The sun is shining and we are enjoying all that we do. It has been an exciting past couple of days. Swinton is actually bordering my last area (Whitefield), but it is a lot larger since it is a city. There are a ton more people, so I am adjusting to the faster pace of missionary work. It is a good learning time for me, and I am constantly seeing miracles everywhere we go. Also, we have elders in the ward with us. Whitefield is the only area I have been in that didn't also have elders, so it is nice to once again see the elders around town as we travel to and fro.
To tell you a little bit about my companion... Sister Beaty is from Arizona. She is in the middle of 9 children, so there is a lot of excitement at her home. She was working before coming on a mission and is 23 years old. We get along really well. I know that we will both bless each other's lives this transfer, even if it is a 5-week transfer (usually transfers are 6 weeks, but once a year we have a 5-week transfer to compensate for when the temple and MTC are closed for cleaning). Sister Beaty is definitely a bit quieter than I am, but then again that is probably not saying much. She loves to laugh, so that is good and keeps us young. There is probably more, but I will tell you more as time goes along.
This week we attended district leader council on Saturday. (Now for those of you who don't know what district leader council is let me tell you because I didn't even know until I went on Saturday. It is where the zone leaders have a meeting with the district leaders and discuss what they want to happen during the transfer/month. We discussed business, had a few trainings and then talked about what we wanted to improve.) One thing that stuck out to me was the zone leaders' training called “Ma and Pa.” They talked about how each of us need parents—both a mother and father. For zone leaders it appears in every companionship, one is the ma while the other is the pa. However, as district leaders, senior companions or trainers, we have to be both. We need to be a parent, rather than just a ma or a pa. It is when a child has both a mother and a father, they are able to grow and progress. Without the role of both a mother and father, we are not able to grow to the fullest. I hadn't really ever thought about that in my own life, but I know that it applies to each of us. Growth really comes from being aware of how parents truly help us to reach our full potential.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to go to the temple since it was a bank holiday. Let me just say I love the temple. Once again I saw some members from Wigan. I think Wigan will always be my first love. There are some people there that I truly hold dear to my heart, so it was special to see them again. I also bumped into Sister Molly Davis (my trainer/first companion)! It was a wonderful surprise. She is back visiting the mission with both her mom and grandmother. It was a wonderful surprise and helped me to realize just how fortunate I am to be making so many great friends whose relationships will last at least a lifetime. The work you do as a missionary not only causes you to turn to the Lord for help and assistance, but it also causes you to make special bonds with the people you meet. Each one seems to influence your life in a different way, yet for the better.
Love always, Becca
p.s. The picture is of Sister Beaty and me :) It is from cinco de mayo--that is why we are so excited! Also, this marks a year from when I received my mission call (and my half way mark). Not that any of us are counting or anything...my math is staying with me (it is just something that I can't quite help).
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