Hey Family,
Dad thats awesome that you met Chip. Crazy connections. Small world.
Mom... Plaque... i would like oak wood and my favorite scripture Ether 12:19 And there were many whose faith was so exceedingly strong, even before Christ came, who could not be kept from within the veil, but truly saw with their eyes the things which they had beheld with an eye of faith, and they were glad.
Wow sounds like shan is gonna have fun!
i didnt know matt and sariah were moving.. sad. YAY for gettin peanut! and a new baby.. they are gonna be busy.. :D
This week has been a blast!On monday night we had Sis Hall (one of the arco sisters) stay the night with us on exchanges. we had so much fun. we were not a sleep till at least 11:45. oops. LOL. but on tuesday we had an adventure. we lost our phone for most the day. it was quite fun to try and get a hold of people. but we found it in the Arco sisters car in a bag of Kisses for Deesa. it was crazy. i dont know how you did it dad with out a cell phone. :D
We had an amazing lesson with Laurie Beaman on thursday. she was very dissatisfied with the catholic chruch.. so she has alot of the same basic beliefs as we do.. we gave her an conditional baptism commitment. which she accepted. We also had a lesson with AJ Olsen. who is 17. the spirit was so strong at the lesson.. and his friend aubrey has a power house testimony. she made it so much stronger.
the other night at the VC sister harrison and i were plannin and she said she would be right back. but after 5 min she didnt. so i went to the desk to ask if either of the elders saw where she went. they didnt.. so i figured she had gotten distracted. so i went and played the piano for a few minutes and then she came in, laughin.. she totally spaced what she was doing and went on a grounds tour with sis gardner. it was really funny and we had a good laugh about it.
we get to watch saturdays worriers with Joseph and Susan this week it was really funny when they asked us to get permission from president colton to watch it.. he just said dont forget the popcorn!
I got an email today from Calli Tiechert. she was went on her mission when i was up in arco.. she is so awesome!
I Love you all!
Love
Sister Stradling
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Email...August 17th
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Email....August 10th
HELLO ALL,
first i'll answer questions then i'll tell you more about my week.
Is Elder Finch the one that told Steve that he shouldn't come see you? No that was Elder Freeman
Is he (Elder Finch) easy going and a little fatherly? yes and no
Who else is engaged besides Bethany(Scarbrough) and Ty (Ivins)? LACIE AND BEN november 14 in the mesa temple! YAY!
Have you had your fill of potatoes yet? i wish people think that we don't have a microwave at the VC and so we get cold sandwiches and you know how much i love those... almost as much as spaghetti. UGH!! lol.
So are Joseph and Susan getting close to baptism...was the three hour lesson because they were asking questions or was it just turning into a visit? we set a date with joseph for the 31 of october, the lesson turned in to a visit.
When is Bryan's baptism date and how old is he? Bryan is 28 and we have to push back his date.. but its all good.
Who are Keigan and Brent and how long have the missionaries been working with them? Keigan is Brent's (LA) son.. they have been workin with them for about 8 months.
What is his baptism date? Sep 19
Was Sis Harrison one of the missionaries working with Jeff when he got baptized? yep
How long ago was he baptized? about a month and a half.
so the work here is crazy! we are currently teachin 19 investigators and 9 less active members. so we are crazy busy.
at the district meeting/ interviews on friday sister colton role played with sister harrison and i.. it was fun.. she gets so into it. she keeps us all on our toes and laughin. she makes life fun.
the VC has been a little dull lately but thats ok. we do get alot of stuff done that we probably couldnt get done other wise. well thats about it this week!
LOVE YOU ALL
Love
Sis. Stradling
Monday, July 27, 2009
Email....July 27
the blue book of mormon challenge was the one that elder bednar gave to read and just look for "in the strength of the lord".
Sis. Harrison is awesome. shes been out for a year. and she has been workin at the VC for at least half of that time. the calls are just from referrals that we recieve from who ever comes into the VC.
Zone Confrence was.. Different. it was alot more casual than with president somers. but it was alot of fun.. i really like president colton. we do interviews with him in a few weeks. the elders that are going home this transfer were soo silly. they kept wantin to take pictures with the sisters. which is a bit unsusal.
dont really know why District meetin was so boring.. it just seemed to drag.
im glad im walkin.. i gained some weight in arco.. no we dont have a car. members are alot more help here.
The Arco sisters stayed with us wednesday nite and told me that george gets baptized on the 25 and lauri was getting baptized on the 26.. i was so excited to hear that..
so you will have to let aunt twila know i ran into her sister in law michelle hall in one of the trailer parks in my area the other nite. it was crazy..
did you ever have a teacher in school in snowflake with the last name Brezee (sp)? thats about all thats new here.
