Lindsey Land (:

It has been another rainy week in Wales, but we had a few good things happen.  Yesterday there was a beautiful double rainbow just outside the church (see the picture).  You don't see many rainbows here because there isn't enough sun; kind of the opposite problem to back home.  I still have my cold, but we still go and work and the members have been good to give me things to help out.  The members here really are spectacular and they do so much for us.   Saturday was a pretty good day.  We started off the morning by taking a girl in the ward teaching with us.  Her name is Devon Burton and is 18.  She just recently quit college to work and save money to go on a mission next year.  We went to visit a lady in the ward who lives in an old persons home - Sandra Scott.  Sandra is only 59, but had a brain tumor with in the past year or so that has left here nearly a vegetable.  She can barely lift her hands to eat and only speaks ...

This week was a bit of a tough one.  On Monday we took our car in to get fixed and they had it until Friday.  We live in a village smaller than Concho so there weren't that many people we could talk to or visit by just walking.  But we knocked on almost every door in Drefach Felindre.  On Wednesday we decided to walk in to Newcastle Emlyn because it only takes a few minutes to get there in the car, yep, it took us an hour there and an hour back.  We were pretty tired and it poured rain every day and is still raining right now.  It wasn't the most effective week, but we really worked hard.  We weren't able to see any investigators, but we had a few good visits with less-actives and we have a return appointment with a cute young mom named Zoe for this coming week. Halloween was pretty fun.  Our district leader called and told us that he wanted us in by 7pm unless we were having a lesson or something.  So we came home and carved our p...

Yep, it has definitely become much colder this week. The long socks, leggings, and boots are coming out.  Sis.Louis says the phrase 'It's cold' nearly 20 times each day. Ha ha! She is funny and we are having a blast together.  Sometimes I feel like we aren't working as hard and not as strict in obedience as before, but I feel much more relieved and happier.  We are living more by the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law and not nearly as stressful. Wales is absolutely gorgeous right now.  The leaves don't turn yellow, but more of a burnt orange as in the pictures I sent.  It is sometimes a bummer that I have to drive all the time because I have to focus on the road.  But the driving is coming along swell.  It is going to be so boring driving back home.  I feel like I am a go-cart driver here with all the twisting roads and hilly lanes. We had a good lesson with Sally this week and she kept her commitment to read w...

So unfortunately I did not pass the driving test.  But on the good side, I only made 2 really dumb mistakes, which I can easily correct next time.  But I did really well on all of the other aspects of the test.  I'l have to wait until November to sign up for another one when I have more money on my card. I love being companions with Sis. Louis!  She loves everyone and is a lot more relaxed than Sis.Benson and we continue to work hard, but we still have fun at the same time.  I like being a missionary a lot more. (:  The ward also loves her and our relationship with the members has already improved immensly.  Sis.Louis is a hoot and a half so we have good laughs and I already feel like I have a better relationship with her than I ever had with Sis.Benson. We are still struggling to fnd people to teach.  None of our investigators are consistant, but we just have to keep trying.  We did get a new investigator this week. Her name is Sally G...

  Things are going well here in Castell Newydd Emlyn in the beautiful land of Cymru.  Transfers went well on Wednesday and I was able to get Sis.Louis and I safely back from Birmingham to our little cottage.  I was actually quite sad to say goodbye to Sis.Benson.  Spending 6 solid months with someone is A LOT of time.  She really led the work here and it is weird for me to have so much more responsibility now.  Sis.Benson's new companion is like 4'8" and super cute.  I really hope they do alright opening a new area.  But I am way excited to have Sis.Louis.  She is also tiny, but super sweet and really funny.  We have a lot in common already and have had some good laughs.  The past few days have been a little scary because I have had to do most of the planning because she doesn't know the area very well yet.  But things are getting better and it is just really different.  Sis.Benson was a very hard working missionar...