Mississippi, Here I Come :)

(She got to call home from the airport as she headed to Mississippi!  She sounded so good and so happy.  We learned then that the address of the Mission Office has changed.  We have therefore updated that address on this blog to the new address.)

I am in Mississippi!  All 16 Sisters and 6 Elders in our group made it to Jackson Mississippi yesterday and had a wonderful time at the mission home with our President and his wife, the AP's, and the sister training leaders.  All of the sisters slept at the mission home last night, and the elders stayed at three different members' homes.

I love it here.  It is beautiful and green, and truly we were blessed to have such beautiful weather when we arrived.  It was slightly cloudy and low 80s.  And honestly, the humidity is not nearly as bad as I expected.  I know it's not super hot right now, but it's still been better than I expected.

The missionaries here are great.  They are super fun, nice, and full of energy.  I haven't met my new companion yet (my trainer), but her name is Sister Meek and I've heard she's really cool and easy to work with.   So I'm excited to meet her!  My first area will be Florence, Mississippi!  Just a little south east of Jackson.  I was so surprised to find out that in my whole mission there are only 5 stakes...that blew me away!  So I am excited to get working and finding those who are ready to hear and accept the gospel of Jesus Christ.

All of the sisters that were in my district at the MTC are going to different places, so we will be splitting up.  It's really sad to part because I truly love those 3 sisters so much.  It was amazing how especially yesterday we grew so much closer, even though we loved each other already.  We'll keep in touch as we go to our different areas, and hope that there will be times during the mission that we meet up again. . . .

. . . On the the ride from Atlanta to Mississippi there was a group of elders sitting next to me in the back and they had an opportunity to give a pass along card to one of the flight attendants.  I wasn't involved in the conversation because I couldn't hear very well with the noise, but this flight attendant had an amazing spirit about him.  He was so fun, loving, kind, and happy.  It really got me excited to start working!

I think that about sums it up.  The MTC was great for the 11 days I was there, and now I'm so excited to be here in Mississippi!

Have a wonderful week and remember who you are!