Rexburg Says 'Hello!'

Once upon a time, there was a girl who lived in Poland for a year and a half.  She got used to buying food for two people, in zloty, not in dollars... She got used to the prices, the language, and the people.  Then she moved to Rexburg, Idaho.  She forgot how much bread cost!  She forgot how to say lots of normal English words that she hadn’t used in over a year... and she had tons of new/old junk that she wasn’t sure if she needed anymore, or wanted, but she brought it anyways.

This last few days has definitely been an adventure!  I loved driving up to Idaho with Shon Henderson - what an awesome man I have for a cousin!  And then I got to hang out with Tasha and Tom yesterday, I love them too! :) Yay for family!  Joe and Holly even let me come over and hang out and use their drier and eat their food.  I'm spoiled.

So  I have one roommate from England and that is making me more happy than you can even understand.  I have a companion...ooops I mean roommate... from EUROPE!  YES!  I also met a guy named Igor today from the Ukraine and I just wanted to hang out with him all day.  I only talked to him for 20 seconds in the end.

Two of my roommates –oooh I almost typed ‘companions’ again – are already friends and have lived together before.  They are fun and loud and... nice at least.  Relief Society today was AWESOME.  Our relief society president is the bomb.  She’s down to earth – and an RM!!!  Served with Steven Pelham in California!  Cool.  Connections.   

I ended up staying to talk to the Relief Society president, Natalie, and her roommates, who are all really cool.  Fun.  I am going to try to play basketball with one of them this week.  Some of these students have to pay their way through school, and I mean, I’ve worked, but I definitely have help.  Kudos to all of those people.  I really need to work more!

Speaking of which, I guess this week I'll kind of search for a job.  Wish me luck! :)

Today I really loved learning in the Book of Mormon and thinking about Jeremiah.  He says something in his prophecies about how in the later days the gathering of Israel will make the exodus of Moses from Egypt look puny.  Haha, cool.  What a GREAT work, a MARVELLOUS work!  I met some converts today and was able to help answer some of their questions and be a friend.  That was a tender mercy for me.  I need someone to help every day!  Praying for opportunities!

Well, the church is true, signing off till next time,

Love,

Amber