Love you
Love
Sister Stradling
P.S. need $...spent too much on things for investigators at the bookstore ! Thx
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Email....July 22
Hiya!
How is everyone doin? so we have a few new changes around here:
1. P-days are now going to be on MONDAYS so today we went to the temple.
2. no more nightly phone calls YES!
3. well probably get more tomorrow at zone conference. so ill let you know on monday.
i saw a really cute tile with vinyl letters on it the other day that said this:
Missionary A missionary will leave her family for 18 months so that those she teaches will be with their families forever. :)
my first day at the Visitors Center wasnt so bad. even makin phone calls. cause you actually have an excuse for callin the people.
Our lesson on wednesday night was cool because the guy we are teachin is so ready to learn the gospel. he even went to the singles ward and then to the regular scarament meeting with his grandma. it was awesome.
we have another appointment with him tonight. Joseph and Susan(LA) are really a neat couple.. they kinda remind me of George and Bonnie. :) once joseph quits smokin, and him and susan get married he will get to be baptized. they are going to feed us dinner on monday and then we are going to have a lesson with them after word.
Sundays are a killer.. we have meeting and church from 630 in the mornin to 400 at night. and we have to do splits because we cover so many wards and they run at the same time half and half.
i finished my little blue Book of Mormon challenge that we got from elder bednar my first transfer out here. so im startin it over again.
My district meeting on monday was so boring.. it was so slow. i couldnt believe how bad it was.. i was going to die.
Guess what?!? Zebbie and Randy are gettin married finally! yay! sister Kohli told us that the other night. i guess Zeb and Randy came into the VC and told sister kohli. we are all so excited.
I finally found a place i can play the piano.. can you believe it! there is one in the Visitors Center. i was so happy when i discovered that yesterday. been needin one.
There has been lots of walkin here. which is good. im startin to look like an arizona girl again. at least my arms are. lol.but thats about all thats new here.. hope all is well at home.
Love you guys
Love
Sister Stradling
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
PLEASE,
Please leave comments when you visit my blog so Mom can send the comments to me! I can't actually visit my own blog, so just know I'll get your messages! AND thanks for checking in!
E-Mail...July 8th
Hi Everyone!
sounds like 4th was a bit of a bummer. it sure was here! there was absolutely nothing going on. and we even had a partial p-day! sounds like camp was fun too. thats pretty funny that taes gettin into my old house! thats awesome at the same time too. im glad someone other than us are getting her excited for school. last night we came home for being out and someone had completely mowed our yard and pulled out the stumps too. it was crazy cause people have been askin us if our house is as bad as they have been told.
This time for church they have given us topics to talk on. its on elder christoffersons talk from conference. but i havent started it yet. We are singin in arco this coming sunday. Lauri and Bear are helpin us get it right because sister white hasnt every sang in public. its been really fun.
Yes i liked president colton and sister colton. they are pretty neat people. it was funny cause president sat his glasses on his chair while he was talkin then when he sat down he squashed them. it was pretty funny. the interview was good. they asked where i was from, what you two did for work and if the family was active, and then something that i have learned so far since i have been out on my mission. i really dont know if im gonna get transferred this next week. i kinda want to go but at the same time i dont. this last week we didnt get to have a lesson with Radley and Landon. but its all good.
i dont know if sister hooker is related to the hookers in nm. ill have to ask her.
the wedding went very very well! We got the RS room all set up and then sister white and i went over and took bonnie to Davian's shop and she did her hair for her. this is the first time in Bonnies life that she had ever had her hair done by a professional. then we got her in her dress and took her over to the church. deesa took pictures for them. they really turned out. then we had some refreshments afterword. bonnie told us that that was the best day of her life. (and she is Less Active)
On friday we took Lauri to the Visitors Center. it was a really neat experience. we got to watch the new Joseph Smith movie. it was really quiet neat. she even went to the distribution center and got a quad. her son keeps antagonizing her but she just bears her testimony right back at him. she is keepin very strong. she came to church on sunday and bore her testimony in Relief society. there wasnt a dry eye in the room when she was done.
