Email 9/5/13

Dear Family!!!!!!!!!!

 

I have been transferred to Stoke-on-trent!!! And I am serving with none other then the amazingly wonderful Sister Fortuna!!!! She is from California!! She goes home in 2 transfers. And we have been really close friends since my first transfer when we went on exchange together. She is great!!!! We have been waiting 5 transfers for this. I still cannot believe that we are companions. 

 

Yes I have been taking the pills, using the nebulizer (I have plenty of medicine for the nebulizer), and my inhalers.I have had to stay in the flat for a few hours a day so that I would be able to take the nebulizer. It is just frustrating because I will be out walking around for about 30 min and it is hard to breath. I cannot take deep breaths, It feels like there is someone sitting on my chest. I just don't know what is going on. I don't think that there is anything that she can do from there and I am at a loss of what to do here. I think it is just something that I am going to have to struggle through until I get home. I feel lazy though when I have to go in and use the nebulizer because that is time that I could be out talking to people.

 

Oh I miss football season!!!!! When I get home you will have to tell me who won the super bowl.

 

I don't really need anything but if you really want to send something. Some cute shirts would be good. You really don't need to send me anything.

 

This area is very beautiful and hilly. So I am hopefully going to loose the 2 stones that i have gained on my mission. Ugh so frustrating so many nice members feeding us. (this is not a complaint) I love the tea appointments, just not the weight gain. I have only met a few members so far, but the seem really nice.

 

Haha that is great!!!! Will you copy that letter and email it to me. My companion wants to use it when she goes home so that she can keep doing something. I am just still amazed that they used it and that is has had such an impact. It is amazing to know that when I feel like I am not making an impact in the area I am in now, I am making an impact at home and I never even thought of it like that. It is just amazing that God really does work in round about mysterious ways.

 

I think the home sickness is alright. Still here but I think it has something to do with the whole asthma thing and not being able to do as much as I would like, and investigators not doing what I know will help them. I was just really really stressed for the past two week. I will always miss home, but it was a lot more so this week. I am constantly worried about everything and I am trying to figure out how not to worry so much but it is not really working.

I love you all so much and hope you have a great weekend. I will talk to you on Monday!!!

 

Love

 

Sister Ballantyne