liverpool:)

Hello Everyone!

Sorry for the late email... I have just had a whirlwind of a week.  Seriously, though, it has been insane.

I got a transfer call on Sunday evening.  No one gets transfer calls on Sunday unless they are whitewashing or training... and I'm not training!  That's right, I whitewashed into Liverpool this week with Sister Gong.  We kicked the Elders out and we are back in.  What a day.  Luckily for us, Sister Gong has served in Liverpool before (for 4 transfers) so we are really just whitewashing investigators, not really so much the area and members and things.  So that is a blessing.

What is so special about Liverpool?  In the EMM it is THE Chinese area.  There are so many chinese here that they have their own Gospel Principles class... and of our 18-20 investigators (so many!)  ALL of them are Chinese.  I am pretty much the unofficial Chinese Sister Missionary in the EMM right now.  But Sister Gong is leaving this transfer (I know, it isn't fair I have to send two missionaries home in 2 transfers...), and so I will be the person here to take care of them... until I train a sister who is learning mandarine in the MTC... probably right now.  I know, President gave me spoilers about training.  And this is a crazy area, so I have a lot to learn.  Luckily, Sister Gong knows that her role right now is to help me learn everything I can about the area and chinese people and culture, and teaching chinese people and everything.  It is a crazy ride.  I'm a bit overwhelmed, but it will make my prayers more sincere, and so I'm grateful for that.

In other news, I had to say goodbye to Sister Shen and Elder Ashcraft this week, which was the worst.  I was able to go to the Temple with all the departing missionaries, though, and that was a tender mercy from the Lord.  It was like the weirdest day ever because most of the time I had this huge smile on my face... until I started bawling my eyes out.  Goodbyes don't get any easier, but I know that Plan of Happiness is real and that God gives me people to love and I'm thankful for that :)  I wish I could say more about transfer day, but I seriously have like 3 minutes.

I love you!  Loves,

Sister Hull