enough that she
was able to touch it before it ran away. Then we saw the smallest horse
I have ever seen! It's a miniature dwarf horse - I think its 15 inches
high. It's probably one of the most adorable things I have seen. Soooo
cute!!!!! We went and said good bye to the Fairbanks family. Oh they
are just so great!!! Then we went home and I started to pack before
dinner. During our dinner appointment we got a call from President
asking specifically for me to call him back. President told me that there
was a change in my transfer notice and I was going South to Lethbridge. When went to our
first stop by and after we prayed I was just filled with peace and I
knew that I was suppose to be going to Lethbridge. I was super excited
because Sister Hoyt LOVES Lethbridge, she kept telling me that it is the
Promised Land. :)
We went to transfer station, Sister Sagers (Sister Sagers
played basketball at SUU - She's 6' 5"...I think I come up to her elbow-
hehe) and I got on the transfer van and headed down South. Oh, and I
figured out that Sister Rice was my companion! Sister Rice is from Syracuse. The ride down to Lethbridge was great and
Sister Rice had no idea that I was coming. She thought Sister Thrope
was going to be her companion, but Sister Thrope has already served in
the West side of Lethbridge. It was sooooo much fun to see all of the
Sisters that are in the South. I was able to see Sister Mazzolini
before she went up to Calgary. We will be here for about...three/four
more weeks and then we're heading up to the TEMPLE OPEN HOUSE!!!!
Sadly,
since Lethbridge is about two hours south of Calgary the open house
isn't as a big of deal as it was up in Okotoks (the Cardston temple is
about...45 minutes away). But I'm just thrilled that we still we get to
help out!!! Driving into Lethbridge was super neat because they have a
HUGE train bridge!!! We were driving
around a bend and then BAM!!! Train bridge! It was pretty epic, like
something from a movie. :) I am growing to LOVE Lethbridge!!! People are
very friendly here.
Sister Rice said she saw miracles happen just the
first day I was here. Apparently we contacted people that she's been
trying to get in with for six weeks. We have two investigators: Andrea
and Nola. Andrea is a converted Jew, but she's having some difficulties
with the religion. She's very well read, but very open. She actually
came to church and she LOVED IT! We're hoping that we'll be able to help
her with her concerns and that she'll set a date next time we teach
her. Then there is Nola...I have yet to meet her, but Sister Rice says
that she's pretty promising. :)
Sister Rice is so great!!!! She's super sweet and I am just thrilled
to pieces to be serving with her and I am really excited to be in
Lethbridge. And the temple open house is in less than a month!!!!! Life
is so great right now!!!! I will definitely miss Okotoks. The
Sisters up there (Sister Hoyt and Sister Newby) are going to be a
powerhouse and they are going to tear it up.
I just love you all sooo much and I look forward to all of the
adventures that will continue to come our way this week! The church is
true!!!
-Sister Douglass
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