New Record - 88 Crepes

Hello Family and Friends!!!

I had such a crazy, but very eventful week!! It was a lot of fun, but very busy!! This week we have had a chinook...where it is warm and all the snow melted and it was like between 5-10 C all week. The good thing about chinooks is that is is warm, but the bad thing is that a lot of people get headaches...so I did have a headache basically all week and that wasn't fun! Anyways last Monday it was obviously p-day. Guess what we had to do...get our car fixed!! Seriously what is my deal and getting cars fixed. This time it wasn't anything that we did. We had a flat tire that needed to get fixed so we had to take time to do that. Later we had lunch with the elders at the mall and it reminded me of the upcoming black friday shopping and I can't lie, I was a little bit sad I wasn't going to be there!! After we got all of our other stuff done we went to the church to spend time with other missionaries. We almost didn't go because we weren't going to be able to be there for very long, but I am so glad we did because we got some mail!! Getting mail is seriously like the best thing ever!!!! That night we just had a few lessons with some members. Tuesday was a great/crazy day! So we had zone conference! It was really good. We were told to be prepared to teach a 10 minute 1st, 2nd, and 3rd lesson. Sister Hayes and I were freaking out. But our zone and district leaders told us to just really work on the 1st because President would probably call on older missionaries to do the 2nd and 3rd...well guess who got called to do the 3rd...you guessed it yours truely!! Sister Hayes and I were totally freaking out!! But I am not going to lie!! We totally rocked it and taught the lesson, invited to church, baptism, pray, and read the Book of Mormon all in 8 minutes!! Ya we are that good!! That day we got a yummy Thanksgiving lunch that our ward prepared for all the missionaries and it was delicious! We had a few other lessons that evening. On Wednesday it was service day and we cleaned all the windows and stuff. Those windows get dirty so fast!! And fyi...hockey players stink!!! But it sure is fun to watch! Anyways we had a lot of lessons and it was a really busy day. Our first one was with AnnMarie. She came to the churh last week looking for answers and a member from one of our wards set up an appointment for us to meet with her. We did and we answered all her questions and now she wants to learn more, but we can't teach her because she is YSA age so our zone leaders have to teach her becasue she is in their ward. Then we taught Brandon. He was a referral from the zone leaders. He was the first person they talked to after zone conference and he accepted a return appointment. We taught him the restoration, but he wouldn't set up another time to meet. But he did say we could come by later this week! So don't you worry, we will! Then we taught Jason (LA) really quick because we were running a little bit late. And then we moved on to our dinner appointment. The older couple who had us over for supper invited thier nonmember neighbor over and we taught her the Restoration. She doesn't want to learn more at this point, but it was fun to be able to get to know her and teach her. We had such a busy day!! We went from appointment to appointment...I wish everyday was like that! Thursday Thanksgiving!! I thought of you all day long!! I definitely missed being with you all that day! It was planning day for us and we are getting better at that! Sister Hayes wasn't feeling well so we met the elders at the church so she could get a blessing. That afternonn we taught