July 24, 2013

Dear family,

Pageant hangover is the mode we are all in right now :) ha ha we are all actually doing a really well recuperating. The sites have been pretty slow this week which has given everyone a chance to catch their breath.

Pageant was so great in so many ways. I LOVED being able to see people from the Lyons Ward all the time. I feel like I got a little taste of what it will feel like to see them again in the celestial kingdom :) ha ha. The pageant itself of course was great too. It unfortunately got cancelled on Friday night because of rain and lightning, so of the 7 performances that actually happened, Sister Killen and I went to all 7! How blessed we were to be able to have so many of the people we teach come. Pageant seriously brings the Spirit so strongly and no one can deny it.

So this is randomly placed in this email, but I have no idea what's going to happen with transfers next week. I half feel like I'm staying and I half feel like I'm going. Ha ha obviously I have no clue and there really is no predicting since this is President Francis' first transfer. I really really really want to stay at the sites through the end of my mission and I would love to stay in my area one more transfer, but I know that Heavenly Father knows best. Since I don't know what's going on with transfers, I don't know when my P-day will be for sure. If I stay in Farmington, it will be on Thursday because Wednesday is the new sisters' meeting. If I get transferred, who knows! I'm kind of freaking out about transfers. It's the first time since I came to Farmington that I've even had to worry about getting transferred so it's a bit nerve wracking. All I know is I'll go where the Lord wants me to go :) But, since I don't know where I'm going, please just send whatever anyone sends next week to the mission office so we will be sure it gets to me. Thanks!

Anyway, the second half of the week with pageant mode at the BOMPS was an adventure. Especially in the BOMPS it gets crazy because of the noise level. Sometimes it's really hard to control the crowd too, but we do our best. My voice was going out by the end of the week though because you have to talk WAY more at the BOMPS and you also have to talk a lot louder so everyone can hear you. We are so grateful for the volunteer couples that come. They come and do a mini two week mission and help at the sites. I wish we could have kept them all permanently they were all so great. It's crazy how fast we all grew to love each other too. They took really good care of us and always had some sort of food on the break table if we got hungry :) Yes, I know I'm totally spoiled :)

Oh, guess who gets to talk in church this Sunday? Yep, me. Ha ha I can't decide if that's Heavenly Father telling me I'm being transferred, but either way I'm grateful for the opportunity. My topic is Jesus Christ as a teacher. I studied it a bit this morning and I'm excited to go more in depth ;)

Some of the best moments of pageant were moments when the crowds would slow down a bit and we could spend more time teaching the individual groups. I feel like this always happened for the right groups -- the ones who knew why they were at the sites. I have grown to love these sacred sites so much and I am grateful for any opportunity I have to help others feel the same love I have developed. Heavenly Father really does answer prayers and the sites are a place where prayers are answered. I don't know if I'll ever understand how I got so lucky to serve here, but I will be FOREVER grateful that I was. 

Oh Happy Pioneer Day by the way :)

Anyway, I'm about out of time for today. Thanks for all the love and support! Give Addi and the Boys hugs and kisses from Auntie Sister Butters (ha ha I'm denying the fact that I have a first name as long as I can :D ha ha ha).

Hope it's another great week! Remember, it's all true!!!

Wish me luck with transfers! ;) I know I'll go where I'm supposed to.

Love,
Sister Butters