I made it safely here!

July 23, 2015 (sent by snail mail)

Dear Family & Friends,

They keep telling me to write and tell you I made it here safely, but I think you know that since you dropped me off!  It's pretty crazy around here.  My companion is Sister Carter--she's a gorgeous redhead.  Everyone is so nice and seems to get along very well.  Already, we're prepping to teach investigators.  It's mostly role playing.  The oddest part for me is the lack of a defined lesson plan.  I'll have to adjust to that, but as we learn to be guided by the Spirit, I know that method will be better.

We did some role playing in our districts today during our additional study time.  Sister Carter and I visited a gay, atheist couple brilliantly portrayed by Elder Alvarez and Elder Johnson.  One was a professor of theology at the U and the other was a science major.  We managed to leave them with a Book of Mormon and one, the professor, said he would read from it and we could come again.  I know it was a role play, but I still feel like it helped me a lot.

We met our Branch Presidency tonight.  They are so sweet and their wives are just the cutest, nicest ladies.  Oh, and as it so happens, I am actually living two doors down from Kacee!  Well, actually Sister Haire.  It's been great to see her, if only briefly.

The food is great!  It is like the Cannon Center, but with less stations and more tables.  There is about 2000 missionaries here.  I guess we're the biggest batch this summer!  About 700 of us reported on the same day!

Anyway, I have got to leave some stuff to tell in my e-mail.  My P-day is Wednesday and they will also let me e-mail when I get to Washington, I think, so you know I made it safely.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Love,

Sister Jacobs