the girl that is getting baptized in a few weeks the plan of salvation. He mom talks/teaches more than we do so we just gave them the pamphlet for the 3rd lesson so she can teach it. We also had a few lessons with members that day...we were a little disappointed that we didn't get a Thanksgiving dinner, but we did get a really good lunch earlier in the week so it was ok. Friday was a long day! I was again thinking about you and all your shopping! Very jealous. This year Canada had some really good sales...people are saying this is because lots of Canadians go to the states for the sales and they want them to stay in Canada and shop so they are starting to do a little bit of black friday! We didn't have a very exciting day, just did service and lots of stop-bys. We did teach Ryan and Amanda about the Book of Mormon and the 'Forget Me Not' talk by President Uchtdorf. Amanda loved it! Saturday we taught Ryan and Amanda again and we told Ryan that he is ready to be baptized and that he needs to pick a day in December to be baptized. He is almost commited to being baptized on December 31!!! And for the last few lessons their daughter who is 11 has sat in and she wants to learn now too!! It is so exciting for them to be taking these steps to come closer to Heavenly Father!! We had a few other lessons with Jason (RC) and a few members. We also had a correlation meeting. We weren't able to meet with Mark this week because his mom wasn't home and we couldn't find a member to come with us...but we are meeting with him tomorrow! Sunday was seriously the best day ever!!! First of all because it was church! So Sister Hayes asks all the members for their recipes. One of the people we had dinner with last week made homemade bread and she asked for the recipe. He said he just dumped everything in the breadmaker. But at church he was so touched that she asked for his recipe that he went and bought us a breadmaker so we could make our own bread!! And this thing is nice!! So now we get to make delicous bread! Another great thing about church was that the power went out!! We were sitting in Sacrament and it was fast sunday because we have stake conference next week and when someone was bearing their testimony the power went out! It was so windy that it knocked the power out. The winds were like 80-100 km per hour!! It was insane!! I have never been at church when the power went out so that was pretty exciting! Then the last exciting thing that happened yesterday was our dinner appointment. We had breakfast for dinner!! Crepe, bacon, and other yummy things. So the family was telling us that all the elders that have eaten at their house have a crepe eating contest...the most crepes that have been eaten was 43!! Well we ate our dinner and then they jokingly asked us if we wanted to try the contest. Somehow we agreed and guess how many crepes both sister Hayes and I ate....44 EACH!!! That is 88 crepes. Basically we were so sick and I don't know how we did it!!! But we beat all the elders and now have the record! We are the only sisters that have ever taken the challenge!! It was insane!! Well that was my week!! It sounds like you all had a great week!! What did dad talk about in his talk? That is exciting that the NBA is finally going to start!! Keep me updated! Tell Sage that we drive a 2011 Chevy Malibu. It is pretty nice, but sucks driving in the snow and ice...it is going to be a really long winter! I am sure dad will be able to do his Christmas shopping without my help! But I do have great ideas!! Well I hope you all have a great week!! Thanks for all your love and prayers!!! I love you all tons!!!

