Sister Brianna Johns: Green week

Hey all!!

So I am actually in the field this week! And I got called to serve...(drum roll please)...in Waukesha! Funny name, but awesome people. I absolutely love my trainer! It was so nerve racking when all of us from the MTC waited to meet our trainers...but no worries! Sister Wright is wonderful! It was a long day of traveling Wednesday...man it feels like forever ago! But we got to spend the night in the mission home with our wonderful, cute mission president and his wife. My first day in the field was interesting...we took another sister around for most of they day actually because she was going home the next day was wanted to see some people before she left. It was actually super nice because I got to see how a missionary companionship actually works. It has been quite a week! I have a LOT of learning to do. Some highlights:

-Very first place I stopped with my trainer was at a previously set appointment. The man that opened the door informed us that the stench that hit us was not a skunk...but weed. Yeah...delightful. Welcome to Wisconsin apparently!

-Also on my first day we let out a dog of a lady in our ward. Advice for people who take care of tiny dogs: do not try to pick them up when they are terrified and shaking under the bed! You risk getting bitten! So that was fun haha. What a day!

-We met a nice, very talkative old man tracting my very first time. He let us in and actually agreed to learn more about our church! How amazing!!

-We visited a less active family of girls one evening--and it was so much fun haha! As sister Wright explained them, they are a "rick-rawlin' house of sass!" All three girls are 1/2 black, and the mother is white (and very protective of her children). I love them so much! They kept me laughing the whole time! I really connected with the 8 year old daughter--so I am an 8 year old by heart I think. :)

-We had a dinner appointment on St. Patrick's day! I have never eaten so many green things in one sitting haha! Green cabbage, green butter, green juice, green salad, green cake--everything was green! (except the beef and potatoes)

-I had my first strange dinner appointment yesterday. We had a Mexican meal--beans, rice and enchiladas. It was all good until I tried the enchiladas. When we asked her what was in them she replied she had made it up and put fake lobster and cream cheese along with some other stuff--oh and it was topped with salsa. It was a very interesting combo of flavors...I was really just gagging it down. They were such a cute couple though!

I am excited for this transfer. My trainer is also really excited--she has great hopes. So I am hoping that we will have success. It is a little hard though when everyone seems to be in a good place and already comfortable with their own church. But, I have only been here a week! So we will see what next week brings! 1 Nephi 8:12 I think is kind of the "why" of missionary work. We know that the gospel bring us so much happiness and also keeps us safe. And we (hopefully) want to share it with others! So, maybe try to share a part of the gospel with someone this week. I know as you try to do so that the Lord will help and assist you.

Have a wonderful week!!!

Love,

Sister Johns