HELLLLLLLLLLLOOOOO FAMILY!
Wow... I seriously don't even know where to begin. The Bronx is very VERY different from Manhattan. Our zone is very different also. I only have 2 cycles here and I am not going to waste one minute of it! Sis Adjei and I are getting a long soooo well. I love her so much. She told me this week "I think I like being a missionary now" then the next day she said "I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!". haha. It just goes to show that you are happy when you are doing what you are supposed to be doing... even if its hard.
We have spent a lot of time trying to find people to teach since right now we don't have anyone. A lot of contacting and a lot of tracting. It's hard because we haven't found anyone yet but I know that God is just preparing us for something truly amazing and as we don't loose hope and keep working hard, the miracles will come. I like to give themes or titles to our cycles and we called this one "Bring on the Miracles!!". haha. We have planted a lot of seeds and are excited soooooo excited to see what happens.
Sadly we had a little bit of an unavoidable distraction this week. On Sunday we got a call from our district leader who told us that we are going to be moving ... the next day. After a little talking we figured out how to settle things so that we can move tomorrow but O MY GOODNESS ITS SOO ANNOYING! First off... packing is annoying buttttttttttttttt to add to it Monday and part of yesterday we had to spend all day doing all our laundry ... anything that had fabric on it because... i found out after I moved in.... WE HAVE BED BUGS!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! It is seriously so terrible but hey ... whats one more new thing :D If only they had moved one week earlier!!! Yay for the wonderful mission experiences that you can't get anywhere else! But our new apartment is really nice and new and clean! AND GUESS WHAT???? WE GET NEW BEDS!!!! ... i just teared up... lol! Its so wonderful. So that fun continues today and tomorrow. Nothing like packing then unpacking ... then packing again and then unpacking again :D
So... the Bronx is actually super slow. haha. I thought it would be busy like Manhattan but its pretty chill here. I think it will be a good bridge back to the slow life on the west coast. haha. We got eggs thrown at us the second day here. But that happened in Manhattan too. :D The people here are much nicer and way more willing to talk but there are less of them out and about to talk to. There are houses here and lots of doors to knock so that's a new experience too. There are lots of cheap places to shop and so I have to load up on some crazy sweet kicks to bring back home! :D Kyle, kevin... any color requests?? what shoe size are you? do you think janson wants some ghetto shoes too? haha. Today is sister Adjei's birthday so we are getting some really big pizza then going to do some shopping. In Ghana everyone gets a name depending on what day of the week they were born on and my name Akos and so sis adjei calls me Akoko and her day name is Yaa and so I call her Yaa Yaa. hahah just a little glimpse into our lives.hmmm..
Glad the BYU apartment thing is worked out. Guess it wont be a challenge to walk to and from school anymore with my new walking legs. haha. Tell her thanks next time you talk to her. That is such a relief!
Love you to the moon and back!
Sister Wadsworth
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Hello from the Bronx!
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FROM THE........ DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! THEEEEEEEEE BOOGIE DOWN BRONX!!!!!! hahaha YESS I finally made it!!!!!! haha. I just arrived here moments ago. Its going to be very different from Manhattan but at least I am still in the city. I think I might go down in history as the only missionary in our mission to never leave the city. I am so ok with that. President knows how I seriously have to work hard or I will not be satisfied in my efforts so I am glad he let me stay here! haha. It has been a roller coaster last few weeks. It was sooo hard to say goodbye to everyone. I have become sooo close to some of our investigators that it was painful to say goodbye. But I know I will keep in contact with everyone, even if it means I have to get a facebook account when I get back (eeeeeeeks). I think I gained about 10 pounds just in these last two weeks. Everyone wanted to feed us before I left AND there are so many great things to eat in Manhattan that I just had to have them one more time.
