Week 40 - PITTSBURGH

January 19, 2010

I'm sure you can tell from the subject of my email that my new area is DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH!!!! Such a change from the country amish living of Lititz. It's a different lifestyle and missionary lifestyle, but it's been fun so far. Almost like I'm starting a brand new mission all over. To tell you a little bit about this area, we are serving in a Young Single Adult ward and basically just work with the young kids. In our area, there are two major colleges, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. Then some smaller colleges too. No more tracting either, hahaha. We walk around the colleges and just talk to the students all day long and ride the bus everywhere. Plus since we work with the young single adults, we get to go to FHE, institute twice a week, and an articles of faith class on Wednesday nights. It's so different but I am really liking it so far. Plus my new companion, Sister Sorensen is awesome! We just clicked right away and we teach really well together. There is also another set of sisters in the ward, so we basically work together all the time!! I love it. It's going to be such a good transfer. We already had interviews with President and he basically told me to get comfortable and unpack my bags because I'll probably be staying here for a while. Wow. Now as for some of the people we are working with, first of all, there is Steve. He is so cool because he found the church all by himself. The Sunday before I got here, he just showed up at church. So the sisters set up an appointment to teach him and he has been solid. He comes to institute and loves getting to know everybody. In our first appointment with him, we set him to be baptized on Feb. 6th. :) So please pray for Steve!!!!! Another person we are working with is a girl named Nicole. She was referred by a member and is basically awesome. She already lives an LDS lifestyle and gets frustrated that her friends and people around her get upset with her for keeping high standards. She feels her calling life is to be a wife and a mother and wants to feel like her relationship with God is very close. She hasn't recieved her answer about if the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith are true yet, but she'll get there. I'm so excited for her to learn more!! :)Now here is my new address:613 Copeland St. Apt. A2Pittsburgh, PA 15232I'm excited to get some good letters and packages and fun stuff!!! Thank you for all you do for me. Please keep praying for the mission and my area and that we can have lots of people to teach! Have a good week, and I love you all lots and lots! Miss you!Love, Holly