i have told sister white that i dont like the phone several times but it seems that she doesnt care that much. dont get me wrong i do like her. we do have fun. we did have a little blow up on the 4th. she told me to grow up and share my feelings like an adult. said im childish in things that i say sometimes. it hurt a bit. and i still had a hard time explaining my self when she wants me to. you know that thats something that i have always struggled with.and when i bear my testimony she doesnt think that im bearing it from the heart. because it so short and simple. i dont think she understands that im a person of little words. ill say what i want then thats it. no she doesnt know that i talk to kyle a bit each wednesday.(except today it seems like. i think he may be at work)
i really liked the pink shirt thank you. with the backpack im not sure where the bladder is. but if you can find it it would be great to have. i sent a package your way today. it has my purple skirt in it. the hem is coming out so if you could rehem it and then send it back i would really appreciate it. i promise that im gonna quit askin for things. have you been able to find a recorder? have you thought of a digital one? that might work we would just have to send it back and forth. which wouldnt be bad. i was wondering if you could get the picture of the sister missionary that is standing in the mirror and the reflection shows the armor of god.
thank you!
i love you!
love
Sister Stradling
ps is this letter long enough for you? :)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
E-Mail......July 1st
its wednesday!
HIYA!
so im doin good. had a few up and down days. but whats new. we have been tryin to keep as busy as possible. we talked in the YSA ward on sunday. my knees were shakin so bad. and we get to sing in arco in two weeks.
the presidents switched on monday. they had about four hours overlap and that was it. the zone conference was in Blackfoot. and it was good. alot of people shed some tears but thats normal for those that had president somers for most of their mission. we get to meet president colton tomorrow at zone council. hes going to be doin two min interviews with each of the missionaries.
George is doin great quittin. Him and bonnie are gettin married on sunday.... (this was decided on saturday) so this week we have been pullin together a small weddin. thankfully Sister Hooker has alot of wedding stuff left over from her daughters' wedddings. and bishop is willing to do the service. and hes gettin baptized on August 1st!
Brandon is in Primary and Justin is in YM. they have only been members for a few months.
We did a walking lesson at the church on monday with lili, billy, and tina. it was fun. we taught the plan of salvation. and went room to room for each step. they really enjoyed it. Wendy Radley and Landon are our investigators from Howe. shes less active and the boys are over aged youth. they are really commin along though. we have another lesson with them tonight. we hope they like it.
wow. nan and pop are really serious about movin down arent they? the flowers kinda reminded me of nanas. we can do service on any day but the weekends.
the sister that took us to IF was Roxanne Lewis. when i talked to brother lewis yesterday he said that grandma great and his grandma were cousins. so we are related some where in there. i think he was raised in SJ.
so i think that some of the things that are buggin me are that i still have a hard time teachin. and talkin at door approaches. (sp) and im sick of makin all the phone calls. if i forget one sister white gets mad at me. i hate it! cause she wants most of the calls made in the car. and she wont even talk on the phone if shes sittin in the drivers seat parked. its annoying.
sorry thats a whinnie paragraph. but when life gets tough just buck up right? its kinda funny cause i think she is more annoyed with kyle than i am that i havent gotten a letter in the past month or so. :)
so another request is... could you send me my yellow camelpack. you might have to call ty to check the store room. my big one is just too big for just my quad and visuals. its startin to make my shoulder hurt again. and could i get a picture of the snowflake temple? :)
sorry no pictures this week i forgot my camera cord at the house. you will have to tell me all about girls camp!
Love you all!
Love
Sister Stradling
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Email...June 24th
Hey all!
So here is all the news! Last week we had zone conference. and sister white and i can trade clothes so i wore a pink blazer of hers and she wore my gray suite. we didnt think any one would notice. but sister Somers did. it was really funny to have her come up and say its neat when companions are the same sizes. ( and yes she is that much taller than me)
so one of aunt ruths grandsons lives here in arco. we figured that out because his wife took us to Idaho falls on monday. he had told here that stradling was a St johns name. i told her that i was related to just about everyone is sj. pretty funny i know.
George has quit smokin on monday.. at yesterdays lesson he was so ansey. but its ok,, cause he just keeps tellin us "all you need is faith."
Lili's baptism was amazin. we had almost 60 people there to support her. her grandparents were there and you could tell that they could feel the spirit. and lil sang the closin song when jesus christ was baptized. it was so neat.
Sister white and i have challenged Brandon and Justin (two of our RC's)to an ice cream party if they memorize all the articles of faith. they were so excited! it was pretty funny!
