HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!! So so sorry I didn't write you a letter. Thank you so much for scenty things in the package. I love you! Also, thank you Dodo for the candle, and thank you SO MUCH Ninny for the awesome package. Wow, I have the best family.
I was a little bummed out when I saw that Joe's P-Day was on Monday this week. I'm excited for next week when we can email each other. This morning we proselyted for a couple hours and we get to have a night P-Day tonight so that will be lots of fun! We are going to a member's house in a huge neighborhood to hand out candy and scare little kids haha. We are also planning on going to a corn maze tonight with the other Rochester missionaries! It should be a good Halloween.
I gotta start out with a crazy story. This world is just so small. Last Tuesday Hermana Hudman went and got our hair done by Sister Kadlec who is in another ward. By the way, I LOVE being back to blonde now. I missed it so so much! She did a great job, and all for free. I'm going to get her a gift card or candle or something. Anyways, so we're talking while she is doing my hair, and she said she is from Hillsboro. Yeah, HILLSBORO OREGON. We both freak out for a second, then we just start naming off people we know. She went to Hilhi. Long story short, she knows all of the Longs. Like, all of them. She is a Dowd. CRAZY RIGHT. While she was telling me all of these stories, she just started to get emotional and just hugged me. It was really cool honestly. She has had a hard life and recently got married again to a different guy and they have a mansion out in the country. It was just so cool.
We had an exchange last week as well with the Roch 5 Sisters. I was with Sister Jackson here in this area and we just tracted pretty much all day! It was good.
So, transfers are tomorrow. We found out on Monday what is all happening. We were both pretty shocked, but President is inspired so I know it's a good thing! So Hermana Hudman is leaving Rochester and going back up to Spanish in Lakeville. I will be staying in Rochester (woohoo!) and I will be with Sister Paris. She is an English sister, and this is her last transfer, so I will "kill" her! She was just in Winona and I was just her STL so we have already been comps for a day. I love her. She has an amazing story that I will tell you more about next week. So this is called a "Zebra" because it is a Spanish Sister and an English Sister together. This is not very common, but I'm really excited! I love Hermana Hudman and I am so super sad to see her go, but I'll still see her around sometimes and maybe one day we can be companions again. It has been an amazing transfer with her. It had gone by way too fast. But nonetheless, I GET TO STAY IN ROCH! So pumped. Best ward ever. I will for sure be here until December 13th, and there is a good chance I'll stay another one because Sister Paris goes home. I would love to spend Christmas here!
It's been a really great week and a half. You wouldn't believe how good this ward is. So many of the members are involved in missionary work and in having us over for lessons it is incredible. I was getting a little overwhelmed with everyone's schedules and everything, so I made an Excel Spreadsheet that is shared with the WML and ward missionaries. It's so helpful. Haha my mission has actually taught me how to use technology, and how to use it the right way.
Funny story from this week! Saturday afternoon, a light came on in the car about a low tire pressure. Not a good idea, but I just ignored it. Well we drove the rest of the day and Sunday morning to church just fine. After church we were talking with some people in the foyer and a guy walked in and showed a couple people a picture of our car and the tire, asking if it was their car. The he came up to us and I freaked out because it was our car! So about 6 men came out and helped us change our tire and put the spare on and told us what to do. They were so kind!! Hermana Hudman and I were pretty embarrassed, but it was funny. We went to Discount Tire Monday morning and they fixed it all up for us for free :) I'm grateful for people who take care of the sister missionaries who sometimes don't know how to do much.
Keep reading the Book of Mormon and General Conference talks! I have been learning so many new things in my studies. Also, on the Young Adult section of Gospel Library there are magazines for Young Adults and little articles. I highly recommend reading them, they are really good.
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| Really cute story. We were tracting and met this family from Sudan and the girls were in LOVE with our hair!! They couldn't keep their hands off of it. They want our hair so bad. They said they were going to dye their hair yellow for Halloween. So sweet. |
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| Sister Coons! We got to help her do some interior design in her new house. She is so sweet! |
I got a call last night from Ricardo from Minneapolis. I miss him SO MUCH. That was the first time I've heard from him since I've been in Rochester. We talked for like a half hour about everything! He has the priesthood and blesses the sacrament every week. I'm so grateful I have the privilege to know him.
I love you guys. You are all in my prayers❤
I hope you have a wonderful Halloween.
Love Hermana Nissinen
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