Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
On the Road to San Diego!
December 14, 2011
To Whom It May Concern:
Hello! My name is Lisa Marie Haggerty.
I was serving in the San Diego,
California Mission at the Mormon Battalion Historic Site for seven months
before I was sent home for migraines. It was a testimony to me that the Lord
knows exactly where we are needed and when. The migraines were very challenging
but I have been able to get the help that I needed at home and now they are
under control. I have charted them every single day and I have not experienced
a chronic headache since my return, with the help of my medication. I worked
very closely with both my family doctor and a neurologist. I am hoping, with the Lord permitting, that I
will be able to return as a full time missionary as soon as possible. I am
willing to accept any calling that the Lord will give me.
I have the confidence from the Lord
and myself that I can handle and am ready to return to San Diego. I can't wait!
It has been a roller coaster ride but I have seen many miracles. I have come closer
to the Lord in countless ways that I would never take away this experience. I
have been serving at the Family History Center every week for 18 hours and that
has taught me a lot. What a blessing! I have also been taking three institute
classes; Church History, Mission Preparation, and Doctrines of the Gospel. That
has helped me stay even closer to the Lord and to not lose my gospel knowledge.
The Church History teacher even let me teach the Mormon Battalion class. I was
in heaven! I have been working out and doing everything I can to get myself
ready for the mission field again. I pray for the success of the missionaries
and the people of San Diego every single day. They need the message we have to
share so badly and I cannot wait to be a part of it again. I miss it but I have
been grateful for this opportunity to grow. I have learned that the Atonement
heals not only our spiritual pains but also our physical.
I have always known that God lives
and that He sent His Son for us as the perfect example to follow. I have
learned the importance of covenants and I have felt the fire of the covenant
within. When the Lord has a plan for me, it has always been clear at the right
time even if it is not always what I want. He always sees a much better
picture. Patience has been a challenge but the timing feels right now. I felt
that fire within me before I left on the mission and I feel it again now to
return. Thank you for everything!
Sincerely,
Sister Lisa Marie Haggerty
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Beautiful Heartbreak
Ever since I was very little, I was raised on music. My Grandpa Antone played the trumpet in the Starlighters Jazz Band and my eyes always lit up with enthusiasm when he told me those stories. We would listen to hours of music together along with my Grandma Fern. Classical and Jazz music filled that time while he told me stories of his childhood memories. Music has been a part of who I am since I can remember. It has always been a joke that my life is a musical and that I can relate about everything I am doing to a song. My mom does it too! Looking back on High School, often my favorite memories were found in Symphonic Band playing the saxophone with my good friend Kyrie or Jazz Band.
About every second of the day, I have a song stuck in my head. Music has the power to influence our emotions and drive what we do. As an EFY counselor, I encouraged youth to find uplifting music while at the same time encouraging myself away from degrading music. Honestly, it is hard! Elder Russell M. Nelson in The Power and Protection of Worthy Music stated, "Worthy music is powerful. It has the power to make us humble, prayerful, and grateful." I found that to be very true. My range of music has greatly broadened and I have a great appreciation for all genres of music.
Music was a great drive for me in College. Often times I found myself being caught up with those that walked on campus with earphones consuming me instead of enjoying the world around me. But after trying to talk to those same people as a missionary, I do not think that I will find myself in that same crowd! It was very frustrating to have them completely ignore us while they listened to music (or at least pretended to).
It will not come as a surprise that through all of this medical drama that music has been a huge comfort. Mindy Gledhill was a very great influence on the mission with songs like River God, Small Enough, I Will Rest in You, and Garden Walls. Sometimes I debated writing her a thank you note but it has not happened...Yet! Other favorites were Kalai, Every Word by Debra Fotheringham, I Am His Daughter by Nicole Sheahan, and Let It Begin By Julie Yardley. Music even has a powerful influence on the mission and I learned a great lesson from my companion Sister Pelfrey. You even have to be careful of what you listen to on your mission even if it is generally accepted by other missionaries. She taught me a lot of important lessons!
After I got home, He is We one of my most favorite bands hit again with Love Life, and And Run. But I think I finally found a song that wins the prize. Hilary Weeks wins my heart and story with Beautiful Heartbreak. I think this officially describes not only how I feel with recent medical drama but previous ones as well. Let's just say I'm in love!
I had it all mapped out in front of me,
Knew just where I wanted to go;
But life decided to change my plans,
And I found a mountain in the middle of my road.
