Sooooo.
I have been a bit sick. I think I caught a cold from the Last sisters.
They left this transfer as well but they didn't clean at before they
left and they had been ill, so ...
Traveling:
Let it be said that I really thought buses were cool (especially the
double-decker ones) when I came, but now they have definitely lost their
excitement. After you ride one for 2 1/2 hours across Ireland and then 3
hours across Scotland literally through your area of Ayr and up to
Glasgow because that's where you have to meet your companion and then
travel back an hour on the train, you get a little sick with all the
round abouts and twisty roads and they're just not the most comfortable.
I still love the Ferry though. That was 3 hours as well but it was all
rainy and foggy so there wasn't much of a scenery. Also I took the time
to charge my camera battery but forgot that both my SD cards were in my
suitcase so.. there are no pictures of the epicly long travel as a SOLO
SISTER. Yup that's right just. me. and loads of Elders. I didn't realize
it was going to be just me with about 10 Elders until the morning of so I
was a bit.... interested in how it would go since I've been so used to
having another woman by my side literally 24/7, but it actually turned
out OK. I was saved by Elder Stanley. Elder Stanley is from England and
has been in the same district as me for the past 6 months! I think I
have served around him longer than any other missionary so he was nice
and talked to my the whole time. Not as much on the ferry but literally
the whole time on both bus rides. He is pretty chill and just a genuine
person, so he was easy to talk to. But of course there were those times
when he was away chatting with someone else and I just felt totally out
of place. Until another nice Elder (also from England and one from
Minnesota?) would come and talk to me. We played a card game on the
ferry. Kind of like a hit the deck thing. I was really bad at it Lol...
they went easy on me... oh my pride.... I think the most awkward was the
fact that I was literally squashed next to these 10 young men and then I
had to use the toilet on the ferry so...I mean any other circumstance
if I wanted to go anywhere I would have to get 2 Elders to come with me
because just one would be a date! They new that but it was a bit awk
cuz... they weren't coming with me to the toilets! So when I asked if
they could move the chair so I could get out I didn't want to announce
where I was going so I just got up and I'm pretty sure they all watched
and wondered where I was walking to until I turned to the toilets....
ugh... but other then that I was like a family reunion with the cousins,
loads of boys and no girls! It really wasn't too bad.
Ayr:
Ayr is flippin awesome! So the real reason why I didn't end up going to
Limerick is because there was a Sister who is in our group and has been
in Ayr for a long while. She was companions with Sister King here about
10weeks ago. I guess she basically refused to stay so they swapped us! Which I am actually happy
about. I felt a little unsettled going to Limerick . The only thing that I thought would help
was the fact that the Cliffs of Moore (aka the cliffs of Insanity from
Princess Bride) were in the area, but when I found that I was moving
back to Scotland I was excited and I really didn't know Sister King
well. but to describe her, she is just as nerdy as me and she is kind of
like Ana from frozen only not as ditzy, well not at all. basically she
is just super nice and sweet but really funny as well. I never served
around her, but it has been great so far. She is a super good missionary
and we are so alike in a really good way.
I
have missed the Scottish accent and the places and scenery! I felt a
huge excitement that I haven't felt since the beginning of the mission
here in Ayr. I know the new stake Pres, President Dewey from when we
were teaching Lily and Mark and Andrew our deaf friends. He was the
professional signer who would skype for our lessons and drive 2hours to
Kirkcaldy to interpret for the baptisms! He was Bishop Dewey then.
Also
our flat is right next to the sea front! It's like a 5min walk and you
can see it from our front door. It's a nice wee flat and super cozy. I
like it. It's probably my favorite flat from the mission :)
I
just feel so at peace and energetic about it. I do feel a little cast
into the "forgotten land of Paisley" (seriously every one jokes about
how Paisley is the forgotten stake haha) and I don't understand why
they are just going to white wash again after us but I can't deny the
spirit that I feel that amazing things are going to happen. I personally
feel that it's kind of because there is this 'new way' that President
is training his missionaries and we are like one of the last ones who
really knew Pres Brown and I feel like they just want to put us together
to not affect anyone else with our 'old ways' I know that's probs not it
at all.
However
we did have miracle. A woman who hasn't been to church in 30 years just
showed up on Sunday! The day before we had been finding next the sea
front by our flat. We got no return appointments with people only good
conversations but turns out one of those people we stopped was her
nephew who then went home and said (auntie, I remember you going to them Mormon church and taking me. You were always so happy and I was happy
too, why don't you go anymore? So she came! and we are seeing her on Wednesday :) her name is Angela.
Oh
Dad I met one of your mission friends he said you were in the same
district together! (His name is Elder Keir. Pic below) He knew me as soon as I walked into chruch and said Sister
McBride?? the daughter of James McBride who served with me in the
London mission?? He says I look like you :) and that you haven't
changed a bit! Also I have met a lot of people who Colleen knows so that
is cool. I really like Ayr
Sister McBride :)
Elder Keir was sister McBride's dad's missionary friend they served at the same time.
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