Kaelynn's Mission

Life is super. The reason? We have THREE baptisms scheduled this weekend! one on
Saturday and two on Sunday. Please pray that everything goes well. More details next
week. We've been so blessed!

Other than that, not much is new. We had a nice Fourth of July, some members had a big picnic and invited most of the ward, and we were able to go also which was so kind of them. They have a beautiful home in Granby. Word of advice to any future Connecticut travelers: Granby is GORGEOUS. Take a drive out there. There are some fun little berry-picking farms. And go to West Hartford and eat at Bertucci's. Those are some good eatins. Sister Haueter was introduced to gelato ice cream. Can you believe she had never even heard of it?

I did an exchange in Southington (farther south and west of Hartford closer to New
Haven) which was fun. We tried a new tracting approach--family history. Yes, I realize this is not new to some but I had not yet learned about it even though it's in Preach My Gospel. We wrote the info about the local Fam. History Center on Book of Mormon pass-along cards and talked to people about family history, then gave them the cards. It was in the morning so we didn't talk to a ton of people, but it's something I definitely plan on doing more of in the future.

Anyway, Southington is a cute little town. Every town in Connecticut is very unique. I hate to use the phrase "cookie-cutter Utah town" but Utah towns really are very boring in comparison. Well, maybe not boring, but just that they all look the same.

Still speculating on who my new companion is going to be. I hope I don't end up being senior. That would mean I would have to drive. Stressful experience! Actually, the driving in Windsor and Windsor Locks isn't all that bad, after the horror stories you hear about New England drivers. Rhode Island is supposed to have the worst drivers in the nation. So far the only thing I've really noticed that's out of the ordinary (besides that people speed more), is that people are always "creeping out" at the intersections and stop signs. (So that's where Dad gets it from!) Recently we saw a car that was a full car length's worth ahead of the line at a red light. A FULL CAR LENGTH. As in the white line was a foot behind them. Oh, and people start honking IMMEDIATELY when the light turns green if they're behind you. Drivers are funny out here.

That's all for now. The Church is true! Love,
Sister Monson