Sunday, August 28, 2016

Over the Woods and Through the River



Fam bams!!

How are you? :) So good to hear from you my peeps. Sorry the last couple of weeks have been crazy! You are probably wondering all about Willits! 

Well. Willits is kind of like Grants Pass, Oregon and Ely, Nevada got together and had a baby who spent its summers and other childhood defining moments in Island Park :) Our area is about two miles across! And guess what. The Drive-Thru tree is in our area! The big redwood you always see pictures of people driving through. Yup. Pretty sweet. I know. Be jealous. 

So I first got to Willits and we went to the church building (I dont know if you know this, but missionaries spend more time in the church building than they do their apartments). There was white spray paint on the east wall. My companion was like, "Oh yeah. There used to be Satanic writing there. They covered it up though."

And that's all I needed to know about Willits :) 

I love it here though! We drive a sweet little blue truck. Its Bompas truck. A nice little Nissan. Its beautiful and the Elders are always trying to steal it from us. Shame. 😏

So basically, I think I am cursed, because ever since Ive gotten here we have had to take a sporadic trips, one to Santa Rosa and the rest to Ukiah, and we've gotten incredibly lost. I mean, have you ever been so lost you end up in the middle of a dry riverbed? Or on top of this mountain youre not sure how you got to? Or have you ever been so lost you find an enchanted castle where the dancing cutlery invite you in to be their guest? Okay, me neither. But the other two happened. Hence, through the river and over the woods :) Thank goodness for four wheel drive.....

Ever since coming to Willits, my sass levels have increased exponentially. Its a survival skill in this part of the mission. I've really had to unleash the sass within. Ive never been so cheeky so openly with people I hardly know. Also, my district leader is a total punk and must be dealt with accordingly :) Oh man. Perhaps I have too much fun. Don't worry. Im not a total jerk to him :) but I certainly dont do things simply because he tells me to and 'he's an elder so whatever he says is doctrine' :) Really I have fun with it more than anything.

We were driving down main street and I saw this guy who had his hair seperated into two. long dreadlocks...that he grew all the way down to his ankles....that was pretty special. Also Ive seen Crazy Joe, but I havent seen Homeless Bob. Ive seen the Baseball guy once. 

My companion is super nice! Her name is Sister Pett and she is from Utah. On Saturday the middletown sisters were here to spend the night and we were talking and I asked Sister Pett, who is a bit taller than me, where her treat stash was. She told me and I was like, " haha, now I know where it is." And she was like, "Thats okay. its on the top shelf." and we all started laughing and then she was like, "Id hear you dragging a chair across the kitchen." and I just died. I laughed so hard. Easily the best short joke I have ever heard. 

Well, that's all I have time for today. I love you!! 

Sister Julander

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