With Radley and Landon we did a game where they were blind folded and wendy(their mom) was bein the holy ghost and we were bein the world tryin to lead them astray from findin the picture of chirst. i think that it helped them know how to recognize the spirit more.
that neat about nana's house. what are they going to do with the one in taylor? and she sent me the conference cd.
the other day we did weedin for a little old lady that had the most beautiful flower garden. i will have to get a pix when we go over there again.
the other night we had the best dessert that i think you would like. its was ice cream.. so sister gregory took a can of lemonade. put it in the blender with a carton of ice cream. then put crushed graham cracker in the bottom of a pan. pour the ice cream in pan and re freeze.. and sprinkle crackers on top! it was amazing!and i was at someones house the other day who had a bit mounted the wall that was the TP holder. it was pretty cute!
so now a few requests:sister white and i had an idea for tshirts.. so because we both have boys at home we thought it would be funny if you could embroider this for us..Front: Girls worth waiting for!Back: Sister White & Sister Stradling Arco ID
Do you know if bishop has ordered me a mission plaque?could you reburn the hilary weeks cd... it get to #7 and then says error.i have discovered that all the sisters around here wear queen sized knee highs.. so could i get a box of those?and could you send me any new blog comments?
well love ya!
Love
Sister Stradling
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Fathers Day....June 21st
About 2:10 this afternoon the phone rang and Alex answered it and heard the following: “This is Keith Mc Bride from Mackay ID. Your daughter just got done eating dinner here. They get to call home for mother’s day but they don’t get to call home for fathers day and she wanted me to relay this message to you …Happy Fathers day and that she loves you. She’s doing awesome. Thank you for raising such a wonderful daughter.”
Alex said “I wish you could give her a big hug for me but I know you can’t”
Bro McBride: “Well, we can’t do that but we will express that to her.”
Alex said "Thank You" (through his tears)...he is a very proud dad today.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
E-mail.......June 10
Hello from Id
(mom sent a fill-in-the-blank letter...SO here goes:)
Who have you been teaching? we are still teachin Lili bill and tina. we just planned lili's (inside tire swing) baptism this week. its next week we are soo excited! cant wait. it has been on the books for a while now. George and Bonnie are doin pretty good. not progressin very well though. Zebbie and Randy just found out that they are goin to get the disability so we are going to get to start helpin them plan a weddin. so excited then they are on the way to baptism.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
E-Mail.......June 3
Hey Everyone!
So today was transfers.. sister smith is going to black foot.. and im still in arco.. my new companion is sister White. shes from mossuri.
i dont know how much $ to keep in my account..so today at transfer site president pulled me aside and told me that my email address wasnt a professional mission email address. so i dont know if i should redo them and get them printed off or what? all i have done with president is butt heads. help!
so this last week we had two different people tell us that we dont believe in the same jesus chirst and heavenly father as other christens do. it got my dander up. but it was pretty funny too.not much new here! hope all is goin good there!
love ya!
Love
sister stradling
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
E-Mail.....May 20
Re: GOOD MORNING!
Hola Familia!
thank you i forgot about the other book you bought me. Rae i think you will like early morin seminary more than you think. so anythin new on goin to gallup? sounds like it will be fun!
mom i dont think you the bad guy for pushin EA!! TAE you will be gettin a little letter from me! :)
for interviews we just have transferly interviews. there really isnt a for sure thing that we will be getting transfered. we dont find that out till the monday night before transfers. yeah i would like to stay in arco. the families that we are teaching are so neat. everyone is different and has different things holding them back but we are pusing through those. and we just got a spanish speakin only family yesterday. so i gonna have to start pickin it up quick!
lili is doin great. we went and helped her family dig post holes for there back fence the other day. we had the camera out no worries! and we will get to see roberto tonight... and maybe commit him to baptism! YAY! hes awsome. we taught Word of Wisdom to him the other day and he told us he doesnt have any problems with any of that stuff!we are starting to help geroge and bonnie quit smokin.. we have a program we are goin to be startin on the sixth. Zebbie and Randy are still waitin on their disability but we keep prayin.
I cant believe that its Reunion time! dont have too much fun with out me.. you better help trick someone into three bears!
Love you all!
Love
Sis stradling
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Email .... May 13
THIS WEEK WAS EVEN SHORTER!!
@10:46 am Reply: to Alex's phone:
Hi Daddy! I love you!
AND
@11:44 am Reply: to Alex's email:
Hi daddy!
AND THEN ON THE 16th,
A SNAIL MAIL LETTER!!
5-13-09
HIAY FAMILY!
