HELLO!!!

I didn't think that I would get to email you until Monday, which I will still, but my trainer, Sister Hedemark is letting me email to let you know where I am. I am in Stroud. A cute little country town amidst rolling hills of beautiful greenness! Transfers went well yesterday. We were on our way to the chapel after having lunch with the President and the AP's told us not to talk to, look at, or acknowledge any of the other missionaries, as they were al there for the transfer meeting also. It was quite strange. They made it sound like we were going to be attacked by an angry mob or something. Which we almost were....well they weren't angry but we were shouted at and cheered for and they were like running at us. It was really very funny. I have decided however that I do not like the term "greenie". But what can you do? After the transfer meeting we, all the new missionaries, stood on the "rameumptom" (a brick wall in the parking lot) and told everyone who we were ,where we came from, and where we were going. I think all the other missionaires were just waiting for us to pronounce something wrong. But we all said the name of where we were going correctly and they cheered so loud everytime. Seriously I felt like we were being initiated into a Sorority or something.....I guess it would be a fraternity for the elders...but anyhow. Sister hedemark is from Sweden and se went to BYU-Hawaii for a year. She is really nice and very punctual, and very obedient which is good. That's why she's training I suppose. :)

On the transfer bus to cheltenham I met a lot of the Elders in my area and they are awesome! Everyone is so excited for mission football which is october 3 and I am getting really excited for it to. Just hearing all about it makes me want to play right now...but I will wait. I guess the team who lost the previous game has to wear pink. Personally I don't mind weraing pink. But I guess that's a good punishment for the elders. 

When we got to our flat we quickly dropped off all of my stuff and then we went out to the center of town to an appointment they had scheduled for a lady they contacted while tracting. i guess when they went to see her the first time she was busy so she told them to come back. And she wasn't home so we went to visit a few less actives. I guess there are a lot of them here. We had a member with us and thank goodness we did because we wouldn't have gotten into maria's house if Sister hawes hadn't been there. They were friends from when she joined the church years ago so It was good that she was with us so that we could visit with her. MEMBERS ARE SO IMPORTANT!! We also visited a potential investigator named Tim. Which I have decided that I already love him. He has so many questions and doens't know where to start, but we were able to set up an appointment with him which they have enver been able to do before and he straight up asked us what God's plan was. Sister hedemark both looked at each toher and just smiled. WE KNOW what His plan is!!! So we will see him on Monday night prepared to teach him about God's plan for us.

until Monday!!

Love, hugs, and fist bumps

Sister Benson