Sister Paige Martin. Syracuse, New York Mission

  Hello everyone.                                                            Mismatched doorknobs TUESDAY: We had stone soup and we were able to bring a friend and teach a lesson. It went well, I think. WEDNESDAY: We had a miracle call. It was awesome to hear all the miracles going on in the mission. There is much more green here now. It's awesome and so pretty. THURSDAY: We drove an hour away for an oil change. I also drove a car for the first time since I started my mission. Which felt really weird at first but I got used to it. FRIDAY: Exchanges with Glenville! After me and my trainer were a pretty good distance away from our apartment I realized. I forgot my tag.  so I went all day without my tag and thought I got away with it, til my companion said something. SATURDAY: We exchanged back. I learned a ...

Hello everyone. TUESDAY: We went to something called stone soup in our ward. Where someone cooks a meal from extra food in our serving area. It was pretty good and we had two of our friends come! We were able to give a church tour to one and fit both for baptism!  WEDNESDAY: Once a week our district gathers together to talk about our friends and do role plays. Ours is Wednesday. This week the Elders brought a huge box of candy, mostly KitKats for some reason.  THURSDAY: This week while we were knocking doors there was one house that had their windows open. As we walked up we heard someone yell. "It's the church people!" We knocked and they opened the door and said their mom was gone. So we left and heard "it worked!".  FRIDAY: We had a mission wide training and our service was terrible.  As a portion of the training we were sent into break out rooms where one companionship role played and the other was roleplayed too. We were the ones role-played too. So my comp...

  Transfer: a set amount of time a missionary could be in one place, normally 6 weeks. THURSDAY We had a warm day! It was so awesome. We did some finding and some lessons. FRIDAY  Exchanges! We did a companion switch with another set of sisters. So I went to their area, Glenville. One of their sisters came to Bennington for the night. SATURDAY We finished exchanges and switched back companions! We also grabbed lunch. Then we had a lot of lessons back in Bennington so by the end of the day I was exhausted. I also left my journal at the other sister's apartment so that's why this email is a bit shorter, sorry. Have I confused you enough? SUNDAY I played in church, and it's really good this branch can sing a capella, because I missed a line or two. After church the member in charge of music showed me the organ! Granted it's not a full organ. I don't think the pipes or pedals work but, an organ! I'm going to learn to play it! Once church was over we had some good le...

 Hello everyone! I know they called me to New York but my mission base is currently in Bennington, Vermont . Right by the New York border. SATURDAY: Normal day of classes at the MTC SUNDAY:  We had church. MONDAY: The Elders headed out, which was sad 😔.  The other sisters and I spent some time packing, and shopping. As well as exploring the campus a little more. TUESDAY: I flew out along with two other sisters from my district😅. The flights were pretty good and I actually didn't feel much jet lag. They also had us newbies knocking on doors right after the airport. Which was interesting.😬 WEDNESDAY: I meet my trainer at a church. Her name is Sister Powell. It was awesome and my trainer is a great teacher! My first area is Vermont/New York. It's huge! We have places that are an hour away from our apartment within our area. We also gave out a Book of Mormon! FRIDAY: We traveled to Manchester and did some knocking. We also did some knocking near our apartment. We found a v...