So about my new area. My new companion is sister Adjei. She is from Ghana and I LOVE HER SOOOO MUCH! This is her second cycles out and so I am follow up training her like I did with sister gee. The bronx is so wonderful. So much more chill than Manhattan. I love it! We have a kmart and a target ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... I'm sure i will just pass out in the front doors when I walk into something familiar like that. I am so excited to be here. One of our investigators from Manhattan is getting baptized on Sunday. I am pretty close but I have decided I wont be going to the baptism even if I got permission because I want to use every second I have to focus on my new area. I am so excited for him and support him and would be there if I wasn't taking away from my new calling. I am so grateful that God allowed me to work with such a wonderful person. And our other investigators there. AHHH... I AM SO BLESSED! I know things will be rough at the start here too, but it will come along!
Sorry this letter is so jumbled... i don't even know how to focus my thoughts. So mom mentioned about the crazy weather.... crazy is an understatement it was insane. There was a crazy rain and wind storm last week.... let me try to explain what it was like... 50 mph winds so you could barely use an umbrella but it was raining so hard that it felt like a fire hose was spraying us. My big puffy VERY PUFFY coat got completely soaked through and I was soaked underneath. My hair was dripping wet I could squeeze water out of every inch of my clothes and hair. The wind pushed me sooo hard. O man... I almost got hit by a car because the wind pushed me into the street. (but my angels protected me). Of course I didn't wear my rain boots that day and because we couldn't go home to get them my other boots were soooo soaked that I sloshed around all day. I ended up having to throw them away because they were all crusty and salty like after they dried. I should have taken some pictures but I was too scared to ruin my camera. Anyways I hope you got a small taste of that lovely day... but just fyi I still got all our required lessons and contacts for that day! BOOO YAW!!
O i wanted to tell Kevin that an investigator is the setter at Columbia. Shes a freshman and because the senior setter got hurt and can't play she has been starting all year and will continue till her senior year... just like you!! except... college and a girl :D SOOO cool though!
ooo I forgot to say something very important about transfers... So the best part about all of this is that Sis Lythgoe is the one taking my place in Manhattan. I had complete confidence in the Lord and in sis gee but knowing that the sister I am most like and love more than anything is going to be taking over my area is such a tender mercy. I cannot even express how much that means to me. I didn't think it was possible because she is Spanish speaking and she lives with us but she and sister gee are going to rock that area I worked so hard in for 10.5 months! I couldn't have asked for anything better! :D
ok... now i am really rambling.
for the blog:
Mariana... I got your letter and about died with happiness... i will write back as soon as I can! I LOVE YOU!!!
ok well my time is up... i am so excited for something new. I love love love being a missionary. I am so grateful for this gospel that I not only can know that God is real but that He loves us soo much that He has provided the fullness of the gospel for each of us and that the Book of Mormon is proof of that reality... if you don't have one or haven't tested that out for yourself recently... do it now. mormon.org - get a free copy!
love you all to the moon and back!
-Kaitlyn (Kreme)
So about my new area. My new companion is sister Adjei. She is from Ghana and I LOVE HER SOOOO MUCH! This is her second cycles out and so I am follow up training her like I did with sister gee. The bronx is so wonderful. So much more chill than Manhattan. I love it! We have a kmart and a target ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... I'm sure i will just pass out in the front doors when I walk into something familiar like that. I am so excited to be here. One of our investigators from Manhattan is getting baptized on Sunday. I am pretty close but I have decided I wont be going to the baptism even if I got permission because I want to use every second I have to focus on my new area. I am so excited for him and support him and would be there if I wasn't taking away from my new calling. I am so grateful that God allowed me to work with such a wonderful person. And our other investigators there. AHHH... I AM SO BLESSED! I know things will be rough at the start here too, but it will come along!
