Alma 7:11-12

Hna Salazar and I, reunited. <3 (We cried when we saw each other

All of my junior companions. :)

Friends and family, 

This week was crazy. 

On Tuesday, we got to have a general authority talk to us. Elder Wilford W. Anderson and his wife came to speak to us and it was AMAZING. I learned so much! Plus, I got to be reunited with a ton of my favorite people. And we found out that JOSE ISN'T GOING TO JAIL UNTIL JANUARY!! We're excited to keep teaching him!

On Wednesday, we had interviews with President Murdock. Taught Bertha Garcia and her family. I love them! President Osorio came with us and he got really bold with them, which I think they desperately need. They still didn't come to church. But we're really working on them. Oh, also, there was the first snow of the year. It all melted by the end of the day, so it wasn't actually real.

Thursday we taught Jose. He told us about a lot of concerns that he has. He seems a ton more open and receptive right now to really change. We're probably going to have to re-teach him everything, but we're excited about it. Because he'll actually listen, learn, and apply now. We saw the Rodriguez family, too. I love them! They're moving into their own trailer finally, so they won't feel uncomfortable having us come over to visit them anymore.

Friday we had weekly planning and our branch activity at the Burr's house. It was a ton of fun. We played this game where you had to draw a question out and tell two stories from this question: one truth and one lie. 

My question was: If you were an animal, which animal would you be? Why? 

#1. A giraffe, because I'm already tall, so I could just keep being tall and just walk around doing nothing but eating leaves and it would be awesome. 

#2. A koala. Because they sleep for 22 hours a day. When they're not sleeping, they're eating. They're really cute and cuddly, but they're also really aggressive and will scratch your eyes out. 

We also started exchanges, I went to Delta with Sis Johnson. She drove into a median in the middle of the road. I thought I was going to die. 

Saturday I spent with English people. Rough life. They're definitely not as nice as Hispanics. We ended our exchange early, because Sis Davis was sick, and I went home and washed all of my bedding. And the dryer broke, so it was this big disaster. Fun times. 

Sunday, the Branch Presidency got changed up. Hno Bugarin is the 2 consejero now, and I'm so excited! It's going to be such a great, fresh change that this branch desperately needs! Also, I just love the Bugarins so I'm so glad that they're in our branch now! <3 Then we had to go home, because Hna Chavez got sick. 

Today, it's actually snowing. Like it's the first REAL snow of the year. I'm sad. But it'll be okay. 

We have Sisters Conference this week, so I get to see my favorite people again. :) 

I love and miss you all!

Hermana Sherilyn Harper 

-This morning, Sister Schiller (the member we live with) asked me, 

"Can you drive in the snow?" 

The first "snow" in Montrose

I laughed. I was like... ".....uhm....I'm from Montana?" hahaha.

Mosiah 3:19

Well, I have to admit that I hadn't really thought at all about what I was going to say in this email. So suffice it to say, it'll be another short one. But we all know that it's a normal thing anyway. ;) 

Nothing particularly exciting happened this week. But this coming week, there's going to be a looooooot happening. 

For example, a general authority will be here to talk to us tomorrow. And I have to sing a solo in front of him, as well as HALF of my mission. So I'm freaking out about that. BUT I'm really excited because I get to see a ton of my favorite people! <3 And that makes it all worth it. 

This week will be going by ridiculously fast. 

Tomorrow: Talk with a general authority. 

Wednesday: Interviews with President Murdock 

Friday: Weekly planning, weekly branch activity, and start exchanges 

Saturday: end exchanges. 

It's going to be a blur. And it probably will be for the rest of the transfer. 

Time goes by way too fast. 

As for my funny quote of the week, we were teaching one of our less-actives outside. Because he's a single guy and we didn't have a member with us. So he decides that he's going to go inside and make us hot chocolate. When Hna Chavez got hers, and mine was being made, she looked at me and says, 

".........should we bless it?"

I love her! 

Okay, I love and miss you all. And hope you have a fabulous week! 

Con amor,

Hermana Sherilyn Harper

Doctrine and Covenants 24:8

Pumpkin Smashing Crew <3

I hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween! 

Hermana Chavez and I certainly did! 

