Welcome to BEAVER... where there is one stop light, one
grocery store and miiiiiles of farms :)
12/10/12
Hello Family,
Yes I am in a "pit-stop" town. We have one stop
light and one grocery store and A DOLLAR STORE :) woooohooo! We bought most of
our stuff there today :) I have never seen so many horses and CATS in my
life!!! We have a cat that lives on our car. So Sis Bojorquez and I got a brand
new car with 100 miles on it- crazy! WE drove it up here and the other night we
came out and the whoooole hood of our car had been clawed by this cat. We
called our Car Director and he said SHOOT IT! hahaha we could not stop
laughing. So our poor car is all sad looking now.
Wed. was our official first day in the area... and allll of
our dinner appts have been the Christmas dinners :0 ooooh my! Not only do we
eat the food but then they send us home with days’ worth. We had no need for
grocery shopping this week. We have been full on meat and tators. Which by the
way, is the only thing they eat around here. Groceries here are like shopping
in Hawaii... it was a little depressing today trying to buy milk and bread and
peanut butter. Milk is 4.99 and bread is 3.99 and PB is 5 something. You would
think we were overseas!
I have had squeaky
cheese before...not here yet... and ice cream is everyone’s favorite around
here so in the past 4 days I'm pretty sure I have gained 12lbs just from ice
cream! Yesterday it was 19 and wind all day with flurries... it was COLD! I
have one fleece blanket that I used in St George but here I think I’m going to
need another one ;) I have to try and find a place first haha
Tell gramps and granny THANK YOU! I will try and write them
too.
So Christmas.... I can call OR SKYPE! I would like to skype
so I can see you all but if a call is all you can figure out ;) I am okay with
that as well. Tell me when a good time would be for you and the family. I am on
your time now with day lights savings. Let me know what you want to do. We have
members here who are willing to help us out and are allowing us to use their
phones and such :)
Mom, if you are sending stuff in a box like you usually
do... can you throw in there my purple sweat pants that are in my closet. And
if you can...in the mesh bag on top of closet.... in there is my good gloves
and my head bands. We are told that everything is moving in the 15th and we
just might get slammed for the month. I found boots on sale for $19 at Wal-Mart
before I left St George soooo that is way good. I have been wearing them
everywhere :) I think I am okay with the jackets that I have my suitcase is
sooooo full so I don’t think I can have any
more clothes to try and transfer around.
Sooooo about my Christmas picture... there is NO place to
plug in to even email one to you and the grocery store doesn’t even know what I’m
talking about. I will try and get that to you when I can. I was DEF spoiled in St George... I love it out here though, brings me back to what’s important instead of boats and cars.
Sis Bojorquez is my new companion. She is from Salt Lake and
is teaching in Spanish. It’s amazing though... I can understand aloooot of
things they say but I just can’t talk with them. I can have a small convo of
how are you and such, but that doesn’t get me very far. I wish I would have
learned it when I was in school. I pray that I get to stay out here up North
for the majority of my mission. I love being able to do missionary work alll
day. I loved the Visitor’s Center, but I love it out here more!
We have been trying to talk to everyone we possibly can
since we are starting the area over and Sis. Bojorquez and I have officially
found TWO new investigators that are ready to get baptized this month. WOOO HOOOO!
Well, more next week about Beaver :) Thank you for all that
you do and that you do for me :D I loooove you all.
Mom, I love you like the people here love their new stop
light ;) and that’s a looooot!
I hope next week we have more adventurous stories for you
and maybe some baptism stories :)
Don’t forget what this season is really all about... it’s
not about the gifts and toys.... it’s about families and being loved. You all
our loved by your Heavenly Father and he wants you to be the happiest you can
be. This is a time of service and love...think of those around you!
Xoxoxoxoox
Sister Larsen
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