Sorry this letter is so jumbled... i don't even know how to focus my thoughts. So mom mentioned about the crazy weather.... crazy is an understatement it was insane. There was a crazy rain and wind storm last week.... let me try to explain what it was like... 50 mph winds so you could barely use an umbrella but it was raining so hard that it felt like a fire hose was spraying us. My big puffy VERY PUFFY coat got completely soaked through and I was soaked underneath. My hair was dripping wet I could squeeze water out of every inch of my clothes and hair. The wind pushed me sooo hard. O man... I almost got hit by a car because the wind pushed me into the street. (but my angels protected me). Of course I didn't wear my rain boots that day and because we couldn't go home to get them my other boots were soooo soaked that I sloshed around all day. I ended up having to throw them away because they were all crusty and salty like after they dried. I should have taken some pictures but I was too scared to ruin my camera. Anyways I hope you got a small taste of that lovely day... but just fyi I still got all our required lessons and contacts for that day! BOOO YAW!!
O i wanted to tell Kevin that an investigator is the setter at Columbia. Shes a freshman and because the senior setter got hurt and can't play she has been starting all year and will continue till her senior year... just like you!! except... college and a girl :D SOOO cool though!
ooo I forgot to say something very important about transfers... So the best part about all of this is that Sis Lythgoe is the one taking my place in Manhattan. I had complete confidence in the Lord and in sis gee but knowing that the sister I am most like and love more than anything is going to be taking over my area is such a tender mercy. I cannot even express how much that means to me. I didn't think it was possible because she is Spanish speaking and she lives with us but she and sister gee are going to rock that area I worked so hard in for 10.5 months! I couldn't have asked for anything better! :D
ok... now i am really rambling.
for the blog:
Mariana... I got your letter and about died with happiness... i will write back as soon as I can! I LOVE YOU!!!
ok well my time is up... i am so excited for something new. I love love love being a missionary. I am so grateful for this gospel that I not only can know that God is real but that He loves us soo much that He has provided the fullness of the gospel for each of us and that the Book of Mormon is proof of that reality... if you don't have one or haven't tested that out for yourself recently... do it now. mormon.org - get a free copy!
love you all to the moon and back!
-Kaitlyn (Kreme)
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Sorry this may be a little rushed. As you can tell I am writing a bit later than usual. Because of the layout of our day we were unable to go this morning and now we are here without much time to go. Today was so sweet. Our investigator took us out to a restaurant called Landmarc (Sooo ritzy) as a goodbye thingy. O my goodness.... heaven. She knows how to get to my heart. She got us this dessert platter... the creme brulee... o my lanta it was soo great! They also brought us cotton candy on a fun platter... how silly and great is that?
So we had a baptism on Saturday and it went really well. Last night her and her family had us over for a goodbye dinner. It was so nice. She made soo much food and then gave me about 30 dollars worth of Victoria's secret lotion and smelly good stuff. Its so nice to feel loved. I was trying not to tell too many people that I was leaving the area except the ones president told me to (investigators). But then on Sunday I stood up and bore my testimony and then sat down and then at the end of the meeting the bishop stood up (in the singles ward) and said how grateful he was that we got to hear my testimony before I leave and how much he appreciates it. Which was really nice for him to say BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.... everyone was like WHAT? WHAT? YOU'RE LEAVING?? When do you go home? most people thought he meant I was going home... o dear. O well. I will look like a fool if for some reason I don't move. haha.. o dear that would be terrible... watch now it will happen. bahhh... Anyways. It was fun to see Melody too. She reminds me so much of some of the people in the ward that it didn't feel weird at all. And I just love my mellie bellie!
So yesterday we had a sister's luncheon and sister smith bless her lovely little heart made us a piece of heaven.... taco salad... with cafe rio pork! I about died. When she said that I seriously threw my hands in the air and said "PRAISE GOD!" and almost passed out. haha. It was so delicious!! I miss that and in-n-out more than anything (food wise)! HAHA. We got to do a Q&A with president and sister smith and so they gave us dating advice. It was really good. Man... DATING... blah!