Love, Sister Kaitlyn Marchant!!!


My District / Zone Leaders
Me and Sister Hayes on Thanksgiving
Me and Sister Hayes eating the crepes

Happy American Thanksgiving

1- Me and Sister Hayes! I love her!!
2- Driving to church...yes that is ice on the inside of our car! It was -15 (3 F)
3- Bundled up to go outside! Don't you love our adorable Canada mittens...they are super warm!!

Hi Family and Friends!!

You guys are all so great!! Thanks for all your love and support! So this week was really long and cold and not a ton happened, but I will tell you the things that did! Last Monday it was of course p-day!! Hooray!! We got our hairs cut and did all our other stuff before we went to the church to spend time with the other missionaries. That evening we didn't have any appts so we did a bunch of stop-bys to meet some people. On Tuesday we had District Meeting! Afterwards we had a district lunch. We all brought something for the lunch. We we in charge of dessert. But we had to get creative because Elder Narayan is lactose intolerant. So we made muddie buddies with organinc semi sweet chocolate chips because they had no milk in them! They were super good. We also got another recipe to try for another time for black bean brownies...when/if we make it I will tell you how it goes! That afternoon we met with Jason (LA). He says he will come to church every week we teach him, but he has yet to come. The last time we taught him, we even taught him the 10 commandments and keeping the sabbath day holy. We are just going to tell him that someone is going to be picking him up for church, so he better be ready! We set up a few appointments that day as well before we had dinner with a great family! They are from England and they are just great! They have a son on a mission in Chile, so they are really into missionary work so they can have experiences to tell their son. On Wednesday we did service and then did some stop-bys to keep meeting people. One of these people were the Woods. They are an older couple and have served 3 missions. They remind me a lot of Grandma and Grandpa Gottfredson! They have served in New Zealand, Australia, and Grenada. They are just great and they sent us home with a lot of food and we didn't even eat supper with them! We ate with the Johnstons and they are a great older couple too!! It was fun to spend time with them and get to know them better! Thursday was planning day and it took us most of the day. That night we had dinner with another older couple and they made us like a pre-Thanksgiving dinner. It was really yummy! The people here in Canada are just so great! Everyone is so nice!!! That night we taught Mark. He is so confused! He still thinks he wants to be baptized Catholic. We asked him if he had ever been to a Catholic church and he said he hasn't. We tried to show him how Jesus Christ was baptized by someone who held the proper authority, and that we have to do the same, but he won't commit. It is pretty frustrating! On Friday we had service...This was the day that it got freezing cold!!! For the entire day it was -18 to -15 C which is 0-3 F...can you say cold!! ya it was! That day we got some mail! It is always so great to get mail! I got the card you sent mom!! Thanks for that! It meant a lot!!! That evening we had dinner with a family who's daughter is getting baptized soon and they want us to teach her the lessons. So we taught her the first lesson that evening. WE then taught Ryan and Amanda! They are so amazing!! We taught them the 3 big commandments, word of wisdom, chastity, and tithing. They said they would live all of them! When we asked Ryan to be baptized he paused for the longest time! I really thought he was going to commit to a date, but he didn't. He said he still isn't ready, but he sooo is!! Saturday was another FREEZING day! it was -16 all day long, but with the windchill it was more like -30 C (-22 F) We didn't have any appts set up that day so we did so many stop-bys and it was freezing and nobody was home! It was very frustrating. Then we took some time to clean our car because we have car inspections this week. We had a correlation meeting and then had another lesson with Mark. For this lesson we were able to bring a boy his age and his mom to the lesson and that was helpful for Mark to see that he friend he made in primary really believes in the things we are teaching him! He still wouldn't commit to a date to be baptized though. He didn't come to church this week either...I hope we can get to the bottom of his concerns and show him how important it is for him to be baptized. He just doesn't know what he wants! Sunday was a great day because it was church!! I love church! As you know I had to speak. I spoke on missionary work, and to be honest I kind of used my farewell talk I gave, but it went really well! We had another correlation meeting after church and then had supper with another AMAZING family. The Choy family. They are great and they come to a lot of lessons with us! they are great! it was a really good day and it was -10 all day! That was basically my week! It sounds like you all had a great week! Sage is such a stud! B-rad is pretty great too!! I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!! I will definitely miss that! But I am most sad to miss Black Friday!! Shop really hard for me!! Boxing Day is Canada's equivalent and it is the day after Christmas. It will be a p-day this year and I already told my companion we are going to have to do some shopping!! Well I miss you all so much!! But I love you all even more!! Have a great week!! Much love from the north!!!

Love, Sister Marchant

November 14

Hello Everyone!!

