Previet Semya!

Haha! Hello from Siberia! 

The Subject line kinda sounds like how i would write it in Russian...Kinda :)  Thank you for all of the emails!  It was good to hear from you and to know that i am in your prayers. I am glad that you got the email from President. Sorry the phone card didn't work out and sorry my first email was sort and sad kinda....  We flew all day and im not gonna lie, all of the emotions from the mtc had been building up, i hadn't cried yet, so i think it all came out during the stress of travel etc.  In moscow i thought we would have a tone of time but instead we just ran around like chickens with our heads cut off trying to get to the embassy and apply for our second passports!  On the way there elder Vorononkov and i read mosiah 5-  it gave me strenght and courage because i realized that is what i was dong, was taking Christs name and that is waht he expects of me!

The travel was crazy, but once we got to Novosibirsk, the smiling faces of the APs and President Trejo was wonderful!  They took us to the mission home gave us food and we showered and slept!   That night i read Psalms 34:4 -  Christ really WILL take away our fears!

On wednesday we had orentation which i don't remember much of, but i took good notes so that is ok :)  The thing that stuck out to me the most is PResident Trejos "famous quote"  "Begin with the end in mind!"  i think that is an awesome thing for us to remember with everything we do, remember what we want to have happen. OUr mission goals this year are 130 baptisms-in my mission we strive to have a balance in our work between members, inactive members and new converts.  her 7 out of 10 members are inactive!!!  very bad!  President Trejo and his wife are incredible people and i am so happy to be able to work with them. they said they want to be like our pretend parents and they really work hard to be that way.  They took us to KFC  and gave us pamphlets and told us to contact! my first contact i asked the lady "do you speak english" (inrussian i said this of course) and then she started talking and i looked to the AP who then finished. She was impressed that it was my first day in Russian and said i sounded good.  But don't get too proud bec ause after that no one understood me! haha

It took a while but i finally convinced them to tell me where and with who i was serving! they think its funny to make you guess your something.  I am serving in Omsk and my mom (trainer) is Sister Sologub.  She is from Ukraine and she is so so sweet and great!  She was my friend's (from MTC)  Sis. HOlmes mom too.  She is practicing her english while i learn Russian. we communicate really well most of the time! haha.

Thursday- we went to the Mission office and i saw Adam Whitchurch (Friend from High school)! i was so so happy to see him! it was nice to see a familiar face, and sister HOlmes!  I went contacting with the sisters and was rejected every time!  I think that is normal....After that i got onto a night train on the transiberian railroad! crazy huh?  I traveled with Sister Svab who is from Germany- she is awesome and has been here 4 transfers.    The whole train i sang to myself songs from the White Christmas :) the funnest thing is that i could hear the person in the next room snoring because  the only thing between was a thin wall haah!  don't worry Chels, this night train was not scary and was very clean :)

Fri-  i got to Omsk and my mom was waiting wtih all smiles to greet me!  We had district meeting and i was called "the Greenie" the whole day. We meet at the Senior COuples apartment which is really nice and they are the Maughns.  They are very nice and hard workers.  My whole district is great and funny. I would tell more details but i don't have time.....My first lesson i taught was to Andre.  We invited HIm to be baptized but hye said he was not ready. But He still came to church on sundday. He knows the church is true, he reads and prays every day. we just odn't know what the problem is.

Sat-  we had zone conference this weekend which was nice cause i got to see Pres and wife and APs again.  It was great to have that much time focused on the "effective teachng skills"  President Trejo is incredible and has a great spirit about him.  After This we hada meeting with Luba. She is a memeber and we taught about missionary work.  All of the Babooski (grandmas)  worry and freak out beceause i haven't been able to buy a coat (until today) and they say i am going to die.  She made us delicious Russian food!  Well most was good....the beet salad was kinda gross but we also had good bread that fruit kinda stuff was cooked into it.  

The crazies thing so far is this thing called a marshootka! haha it is like a mini van but inside there are bunch of bus seats and the drivers drive like mad men and a ton of pep\ople just crowd into it and pass money up to the driver who while driving counts out chrange! haha! and the street lights go from red to yellow to green so itsl ike a race and everyone revves their engines- here cars have the right of way because a person can get out of the way better than a car or something haha

Sunday- The branch is awesme! here in Omsk we have 3 branches (10 missionareis (i think) and a senior couple)  and sister sologub and i are over brance two by ourselves. But today PRes Trejo came and talked about missionary work. Because we know that members are the best way to get investigators.   It is "tradition" for the new missionaries to give a testimony so i did which was embarrassing but all of the people are so loving every one gave me a hug( that was female of course) and everyone wanted to talk to me and say hello!   The church is so so new here, the branch president is a 20 something year old who just got off of his mission!  But they are still strong and love the lord and each other. 

