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March 14, 2015

Hola Mamacita!

Well now is the time that we have all been waiting for!!! Transfers! So the past few days, Hna Clark and I have been making guesses about where all the Hermanas are going (there's only 20 of us, how hard can it be?). Well we definitely did not get it right, we were thinking our area would split and we would both train or something :P Haha Then we thought, No, we'll get a trainee that has a last name that starts with an R and our initials would be CTR! That didn't happen either... It turns out that I AM BEING TRANSFERRED! Haha it's so unreal part of me was hoping I would just stay in Sacramento my whole mission I just love it too much! but alas, it was not meant to be :P Anyways, I have been called to serve in the Del Norte Ward in the East Sacramento zone!  Which means I will be taking Hna. Kaaa's place and her companion (my new comp is Hna. Flores and she is awesome!), I'll be working in the same ward as Hna Burke! and the mission office will be in my area! Oh no! haha bien cercita a Folsom. It's crazy!  but I am super excited! Hna. Clark is staying and she is going to be training!  Hna. Kaaa's going to Stockton, we totally called it haha.

Last week we had some pretty awesome meetings. I got a call from the district leader and he wanted me to give a 5 minute training on charity and love. So Hna Clark and I thought it would be fun to go all out as any Sister would.  So we made cupcakes and handouts and I made the Elders in our district make commitments to write their companions a letter before transfers. :P Haha it was a lot of fun, the Elders got a little taste of Relief Society. :) 

The next day all the sisters in the mission got together and had a meeting with the Jardines.  It was really great! I got to give a hug to all the Hermanas otra vez and I got a picture this time!

Yesterday, we did a bunch of things as a zone for man-up Monday (Monday that isn't a P-day). We did service in a member's yard. Then the sister said she was baking us a casserole, but it was going to take some time. So we started playing a bunch of games. It's funny being in an all-Elder zone because they really do forget that there are Sisters and we as Sisters cannot do a lot of things with the Elders. :P So Hna. Clark and I just watched :P Haha we could've just left, but we didn't want to miss the opportunity to get fed, we haven't had American food in a while.  Even when we don't have dinner with the members, we tend to go out and eat at Taquerias :)  Then for dinner, we had a big waffle/stew/cake/cheesecake party with most of our zone before our transfer party and it was so fun! Hna. Clark got a phone call from President Jardine telling her that she was training,  then he told me that I was going to East Sac. Haha He asked me if I had been there before, well... I don't know :P 

Today we got to go to the temple and it was so much fun! We had to get a ride from Hna. Vasquez (our relief society president) and Hna. Sanchez because we're running out of miles on our car, but it was really great to just sit in the car with them and talk.  I love Spanish :) I've come to realize on the mission just how amazing the members of the church really are. They are so willing to sacrifice and help out the missionaries, it truly is amazing!  I love the Sacramento temple so much!  I got to see Sister Tullis again as well! Haha it's always so fun to see people I know :)

I have to tell you, I was reading in Moroni during one of my personal studies and I came across a scripture that made me think of you. Moroni 8:3  I know you are always praying for me mom and I love you so much for your example that you have set for our family.  It truly has blessed my life incredibly. 

Para Siempre Dios este con Vos

Con Amor,

Hermana Twitchell

Pictures: handouts and cupcakes, Hna Kaaa and Burke! My companions, A good breakfast for Man-up Monday, the temple!

PS. Sister Garvin is taking Hna Clark and I to the mission office tomorrow so I get to spend a car ride with her! It will be fun!

Hermana's Bowen - Burke - Twitchell - Kaaa - Clark