We had our branch activity on Friday night, but it was combined with the two English wards that also meet in our building. There were SO MANY PEOPLE! And we had a bunch of people show up as well! Jose, Teodoro, la familia Moreno, some random lady we tracted into and all of her family, and Chelsey and her girls! It was awesome! We had a really good time. 

On actual Halloween, we were going to carve pumpkins with Jose. BUT he flaked on us. I was really sad. But it was okay, because we did something even better with them. We went to see la familia Rodriguez (loves of my life, basically) and we decided that we would go smash all of the pumpkins we had with Luis and Kevin. Their mom, Noemi, came with us and was taking pictures and videos of our pumpkin smashing adventures. It was so much fun. Who knew that throwing pumpkins on the ground with a couple of teenage boys would be so fun? 

The rest of the week was kind of strange. Pobrecita Hermana Chavez got sick. And then I was not too well myself. So we rode the struggle bus this week. But it all worked out anyway. 

Today, the Montrose Zone is starting sacrifices. No one would agree on anything, so we're all doing companionship sacrifices. 

Hermana Chavez and I are sacrificing listening to music for the month of November. It's going to KILL ME. But it's worth it. Because we're sacrificing for great reasons. Like bringing souls unto Christ. :) 

This week will be the only normalish, kind of slow week for the whole transfer. And then after that, it's picking up and going CRAZY. So many meetings. But I'm excited for all of them. 

Life is great! I hope you all know how much I love and miss you! 

Con amor,

hermana sherilyn harper 

P.S. I don't really have a funny quote from the week. Because the one that was really funny, you would just have to hear my wonderful Mexican companion say it. We were talking about my middle name (Elyse) and how it's supposed to be pronounced vs. how we actually pronounce it. And she said, 

"At least you could write it Alyse." It was too funny. And I'm sorry you can't hear how she said it. :(

That awkward moment their is a heart in your driveway...

Omni 1:26

Watching the movie with Jose

Mis queridos amigos y familia, 

This week was good! A little crazy! But it's all good. Such is life when you're a missionary. 

Mostly, I just have a ton of hilarious quotes from the week. 

"Sometimes being obedient is just a waste of money!" 

"You can still use trains when it snows! Have you ever seen the Polar Express??" 

"I think there's a......senior meeting?" -Hna Chavez

"I think by the time the 5th generation rolls around, there's going to be A LOT of old people!" -Hna Chavez 

All of the following quotes will come from our investigator Jose :) 

"They called me Jose Jalepeno!"

"I want a girl that is just mine that only I can touch!" 

"I'm just trying to expand my vocabulary, I didn't used to say man and bro." 

"I would say to my teachers, wassup homie?!" 

"We would clean every Saturday, and get new toothpaste and a new toothbrush and toilet paper...so it didn't really smell that bad." (On being "locked up") 

"This one guy used to tell me when he died he was going to a dark carnival. Like what the heck? You believe in a dark carnival?? You believe in clowns and stuff??" 

"I used to be really fit, like I almost had a 6-pack. I'm not trying to brag or anything." 

"There were even girls there. I was like, HA! You're not going to do more push-ups than me. And I got second place. And I got that extra sandwich." (On a push-up competition while he was locked up) 

--

Man. life is good here in Montrose! There's too much hilarity here, I can't even handle it! 

The best part of my week was on Monday night, we had an appointment with Jose and we'd planned to watch a movie. BUT we couldn't get anyone to come with us, because the member we'd planned on bailed last minute. SO we show up to his house with hot chocolate and we bring a TV outside and we watched the movie there. It was so much fun. :) 

This transfer is going to go by super fast. I'm not sure that I'm ready for that. We have a ton of meetings. And a ton of exchanges. But it'll be good! I'm excited. 

I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween! 

Con amor,

Hermana Sherilyn Harper

1 Nephi 20:10

MY CURSE IS FINALLY BROKEN!! 

Hermana Chavez and I are staying together for another transfer! <3 We're both so excited, and I'm really excited about having a companion for more than 6 weeks FINALLY!

We had a crazy week. We both cried about less-actives breaking our hearts. But we saw some really cool miracles. 