Mon- more zone conference which is great to be all together and do practices.  My favorite of this was president said that "Eternity hangs in the balance"  "eternity hangs in the balance everytime you walk out of your apartment.  That is a HUGE responsobitly tha tis mine. Kinda intimidating..... We went out contacting especially for families and sis Cologoob says it was a miravle because we found two families that were interested!   

Tues- we had english club and i am incharge of one of the groups which is fun. I was talking to a lady and she said "i just wish someon ewould give me a BOM"  haha well of course i gave one to her, testified and told her where i wanted her to read and told her i would check beack with hereon Friday! sweet huh?!

wed- we went to IKEA!  haha it is not just ikea but a HUGE mall and a big supermarket bigger than costco!  you wold all HATE grocery shopping here. it crowded to the max and super stressful ahah! but the mall was just like a normal mall.

I am good and happy. I have had many experiences!  Crazy enough i can understand some but not really haha!  i can understand the gist of things when it is about the gospel :)  I am happy and excited to be here! I am scared all of the time but I pray that that will go way!  I have never been so cold in my life! haha but they say it is warm now!  sorry that this is crazy email but I am happy!  and the church is true!  and I love you all! 

Sister Trottier

Letter from Mission Secretary

February 17, 2011

Dear  Parents:

We just want to let you know that your daughter has arrived in the Russia Novosibirsk Mission safely.  She has arrived in great shape despite the  approximately 36 hours in transit. 

The process includes leaving the MTC around 5:30 AM on Monday morning, leaving the Salt Lake City Airport, flying through New York to Moscow, spending 12 hours in Moscow applying for a second passport then boarding a Russian airline at 10:30 PM for a flight arriving in Novosibirsk at 5:30 AM Wednesday.  Keep in mind that we are 13 hours ahead in the city of Novosibirsk.

She has been met by President and Sister Trejo, fed breakfast, and been put to bed for a few hours, oriented, slept the night, more orientation, more food and will be on an all night train ride to her city tonight.  She will be traveling with another sister in a sleeping car so will be well taken care of. 

The Novosibirsk Mission is larger, in area, than the United States.  We have missionaries in nine cities and transfers involve  long  bus and train rides.  Because of the difficult conditions and incredibly long distance from their mission president these faithful missionaries serve in, this is known as a Green Beret mission and requires “outrageously obedient” missionaries.  We are so grateful that your valiant daughter has been sent here to join this work.  In your letters to her will you remind her of the honor it is to serve in such a mission.

Here is how the mail gets to your missionary.  All mail comes to the office and although this address is slightly different from what may have come in their missionary packet, this is the address suggested by Olga, one of our Russian office staff.  Russian addresses go from the largest entity to the smallest.

Russia 630102

Novosibirsk

46 Kirova Street

Russia Novosibirsk Mission

The name of your missionary

The mail collects here until either zone conference, once every 6 weeks, or until someone is heading that way for transfers or other meetings.  If something is very urgent, you are better off using email that they get to check on their Wednesday P-days, usually in the morning.  They only get an hour on the internet to receive and to send and they are allowed to only write one letter for family and one to the mission president.  It is suggested that others send via pouch mail to Salt Lake(single sheet tri-fold) or send to the office address.  Please be sure that you write weekly emails to your missionary and then as an added bonus, packages and letters.  Be aware that packages can take 2-2 ½ months to arrive at the office and then it can take 6 weeks to get it to the missionary depending on where they are serving.  Be sure to plan ahead for Christmas so think of sending in  September or October.

The first missionaries to serve in Russia arrived on 26 January 1990.  The first official recognition of the Church in Russia was granted to the branch in Leningrad on 13 September 1990 with republic-wide recognition being granted on 28 May 1991.  The Russia Novosibirsk Mission was formed July 1994 so it is almost 16 years old.  It is a fairly young mission and it is exciting to work with members that are very strong in spirit and small in numbers.

Thank you for your daughter.  We will take good care of her.