WELL YOU GET SNAIL MAIL TODAY CAUSE THE INTERNET IS DOWN AT THE LIBRARY. I HAVE BEEN KICKIN MYSELF SINCE SUNDAY CAUSE I SHOULD HAVE HAD YOU CALL KYLE :(
OH WELL. DID SIS ALLEN EVER CALL YOU GUYS? + WILL YOU HAVE AUNT CAROLYN SEND ME LOG'S LETTER? :) ANY THING NEW SINCE WE TALKED? DO YOU KNOW IF PAPA SENT THE JERKY THROUGHT THE MAIL OR UPS. IF IT WAS UPS I WONT GET IT TILL INTERVIEWS IN TWO WEEKS :)
NOT MUCH NEW HERE. I DID GET RAES LETTER TODAY :) THANKS FOR THE COLORIN PAGE!
I LOVE YOU ALL!
SIS STRADLING
PS. WHERE IS THE SCRIPTURE YOU SENT ME LOCATED? I CAN'T FIND IT!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Email....May 6
Three emails from May 6th:
@5:32 pm
hi daddy! just so you know im doin much better than last week
AND
@5:37 pm
we have been at the temple today. which was nice but we didnt get back to arco on time so my letter will be short today but i will get to call you guys on sunday!!!!
AND
@ 5:44 pm
hey we will be callin around three or four from deesa and fred pearsons (our land lords).. i love the pictures of tae. i cant wait till i get the real things. we can only email on wednesdays. im doin much better. happy to hear that tae has set lacie up on a date!!! i will answer all your questions on sunday..
sorry its so short we have had a busy day and not much emailin time!i love you guys!!! cant wait to talk to you on sunday
love cam
WOW. . . Short. . .
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Email....April 29
dear family..
i havent gotten your letter yet today so i will have to answer your questions next week. its so hard not to be able to write you when ever i need to. by the way the answer to your scripture is alma 32:21.. and yours is.... "Wherefore my beloved brethern if ye have not charity, ye are nothing for charity never faileth. wherefore cleave unto charity which is the greatest of all for all things must fail- but charity is the pure love of christ and it endureth forever and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day it shall be well with him."
i cant wait to get the letter from you about the comments.. it will be fun. are you still with verizon? sounds like trouble with the phones.. HEHE! i cant wait to get pictures of prom and graduation!!! sounds like everyone is having fun.. and im glad to know that Lacie (she is a crazy girl (:) is comin out to see you guys. i hope tandy is too!
Womens Conference sounds like fun. good for daddy too? what all do reed and daddy talk about everyday? jk! i got a letter from amy yesterday. i also got an unexpected package from ty.. did you tell him i wanted my boots? it made me happy though..
Sis Smith is way neat. i have been learnin lots. the first week was hard because i was so exhausted.. i have never been this kinda exhausted. but i did just push through.. then on sunday i started to get a cold that was kickin my behind but im doin better. next monday we get to hear from elder bednar. hes comin to tour the mission. i cant wait.
we have been teachin so many different people and we have a dinner appointment almost every nite. we have a baptism scheduled for sometime in June. and we are hopin to be able to get another one tonight. yay!
i am also learnin a bit of spanish because we have a few investigators that are spanish speakin and we are the only missionaries in this area. so that has been interestin.
im still havin a hard time likin president somers.. he just seems a bit cold towards the way of life that i grew up on..i had a hard time talking to him in my interview with him when we got to the mission home.
when we ask what we can do for service to members and investigators most say they need help brandin at this time of year... and it has put a know in my rope to have to tell them that we cant help do that because our president has told us that we can help with any kind of sloter, brandin, or castration. which i think is a stupid rule. but all i can do is obey it.. but i dont have to like it. ;)
Tryin to stay strong!
love you all!
Love Sis Stradling
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
E-mail...4/22/09
Hello from Arco Idaho
Hola Family!
yesterday was a bit crazy.. we landed at nine and then president and sister somers picked us up at the airport. we went to the mission office and got a little tour. and got to meet the couples that work in the office. they are all really neat. then we went to the mission home for a day of orentation. we got a binder with alot of different things in it.. i got a supprise when i oppened it up. there was a letter from kyle and dewitt. (kyles letter was for last week but the address that we had put on it was the mission address cause we thought i was going to be hereby then. he was very greatful for the easter package.) we had lunch and dinner. then at the end of the evenin we had a little testimony meeting. then the elders (11 of them) went with the assistances (3 of them) to their appartment for the evenin. and the 4 sisters all stayed in the basement of the mission home.
