October 14th

Transfer meetings are always a weird mix of emotions. I wasn't as nervous as I was the first time, but definitely still quite a bit. My new companions name is Sister Tibbitts, she's from Mesa Arizona. She's actually older than me which freaked me out at first, but only by six months. After transfer meeting we had to swing by the mission office to pick up some things. President Cleveland was in one of the offices and said "Sister Mayberry, you're still here??? I would have thought you would have been out tracting by now". I told him I was working on it! Then he said he was just kidding. I'm glad he can tease me. That night I was pretty confident that I could train, or at least kind of. Unfortunately, that feeling has once again left.

Anyways, Don and Leah Ann are doing incredible! I know I say that every week, but she are. Leah Ann ordered both of them a quad plus the conference Ensign. Our lesson in Relief Society was on missionary work. She raised her hand and told a little bit of her story. About how she had so many walls built up over the years and that it was the sister's patience in listening and answering her questions that helped her gradually tear them down. I know differently, it was all the Spirit. Recognizing the Spirit has been the biggest miracle/blessing of my mission. That night we talked about baptism and receiving the Holy Ghost. Leah Ann listened to several talks by President Monson and she told us that she learned that baptism isn't a one time thing. She was explaining the principle of covenants to us! I was so impressed. November 9th can't come soon enough! She wrote out some thoughts she's been having the last couple of days, basically it's a testimony.

Summer's baptism on Saturday was wonderful. I was so stressed out that something was going to go wrong, because that's what happened last time. But! Nothing happened and a lot of people showed up actually. Baptisms are a neat thing to watch. Watching people come closer to Christ is the best thing in the world.

The poor elders here now. They got double transferred in and one of them is training. Elder Hymas (the senior companion) has only been in one area is entire mission (we came out together). His head is kind of in the clouds, but he's exactly how I was six weeks ago. It's funny to watch him. Working with the ward lately has been going pretty well. President Cleveland wants us in members homes a lot more and luckily out WML is willing to make phone calls for us.

Kind of a lame e-mail this week, I know. I just don't have a whole lot to say.