I knew there was no way over it,
So I searched for a way around;
Brokenhearted I started climbin',
And at the top I found...
Every fear, every doubt,
All the pain I went through;
Was the price that I paid to see this view;
And now that I'm here I would never trade...
The grace that I feel,
And the faith that I find;
Through the bitter-sweet tears,
And the sleepless nights;
I used to pray he'd take it all away,
But instead it became a beautiful heartbreak.
I never dreamed my heart would make it,
I thought about turning around;
But heaven has shown me miracles,
I never would have seen from the ground.
Now I take the rain with the sunshine,
Cause there's one thing that I know;
He picks up the pieces,
Along each broken road.
Every fear, every doubt,
All the pain I went through;
Was the price that I paid to see this view;
And now that I'm here I would never trade...
The grace that I feel,
And the faith that I find;
Through the bitter-sweet tears,
And the sleepless nights.
I used to pray he'd take it all away,
But instead it became a beautiful heartbreak.
I would never trade...
The grace that I feel,
And the faith that I find;
Through the bitter-sweet tears,
And the sleepless nights.
I used to pray he'd take it all away,
But instead it became a beautiful heartbreak.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Writing to San Diego!
My Dearest Battalion Family!
Sorry it took me so long to write but you have no idea how much I enjoyed getting each one of your letters and how much I loved reading them!!! Here is a quick update on my life... Here are some funny, sad, and tender mercies that happened on the airplane ride home. Because I had my boot on they let me go first class through security so I got to skip the really long line. Haha! Then I had plenty of free time before boarding the airplane and one of the Lord’s tender mercies came in the form of a single mom and her nine year old son. They kept me distracted for a good hour and I got to teach her a little bit about the gospel! I did not take any of my medication that day because I wanted to be as functioning as possible but that equaled a pounding headache. They really were a tender mercy because they kept me from thinking about leaving all of you. When we got on the airplane, I got a window seat and was sitting right next to a single Marine. Another tender mercy if you ask me. Something not as cool is that you can perfectly see the Mormon Battalion Historic Site as you take off! I may or may not have shed a few tears but had to seem tough for the Marine so I kept them hidden… I got to talk to him the whole way home about the gospel and his best friend was even a member! It was a really good experience. I even put a Book of Mormon in the airplane seat “just in case” as Elder Brenchley would say… The best part is that my cop brother Jake was waiting for me at the Salt Lake Airport when I landed!!! Naturally, I had a lot of questions asked since I was a missionary with a boot on, that was going home, standing with a cop, but I got good at short answers. I was really glad that my brother could make it but I had to hurry off to catch my next flight to Cedar City. Everyone on that flight was members so when the plane landed they ALL said that I could get off the plane first because they wanted to see a Sister return home. If only they knew it would not be that exciting! But it was easier to just get off the airplane then to explain so I hurried off. I am sure they were surprised when all they saw were my parents with no signs or balloons! The biggest shock of all was that President Clayton and my Stake President, President Whittier, decided that it would be best for all of us if I was released that night. The Lord once again took me in a blanket of comfort to let me know that this was the right thing to do and that night I was released. I am now known as Lisa. I would be lying if I did not say that the first week home was ridiculously hard for me. Each one of the letters that I received from you was a strength and comfort that I desperately needed. At first, the headaches did not get much better and I was pretty down on myself. But then something clicked after loving counsel from my parents and a lot of strength from the Lord. My headaches have started to go away. For the first time in a long time (and maybe before when I said this I was not completely honest but I truthfully am now), I feel like myself and have not had a level eight migraine in about five days. That is truly a miracle. It is slow going but the medication is finally working and the side effects are going away. My days are not as glamorous as I had hoped that they would be. Honestly, they are pretty boring. Mostly I spend time with my family, sleep, listen to Fire of the Covenant on book, and take it easy so I can feel better. And it is working! I tried to push it too hard when I got home so I am still taking it easy but I can do more and more every single day. The best part is that I am happy. That was not as easy for me at first. But now I can recognize the comforting hand of the Lord in my life and I am realizing how truly blessed my life is. Thank heavens for that. When my attitude changed, it made the situation a whole lot easier. It may not be as quick as I would like but things are going exactly as the Lord intended them to. Some bonuses: I have got so see my nephews and go swimming with them. I have spent TONS of time with my family! I am taking a Church History institute class with the former Elder McCormick named Brent to keep up on my church history. The teacher wants me to help with Mormon Battalion day! I have watched Tangled about 5 or 6 times but have not watched many other new movies. Not really worth it. Tangled on the other hand is worth watching a thousand times! I have also watch 17 Miracles a few times and Emma’s Story! Now to the question on everyone’s mind… When or will I be coming back to San Diego? Honestly, I think YES! My heart is still in San Diego and it feels like I have unfinished business. But I have no timeline. It is hard to have a timeline when you are sick. I tried to ask my migraine when it was going to go away and it would not tell me. Haha So when I will be back I have no clue but I am hoping soon! It feels pretty good right now but I have to write an Apostle a letter before I can come back! I am afraid that I will miss the Talent Show so please oh please take good pictures for me. Well I miss you all too much and love you like crazy!!! I hope you enjoy the package. Truthfully, it is also from my mom because she paid for it so you will have to thank her!
