Not in Canada for Long!!

Monday July 17, 2017

Hey fam, what a crazy and very long week it has been! We arrived safely to Canada on Wednesday, had dinner and interviews with the mission president, and then stayed at the mission home that night I was the only one there that played the piano so I had to play the 3 songs I know. I have a feeling I am going to need to brush up on my piano skills.. Should've done that before:) The next morning we had a mission orientation that lasted a while and then they told us who our companion would be and where we would be serving. 

My companion is Sister Stokes!! So maybe we are kinda somehow related through Ted's family!? She is from Blackfoot, ID. She seems to be pretty nice and hopefully will train me well:) So far I've been with her for like 3 1/2 days and we haven't had any problems so that's a good sign. I will most likely be with her for at least 12 weeks because that's how long training usually lasts but we will see what the Lord wants! 

So I am actually not in Canada. Hahaha I'm sure you weren't expecting to hear that. I am actually serving in the Warroad, Minnesota area. Which is the farthest south the mission goes I'm pretty sure. There are only two areas in the US and I am in one of them. What an honor:) It is a very small town and not much going on. The only thing that keeps it running is the Marvin's Window company that everyone in the town works at. Our area also has several other small towns that are around it, except for they arent that close. We havent been able to go to many of them because of K's (or mile restrictions) that we have. Every companionship in the mission has a car. That's a blessing, but we still get to walk and tract a lot so we save our K's and stuff. That's what I have been doing for most of my time so far. We have knocked doors a lot. Haven't seen much success which is a bummer but I have a good feeling about this week. Hopefully we can get some appointments and meet with people who are interested and see some progress! I have only been to one lesson with a less active who has lost her testimony so we were trying to help her gain that back. Like I said though, I have high hopes for this week!! 

We have also been doing a lot of work with less actives. The branch we are in has quite a few members but quite a few are less active. We gave talks on Sunday so that was a good way to introduce myslef to the ward. Everyone is very nice..(all 30 of them:) and half the ward is children. I guess the thing here is to have 8-10 kids in each family:) We also got to sit in and help with singing time in primary because they were short people so that was fun. 

We got to have dinner with our Branch President and his wife and 8 children yesterday so that was fun, and crazy. He was able to give us some names of people we can go visit. I have realized while being out for almost 4 weeks that members are so important to missionary work. They are the ones who help people come and keep coming after they are baptized. SO PLEASE HELP THE MISSIONARIES!! And feed them:) I know you probably don't have as many opportunities living in Utah but there is always work to be done and people to help. Dont be scared:) 

In Branch Huddle (or Ward Council) yesterday I met a guy named Jon Meikle. Funny story, so I guess he somehow came across the Jon Meikle we know and was travelling through smithfield last year so he decided to stop by and meet him because they have the same name and he's never met anyone like that. It was kinda funny, so next time you see Jon Meikle you should ask him about it. Except for the guy here pronounces is Meekle. But it was still kinda funny that he just showed up on the Meikle's door step one day to meet him. 

Tomorrow is Zone Conference in Winnipeg so we are driving there today and going out with some missionaries there. They have two lessons planned so that should be exciting I will get to actually teach a lesson:) Unless they fall through. Crossing my fingers though. It's about a 2 1/2 drive so I'm not really looking forward to that but that's alright. I get to sit in the front so hopefully I won't get sick. 

I think that's most of everything that's happened. The weather has been pretty nice, Not too hot. It's been kinda cloudy and a little rainy but not terribly hot which is good for tracting! 

My address in Minnesota is

Sister Bayli Godderidge

9, 523 Nelson St NE

Warroad, MN 56763

Or if you want to send things to Canada you can send it to the mission office

505 Academy Rd 

Winnipeg MB R3N 0C9

Canada 

We dont get the mail that goes to the mission office until transfers or until we go to winnipeg so I will get mail and such faster if it's sent to MN.. Plus it's probably cheaper? I will just let you know when transfers are and such because you wont want to send anything around that time unless I get transferred. 

Also if you send stuff to Canada it has to be under $60 Canadian money because they have to pay to get them. So don't send anything too crazy:) Or don't send anything at all, I don't expect you to. 

Thank you for putting a package together to send with the member that was passing through. I got it last night when they got home and it was awesome:) 

Pics: friends from the MTC, (The girls are going to the St. George Visitors center so tell them Hi when you go;) and then some of my district and teachers from the MTC

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