Sister Hales

Here is Emily's current address if you want to send her a Christmas card:
Sister Emily Hales
9900 Ardmore Drive
Knoxville, TN 37923
emily.hales@myldsmail.net

Dear Family and Friends,

Hello Hello!

This week was transfers and a lot of changes happened! Sis Lee went home, but she seems more resolved about it now. I heard from her today and she's doing great already :) I LOVE my new companions Sis Echols and Sis Ramon. They are wonderful! Sis Echols and I are training Sis Ramon together, and let me be the first to say that training in a trio is great! I was so worried and stressed about this transfer, but since the transfer has started, I've just felt so peaceful. I'm so grateful for Christ's Atonement that gives us strength, peace, and comfort.

Sis Echols is from Orem, Utah and Sis Ramon is from Pohnpei, Micronesia! She is here waiting for her visa for the Brisbane, Australia Mission. They told us that they're only moving visa waiters on the transfer, so we get to keep her for at least 6 weeks, which is probably about as long as I'm going to be here anyways. Sis Echols is sad that I'm not going to "kill her off" in February, but I assure her that her next companion will be great too (just not as great as me ;) )

Sis Ramon has had a hard adjustment to the states and to the food so she has been really sick. We even had to go to the ER because she was in so much pain (turns out that an ovarian cyst burst). She seems to get a little bit better each day. Yesterday she was well enough to go to church, then she had to rest during studies, then we went out that evening for 2 hours, but she ended up throwing up her dinner. Please keep her in your prayers.

This week we have our half mission conference with Elder Renlund of the 70 and we are so excited! It should be a great day! 100 missionaries will all be there.

I love you so much and hope you are enjoying the great Christmas season!