Another investigator is doing so well. He will be getting baptized, sadly the Saturday after I leave. But that's ok. I am just glad hes getting baptized. He is pretty excited and is possibly the coolest person in the world. I love teaching the gospel to those who are ready to listen and to really take it to heart. Well I sure love all of you. sorry this was so jumbled and strange. I am off!
love you to the moon and back
-kaitlyn
So we had a baptism on Saturday and it went really well. Last night her and her family had us over for a goodbye dinner. It was so nice. She made soo much food and then gave me about 30 dollars worth of Victoria's secret lotion and smelly good stuff. Its so nice to feel loved. I was trying not to tell too many people that I was leaving the area except the ones president told me to (investigators). But then on Sunday I stood up and bore my testimony and then sat down and then at the end of the meeting the bishop stood up (in the singles ward) and said how grateful he was that we got to hear my testimony before I leave and how much he appreciates it. Which was really nice for him to say BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.... everyone was like WHAT? WHAT? YOU'RE LEAVING?? When do you go home? most people thought he meant I was going home... o dear. O well. I will look like a fool if for some reason I don't move. haha.. o dear that would be terrible... watch now it will happen. bahhh... Anyways. It was fun to see Melody too. She reminds me so much of some of the people in the ward that it didn't feel weird at all. And I just love my mellie bellie!
So yesterday we had a sister's luncheon and sister smith bless her lovely little heart made us a piece of heaven.... taco salad... with cafe rio pork! I about died. When she said that I seriously threw my hands in the air and said "PRAISE GOD!" and almost passed out. haha. It was so delicious!! I miss that and in-n-out more than anything (food wise)! HAHA. We got to do a Q&A with president and sister smith and so they gave us dating advice. It was really good. Man... DATING... blah!
Another investigator is doing so well. He will be getting baptized, sadly the Saturday after I leave. But that's ok. I am just glad hes getting baptized. He is pretty excited and is possibly the coolest person in the world. I love teaching the gospel to those who are ready to listen and to really take it to heart. Well I sure love all of you. sorry this was so jumbled and strange. I am off!
love you to the moon and back
-kaitlyn
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Fam Fam!
Thanks for the update on Kenton. We were in the middle of a lesson on Saturday with an investigator and one of our members came with us and his phone kept ringing and ringing and finally he was like... im sorry I gotta answer this. He served his mission in Chile and his dad called to tell him the news. It sounds like it could have been a lot worse then it was though. Good thing. I am glad Kenton and the people there were not hit with Tsunamis and such also.
So we had a baptism on Saturday!!! It was soooo wonderful. Members were all there to support him and give talks and stuff. It was truly a delight to see so much support. I know he will go on to do great things. He bore his testimony after his baptism and in his sweet little polish accent and struggled words said how grateful he was for the gospel and just kept saying how happy he was and how he wished everyone could feel how he felt. His smile was sooo wide and happy. I sure love teaching people who are so wonderful and excited to learn. It makes all the rejection worth it because we know there are people out there who are ready we just gotta find them. :D
Another investigator has decided to get baptized on April 17th! I am so happy for her. She still has to talk to her family more about it but she is determined and knows that its right. She is so wonderful. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for allowing me to teach such great people. We have the greatest investigators right now. I appreciate the fact that Heavenly Father has allowed me to taste the sweetness of the fruit I have been working so hard to cultivate her in Manhattan for so long! I really do love this city but it wear you out. My poor companion is still trying to get used to it and is a little nervous about taking things over. But I know Heavenly Father put her here for a reason. Shes going to do a wonderful job!
SO.... exciting news... our caught mice number is up to 5 now with many still runnin around in our walls! o ... such a delight. It really is terrible and pretty sad because they are so cute but they are so annoying and one made it to my bedroom.... that so crossed the line... first the roaches now the mice! What would a mission be with out the joys of these little pests? The sad thing is we are all too scared to actually kill them after we catch them so we just send them down the garbage shoot hoping they enjoy the landfill of garbage at the bottom. haha.