How is everybody? I am doing fantastic. I had a pretty crazy week with lots of stuff going on! But it was good for us to be busy and have things to do. It is always better to have things to do than to have nothing to do as a missionary! So last week on Monday it was obviously p-day. We did all the things we do on p-day including going to the library to e-mail! That is one of my favorite things about p-day! When we were done with all our stuff we went to a church and spent time with the missionaries in our zone. We didn't do much there. I wrote letters and stuff. Some elders were playing basketball and then they played another game that I don't even know what it was. That night we had an appointment with a family that was supposed to have some nonmembers for us to teach, but they ended up not coming. But that was ok we still had a good time. Tuesday was a crazy day! So Sister Hayes and I were just finishing up our personal study at 9:00 when we got a phone call from our zone leaders. There was a Leadership Training Meeting going on from 9-6 and they failed to tell us we were supposed to be there. It was for all zone leaders, district leaders, and trainers and since we are kind of training we were supposed to go. So we hurried and gathered our stuff and were out the door by 9:15. That is pretty amazing. Then we hurried to the church that was 20 min away. It was a really good training, but it was really long!!! The other thing that wasn't very good was that we had 5 appointments for that day and we had to cancel all of them! That was not fun. We had that same meeting on Wednesday as well. It was good, but by that point Sister Hayes and I felt so inadequate. All the other missionaries that were there were really good teachers and stuff and we were like babies. But it was good and we learned a whole lot! On Thursday we had another training. It was a specialized training for all missionaries that had been out less than 6 months. At this training we felt out of place to because we had just spent the last 2 days with the older missionaries. But it was a good training and it was only 3 hours long. That afternoon we helped a member organize a ton of stuff for her business. It really helped her out. She makes her own jewelry and it is really good. She even makes a lot of her own beads. As we were leaving we were looking at some of her jewelry and she took a price tag off a bracelet and just put it on my wrist. She said it had my name on it! It was so nice of her! And it is a really cute bracelet. That night we had a lesson with our investigator Mark. As we were leaving he told us that he had made up his mind and wanted to be baptized Catholic. But he said he still wants to meet with us. So we will see what we can do. It is hard when nobody else in his house is religious and he goes to a Catholic School. But we haven't taught him again since then. That night we also taught our other investigator Ryan. His wife Amanda is a less active and she has had to quit smoking. She has now been smoke free for an entire week! She is so amazing and has gained so much self confidence. Ryan is so ready to be baptized, but he wont commit to a date. But he is so prepared. He says it is just a pride issue with admitting that life could be better with help from our Heavenly Father. But he is ready and every lesson we have with them is great! On Friday we had our service at the ice rink and then since we were busy on Thursday we had our weekly planning day. It took us most of the day, but we had a few appointments and we also met up with the elders in our district so they could give Sister Hayes and i both blessings. I love the power of the Priesthood! It is seriously amazing! I felt so good after I got a blessing and it was exactly what I needed! It was also Remembrance day which is like our Veterans Day and Memorial day rolled into one. It is a really celebrated holiday here in Canada. On Saturday we had a lesson with the Ryan and Amanda again and he still wouldn't set a date, but he has to be close! He really is so prepared! We had our correlation meetings with our Ward Mission Leaders and got some help from them. Both of our WML's are so great! They help us our with whatever they can! Sunday was church!! Hooray! I love church and being able to take the sacrament and renew my covenants with Heavenly Father! So when we got to church, we went and asked someone in the bishopric if we could get an updated ward list because ours is very old. He said he would give us one if we would do him a favor. We said we would and then he looked at me and asked if I would be the 'youth speaker'. Of course I had to say yes. I just talked for a little bit about prayer and the whole reason I am on a mission. It went ok. Then in our next ward our WML wasn't at church so we had to teach Gospel Principles too. It actually went pretty well too. But then next Sunday I have to talk in church too! I guess that is the life of a missionary eh? That was my crazy week. But it was fun. Sister Hayes and I are learning a lot!! Mom I read your talk and it sounded really good! I am sure it went well! And lucky dad gets to speak in a few weeks. I will try and think of some things he could say. That is pretty cool about Fremont! Is Braydon going to go to the game? Thanks for all the updates with everything! I love you all so much!!! And miss you a ton too!! Hope you all have a great week!! Thanks for all your prayers and love and support!!

Love, Sister Marchant

New companion and I'm a co-senior companion

Distsrict Gong Show

My new companion Sister Hayes. We are co senior companions. Hello Family!!

