IN THE WEM week 1

IN THE WEM week 1

I made it to Washington!! First of all, my pday is usually Mondays but I got to go to the temple this week & that made my pday Wednesday. So that's why this email is coming at you today! But what a week. Flying into Washington was wild and the people on the plane next to me were watching my favorite movies :/ was tempting to watch but I stayed strong hahaha. Washington is SO green. There are about a bizillion trees no joke, they're sooo tall and absolutely everywhere! It makes it so pretty here with the ocean and lakes all around too. Ahhhh I LOVE WASHINGTON!!!!!

President really just threw me right into the deep end because my first area is SEATTLE!!! That's right... I'm a city girl now haha. Living here has been absolutely crazy and I see something nuts every day but it keeps it interesting. Seattle really needs Jesus!

My trainer is Sister Kersey! We joke that we are a companionship made in heaven because we are BEST friends!!! We get along so well and she keeps me laughing all day long. She's from California and has been here for 14 months!! We're working hard and already seeing so many miracles.

HIGHLIGHTS

- Finding people to share our message with at the airport right after our plane landed. Our missionary work literally started right away and we gave our number to a couple people!

- Transfers (when we found out who our trainer was) felt like a NFL Draft

- WENT STRAIGHT TO A BAPTISM after my trainer picked me up!!!! Literally the first thing I had as a missionary was a baptism. Talk about starting it off right. Kito was baptized and he's been meeting with missionaries for 12 years now! Such an amazing thing to watch.

- We gave out a Book of Mormon at Green Lake!

- Seattle temple!!! So pretty and it has escalators in it which is dope 

- Popped our tire on the freeway :// we're okay though! God protects his missionaries!!!

- I have so many more highlights but this email is already too long. Just know there were a lot of miracles!!

If there's one thing I've learned in my 5 days of being in the mission field it is PRAY ALWAYS! Prayers work miracles and I can promise you that because I've seen it in my life this week. He's there and He listens. I'm so grateful for the power of prayer!

Thank you for all the texts and emails!! Sorry if I haven't got the time to respond but just know that I've read it and it means the world to me. I love you all! 

-Sister Bell

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4th of July Eaglewood

One of our favorite family traditions is the Eaglewood fireworks! I never seem to get many pictures, but we have a great time with lots of friends and family!! The girls always hook up with Grandma Policeman and get a ride around the golf course in the golf cart. It was our first year without my Dad working there, it felt a little different but fun to have him come sit by us!

 So tired!

Jada 7yr old

Dinosaur Park June 2011

We hit the Dinosaur Park up in Ogden with Grandma Bell, Kami, Kristi and kids! Always a good time with cousins. Maya loved digging in the sand for bones!

Rage Mom's Dance June 2011

Drive In June 2011

Crashing the drive in for CARS 2 with some really great friends and neighbors! Made it early enough to tailgate complete with dynamite dance w/ Miss Mo!!

Happy 7th Birthday JADA

Happy 7th Birthday JADA!

Jada decided she wanted to have an animal party for her birthday day. We found Sugar Mama Mayberry at Critters 2 go!! She was very interesting but we had a blast. Some of the animals that got to come were: SUGAR GLIDERS, CHINCHILLA, MADAGASCAR HISSING COCKROACHES, LEOPARD GECKO, HERMIT CRABS, RUSSIAN TORTOISE. Of course Jada loves to have a check-in table so after the kids checked in and got their Safari hats we headed inside to see all the animals and learn about them. Grandma Grace even made it to see the animals and we went to dinner with her after. Sounds like a day to me but Jada wanted to go to Boondocks for her Birthday also. She talked her Dad into taking her and they stayed until mid-night! Luckily for her she was about the only one and got to do everything she wanted for as long as she wanted. Sounds like a great 7th B-day to me! We love are Jada and are so proud of her and her accomplishments!