...because I am His daughter.

Dear Family,

The libraries were closed yesterday, so sorry for the delayed email. I have good stories to make up for it though! And no, no apartment yet... Almost though! So maybe by next transfer, which, holy cow, is in two weeks. I've just resigned myself to being homeless the whole time I'm in Charleston, so I don't really worry about it anymore.

This week was another awesome one! Lots of fun going-ons! The West Virgina Power baseball team had a Mormon night at the ball park, and so we got go watch some baseball!! I fully used my knowledge of the in-field pop fly rule. The other team was the Lexington Legends, which is the feeder team for the Royals (so I heard...hopefully I'm not misinformed) so that was fun. Cheering for the feeder team is like actually cheering for the Royals, right? :) It was a really great activity though, a great chance to get out there in the public and show everyone that Mormons are real people too.  

So yesterday I got to see some true backwoods West Virginian country! We drove up to a resort called Hawk's Nest in the top of the hills and had a barbeque. The view was incredible!! We could even see a small, tiny New River Gorge Bridge 80 miles up the river. I have never been so car sick in all my life, though. I'm glad I'm in the city. 

I have learned so much about who I am as a daughter of God this week. He loves me and knows me-my worries, hopes, dreams, and concerns. I had the chance to look back over my life this week, and I realized how involved He has been in the daily ups and downs of my life. He has given me everything I've needed, with the perfect timing and placement. He wants me to succeed in life, and He will help me every step of the way.  And this is all because I am His daughter, a spiritual child of God-as is everyone else who walks this earth. It's such a privilege to be able to share that message with others.

I love you all! Have a great week!

Sister Ward

No subject this week, sorry no funny phrased from WV

Dear Family and Friends,

I love you all so much! And I love your emails and letters a whole lot too! Some day, in the grand expanse of eternity, I will get to respond to them all. But today is not that day... Sorry. Keep it up though!

This week was so fantastic! And guess what?! We are getting an apartment! (Trumpeting and applause)! They have to repaint it first, but after that we get to move on in. It's a good thing too, because we caught, not one, but two mice in the current apartment this week. It is not my favorite thing ever...

Another week spent in a whole lot of finding. But we did find some really cool people! One guy looked just like a pirate, too. He had the earrings, bandanna, build for it, and everything. He looked like he stepped out of a movie (minus the period clothing). So that was fun! Another kind of cool story. We were out and about, and a lady comes speed walking our way on the street. Before she even gets to us, she calls out to us, asking for directions, so we point her in the right direction, and she speed walks off. Then we kept working for a while more, then got in our car to get to our next place. As we are driving, we see her out walking on the main road, so we wave as we go by. And then we go to our next place and start working there, and lo and behold, 15 minutes later, she speed walks into that neighborhood and just cracks up when she sees us. So we actually get her stopped, and talked to her. I guess third times the charm, right?

Today has been a really great P-Day as well. Sister Campbell and I went on a hike with one of the members in our ward named Karla. She was park ranger down in Georgia, and she is so cool! We learned all sorts of environmental and conservationist stuff-it was like having your own private tour of nature. It was also so incredibly beautiful I love the hills. Fall is also about to hit here, and I am so excited for the leaves to change. It is going to be awesome! Also, it's nice that it's not so hot anymore. 

Hope you all have a great week!

Love, 

Sister Ward