What a crazy week! I can't believe I am not in Okotoks anymore! I miss it and all my favorite people there! But my new area is great too. So my new companion is Sister Hayes. She is from Arizona and she is a convert of 3 years. She is amazing. We both came out together so we have both only been out for 6 weeks. The new training program they have for missionaries is 12 weeks so we basically have to finish training each other. All the other Sisters that came out with us still have trainers, but this transfer 4 new sisters came out and there were only 3 sisters that weren't already training. So Sister Hayes lost her trainer and Sister Hill went home. It is crazy! We are co-senior companions which is kind of nice. We both don't really know everything we are doing and exactly what to do all the time so we are definitely learning a lot!! Well anyways I will tell you about my week. So on Tuesday we had p-day and that was the day I found out I was being transfered so we spent some time saying goodbye to some people and packing. Then guess what we did...you guessed it...played volleyball at the church. That evening we had a lesson with Michelle and it was so hard to say goodbye to her! I love her and will miss her a ton. Wednesday was transfer day. All the missionaries that are getting transfered meet at the church and get everything ready to take to their new areas. This was where I had to say goodbye to Sister Hill and that was hard! I miss her so much already! She is just like a sister to me! When we got to our area I was able to unpack really fast and then we studied. When we were ready to leave we just went by some houses so that we could meet some people. Since Sister Hayes and I are both new we don't know very many people. It wasn't a very exciting day. On Thursday it was planning day and it took us all day. I am not even kidding you from 10 am to 5 pm we planned for our week. We did have an appointment with a member for like 45 min, but other than that it was straight planning. It was a long day. That night I met our investigator Mark. He is 11 and wants to join a church, he just isn't sure which one. He likes what we teach him and he believes it and he has come to church 2 times already. He has a tentative baptismal date set for November 19. On Friday we did our service. I liked the service in Okotoks a lot better! Shelving books was fun. Here we give service at an Ice Rink and we empty garbages, clean windows, and help them clean up after an activity for little kids. That day we also taught a few LA's and set up a few appointments for this week with some people in our wards. It also snowed that day, but not very much. But it did get to -7 degrees. I think that is like 19 or something. I am not excited for the winter! On Saturday we visited some people and also went to the RS Super Saturday activity, but we got there right at the end. They made some really cute crafts though. We had a correlation meeting that afternoon and had a lesson with Mark again that night. Sunday was church and so we were there for most of the day. After church we went to Bishop Vance's house for a lesson with his family and a quick dinner. Then we had another correlation meeting. By then we finally found time to study and get ready to teach a LA Van who is a very deep man. You totally have to pay attention to everything he says and even then it is hard to know what he is relating to. But it went well. That was basically my week. We live in an apartment...which is not very fun. Living with members is so much better! I loved living with Sister Landry. She always took care of us! But it is nice to have our own space as well. Tell Sadie Happy Birthday this week! Here in Canada they totally go all out for Remembrance Day (Nov 11). Good luck on your talk mom! I have to give a talk in one of our wards on Nov 20. They said I could talk on whatever I want but I have to talk for like 20 min...not very excited for that! How is basketball going for Sage? And has the NBA season started yet? That is pretty cool about Fremont! So in a few weeks Sister Hayes and I have to bring a dessert to a meeting we have. We want to make that mix stuff that you sent me...the stuff we make at Christmas. Will you sent me the recipe? Well I hope everything is well! I miss you all and love you all so much!! Have a great week!!

Happy Halloween and a Transfer to Queensland/Parkland

Sister Landry found me a costume for Halloween

Sister Landry, my landlord and her friend from the Philippines.

The First Snowstorm of the year.