So moving forward ... its been snowing like CRAZY! I totally jinxed myself last week with the boot thing ... o man. O well I am surviving.. I did just buy some boots buuut they are for after the mission... they were on sale and I really wanted some sooo.. yea. FORGIVE ME! I just wanted something nice to take home. It has been a really slushy snow though and its sooo terrible. If I didn't have my rain boots I would be soaked everyday. Luckily the snow stopped though and today its just drizzling.
umm... sorry this is so jumbled I'm just saying things as I think of them. So as a mission we are reading the Book of Mormon together right now. O man... can i just tell you how much I love the Book of Mormon? It is the greatest thing ever. I learn sooo much from it every time I read it. The learning never ends. What a beautiful thing that God loves us enough to give us things to study and to learn from so that we can become more like him. A wonderful book that we can trust and abide by and that will bring us closer to God. I LOOOOOOOOVE IT! So we just started to read from the beginning and i love Nephi. I want to be like him and be so obedient even when its hard and doesn't go right the first few times! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!
ok well love you to the moon and back
Kaitlyn
Thanks for the update on Kenton. We were in the middle of a lesson on Saturday with an investigator and one of our members came with us and his phone kept ringing and ringing and finally he was like... im sorry I gotta answer this. He served his mission in Chile and his dad called to tell him the news. It sounds like it could have been a lot worse then it was though. Good thing. I am glad Kenton and the people there were not hit with Tsunamis and such also.
So we had a baptism on Saturday!!! It was soooo wonderful. Members were all there to support him and give talks and stuff. It was truly a delight to see so much support. I know he will go on to do great things. He bore his testimony after his baptism and in his sweet little polish accent and struggled words said how grateful he was for the gospel and just kept saying how happy he was and how he wished everyone could feel how he felt. His smile was sooo wide and happy. I sure love teaching people who are so wonderful and excited to learn. It makes all the rejection worth it because we know there are people out there who are ready we just gotta find them. :D
Another investigator has decided to get baptized on April 17th! I am so happy for her. She still has to talk to her family more about it but she is determined and knows that its right. She is so wonderful. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for allowing me to teach such great people. We have the greatest investigators right now. I appreciate the fact that Heavenly Father has allowed me to taste the sweetness of the fruit I have been working so hard to cultivate her in Manhattan for so long! I really do love this city but it wear you out. My poor companion is still trying to get used to it and is a little nervous about taking things over. But I know Heavenly Father put her here for a reason. Shes going to do a wonderful job!
SO.... exciting news... our caught mice number is up to 5 now with many still runnin around in our walls! o ... such a delight. It really is terrible and pretty sad because they are so cute but they are so annoying and one made it to my bedroom.... that so crossed the line... first the roaches now the mice! What would a mission be with out the joys of these little pests? The sad thing is we are all too scared to actually kill them after we catch them so we just send them down the garbage shoot hoping they enjoy the landfill of garbage at the bottom. haha.
So moving forward ... its been snowing like CRAZY! I totally jinxed myself last week with the boot thing ... o man. O well I am surviving.. I did just buy some boots buuut they are for after the mission... they were on sale and I really wanted some sooo.. yea. FORGIVE ME! I just wanted something nice to take home. It has been a really slushy snow though and its sooo terrible. If I didn't have my rain boots I would be soaked everyday. Luckily the snow stopped though and today its just drizzling.
umm... sorry this is so jumbled I'm just saying things as I think of them. So as a mission we are reading the Book of Mormon together right now. O man... can i just tell you how much I love the Book of Mormon? It is the greatest thing ever. I learn sooo much from it every time I read it. The learning never ends. What a beautiful thing that God loves us enough to give us things to study and to learn from so that we can become more like him. A wonderful book that we can trust and abide by and that will bring us closer to God. I LOOOOOOOOVE IT! So we just started to read from the beginning and i love Nephi. I want to be like him and be so obedient even when its hard and doesn't go right the first few times! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!
ok well love you to the moon and back
Kaitlyn
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