Hellooooo everyone!! Happy Halloween!

Helloooo everybodyyy!! I think my emails are wayyy too long so I'm gonna ditch the day by day and just get to the point hehe. 

This week was crazy and has felt like one of the longest and busiest weeks of my mission so far. The beginning of the week was mainly just focusing on getting everything ready to pick up our new trainee. We deep cleaned the entire apartment and made a sign that said "Hurrah for Israelsen" (because our trainee's name is Sister Israelsen). We thought we were pretty clever with that one. Everyone at transfers also loved it and thought it was hilarious. When we were at transfers, my whole entire district from my 1st transfer was there and it was soooo good to see all of them again! I missed them so much!! We all talked basically the whole time. Transfers were insane, like they usually are, but this one was brutal because as we were all standing outside, it started snowing and it was freezing!! Literally the coldest I've been on my mission. Once we left transfers, we went and grabbed some lunch and headed back to good ole Tiffin. 

A highlight from the week is we put Wayne on date to be baptized!! He is going to be baptized on November 12th and he is so excited and so are we!! Our lessons usually go so good but sometimes I really can't tell what he is thinking. The first Sunday he came to church he said he wanted to leave the whole time and needed a bottle of jack and 2 cigarettes. It made me giggle but also really nervous lol. He came to church yesterday and told us he threw away the cigarettes he had and was for sure quitting. He's just awesome!! My favorite thing ever is to see people accept the gospel and to actaully see the difference in their life that it is making.

Another highlight is the primary president asked us to help/perform in the primary program. It was so fun to help the kids and sing up there with them. We did stick out like a sore thumb but it was worth it. After the program, the primary president brought hotdogs for everyone as a treat. If you know me I absolutely HATE hotdogs but I ate one #makingmydadproud. 

I am so beyond grateful for the opportunity that I have to teach people of Jesus Christ and watch them experience the joy and peace it has brought me in my life. I'm also sooo grateful for the people I have been able to meet because of my decision to serve a mission. They are literally THE BEST!! I miss you all soooo much and I hope you have the best week ever! 

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dl call in #compcuddles

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transfer morning (we love to coordinate)

Sister Nelsonnn (not a good day to straighten hair)

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Hotdogs

 Hellooo everybody!! This week has felt like the longest week ever and this is how it started!

Monday: For p day we drove to Finlay with the intention of going to Outback steak house because Sister Hamblin has a gift card. We got there and just my luck, it was closed!! We forgot it was Columbus Day and I honestly forgot that existed. We ended up going to this random Thai restaurant. I also got a package in the mail and my family bought me a Stanley cup. I am now a basic Utah girl hehe. 

Tuesday: It was CRAZY! We went to Fostoria and did 2 hours of service at the Clouses and then they fed us dinner. After dinner, we had to drive all the way back to Tiffin so we could have a lesson. After the lesson, we realized we forgot some stuff at the Clouses so we had to go all the way back to Fostoria. Good thing we have enough miles. 

Wednesday: We were in the car for most of the day!! We had to go to Perrysburg because we were having Mission President interviews during district council. While we were there my entire district got trainer calls meaning we are all training next transfer. Sister Hamblin and I are being put in a trio so we can train a visa waiter. Her name is Sister Israelsen. It'll be interesting trying to fit a trio in this apartment lol. We've been saying all week we are expectant mothers because we're training a baby. After dc we had to drive all the way to Bloomville which is on the other side of Tiffin for a lesson. After that lesson, we had to drive all the way back to Fostoria because a member actually fed us!! I can probably count on 2 hands how many times I've been fed by members but every time we do, it's my favorite thing!!

Thursday: Thursday went back to normal. We did service and had our last lesson with Preston before his baptism. We then had the departing fireside where the whole mission gets on zoom and the missionaries leaving share their testimonies. 

Friday: Sister Hamblin and I had to be on the zoom trainer meeting at 11. That was fun to be on because you get to see all of the people who are going to train. It's basically the whole mission because 26 new missionaries are coming in this week. While we were on, the APs asked if we would lead our purpose and Sister Hamblin goes "I mess up on this every time" I told her we'll be fine... Sure enough, she jinxed us and we messed it up in front of everyone. 

Saturday: We did a lot of baptism prep for Preston. We printed out the programs and made sure everything was ready. Along with plan bs and cs because something always goes wrong. I swear Satan works extra hard the day before and the day of to make the baptism not happen. 

Sunday: We woke up at 6 and left the apartment by 6:15 so we could be at the church to start filling up the font. It takes 2 hours-ish so we just wanted to be safe. We opened up the font and there were 3 roaches just crawling around. Sister Hamblin refuses to kill ANY bug so I had to. When I stepped on them they made the loudest crunch sound ever and I wanted to cry. I wiped them up with a piece of toilet paper and went to flush them and the toilet clogged!! Anyway, while the font filled, we got ready in the bathroom and then the baptism was starting. It went so well and so many people showed up. There were more people at the baptism than sacrament meeting. That's not very hard to do but still impressive lolol. Right, when Preston was stepping in the water, there was a giant spider on the step, I guess we had missed it so he had to step around it. Also, we thought we filled the font up a lot more but it came to his grandpa's knees. so that's kinda embarrassing for us but oh well! He was so happy and felt the spirit so strongly when he was baptized and confirmed. Even with all the minor setbacks, it was still such a special day. 

I love you all so much and think about you all the time! I hope you have the best week and let me know how it goes!! 

Trust in the Lord

Love,

Sister Welch

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stanley cupsss

biggest spider ever 

fred the frog

filling the font in our pjs

sister hamblin

 Helloooo everyone I hope you had the best week ever! My week was very weird and felt like it lasted for 2 years so let's get into it.

 Hellooooo everyone!!! I feel like these letters are really boring and put people to sleep but thank you to whoever reads them lol. Anyway, I'm convinced time doesn't exist on the mission. This week feels like it has been really long but so short at the same time. A lot happened so let's get into it!