Much love,
Lisa aka Sister Haggerty
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Week 28 October 4, 2011
Hey Family!
You are probably getting a phone call from President right now but this last week sure has been the curve balls of all curve balls from the Lord. I debated emailing you all this week but I think this is all better coming from me now and preparing you all for what is about to happen. Mostly I am still trying to prepare myself for what is about to happen. Last week I had called President Clayton because every time I tried to get out into the area or push through the pain, I got sicker. In the last week, I have had really bad cold and horrible stomach flu. President mentioned that maybe going home for a couple weeks was the best option to get me back on my feet and I didn't want to hear it. It was the last thing that I wanted to do. Then I decided to pray with an open heart to see what the Lord really wanted for me last Tuesday and I could start to feel that I needed to go home. I asked Him Tuesday morning if I needed to go home and I felt overwhelming peace. Then that night Sister Pelfrey got horrible stomach flu as well and in between throwing up she got called that she was getting transferred. Not only that but that she was completely getting taken out of the Mormon Battalion Historic Site for the transfer as well. We both went into shock and then I realized that I would be the only one that would know the area. The next morning, I was a little loopy from the migraine medication and I got my new companion Sister Tardiff who had just spent a transfer out of the Battalion as well and was coming back. I was so confused. I thought that the Lord had told me that I needed to go home but then He gave me a new companion to train into my area. So even though I felt awful that day, I pushed through it and we spent the whole day catching her up to speed and went out into the area. She is simply amazing and is from Massachusetts. She is so strong and despite everything she got thrown into with me, she is exactly what needed to happen for the area. I already love her so much and I am sad that I will only get to spend a short time with her! The next day my body crashed and I realized that pushing through it was not the answer but that the Lord wanted her to completely take over the area. That was a really hard pill for me to swallow. So we continued on my usual routine where I rested as much as I could and Sister Tardiff would go out into the area with one of the Battalion Sisters. It was really hard for me to watch again. The Battalion Sisters and Grandparents continue to spoil and serve me. Miracles continue to happen. I prayed to Heavenly Father to receive a confirmation during conference of what I needed to do to get better. I decided to give my all for the weekend and that we would go to the Institute to watch conference with the ward. Conference was the most amazing thing and was so comforting. I know that even though they were speaking to thousands of people throughout the world that God was specifically speaking to me during that time. He answered every single one of my questions. During Sunday morning session while President Monson was speaking about the time he was conducting at the Temple, I had an overwhelming feeling from the Spirit that I needed to come home. Sister Tardiff shortly after grabbed my knee, looked into my eyes, and nodded her head in confirmation that she felt the same thing. It was undeniable that this is what I needed to do. It is exactly the opposite of what I want to do but I feel complete peace that it will be quick and that I will be back in San Diego again! I know that the Spirit has time to personally answer each one of us and to comfort us in times of need. I don't exactly know what God's plan is for me right now but I know that He is very aware of me and is guiding me. Monday morning I finally met with the doctor and they diagnosed me with Hemiplegic Migraines. President Clayton may have already called you parents to get you on the same page but if not he will be shortly calling you sometime today! It will be really hard to explain all that the doctor said over email but patience once again and I will be talking to you on the phone soon or in person to explain more. The treatment shouldn't be too bad but it is not exactly something that can be done while serving as a full time missionary. I will not be released though when I come home either tomorrow or as soon as they can get me on an airplane. I will still be considered a full time missionary in Cedar City. Both President Clayton and I feel that this is the right thing. I feel peace but I am really sad to be leaving. My heart is in San Diego. Please keep me in your prayers and I will be with you all shortly. I love you all so much and I will see you soon. :)
Love you,
Week 27 September 27, 2011
Hey Family!