Attached is the picture of her and President and Sister Trejo and the picture we took in the office that goes on the “Wall of Fame,” the pictures of all the missionaries since the mission began.

Sister McCauley
Russia Novosibirsk Mission Secretary

Who woulda thunk?

Hello family!

 

Doing well today. Not gonna lie, not alot different has happened to me lately.  But i willl try to say something that you will enjoy reading :)  I have heard from quite a few sources the last couple of weeks that my writing skills are "interesting"  or "scatterbrained"  or "all over the place" haha!  Im really sorry that my brain works that way. I could try to change that but i don't really know how to.....so ya! get used to it i guess

 

Even though not alot has happened to me, alot has happened to Sister West, my companion.  She has to get surgery on thursday because she tore her miniscus (sp?)  We are not really sure of all the details but the surgery is on thursday and she might stay with her sister for a little while so i will be a lone ranger.  She is awesome and has a great attitude even though she most likely will have to stay here longer.  The selfish side of me is really sad because I will have to travel with out her and not be with her my whole mission for visa trips and everything haha!  But please pray for her!  I know everything will work out (haha mom :) )

 

We had an exciting moment at the MTC when the fire alarm went off at our residence halls!   most excitment since i don't know when!  we were all in our Pjs all piled into the gym. i of course grabbed my scrapbook, journal and scriptures :) haha i know im such a dork! and such a sister Missionary.  Anyways the alarm made us late for bed...opps and iitt  got all of us awake and hyper. The buildidng did not burn down, it  wwaas just some sisters who burned some popcorn! haha i bet they were embarrassed!  haah!

 

A cool thing we did in class was we watched the testaments in Russian.  To be honest i did noott  understand a whole lot of it haha but the cool part was that i did understand some of it!    So its a long story but thegist of it is that I at first got really frustrated, and then I felt so much comfort and  lloovve.  As he was healing the people, he took one womans face in His hands aannd he healed her sight (I think)  and i thought to myself that he can do that to me, not that i am literally blind, but sometimes i am spiritually blind.  We can all get a individual testimony of christ and figurtively feel the prints in His hands as the Nephites did. We just need to get to know Him, read of Hiimm study His life and BECOME more like HIm everyday.   That is my theme if you haven't noticed,  BECOMING like my Savior.  Not just simply knowing of Him, not just saying and doing the right things, but literally, physically, emotingally, aannd spiritually BEING as He is.  And we can do that through the atonement.  One of thhee  branch Presidency members always says "you are so lucky, you get to stop the world for 2 years (18 months)"  and its true.  I get to stop the world, put distractions behind me and change myselfp AND help others change and find hhaappiness in Christ also.  But in order to do that i must be with Him.  My purpose is to invite others to Christ but someone said "You cannot invite someone ssomewhere that you are not". 

 

:) now i am just rambling (as always) and im really sorry about all the typos all the exxtra letters are from the computer saving it every five second so sorry about that

 

I have become a sister missionary. An outifit is not complete with out a sweater and I wear my hair upt everyday....opps. haha oh well..!  And did you know that yourr  skirts can be too long?  i had no idea to be honest!   The mission presidents wiiffee  told one of our sisters that her skirt had to be above mid calf....i thinki have a few that aare too long....but i don't know if that is a mtc rule or a whole world rule.  We are going to try to ffiinnd out soon.

 

My teacher told me that the coldest it ever got while he was there was -60 F !!!! haha that is so cold!    

 

we watched the joseph smith movie on sunday and i just loved it!    I felt the spirit so strongly and realizeedd that i am here because of what Joseph smith did. As you wttch the movie you realize he was just a man who lived and loved and played and laughed just like all of us.  But you also realize that he is a Prophet of God!  It is so powerful!  we all need to have the faith, charity, courage and desire to know God that he did.  The quote that applied to me from it the most i think is  ""The Lord cals us in our weakness and then qualifies us for the work"!   How ggreat is that! i know that alone i could never succeed at teaching well or learning Russian but with God i will because he will make me able.

 

We had a meeting about Speak your language because we have to for the next 2 weeks. I know that it is importanntt.  I am not just speaking Russian because i have to, I am speaking Russian beceause Goodd has called me to speak Russian and to bring others to Christ through the Russian language!! I know he will helpe me

 

I love you all! This church is true!  I am running outoff time!