Hey family!I just found out I am getting transfered today. I didn't think I would because Sister Hill is leaving, but I am going to Queensland/Parkland in the south of Calgary. My new companion is Sister Hayes. She came out with me so we are both in the same place. This week wasn't very exciting and not much happened but I will tell you all about it anyways! For pday last week we just played volleyball at the church...I am actually getting better if you can believe that. On Tuesday we had DDM and it was a complete gongshow!! The Elders in my district are crazy, but they are great. There is definitely never a dull moment. That evening we just followed up with some members and taught a lesson to Sister Halowski, a single sister, and her LA son Matt. We taught them about the Plan of Salvation. On Wed we did our library stuff and then we thought we were going to have a great day because we had a lot of appts set up, but guess what...you guessed it they all canceled, except for one. So it made for a long and cold day of stop-bys which are not my favorite. Like I said last week it is starting to get cold here and that is not very fun. This week we were around 0-6 everyday. On Thurs we had our weekly planning and it took all day. I had to basically do it because Sister Hill wasn't going to be here, but now I am not going to be there either...In the middle of our planning we had a lesson with Sara D and we watched the movie about President Monson. She really liked it! That night we had dinner with a member of the Bishopric in Dewinton and they invited Michelle to come with us. So we all went to their house and had dinner. It was really nice of them to do that and they got to know her! It was so great because she has so many friends in the ward and that is what every convert needs! On Fri we did our library stuff and then we had to go to the mission office in Calgary. The check engine light on our car came on and we had to go switch it for a new one. The office was a happening place. When we were there I got a package, but I figured it was my Christmas...so one of the Senior couples opened it for me to make sure. And it was! So it is here. I loved the yummy treats you made me and it totally reminded me of home! I had them keep it at the office until it is closer to December so i wouldn't be tempted by it! That afternoon we did some tracting on the acreages and had dinner with the Halowski's. Saturday we had lunch with Sister Lacey who is great! They were doing some excavating to fix a pipe or something so it was a big mess. We tracted some acreages again that day and then we had dinner with a family that night. I learned that they have 10 kids and guess what! Their youngest is 9 and a half and he is not baptized yet!!! Do they not realize that if he died his sins would be on their heads? It was crazy!! They were a crazy family. But anyways on Sunday we had church and it was the primary program. It was really cute. That evening we had dinner with the Deyholos family. Their son just got home from his mission in Ogden. There is another kid from one of the wards I am in that just got home from Ogden this week too. But when we were going to their house we got so lost and we even had a map. But we eventually found it but we were like 20 min late. Oh well what can you do. We had a few other apps with members that night too. Yesterday was Halloween!! Hooray! It even snowed, but not very much and then it all melted. We had an appt with Sara D. and she took us to lunch. We also had one with Sis Lacey, but stuff with their excavating was going bad and she was so stressed out and had lots of work to do. So instead we went home and changed so we could help her out. She really appreciated it. We had dinner with a part member family that night and they had really yummy chinese food from Calgary. After that we went home because we had to be home by 6. Sister Landry had some costumes for us to dress up in so we could be festive and we passed out candy at her house! It was pretty fun! That was my week. Not very exciting. But it sounds like you all had a good Halloween! I can't wait to see pictures! Way to go Sage at winning the donut contest! That is pretty disgusting that you ate it off the floor though! We do have daylight savings time here in Canada still and I can't wait to get an extra hour of sleep! It will be so nice! Well I hope all it well! I love you all so much!! Love, Sister Marchant

Big Rock and Michelle's Baptism

Michelle's baptism :)