You have no idea how much I wish that I could say that they were getting better. This last Thursday it started getting really bad again so I had called the doctor’s office to see what I should do. The PA Bryna decided to call in a new prescription called sumatriptin that I picked up Friday morning and I was only supposed to take it if my migraine got to an eight on the pain scale. The problem is that is that it is usually at an eight so I popped in the meds and I am not sure what Sister Pelfrey and I expected. I think we thought it would be like taking an Advil and that it was a miracle drug that we weren't sure why she didn't give it to me before. It made me super loopy and I wasn't able to function so Sister Pelfrey once again had to go out to the area without me but she went with Sister Johnson while Sister Adams stayed back at the apartment with me. It was awful. I just don't seem to be having any of the right reactions to the drugs but they don't seem too concerned and said that I am naive to the drugs and the second time that I take them that I won't have as strong of a reaction. The sad thing is that my immune system is down and I woke up with a nasty cold. I have been in all weekend and haven't been able to work. Now I can't tell if I have a head cold or a migraine! Family this seems to be a marathon and not a sprint so please keep praying for me. My spirits have been a little low recently but the Lord continues to strengthen me. Grandpa keep fighting as well and Grandma I am so grateful to get your amazing letters. It was such a blessing last week to get a letter from the WHOLE family! I just sat and cried and thanked Heavenly Father that you sent me that entire letter. I really needed it! I have kept you all in my prayers so much. Please forgive me for not getting letters out to all of you. I wish that I could send my love to each one of you personally but I am still pretty sick. I will try to next week! But I was able to get out this morning to do laundry and we are going to watch 17 Miracles as Battalions Sisters today so I am pretty excited about that. We were able to sit up at the temple last Thursday and we talked to so many amazing members. There was this boy named Marius who is around 12 years old from Romania. He was in a tragic fire that burned down his house and killed his parents. (You can read more about his story on teammarius.org) This family had a daughter that was in Romania as an exchange student that fell in love with him and persuaded them to adopt him. Anyways, they were all at the temple that day to do the work for his parents and it was such a sweet story. He had such this poor burned body but the most beautiful smile and eyes. He was so happy despite everything that happened and he was so excited to be giving his parents the gospel that day. The cool thing is that as I was talking to Marius and his adopted mom, my companion was talking to a couple that wasn't members from Romania about the temple. They were struggling with why they couldn't go into the temple and were being a little hard with Sister Pelfrey. When Marius heard they were from Romania they quickly started talking to each other. Marius's story touched the couple's hearts and they left wanting to know more about the church. Seeing this strengthened me. God lives and He is watching over me even if I also have a cold now. :) I love you all so much and I miss you like crazy. We are taking it really slow this week and I am going to be staying in a lot while Sister Pelfrey goes out into the area so that means lots of exchanges. Tomorrow is transfers so things could change but I don't think President will rock the boat too much for me. I love you all so much and I Ioved hearing from you!
Love,
Sister Haggerty
Shout out to SHUSHI!
I'm in love. I can't get enough of it. Sushi. It is my most favorite and it is sooo cheap. I could celebrate every holiday and every event by eating it. It is that delicious. Thank you sushi for being so good. :) 
Week 26 September 20, 2011
I AM ALIVE!!!