 

Love Sister Trottier

Our outing to Babylon

Tue, January 25, 2011 12:39:45 PM

Our outing to Babylon

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Hello Family!  

 

It was spring this morning and when we got out of the temple it was snowing like crazy!  haha!  weird weather as always.  Thank you so much for all of the letters and packages!  i am so spoiled! i love you all so much and i love to hear about your lives and to see pictures! (hint hint to those who have not sent some :))  I can't believe how time is flying! and i don't know russian yet! hahah it will come though i know

 

It was just a normal week at the mtc this week haha.  not a whole lot of new information....grandma asked me if when i said the Russian missionaries were here what that meant and yes it means that the Missionaries from Latvia and Estonia and Russia come here for three weeks.  It is awesome both for them and for us! we get to practice our Russian and they get to go to the temple twice a week.  They even get to go to temple square and do a seesion at the slc temple!  im jealous about that!   All of them are so great, and loving!   There are two sisters whom we have gotten to know really well.  Sister Ivanova is from Moscow, she only speaks a little bit of English and i only speak alittle bit of Russian but combined we can talk and i have come to love her so so so much!   I honestly feel like we knew each other before and we were supposed to meet here.  She is so sweet and has  such a strong testimony.  She always makes hearts with her hands like Audrey does to me :)   

 

On friday we had our first 100%  russian speaking day!  Oh my Hannah! was that draining!   there was a lot of "i don't know how to say it"  and "i don't understand" and talking around words that we don't know!  By the end of the day i felt like i had ran two marathons haha!  But it was also surprising how much i could say with what little i know.  I found that i if i open my mouth the words really do come to my remembrance (moses 1:39).  

 

Sister West and i went out into the real world!  when missionaries leave we call it their outing to Babylon....well i do at least haha!  And i don't even know how to spell Babylon.....opps. Anyways sister west had to get an mri on her knee.  We hope everything is ok with it but we are just making sure that nothing is really bad with it.  She is a trooper!  so it was crazy weird because we drove through campus and drove passed Chelsea and mckells house and we were stopeed by Whits and i told the driver that my friend lived there and he said jokingly to look out for her! and LO and behold!  Whitney walked out!   we opened the window and honked but she didn't hear!  haha nad i watched her get into her car!  it was weird!  Oddly enough we were happy to get back to the mtc when all was said and done.  it is weird to mix my worlds

 

"enjoy the little things in life because one day you will look back and realize that they were the big things"  This is my favorite quote from this week! it is so true! i find myself stressing over things and worrying too much but remember the smell the roses and notice the sunsets on the way.  Sister Ivanova has taught me that a few times as we have been rushing to and from places and she stops me to show me how beautiful the mountains are, or the snow, or the stars.  Our world is beautiful!   the people around us are gifts from God! remeber to not get caught up in schedules and to do list and look around you at what God has given you.  

 

I don't know if i have mentioned this but Elder Christoffereson gave a devotional at BYU and we have been focusing alot on it.  It is called "Daily Bread". it is an incredible talk that shows us that we need to rely on Christ daily.   It talks about  the children of israel and the Manna. They literally had to rely and trust in God to survive everyday.  We might not be exaactly that way but we do need to rely on Him spiritually.  we can't just be really spiritual one day and expect it to carry over. it has to be daily "if you are not moving forward,  you are moving backward.  I love the story that Elder Bednar told about the painting of His wheat field. each individual stroke may not seem beautiful but all of them put together make a beautiful masterpiece.  "by small and simple things are great things come to pass" (alma 37).   The great thing that can come to pass is that we become like our Savior,  The great thing that can come to pass is us!  We just have to do little things every day.  it is all about consistency.  Continually doing something and improving each day.  I have gotten really frustrated here knowing that I am not who i want to become and realizing that i cannot change in one day but this talk reminded me that As long as we are improving that is all that God asks of us. "Even the tiniest effor the Lord is pleased with".    (sorry i skipped around a bunch...you might possibly have to read it yourself.. :) hahah)

 

On sunday someone gave a great talk on Happiness "Happiness is something that you decide ahead of time"  remeber that each day is a gift!  you can decide what you do with it and how it goes!  How awesemt is that!   Take responsiblitly and make your day go the way you want it to!     Choose to act, not to be acted upon or react.  "Hope is contagious"

 

sorry i am just rambling on today!  haha oh well  as always i guess :) 

You know you are a sister missionary when you don't think your outfit is complete until you have picked out a sweater! haha so so funny!  I already know i will have to have people help me know how to dress when i get home!  my bad! 