Like when I was on an exchange with Hna Eldredge. We found a new investigator (Julie) to put on date. We really weren't sure we should put her on date, just because there's clearly a lot of issues that she needs to work through before she can get to that point. BUT the lesson went SO perfectly that we just went for it. And she accepted! She was really happy and seems so eager to learn even more! Let's just say that we're going to have some really fun word of wisdom and law of chastity lessons with her... :) 

I love Montrose. I love Hermana Chavez. I love la rama San Juan. I love being a missionary. :) 
 

Life is good, and we're excited to see tons of miracles this coming transfer! 

I love and miss you all! 

<3 Hermana Sherilyn Harper 

"Most dead people aren't depressed." -Doctor Bowen, a keynote speaker at a Super Saturday I attended in Grand Junction. 

(Rant about Grand Junction: The fire hydrants there are GREEN! I don't understand it! It's such a dang weird place!)

Moroni 10:32

Sister Murdock and I

Friends and family, 

The library I'm sitting in smells like weed. Welcome to Colorado. 

We had a really good week this week. Hermana Chavez and I have so much fun together. 

This Tuesday, I got to celebrate my "one year of being in Colorado" by having a Zone Conference! So I took a picture with my mission president's wife and with the out west assistants since they were both in my first district. :) 

We saw a really cool miracle this week! Hermana Chavez and I had decided that we were going to go tract on one street while we were planning the night before. When we got to that street, we both felt so wrong about it. So we said a prayer asking what we were supposed to do. Hermana Chavez suggested that we go try this one referral we had received a while back. So we did that. And we found the referral we were looking for! Not only did we find her, but we found out that she's a former investigator who really wanted to get baptized. And her sons are all members! We're really excited to start teaching her! 

Transfers are next week. Hermana Chavez and I have no idea what's going to happen. But I have been in the streak of having a new companion every transfer. So we'll see how that goes. 

To be safe, please send mail to the mission office! 

Hermana Sherilyn Harper

999 East Tufts Ave

Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113

I love and miss you all! 

Hermana Sherilyn Harper 

The funny quote of the week: (about my back/neck/head pain and me enduring it to go through lessons)

The Beatles Bus. :) <3

"Like, I don't know if it's healthy, but I like that you have that faith!" -Hermana Chavez, the Mexican who can't make quesadillas, probably because she's not a real Mexican. ;)

Doctrine and Covenants 64:33-34

Friends and family,

This week was fabulous! You should all know that...

I DANG LOVE MONTROSE! :) That's pretty much all. It's great here.

This week, we had exchanges. And I stayed in Montrose with Sister Davis! And, everyone, I did NOT get lost ONCE! :) Or multiple times, even. I just did a-okay. :) we had a pretty successful day and everything. It's always a little bit nerve-wracking to take over an area, even if it's only for 24 hours, but it's nice to just do it and get it over with! And I did it. So I could do it whatever! It's all good! But, we did morning exchanges. SO we had to wake up REALLY early to go meet at Delta by 6:45. Lame. SO I was EXHAUSTED. But it's all good in the hood! Goal: Take a nap today.

By the time exchanges were over, I was SO excited to be back with Hermana Chavez! :) Sometimes exchanges help you realize how much you love your companion. :)

Conference was

SO. GOOOOOOOOD.

I loved it. SO much!

I hope you all watched it. If you didn't, go watch it. Because it's so worth it.

We were invited to "ponderize" a scripture every week. I'm totally doing it. All of you should, too!

My scripture of the week is the subject line of my email. That's probably just what I'll do for the rest of my mission. :) And of course I have to have a funny quote, so I'll end my emails with that instead. :)

Okay. I love and miss you all. I really just don't have too much to say today. I have Zone Conference tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to it! :) Because tomorrow is exactly a year since I arrived in Colorado. :) So I'm totally taking a picture with President and Sister Murdock to celebrate the occasion! :)

--Hna Chavez in our awesome matching pajamas. :) Be jealous

Have a great week.

Remember:

Keep on truckin' for Jesus.

<3

Hermana Sherilyn Harper

"I remember this one day in Mexico...they're cruel over there! They're like animals!" -Hna Chavez