Family,
Good news bears. I woke up this morning and I totally did not have a headache!!!! That is the biggest miracle. Sure it came back about an hour later but we are improving from before. So here is the rundown of what happened... If I leave details out it is simply because I really don't know the answers or I would tell you I promise! Step back about two weeks ago... The headache finally got so bad that I could not function at all. We were sitting in personal study and I fell off the chair on the ground. Sister Pelfrey thought that I was finally taking the rest that I needed and put a pillow under my head and a blanket on me even though I had passed out. When I came around my arms started doing weird spasms and it made me nervous. We decided we should go over to the Battalion and talk to Elder and Sister Evans. Sister Evans took care of me by putting me in a really dark room and putting cold rags on my forehead. She thought it was a migraine from day one. She is very smart and I should have listened to her! I had an appointment with the chiropractor that day as well and so we called President Jespersen to see if I should still come because at this point we couldn't get a hold of President Clayton. President Jespersen got me feeling at least a little bit better but since my arms were still spazing he said that it was out of his hands. President Clayton called and said that they wanted me to go to the ER AGAIN. I didn't want to but President said it would get me back on my feet. Elder and Sister Stallings went with us and Sister Stallings held my hand the whole time. Except when they did the spinal tap because they kicked everyone out expect the stinkin new intern and the guy who taught him how to do it as he was doing it. He had to do it twice. I told him that I was probably not going to have children because of him... I am over it now. :) They did that test and a bunch of blood tests. Normal. Basically what we got out of the ER was a doctor’s orders that staying off my feet for a while would get me back on my feet. We all agreed. So basically my last week and a half was spent on Percocet and phenegran. That equals staying inside for a while. I got to sleep A LOT and I am pretty sure that I watched every single church movie that exists at least three times. I am a wizz at church history now because of it though. Sister Pelfrey went on exchanges a lot so she could get out into our area and I had great care takers with the Sisters and Senior Couples. I also have about a thousand thank you notes to write for all of the people that took care of me while all of this happened. The next step was what do we do with Sister Haggerty now!? The most unheard of thing happened next. Missionary Medical approved me going to see a neurologist. That NEVER happens. I am so grateful to have President Clayton also known as Doctor Clayton on my side. He fought for me like crazy. He also not only got me into a neurologist but the best one in San Diego and a headache specialist Dr. Ian Purcell. I actually haven't met the doctor yet but the PA Bryna has been a champ! She put around 15 shots in my neck and back that had stuff like what dentists use. At first I thought I was going to hate her for it but it really helped A LOT. They also couldn't do much else until I had gotten the MRI and MRA showing that as she put it "that you don't have the big, bad, and nasty." I PASSED!!! My tests came back normal once again and that meant that they could step forward in treating it as a weird case of a migraine. I am taking a medicine called Topamax every night and when the headaches get intense I am supposed to take a powder drink mix called Cambia. Sadly, I am out of the Cambia but my head is feeling sooo much better. I won't know the full solution until I meet with the PA and Dr. Purcell on October 3 to do what they call the case presentation. The best part of this all is that I am back in action as a missionary!!! We still have to take it slow but there is now question now that I will be able to stay until the end. Best news EVER. The crazy thing is that despite all of this we have seen amazing miracles in our area. Hugh our recent convert spoke on 9/11 at the Mission Presidents Fireside so despite my loopiness we knew we had to be there. Once again I saw the amazing love of the people around me and Sister Barnes held my hand through the whole thing and we made it through. Miracle. Hugh was sooo glad we were there and I knew we couldn't miss it. We also have amazing investigators that I just love to death!!! Lacey, Deanna, and we picked up two new investigators from Denmark YESTERDAY. Miracle. The Lord has kept me going despite everything and the work has rolled forth. We actually had better numbers then some weeks previously when I was on the top of my health game. I apologize that I have not written any one back and because this email took so long for me to write I won't have time for any personalized emails. Especially you Grandma and Grandpa. You two have sooo been in my thoughts and prayers. I put your names in the San Diego temple every single time I am there. I was so worried when I first heard that grandpa wasn't doing so well but I am trying so hard to trust God and put it all in His hands. It has really comforted me. Jake and Tiff I LOVED the package and I will get something sent your way real soon I promise!!! It was such a tender mercy. Dad, I really loved the stories. That was crazy! I am so glad that Brett is doing okay as well! Man this is just how our family goes isn't it!? We just need to keep trusting in God! Mom, you letter was exactly what I needed to hear and I printed it our so I can read it over and over again. If I didn't answer all of your questions let me know! I LOVE YOU ALL SOOO MUCH AND MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY!!!
Love,
Sister Haggerty
One More Thing!
One more way cool story before I go...
So I was sitting at the Battalion reading James’s journal (great great great grandfathers) and one of the Battalion Sisters Sister Adams sat next to me to ask me what I was doing. So I explained and she asked me which company he was in. I responded with Company E and she goes MY great great great grandpa was in company E! I was like I wonder if they were friends! So I start frantically looking through the journal to see if we could find his name and he was totally in there!!! Not only that but it was a sweet story about how he was about to die and he prayed to the Lord to see if the Lord had more work for him to do and he got up completely cured. Yes family I have tried this same method for myself and the Lord has another plan for me... :) Anyways, they were friends and now we are serving at the Mormon Battalion Historic Site together. The Church is true. That is all I have to say! So we were really excited and had to tell everyone we met that day. Pretty neat. Also, Elder and Sister Brenchley, the other couple that watches me like their own surprised me with making a copy of the journal that I could carry around so that I wouldn't destroy the original. The senior couples really do love me. I love talking with them and hearing all of their stories. God just knows me too well on where He sent me! They do random acts of service for me every single day. I will be forever indebted to all of them and I am not sure how to repay them. I can only write so many thank you notes! But I got to get back to work!
