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Mom notes: Brooklyn and I spent a lot of time on her P-day this week going over some things for housing and college since she will be home soon. (5 more weeks!) She ran out of time for a group email. I thought it might be fun to put a few photos on her blog and update a little of what she told me in my email. 

Sis Hoskins joined them this week and is starting to learn Karen. She is from Utah and has been out for 3 months. In Brooklyn's words, "She is super sweet, really quiet but her funny side is coming out. She'll do good here!" It sounds like they are all getting along well and that Sis. Hoskins is going to be a great addition to Karen Land!

Notice how high the snow is behind them--and where are their coats?!

Sounds like they were very busy last week and Sis. Hoskins jumped right into the work. Here is a part of Sis. Hicks' general email: This week we went finding a lot on Saturday. We split up so Sister Hermansen and Mae Paw were together and then me and Sister Hoskins were together and we got a combined total of 12 new investigators! We went to this place called arkWright and we knocked basically every door on the first and second floor and only got into one house that seemed interested in the lesson and by the end she let us know that some other missionaries from the church had come the day before! So then we got to the third floor and knocked on 3 doors and on the 3rd, this girl answered and we taught her and her brother and she was so awesome! Super excited and really interested in the lesson. Her name was Htee Shay Paw. At the end she asked if she could come to other houses with us. So then she brought us to all her friends. She was nervous to speak in Karen so she said, "I'll knock on the door and then you talk!" so we had a nice little system down. She got us into the two houses we had knocked on before hers and got us into like 4 other houses! This one door we knocked on a girl answered and said, "Oh my goodness I've been wanting to learn about Jesus! I don't know very much about him and you can help us!" Super sweet little girl. So we're very excited for our new round of people to work with! Mae Paw and Sister Hermansen found a lot of success at the other apt as well! It was a very good night.
This just goes to show when members and neighbors work with the missionaries, it truly makes a difference! 

Elder Williams left St. Paul and transferred to the area Elder Evans moved to. 

I've seen how the Karen missionaries become like family. They all serve together for such an extended period of time compared to other missionaries who are transferred often. I asked Brooklyn what it's been like losing some of the Elders recently. She said it's been hard and easier to see how helpful they really are once they are gone! 

They spent hours on P-day helping the Hurley's (senior missionary couple) pack up to leave and go home to Idaho. The Hurleys gave them tons of food that they can't take home with them. Wow!

At the end of their P-day, they walked out on a lake close to their apartment. Crazy girls didn't even have coats on again! I asked her why she wasn't wearing a coat. She replied, "It's 35 degrees! It's warm!" 

One more....they have been sleeping on the floor to live more like the Karen! Ouch!