this morinin we got up and started on the transfer trail. it was really neat to meet a bunch of different people. i accually ran into sister hall (who is from show low) who i went to school at EA for a year with. it was really fun to see her. when i got to idaho falls i met up with my trainer sister smith. she is way cool. shes from washington state. very relax and strait forward here. our area is Arco, its like bein back in cliff.. thats how spread out it is. when the president told me that i was going to the biggest area, he was right we have about 100 miles cover. they said that the country girl will do very well in the country :) it made me laugh. sister bell is going to idaho falls west II. the other side of the mission. we went to walmart and the postoffice and to lunch with sister pearson ( who is our land lord and a mission leader) then we came to the house to unpack and clean the house. and after we are done here at the library we have to go wash the car. then we have an appointment at six. ill let you know how that will go.
sounds like you have been busy sewin. who is lyndsey going with? that is so cool that shan is going with jared.. i want pictures when you get them! how did he ask her? how did shans last night of the play go? YAY on getting the title back for the truck! who has been drivin it lately by the way? well dont you have alot of time with the testin? isnt that what you were doin when i was at home? and didnt you do it with suzanna last time too? sounds like things are fun down there.. and i know that sister allan will call you! and i will write you what the answer to you scripture is when i have my scriptures on me they are in the car.
love you all!
love,
sister stradling
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Letter .... 4-12-09
MOM,
SO I HAD TO WRITE AND TELL YOU A REALLY FUNNY STORY. SO YESTERDAY I GOT UP, GOT READY FOR THE DAY ADN WENT TO CLASS. WE GOT TO CLASS AND I RELIZED I HADN'T PUT ON A BRA! SO I LEANED OVER TO SIS BELL AND WISPERED TO HER TAHT WHEN WE HEADED TO BREAKFAST I NEEDE TO GO BACK TO THE ROOM. so we did. THEN AFTER LUNCH ELDER LEMONDA & ELDER MORTIMER & US BEAT EVERONE BACK TO THE CLASSROOM. WHEN WE SAT DOWN TO START TO STUDY I LOOKED UP AND ELDER MORTIMER WAS CHUCKLIN AND JUST SHAKIN HIS HEAD AT ME. SO I ASKED WHAT WAS SO FUNNY & HE RESPONDED WITH, AT LEAST I REMEMBERED TO PUT ALL MY CLOTHES ON TODAY! I CRACKED UP. APPARENTLY I DIDN'T COVER MY MOUTH WELL ENOUGH AND HE HAD READ MY LIPS WHEN I HAD LEANED OVER TO SISTER BELL. I THINK I WAS LAUGHIN HARDER AND I WASN'T EMBARRESSED.
SO THE OTHER NIGHT I DREMPT YOU SOLD THE TRUCK (I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHICH ONE THOUGH) AND THAT HAS BEEN A DREAM I HAVE REMEMBERED THE MOST THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
I WILL GET TO CALL YOU FROM THE AIRPORT ON THE 21ST ONCE WE GET TO THE GATE SO I COULD USE A CALLIN CARD TO DO THAT :) OR AT LEAST SOME MONEY TO BUY ONE AT THE BOOK STORE:)
TODAY THAT LITTLE BIT OF DREAD HIT. THAT I DON'T KNOW MY MATERIAL ENOUGH AND THAT IM GONNA STICK MY FOOT IN MY MOUTH MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. I'M SCARED. I'M TRYIN TO FOREGT MYSELF BUT I'M NERVOUS. PRAY FOR ME PLEASE. THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO FIND PEACE IN GOIN INTO THE UNKNOWN.
I LOVE YOU
SIS STRADLING
P.S. AND I CHALLENGE YOU ALL TO A SCRIPTURE GAME. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A SCRIPTURE AND YOU HAVE TO FIND THE REFERENCE. THEN SEND ME THE REFERENCE AND A NEW SCRIPTURE :) SO YA READY: (IT WILL BE IN THE B of m)
"Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
:) enjoy!!
Friday, April 10, 2009
E-Mail.....April 10th
hiya family!
so to answer your questions! i only have thirty min at the mtc to send an email so i hope i can get this all in before time runs out! i did get your package.. thank you alot.. i wore the black pair of hose today and they already have a run from my toe to the lace on the top and i only wore them to the temple today. we get to go to the temple on our p days so we have been twice since i have been here. i have sent you a package with pictures and a picture cd. :)
sister bell and i are now the only girls in our room.. this will just make you laugh and cringe at the same time.. WE ARE FLYING TO POCATELLO!!! we are leaving the mtc the 21 at 5 am. so i am going to need money to for bagage check.. delta charges 40 bucks for two checked bags. UGH! so not excited about it. and im probably going to be sendin stuff home so im going to probably need a little cash for that too.