Much Love
Week 24 September 6, 2011
FAMILY!
Time roles on in the land of San Diego and most of the time I forget that time are also rolling on in the rest of the world! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!! I am sad that I missed the festivities but I'm glad that Mom got my package to enjoy. The CD still makes me cry about every time we listen to it as well. They are still plugging along to find out what exactly is going on with me but so far we are still plugging along. It is amazing how much I feel your prayers and love every single day. Keep them coming. I still need them. :) I was able to receive a blessing on Sunday from a senior couple that I hold very dear to my heart named Elder and Sister Barnes. I get the best of all worlds seriously. The Barnes is assigned to the Institute for the La Jolla Singles ward and I have worked very closely with them since my mission started. I am not kidding when I say that God is sending me all kinds of people to support and love me while I am away from all of you. A certain line stuck out in the blessing that I would like to share. The darkest times come before the dawn. The dawn is coming and there is a solution!!! God has sent me so many loving people at the Battalion but sadly none of them are from Cedar City. Wait I did see one of Jake's friends that just moved to San Diego not too long ago. I keep secretively hoping that you will all show up one day but so far no such luck. :) There really aren't any huge rules with what you can send to me and who can see me. They are very firm on not seeing parents though until the end of the mission. That about sums it up! As long as it doesn't distract from my every day missionary work, then it is fine. And trust me; my mission is unlike any mission you have ever heard about! We expect the unexpected at this point. Like last week at church! This woman named Deanna showed up to church after investigating for a while and for some reason stopped coming. It is simple things like not feeling comfortable at church or feeling like she didn't have any friends there. Easy stuff that can be easily fixed with the help of the members but sometimes cause people to not come back. That is what we are working on the most right now. Member missionaries. They are the most powerful and when the members are involved in the whole process, we see the most success. Not only by being a number in the crowd but a contributing convert. Deanna came back to church because of a combination of missionary and member missionary work. She had fallen back into old patterns and had started going back to her Catholic church. She was sitting there wondering why she was even there when she walked out of mass and saw that she had received a text from the Elders inviting her back to church. She called up her friend that had just come home from a mission and is now planning on getting baptized in the next coming weeks. It has been such a privilege to teach her. The biggest lesson I have learned this week: If I wasn't here, this work would still continue on without me. The calling is that important. But because I have lived my life worthy enough to be here, then I am blessed to be the one who brings them the message. How great is our calling!? I can't believe that I am a part of this work. The Sisters often discuss that this mission has changed us forever. We will never be content by sitting on the fence ever again but will always want to have an active role in bringing souls unto Jesus Christ. I am such a fan of Preach My Gospel. It takes everything we are saying and makes sure the missionaries actually believe what they are saying! That sounds pretty important to me. :) I thought you might all see some of the latest pictures. Hugh is the first one! He just received the priesthood on SUNDAY! So exciting!!! Hugh is the perfect case scenario. The ward was involved from the very beginning so the transition into the ward has been very smooth. Something we are now obsessed about is SUSHI! It is sooo cheap here and sooo good. So naturally we had to celebrate Hugh getting baptized by getting Sushi. :) The bonnet picture is with Sister Christensen. Sometimes we head down into Old Town to clean the court house that the Battalion helped build. In other words, there are TONS of pictures of me all over the world in this exact outfit with random people that talk to us down in Old Town. I love it! We also totally found a van decked out in Christmas decorations on Preparation day last week so we had to take a picture. The man was dressed up like a pirate and had a parrot. Naturally, I enjoyed every second of talking with him. It was so stinkin funny. Don't I live in the most beautiful place in the world!? Well that pretty much sums up my week! I haven't gotten any mail yet today but that is mostly because I haven't gone to the Battalion to get it yet. Sorry if I didn't answer everything or if this doesn't make sense. I just love you all and miss you all sooo much!
Love,
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