Sister Sperry in Hawaii: Hawaii Week 1

Aloha!! ( I can say than now cause I'm in Hawaii)

My first week has been great! I love it here! I don't have a lot of time but my mom sent me some questions so I'll just reply to those! LOL

1. Who is your new companion? My companion is Sister Weymouth. I don't know her first name... Sorry Mom. She graduated from Westlake but she moved around a lot. She is awesome though! She has only been out 4 months and is already training! so clearly, she is an awesome missionary! She's cool! She is very obedient so that's good! She is organized and a genius when it comes to the Book of Mormon. I am learning a lot from her!

2. What was the first night like? It was awesome... Really busy though. A lot of training and all that fun stuff. Jet lag is real though. It hit at 6:00 and I thought I was going to die. I was so tired haha I'm such a baby but I need my sleep!! I'm okay now tho so don't worry. lol

3. Mission president and wife? They rock. They take really good care of us!

4. Where in the world are you? Hawaii. LOL on Oahu tho.

5. First area? I am in Aiea! West Honolulu. It is a beautiful area and the ward here is awesome!!

6. What ward are you assigned to? Aeia ward... The best ward

7. Your first experience door knocking? Were you shaking in your boots? kinda. My comp showed me how it was done so I was pretty chill.

8. What was your first door knock like? they slammed it on our face lol

9. Are you getting to know any of the ward members yet? Yes I am! but it's so hard to remember their names because they are CRAZY!!! I feel bad that I can't remember them but they need to not be so hard... ya feel?

10. Any embarrassing or funny moments? living... we had to eat crab the other night and I don't know how to eat it OBVIOUSLY cause it's nasty... but I was trying to crack it open and I cut myself on it and I felt like the biggest idiot.

11. Do you have any investigators that you visit regularly? Yeah! we have a few investigators who are amazing!!! I'm really hopeful that they will get baptized. Sister Weymouth is feeling bad for me cause I'm so pumped and I think everyone will come to church and get baptized but they never do!! So lame.

12. What's the food like? nasty... I really have a hard time with it. we have to eat all this raw fish. I don;t know what it's called and I don't even care. I just know I always say a silent prayer that I won't gag haha. I feel so bad because I know people are feeding us their best and so I try to like it but there are some things that just don't sit well with me. A lot of rice!!! HELLO 40 POUNDS!! :((

13. Have you put on the first ten pounds yet?

Not yet! We get up at 6:00 to work out and we also live on the 11th floor and we take the stairs.... I die every time but it's worth it! Sister Weymouth HATES the weight gain too so we do what we can to keep as much as possible off.

14. What kinds of things do you plan on doing on your p-days? IDK yet. we are going bowling with the district today. So that'll be fun!!!

15. Do you ever see the elders? nah. Maybe today tho? idk I haven't been to any meetings or service yet tho so I'm sure I will eventually.

16. What's your favorite part about being a missionary? Everything!!! I've never been happier. I love when we are in a lesson and you can tell that the investigator is feeling the spirit. It's awesome. They just need to act on it and that's the hard part.

17. What's your address? 98-402 koauka Lp. #1104 Aiea, HI 96701 If you send a package, send pictures! I always wish I had pictures to show my companion. Also, work out videos would be really nice. We have a gym in our apartment complex but its so nasty and small. We go but it would be nice to do some work outs in the pad.

There is a lot to adjust to here but it's so good. I love being a missionary.

Oh, something pretty chill, There are a million lizards and it's scary but cool. There are so many animals here!!!! The dogs are so scary and I get so nervous hahah everyone has at least 10000 animals. It's crazy. Also, I'm learning pidgin so that's fun! It's hard to understand people here unless you know a little bit of it hahah

I love you all! I pray for you all everyday.

Love,

Sister Sperry