 

what else?  I most likely get my travel plans next week!  which is crazy!  I can't even understand what the Natives say when they are talking slow haha!  i am so exctied but it still doesn't seem real.  Zach Jensen left yesterday, feels like he just got here haha!  and i still have like three weeks left!

 

.....i am still good....and happy!  still learning alot although i know that i need to start focusing more on Russian cause i just stress out and of course its me so i ignore it.  But we start all russian until we leave tomorrow so that will definately help!

 

I know this chruch is true. I am so thankful to be here and i am so thankful for my Savior. I have been studying His life and His atonement extensively so i can know HOW to be like him and How to use his atonement. I know he loves everyone of us and will do anything for us and already has. Just to turn to HIm.

 

I love you!

 

Heather

You know you're a sister missionary when....

Hello my family!

sorry the email is later today!  Sister West and I and the Zone Leaders had to welcome the new native Russians to the MTC. It has been a crazy hectic PDay. Trying to find them and get them to where they need to go.  All of them are just so so great!   We love them already! Most of them speak English really really well!  Probably better than we do! They are all super excited to be here and are alot of fun!  They have such great conversion stories and we will be able to hear all of them tonight i think.....

We went to the temple this morning and it was great as always!  Sister West's roommate was randomly in our session (seriously though, it was random)  and she bought us breakfast afterwards which was really really nice.

I feel as though my outside world is invading my mission world kinda!   I saw whit and the jensen family here. I see Zach all the time.   Derek Smart is here (Elder from Heathers mission prep class), Lauren Bryce (BYU friend/roommate) is here and Deborah Newran (friend from high school) is my next door neighbor!  she hugs me everytime i see heer! i love her!  and to top it all off i was just chillin at lunch and i looked up and say Nancy and Bruce Woodbury!(Couple missionary from Heathers home ward)  I ran to them and gave them both (opps)  a big hug!  I hug nancy everytime i see her! i love seeing them!   She is just the best ever!  

Last wednesday we got new missionaries to our zone.  Sister West and i had to plan with the zone leaders a bunch of skits and stuff to teach them haha! it ended up being pretty hysterical!   They are all very hard working and smart and i am afraid that they already study more than we do and they will pass up our russian soon!  not good for us...but good for them. 

After i wrote last week Elder Holland talked to us!  it was absolutely incredible! i forgot my notes but i  wish that i could give you some of his quotes.  He is such a powerful speaker and has such a great spirit about him.   He told the story of when the Savior asks Peter if he loves him three times.   The real issue in our lives is "Do you love Him"  do you love the Savior?   He told Peter before to leave His nets and his boat and to follow Him, to feed His sheep.  When he told Peter that and When He tells us that, He means it for forever.  Leave the things that don't matter, leave the worldly things at home and follow the Savior!   He called us the "Hope of Israel".  How great is that?! and such a huge responsibilty as well!   Decide tonight to "leave your nets"  "decide tonight who youwill follow and never go back!"  He left us with a blessing and with his testimony of the Savior and his love for us.  We all stood as he left and no one moved for five minutes.  we all just stared at the door.  The spirit was so so strong no one could move and no one wanted to.  We just wanted to feel of the strength of His testimony and change because of it...i know that i am not describing it very well but it was possibly the coolest experiences ever.  We only started moving when a man got up and told us that we could  leave when we wanted to. But he said we could stay as long as we wanted to as well. (i sat by Zach Jensen at the devotional which was fun)

We got a new mission president, His name is President Brown.  He is super funny! and gaave the fireside on Sunday. We all learned either to sit by him and lunch or to avoid him at lunch, depending on who you are.  He called up random missionaries from the crowd that he had talked to at lunch etc to bear testimony, to tell storiess  and to make commitments.  it was very amusing!  

hmmm.....i don't know what else to talk about in this email.....any more questions? haha i guess you can't ask them now but.....

Welp....sorry this letter is all over the place and has alot of words but doesn't say much......haha my bad. 

But i knowt hat this church is true! i am so thankful to be here and to have the opportunity to serve my Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ.  I hope that in some way my work can show to them how much i love them and that i realize all that i have is from them and i am grateful.  I am so thannkkful for all of the people i love here and all of you that i love back home! Thanks for the letters! i love you all!

