Hello!!
It was so good to talk to you on Wednesday!!! It had been such a crazy overwhelming and stressful morning and I was so grateful to hear your and Dad's voices! Thank you for your love and example and the strength that you give me!! I love you so much Mom!! So much!!
And thank you for the package!! The dress is perfect!! (I'm wearing it in my Facebook photo) and the bra is super comfortable!! If you ever buy more I would definitely take another!! Thank you!! Also, there are skirts on Amazon called Trendy United Skirts that I would like a couple of if possible at some point in the future. Thank you thank you for everything!!
I'm so grateful that Sister Christiansen sent you the picture of us!! They didn't have us e-mail home and the I was completely occupied with other things, but after we had dinner with them she was like, Ok, picture time so I can send it to your moms! I was so grateful!! Haha I started to cry a little bit, but I didn't let them see haha I think the blog is from Sister Duke -was it a picture of us on our bikes? That is so great though- the Lord truly knows what we need when we need it! Oh and then on Sunday, Sister Christiansen showed us the messages from you and Sister Watt's mom on her phone during Relief Society and it was so good to see! Haha again I started crying- but all good things!!
I love hearing your stories from working at the distribution center!! That is so cool about the scriptures! and the missionaries!! Such neat experiences!!
And the Primary program!! That is so awesome!! I love the primary!! The primary program in the ward we are in will be at the end of October and I am so excited!! They have such a huge primary!! I think they said 110 kids!!! So crazy!! Haha the chorister or primary president (i'm not sure what calling she had) was drawing up a plan for how to get all those kids plus adults to fit on the stands haha- so crazy!
This week has been so great!! It has been packed full of crazy adventures and many tender mercies!! It might be a long letter today I apologize.
First, I'm in Texas!! I'm really here!
Wednesday We made it safely to San Antonio after a crazy morning of alarms not going off and waking up to a very loud pounding on the door and then making it to the Airport with time enough to call you! The plane ride was great as always! They had all of the missionaries sitting basically together and there were quite a few empty seats! We made it to the San Antonio airport and went to get our luggage when we saw President Polley and Sister Polley and the Sister Training Leaders and Assistants to the President coming up to greet us! The Polley's are so great!! After getting our luggage situated we headed to the Alamo to hand out our first Book of Mormons! We all "crossed the line" symbolizing our commitment to be All in as missionaries and then the 29 of us new missionaries went out and talked to people around the Alamo! Sister Holt and I decided to be companion's one more time and we talked to lots of people, got two refferals, and handed out two Book of Mormons! It was so awesome!! Great start to being out in the Field!!
The rest of the day we were at a Stake Center in San Antonio doing training and orientation and we had our first Texas BBQ! It was so yummy! And we were all starving so it was the best thing ever! That night all of us sisters slept at the Sister Training Leaders apartment and it was so good to get some sleep after the long day!
Thursday we got up at 5:30 and after getting ready we went to walk around the Temple with President and Sister Polley! The San Antonio Temple is so beautiful!!! Then we went back to the Stake Center and I had my first interview with President Polley! He is such a great man and truly cares about us as missionaries and about the work. After some more training we finally got to go in and meet our trainers and find out our areas!! The sister's were assigned first and as we were sitting there I was just waiting to hear my trainers name and then my name- it wasn't alphabetical or anything, and I was the last Sister to be assigned. My trainer is Sister Watt and the area I am serving in is the Walsh Ranch ward in the Round Rock Stake!!! Round Rock, Texas!! After being assigned, we got all my stuff and my bike and Sister Watt and I left for Round Rock! Sister Watt is so awesome!! She is from St. George, UT and has been out for 6 months. Funny enough, she has been in Walsh Ranch for her whole mission!! Due to that she has never really been in San Antonio and didn't know how get from San Antonio to Round Rock so we had to follow the Elders- The Elders were not the best of drivers... First they were speeding, and then one of the bikes on the back of their car fell off... luckily we had all pulled off to the shoulder of the freeway, but we still had to slam on the brakes in order to not run over the bike! And then we almost got lost, but we finally made it to Round Rock after dropping off some other missionaries' luggage.
It is so beautiful!! Yes it is humid, but it really hasn't been that bad so far! I'm loving it!! We are on bikes and it has been quite the adventure! Since Sister Watt has been here for 6 months, she really knows the area and the members and for the most part I follow her everywhere, but I'll get familiar with everything soon!! Sister Watt is so awesome though, she really wants me to have a good experience and has already helped me learn and grow so much!! We have had dinner at a member's house every night so far and it has been great! I think there are only two days we don't have dinner with someone this week! The Ward is so great!! It is quite large, but everyone is so awesome and they all really want to help us missionaries and it is so great! One of the members is a Recent Convert whose name is Bill- he is so awesome and loves learning all he can about the gospel! Last week he got to go do baptisms for the dead at the San Antonio temple for his Dad, Grandpa, and Great-Grandpa and he was telling me all about it! He is great.
As Sister Watt and I have been out biking we try to talk to at least 10 people everyday and so far everyday except for one we talked to over 10 people! It has been so great! I'm not the best at just starting conversations with people, but I'm working on it! And we have found 2 new investigators just while I've been here! Gabe and Tajes. I'm excited to meet with them and their familes and help them learn the gospel! It has been so great teaching lessons and brief messages and feeling of the spirit so strongly!! And this is only the beginning!!
This weekend is General Conference and I am so excited!!! This past Saturday was the General Women's meeting and due to a dinner appointment that went a little late, we weren't able to watch it sadly, but we are planning on watching it soon!!! I've heard so much about it and I can't wait!! I love General Conference so much!! I love hearing the inspired messages and listening and learning what the spirit has to teach! It is such a privilage to listen to the apostles and prophets!! As the week goes on and General Conference, I invite you to think of a question that you have and pray about it. As you watch Conference, I know that your answer will come. I have done this in the past and am planning on doing it this General Conference as well and I can't wait to learn and grow from the Lord!
D&C 1:38 "Whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same."
There has been so much that has happened so I feel like I'm skipping so much, but this e-mail is already so long! Feel free to ask any questions- I'll try to answer them!!
God is Good y'all! Through the good times and the hard times, He is there! And He truly knows us and wants what is best for us!!
I love you all!! Thank you so much for your prayers and support!! I have felt them in my times of need and it has truly brought me strength!!
I hope you all have a wonderful week!!!
-Sister Broadbent
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