our routine is so packed it usually goes about like this... wake up, study, eat(7:oo), study/classroom time, eat (12:00), study/gym, study, eat (5:00) then back to the books. thats about the routine.. and i will be stayin no worries.. the flying out to the field is kinda makin knots in my stomach but thats all good. a little fear is the best. the one thing that i dont like about my experience here is talkin on the phone in the referral center.. i do not like calling people on the phone that I dont know. i love going to the TRC to teach fake investigators lessons.. i like it because i can see their body language and the expression on their faces.
i have gotten letters from kyle, amy, lacie, and tandy. they all keep telling me that im amazing and that i just need to forget everyone and go to work.. i wrote back that i can think about them all once in a while... if not i would go crazy. :) all their letters make me laugh and give me encouragement.. thats why i love getting letters from you all. im glad you got to talk to kyle too. i think the hardest thing now is just not getting to talk to you when i want. i dont mind being away from home. there are times that im like oh i need to call and tell mom i need this or that.. or tell you when the elders say something stupid in the class. all the elders in my district are going to miniapplis minasoda (sp i know). which is funny cause thats the mission logan is in (right?)
can i get the list for thank you cards and all the addresses that go with it so i can use my pday next week to work on some of that.. (that way i can get rid of some thank you cards to lighten the load for my flight)
hows dads hand? how did his trip to TX go? where all did they go? did reed get to go with you? any more deer run into the trailer? and i want jerky when you guys get the elk back. i think the trailer is going to end up in early retirement. lol! tell me more about you trip to glendale.. what was the truck and trailer for?
well my time is ending so i hope to hear from you soon.. keep the letters coming and ill try to be better about writing back when i get them. (you can put this email on the blog if you want :))
i love you all!
love
sister stradling
Letter ..... 4-10-09
MOMMY!
THANK YOU THANK YOU! we loved the eggs adn the candy! It's awesome.
Don't worry about Kyle, I know he'll LOVE IT! (the package mom sent him) Glad to hear that you got after Reed & Dad. TOO bad I didn't know when I wrote Kyle today I would have told him.
Sorry I didn't write you sooner its been so busy.
Back to dad & Reed. Thats great you gave them the What For! I DIED laughing when I read that.
I Love You! HAPPY EASTER
then Sister Bell wrote:
-Oh my goodness the treats you sent us was sooo nice! I Love treats! Cambria talks about you so much that I already feel like I know you :) ! I Love your daughter she has been such a blessing for me! I have learned a lot from her! Such a cutie! I hope you & your Family have a fun Easter! Thanks sooooo much for the treats :)
Love always
(Lindsy) Sis Bell
(CAM) PS Tell the girls I Love them & to keep up the good work! :)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Letter .... 4/8/09
Mom,
So here I am sitting in the Referral Center. I really don't like it. Don't know why but I think part of it is i'm calling people I don't know and having to try to get to know them. I would rather ask these questions about them when I am face to face. I think it is because I would rather be able to read the facial expressions. I lvoe going to teaching appointments that we do 2 times a week. Those are fun.
Here are some pictures of us and the district.
I did finally get a letter from Kyle. It was way funny and made my day. I also have gotten one from Amy & and one from Lacie.
You have probably read about most of this by now by email. :)
Sister Stradling
P.S. I'm sending the CD to you for safe keeping!
Friday, April 3, 2009
First E-mail...
I guess I'm a typical missionary with bad spelling and hurried typing (copied straight from her e-mail). Mom wants to correct it!!
hiya family!!
ok so i finally made it to p day (which is friday) and got my email set up.. i do have to say though i have loved getting letters in the mail. cause it like a supprise every day of the week insted of one day.... but i can somewhat depend on my friends (for) that.. jk.. :) thank you for the package i love the pictures... (and elders mortimer and lemonds think that tae is a cutie) haha
anyway i dont think i will need my i home because there is no point cause i wont be able to use when i get out in the field anyway.. i could use my knee brace and you gonna kill me but i could use about three more pairs of each color of hose. i only brought three to begin with anyway. did i ever get a revenue check for my taxes?
if you could could you google mini pretch my gospel and see how much they are.. on of the elders in my district has one and they are perfect scirpture bag size. and i would really enjoy one if i could get a hold of one.. ;)
i really need the rest of the story behind dads hand! cause he left me hangin on the whole thing! not cool! did you have to call Tandy out there or was she out there just hangin out with the fam? did she tell you about her weekend with ty?
sister bell and i got a really cool letter each from a few of the sisters in our mission.. that said that they are excited that we are going to be in their mission.
