HAHA!!!
Okay... So funny story... Pretty much these past three weeks, Sis Blake
and I have gotten our hearts set on the idea that Cabot will be closed
for the Sisters, so we'll both leave this transfer. But then we've
realized that it's not actually a fact yet, so we had to remind
ourselves that we still could potentially both be staying in Cabot for
another week.. Well... Transfer day is tomorrow, and everyone finds out
Monday night if they're transferred. So just after 9:00pm last night,
President calls Sis Blake and I and tells us that Cabot is ACTUALLY
being closed and we're BOTH getting transferred on Wednesday!!!
WOOT!!!!!!! I mean... it's kinda sad... but not at the same time. A) we
had nobody to teach so its not like we're abandoning any investigators
and B) we're both ready to leave.. and besides.. There's still gonna be
a set of Elders in the ward here, so it's not like they're losing the
missionaries all together. It'll just show them that they didn't do
enough member missionary work to keep us both.
So i dont actually know where i'm going to be transferred to, but
President said we're both staying in Arkansas. That means I'll be going
to either Hot Spring, Conway or Maumelle. I'll take bets. haha. I get to
email tomorrow too, I'll be able to tell you where i am and that i got
there safely. I'm feeling Conway personally... But who knows. I really
dont know what any of them are like.. but either way. I'm really
excited... except for the packing and cleaning... that part sucks..
haha...
Also... I SURVIVED A TORNADO!!!!!!!! Apparently three came right THROUGH
Cabot on Thursday night.. Ian's birthday will forever be the anniversary
of my first tornado. haha... So around 10:00pm last Thursday, there was
an INCREDIBLE lightning storm, so i opened the front door of our
apartment, and sat there taking videos of it with my camera. After 10
minutes of that, President calls us and is like... "soo... there's a
tornado that's heading your way... it'll be there in about 10 minutes...
so do what you need to for that... bye"... WHAT?!?!?!?!!?!!! Then the
tornado warning siren started going off.. then it started POURING... not
raining... POURING!!!! Then the ZL's called us and told us to prepare
and get pillows and blankets in the bathroom. then our downstairs
neighbors called us and told us to get IN the tub, so Sis Blake and I
had a cuddle party in the bathtub. Then the power went out, and all we
could hear was creepy tornado wind and whistling and rain and
scariness.... apparently one of the 3 tornados was about as close to our
apartment as McNally high school is from my home in Edmonton... Yeah...
I was within walking distance of a freaking tornado.... The power didn't
get restored for another day and a half... it was brutal. it was almost
like camping.... boo urns!!! Saturday morning, we had to go over to the
Elders apartment to shower because they had power, so they sat in their
car and studied until we were done. haha... that was kinda awkward...
but yeah.. the day after it happened, we helped clean stuff up and it
was crazy!!! There were ginormous trees that had been uprooted, there
was tin roofing scattered everywhere. hanging off of electrical cords
even... there was even a trampoline that got wrapped around a telephone
pole!!! that was actually pretty hilarious. I took some pretty awesome
pictures of it all so i'll send those home eventually. haha...
So yeah... Basically that's been the highlight of the week. That and I'm
getting transferred!! WOOT!!! I'm excited to find out who my companion
is. I pretty much know all the sisters here, and i like them all, so I'm
excited!!! YAY!!! Win win win situation!!! hahaha....
Yeah... I dont have much time today... we've still gotta finish packing
and cleaning... I'll hopefully be able to email you tomorrow to let you
know where i end up!!!!
LOVE YOU!!!!!! I'm safe!!!!! Tornado's are TERRIFYING!!!! And the Church
is True!!! oh and also, Conference was amazing. And Thomas s. Monson is
DEFINITELY the prophet. I felt all connected with everyone at home when
we were sustaining him in the solemn assembly. I sustained him at the
same time as my mom. It kinda made me weepy... haha... Yeah... love you
so much. and also congrats Katie for your call to South Korea!!!! SOOO
COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Sister Alison Dyer
