Hello Everyone,

My first week in Edmonton is almost over and boy has it been a wirlwind!! I arrived on wednesday morning at the Edmonton Airport and was picked up by my Mission President and his wife, President and Sister Campbell. They are amazing, so sweet and loving! They are from Ogdon Utah and still have their youngest daughter Courtney living with them. President owns a software company which is still being operated while he's away which is pretty sweet. Arriving in Edmonton was not easy, we had to leave the mtc at 3am, travel in a snowstorm to the salt lake city air port and had one connection in denver colorado making the possible three hour trip more than eight hours long. We had a lot of delays with snow and ice but! drum roll please.... i gave out my first pass along card at the airport! i was so nervous but had a made a goal and prayed for an opportunity to give out one passalong card during my trip in the very anticipated new world! the lucky man to serve me my bagel with creamcheese asked about my name tag and i told him all about the church! he's from ethiopia and was very interested and asked if he called the number if he and his wife would have missionaries come over, i said yes and he accepted the card! it was great and really gave me a boost which was greatly needed to overcome my fatigue.

Once in edmonton we stayed the night at the President's house or the mission home as we call it. They were very hospitable and we had dinner, a fireside, some training for the President's assistants and went to bed as soon as possible. I travelled with a sister from South Korea Sister Heo, she's such a sweet heart. The next morning we went to transfer meetings and i opened up my call, yes another call! haha and am now in Edmonton North Kingsway YSA branch and area. It's a HUGE area but i'm loving it!!! I'm in a three some again like i was in the mtc and they are fabulous sisters i've been so lucky so far! Sister Wilcox is from Pheonix Arizona and has been out just over a year and two months. Sister Burgi is from Spanish Fork area in Utah and this is her last transfer (sad ! ). I was really excited to meet with them but unfortunately that morning i woke up with a really bad cold and the really cold weather didn't help. The next couple days the sisters just dragged me along to all their appointments and really threw me right into missionary work! we have been busy every minute of the day i swear! we havn't even had time to unpack my suitcase untill this morning, monday which is my pday now fyi!

I have been very ill with no time to rest but the Lord has granted me so many tender mercies that litterally i would not be here a live without them! Friday and Saturday we were able to do my first real tracting experience and finding people to teach and we knocked on some doors and approached people on the streets. We talk to everyone but because we are in a ysa ward we can only keep the investigators that fit that profile so we tend to talk to more younger people BUT out of the five doors we've contacted 3 of them have been french speaking people. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES! One was from Quebec, another was a couple from an island in the indian ocean and another from the republic of congo. We don't know yet if they are going to take lessons but they all seemed interested and i just feel so blessed that Heavenly Father really knows our hearts and knows what is special to us. When we do all that we can, to the point where we can't even keep our eyes open we are so tired, he will grant us blessings to show us that he's still there. Yesterday was my first day in the ysa ward and everyone was super friendly and nice to me. I am enjoying so much working with people my age who have been so prepared to accept the gospel it's awesome!!

We have one investigator right now who is being baptized on saturday and i'm so excited. Her name is Monique and she grew up speaking french in the home so we connected right away when i told her about reading the book of mromon in french. She's a great girl and i'm so excited to see my first baptism on the mission. I havn't been a part of her conversion but i feel of her spirit and it makes me excited to know there are people like her out there.

Well i'm not sure what else to write right now except to remind everyone that i have never been so cold in my life! it's freezing here!! litterally.... snow a foot taller then me in every direction, minus numbers in the degrees that i have never seen or felt before and it's unbelieveable. i was definitley not prepared for this haha but i'm looking forward to the spring and hopefully my blood thickens before then. The members have been great and we've had 3 dinner appointments this week to get to know them and have warm home made meals. Take care everyone, i would love to hear from you! my mail is to be sent to themission home at 8925 51st ave ste. #305, edmonton, alberta, T6E EJ3, Canada! I get mail once a week and will write you back asap! those who havn't written me yet, you know who you are, i'm waiting to hear from you!!!! o and you can still write on DearElder.com and the mail will get to me in edmonton if that's easier for you. Love all and check out mormon.org the profiles of members are amazing and inspiring.

Last thought, read the book of mormon and pray, i promise all your questions will be answered, such a simple truth and yet so hard for most.

Love Sister Wotherspoon