Perfectly Perth: I'm here!

How are yous doing? I love Perth!

There is so much to say, but I don't want to bore you with a super long letter...the struggle is real...

I arrived here safe and sound after almost missing my last flight to Perth from Brisbane! Like we were literally SPRINTING through the airport! My carry on was too heavy so I had to take some things out like and they gave me this pink bag that said, "Kiss Breast Cancer Goodbye" on it. Super awkward to be walking around with that but oh well. They called Elder Baca (travel leader) and my name on the intercom because the plane was leaving! We made it though! You should SEE my ankles! I will send pics. They were HUGE! I thought they were going to explode, my skin was so tight! Hahaha!

Missionaries headed to Perth!

My swollen ankles. #kankles

One of our flights (the 14 hour one) was kind of luxury.

I sat by a young mom and her baby girl on the flight to Perth. For hours I didn't talk to her, wondering what to say! She sat the baby in the seat in the middle and I finally asked her how old her baby was and we started talking! Hallelujah. She doesn't believe in God. I asked her what she believes in and she said she believes she is just here to be a good person. We spent the rest of the flight talking and playing with her baby. SO CUTE! I feel like I'm always baby hungry...I don't know why....Love them. At the end of our flight we got off the plane and I ran over to her and gave her a MORMON.ORG card with a note I wrote about families being together forever. I hope she looks into it more!

I love my mission Pres. Fife and Sister Fife! They are so great. Pres. is super enthusiastic and Sister Fife is SOO sweet! I love them.

President and Sister Fife!

Right as I arrived, Sister Emery (a senior missionary at the office) told me I had a package! I don't know why I was supprised, (because of course my mom would do that), but I was!! Thank you so much mom, and family for that amazing "greenie" package!! It made me so happy, you don't even know. The only thing is that they call us "Goldens" here. I love it.

President Fife has the vision that soon, each companionship will be having 20 baptisms each month! That is quite the goal, but let me tell you I am SO ready to go out and work hard everyday to accomplish that.

The minute we arrived at the mission home, we got a quick snack then went contacting with some sister missionaries. Long story short, a sister, Sister Jardin and I got 9 referrals and 5 return appointments!!! Whaaa? It was crazy!! I know it won't always be that easy, but man it was fun to talk to people and sit down and ask them what they believe and tell them how we can add to their beliefs!

There are ant hills EVERYWHERE here! Mom, you would love that. The crows sound like goats/babies when they crow. It's quite frightening! The Australian salute is just waving your hand around your face like you are swatting a fly-because that's what we do here. Flies love us. The American salute is setting the windshield wipers off. They are on the opposite side of the steering wheel here. Haha! I feel like we are going to die every second I am in a car, because we are on the wrong side of the road!

My companion is Sister Eager. She is 33 years old! She is from Chicago and is super nice. She has been out 14 months. She compliments me all the time and is such a great trainer. She tells me I am already so natural at talking to people, and I mean...I would have to agree... Haha! JK I get afraid talking sometimes, but I do love reaching out and smiling to everyone! Missionary work is FUN!