Dear Momma, I'm late getting this out today because we had a meeting scheduled in the middle of our p-day time. So I don't have a lot of time to write today. I'd best just jump into it.
I just told Sister Mortimer that her letter came when I was having a bad day. Which I was. It was very nice of her, and it turned out to be a ray of sunshine on a rainy day (literally. I swear, it's never going to stop raining).
I just hope the pills get here before I run out. Thanks a bunch for taking care of that. I can't think of anything else I really need, besides beef jerky. ;-) Sister Sprauge and I have just discovered a new favorite perfume. It's called Wild Rose by Avril Lavigne (yes, the punk singer I used to listen to. Weird, I know, but it smells amazing!). You know I don't have any pearl jewelry anymore. That would be nice. Aside from that... I'd just love to have some souvenirs from Sweden, so money for that would be great.
As for how things have gone this week, there's a whole book I could write on it. General Conference was fantastic. Did you get to listen to all of it? We still haven't been able to hear the last session, but we'll fit in it sometime this week.
As I prayed and asked whether or not I had done my part and could go home, the thought of being married over Christmas break came to mind. I thought it through, wrote out a calendar, and all the things we've been trying to figure out (getting everyone back and forth across the country over and over through work and school and whatever else) worked out. No one's tied up during Christmas break, and I'm only missing it by three weeks, so I called the mission president and talked with him about it. I suggested going home one transfer early (which would have put me home on the 10th of November) so that I would have time to put things together. So he then talked it over with the area presidency. And the answer that came back was surprizing. They said I could leave at any time to get married and I would have an honorable release, but they didn't like it because Nate and I getting engaged during the mission is so unusual. The president offered to let me and Nate speak over the phone about it, which we did. And it was AMAZING just to hear him! In the end, we decided that we don't really like it (he and I would both prefer that we get married over Christmas break), but we're going to try to follow the advice of the leaders and see what happens. So at this point, I'm planning on staying until January 12th, but I'm kind of hoping the mission president changes his mind or receives some new insight into the matter because getting married in December would just make everything fit so much better. So there you have it. Nate and I have agreed that if I keep trying to think about wedding things when I KNOW I could just come home and take care of it any time I wish, I'm going to lose my mind completely. So as of this weekend, all plans and concerns for the wedding are a forbidden topic. I wish I were free to pay attention to the things I really care about right now, but I'm not. So they're just going to have to go in a box. Grr.
Ending on a happy note: we just got Anette through her baptismal interview, and everything's looking good! We've finished putting the programs together as well, so now we just get to be excited and wait. Keep praying for her! ;-)
I love you, Momma. I hope you all have a great week, filled with the spirit that comes with hearing the words of the prophets.
With love,
Syster Hillary Kiser
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