Sister Trottier

(NOTE FROM SAMI: Sorry I haven't had any recent pictures lately, I will try to get some from Heather or from my Mom!!)

"You just gestured to all of Me"

Hello Family!   I don't know what to write today actually haha :)   Today we went to the temple to do inititories and it was the best ever!   I love doing them!  Going to the temple is so awesome and everyone should go as much as you can!   It helps me to remember what is most important and to put life into perspective.  After our district went to eat in the  cafeteria.  it is the BEST thing that i have ever had.. for a long time. I was so happy i almost cried!  I had a HUGE waffle with fruit and whipped cream, i had biscuits and gravy, and hashbrowns and bacon....did i gain 5 pounds?.....possibly, but it was so so so worth it!  it was REAL legit food!  oh man!

 

I have seen Zach aka Elder Jensen a few times now and it makes me so so happy to see him all of the time!  He is doing aweseome and looks happy! i will be sure to get a picture with him for our families.  I also see quite a few people that i know from highschool which is cool.

 

All of the peple in the olders district have now left on their way to Russia! it makes it feel a little bit more real, except not really. I still feel like i will never leave here. I can't even imagine going to russia, i mean its RUSSIA.  Sister West and i were reading the Book of Mormon in Russian and we both just started laughing, never in my life would i have thought that i would ever be reading the Book of Mormon in Russian.  Now don't get too proud of me yet, i can't really read it yet.  It took us 20 minutes to read 5 verses and everytime we knew what one of the words meant we got super excited! haha! 

 

The russian is hard....to say the least. But it is coming and the more that we use it the better we get at it.   We started teaching a progressive investigator all in Russian.  Its crazy, i can actually communicate with someone in Russian!  Who woulda thunk?  not me!   but its super cool. 

 

I have been trying to see what i can improve of myself and have been praying to know my weaknesses so that i can work on them.  I have realized that that is a bad idea haha.  Not really, but kinda...that is waht the subject of my email means. I feel as though I asked and Heavenly Father "gestured to all of me".  I have so much to work on but i have come far already i think...i hope...but it has just begun!  I have only been here a little while!  CRAZY! 

 

We learned about Abinadi and discussed all of his missionary traits and even made skits about it with our whole zone. It was alot of fun and i realized that He is possibly one of my new heroes!  he is a legit missionary!  He has power and strength, boldness and faith and everything else that i need!  He is awesome! 

 

Tommorrow we are getting new missionaries that are speaking RUssian.  There are 45  new ones!   which is incredible and HUGE! In our zone we are getting 7 sisters and i think the other is getting12 and the rest are elders.   We are excited to have them come and get to know more missionaries that will be with us for awhile!

 

Thank you so much for the packages and letters! I got some really really great ones that have made me so happy! I love to hear all about what you are doing even if you don't think it is exciting i will think it is! i promise! I love it!  Grandma sent me a bunch of candy which was so good!  except probably not so great for my figure but we enjoyed it imensely!  ANd family thank you so much for all of the stuff you sent! i wore the sweater the next day! so cute! and the pictures are great. I literally laughed out loud when i got to the picture of Dean Winchester beceause it was right in the middle of it all!  I even convinced a few of the elders and older sisters that he was my boyfriend haha they were super jealous!  I love Dean!

 

As for my plaque, i want to do Alma 26:12,16  unless that is too long, but it has kinda been my theme.  It is my scripture for everything that we do haha my district is probably sick of it haha and i don't know what picture.. have audrey pick ok?   I love you all so much! and i am so happy to be here!  I know that this gospel is true and that i am doing the Lords work.  I love it!  i get so excited to share what i know!  and yes i am a sister missionary haha :)  I love my Savior and know that through Him we ALL can be happy and feel love and continue to become a little better each day!   ask me questions if you want to know anything else. I dont know what to say sometimes :) love you!

 

Sister Trottier

Sister Trottier Sighting!!!!

One of our friends was at the MTC dropping off their little brother when they saw Heather run out of the MTC to greet them!
Whitney reports that Heather was all smiles and excitement and seemed wonderfully happy and at home. She also said that Heather's companion, Sister West, was very nice and they seemed to get along very well! When asked to say something in Russian she rattled something off that "sounded pretty good" says Brian.
Our family was very jealous but we think that we may have made her sad and Whitney (and the rest of the Jensens) just made her happy and excited! YAY!!!