i was lookin at picures in the halls of the wilford woodruff building the other day when a picture of the guatamala temple caught my eye... so when i was lookin at all the elders in the picture guess who was in it..... clint lemoux. i thought i was quite funny... i have gotten to see shandi a few times at meal time... and she seems to be fairing better than in did my first few days. i am doind much better for sure.. at first i didnt know if i really wanted to be here or not.. i think i was fighitng the lord on not wanting to change but he has slowly been winning. but i fianlly have it all figured out. so were good.. im still scared to death of the unknow and wahts going to be going on... there are times when it feels like they are feeding you with a fire hose. but its getting easier to take all in. i love you guys!
Love
Sister Cambria Stradling
Monday, March 30, 2009
Letter...
TO TELL YOU AGAIN SOME OF THE STUFF ABOUT MY FIRST DAY, IT WAS CRAZY. I HAD TO GET TWO SHOTS TETNUS & HEP A. (I DON'T KNOW WHY THE HEP A, BUT THE TETNUS WAS DUE) :( SO WILL YOU CHECK MY ACCOUNT SO I CAN PAY THE $104 THAT LITTLE ADVENTURE COST?
THERE ARE 5 OF US IN A ROOM, 2 OF THE SISTERS ARE GOING TO BOLIVIA & THE OTHER IS GOING TO POLAND. THEN SIS BELL & I ARE GOING TO POCATELLO. SHE IS SO FUNNY & WE GET ALONG WELL. THE CAFETERIA IS OK. I TOLORATE IT.
I HAVE A NOTEBOOK SO NO WORRIES AOUT THAT....THE BOOKSTORE HAS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING SO I CAN GET AN UMBRELLA.
THANKS FOR SENDING...IT TOTALLY MADE MY DAY. YESTERDAY I WAS FEELING A LITTLE HOME SICK AND YOUR LETTER MADE MY DAY.
THEY CRAM SO MUCH STUFF INTO YOUR DAY THAT MY MIND IS ON OVER LOAD. I DON'T EVER THINK I HAVE BEEN THIS TIRED BEFORE.
YES I WOULD LIKE THE BOYS (HER COUSINS) LETTERS AND WHERE IS LOGAN AT AGAIN?
I LOVE YOU GUYS,
LOVE,
SISTER STRADLING
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Provo Temple...
Sister Bell and Sister Stradling
Sister Lindsey Bell, Me,
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
My First Letter
MOM & DAD, MARCH 25,09
TODAY WAS CRAZY BUT AMAZING. MY COMPANION IS SISTER BELL. SHES FROM SANDY. WE GET ALONG WONDERFULLY. WE ARE BOTH LOUD AND TALK A MILE A MINUET(sp). WE BOTH ARE GOING TO IPM & THE TEMPLE. WE CAN'T WAIT. ITS GOING TO BE HARD BUT AMAZING.
IT WAS REALLY FUNNY DURING AN ORIENTATION. SISTER BELL AND I COULDN'T FIND ANY HANGERS. SO DURING ORIENTATION WE ASKED WHERE WE COULD FIND SOME. IT WAS FUNNY. (didn't say what actually happened)
I NEED YOU TO SEND ME A PIC THAT YOU TOOK TODAY PLEASE.
I LOVE YOU.
LOVE
SIS. STRADLING
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Our day in Salt Lake
It was very cold with the wind blowing,
but couldn't resist taking a few more pix.
This is...
your Missionary. . . . OFTEN!!
ID-POC
MTC Box #196
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793
Back to Springville
Sister Stradling, Raenell, Shantae, Camylle, Tyler, Wade in front
Shantae and Camylle figured out they had
matching shirts, pants, jackets, and shoes...now that there is funny :)
Dinner with Becks
Sunday, March 22, 2009
LOOKOUT...we're back...but, only for a visit!
SO, we can't go to Utah without goin' to see the good folks of Benson. Our wonderful friends the Henries gave a great party with lots of delicious food and made us feel extra special...thank you so much for your hospitality and going all out for us. 
Sis Stradling and Bunny
Sis Stradling and Kristy
Sis Stralding and Jessie Mae
Kristy and Aaron
Tracy and Sis Stradling
Sure wish we had pictures of everyone that came by to see us...
Saturday, March 21, 2009
We head to Logan...
Saturday evening Mom, Dad, and I were able to attend a session in the Logan Temple.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Family Trip to Utah...
...AND YES...I REALLY AM DRIVIN' MY DADS SEMI ON I-15 !!! 