Big Rock

Me and Sister Hill at Big Rock

Big Rock in Okotoks

Hey family!! How are you all?? Life in Canada is pretty great still. Surprisingly it hasn't been to extremely cold yet...we actually had some really nice days this week...but everyone keeps saying the snow is coming soon! That does not excite me...ps Tanner 75 is NOT cold that is like heaven! Anyways I had a great week so let me tell you all about it!! Last monday for pday we had lots of stuff to do. Sister Hill got a haircut and I got my hair trimmed. Then we did some shopping and I got a few suit coats because I have to wear one like every other day and wearing the same one got boring. Then we met up with the Elders and we went to "Big Rock" that is what Okotoks means in some language...but guess what, it wasn't very big. But it was still fun. That evening we had a lesson with Michelle and she totally decided to be baptized!!! I was so happy! Tuesday we tracted a little bit and had a lesson with Sara D. We taught and committed her to live the Word of Wisdom. As we visited other potential investigators we talked to a few of them. We taught one of them, Colin, in his driveway but then when we got about half way through the first lesson life happened and it was crazy so we told him we would come back. We taught Sis Landry that evening. On Wednesday we had to go to the library and then we had a lesson with Freda. She is our 80 yr old investigator and I finally met her and taught her. Sis Adams came with us and was happy that she was finally home. Sis Hill said she was a completely different person because she actually said she would think about being baptized and that she would maybe come to church in the future. So that is exciting. We will teach her again this week. We had to clean and wax our car that afternoon for car inspections. That night we had dinner with Haley and it was good. I love her so much too! She is so great! That night we met with Michelle and went over the baptismal interview questions with her. Thursday was planning day, but we had to do it super fast, because we had to finish cleaning our car a little bit and then we had to go to car inspections and interviews with President. It was good and we got some training. But I got mail that day and I got the treats and lotion you sent me!! Thanks so much for that! I loved it! When we got home Sis Landry ordered pizza for us for dinner because our dinner appt canceled on us. She is so great. She also came to our lesson with Michelle that night. We had to teach her the last few commandments so she was all ready to be baptized. After that we went to a RS activity for the DeWinton ward and they were talking about fast and easy meals. It was pretty good, and we met a few new people which was nice. That day marked my 1 month anniversary in Canada. Can you believe it?? I honestly can't! But it has been great! On Friday we had the library and then we practiced a musical number that Sis Hill and I sang at the baptism with a lady in the ward. After that we tracted a little bit and I officially got a door slammed in my face for the first time. All we said was Hi. But oh well. We had a few appt with members and did a little more tracting before Michelle had her baptismal interview. She of course passed with flying colors!! She is so great! We had a dinner appt and then Michelle called us and she was freaking out!! We were nervous so we went to her house and helped her calm down and talked things out with her. By the time we left she felt better and was ready to be baptized the next day. Saturday was Baptism day!! Yay! Michelle's baptism was AMAZING!! Seriously convert baptisms are amazing. She was so happy. We sang 'My Soul Hungered' at the baptism and it was so good. The whole thing was just great! Seriously it was like Christmas, and you know how much I love Christmas! I also got my coat that you sent me!! Thank you so much!! And thanks for the headband too! I was so excited! That evening there was a ward activity and it was a family dance. We went for a minute, but they were playing worldly music and it was soo weird. I haven't listened to anything but church music for almost 2 months and it was weird. So we left and we visited some people and set up appts to see them this week. We have a lot of appts set up for this week so it will be nice and busy. Sunday was obviously church and Michelle was confirmed. She was 10 min late to church and we were freaking out a little bit. But she made it just in time and it was great! We watched the Joseph Smith Movie with Sis Landry that afternoon and then we had a lesson with a LA family. We got to know them and they agreed to let us come and teach them the lessons. That was exciting. So that was basically my week. It was a pretty good one if I do say so myself. Just an FYI next week is transfers so our p-day will be on tues. So don't freak out when you don't get an email on Mon. It is Sister Hill's last week and that is sad! But it also leaves us in a pickle. There are only 4 sisters that aren't training a new sister right now and there are 4 coming next week...so I will be without a trainer...because the training program is 12 weeks...and there aren't enough sisters to train. Sister Hill is convinced that I will be training and that freaks me out a lot. But we will find out this week. Sounds like everything is good at home! Way to go Sage in your basketball game! Keep up the good work! I am glad you were able to go fishing...I didn't miss going on that little trip though. That is so nice of you to do that for Sis Grigor! I haven't seen her for a few days. But I am sure she didn't care it was a day late! At least she got her cake! Well I hope you all have a great week! I miss you and I love you all a whole bunch!!Love, Sister Marchant

Canada Thanksgiving

A funny road sign in Okotoks.

Sister Hill and I raking leaves with Michelle.

Sister Hill and I at Thanksgiving Dinner. In Canada they celebrate Thanksgiving in October.

Me with Elder Cevering from my High School

Hey family!What a crazy but good week I had!! Let me tell you all about it! So on Tuesday we had our District Meeting and Lunch which was normal. Then we went to all the car places in Okotoks so we could get someone to fix our tire! The soonest anyone could do it was Wed so we had to live with that. We had a lesson with Haley that afternoon and we talked about Family History. She is so excited to do her family history, because as far as she knows she is the first member of her family. We were able to show her family search and I logged in and showed her all of my family history that was on there and it was neat! She is so excited which is great! That evening we went to help Michelle rake leaves. We were raking and talking to her and Sister Hill asked her if she was getting answers to her prayers. She said that when we were done we could go inside and talk about it. So when we were done we basically had a lesson with her and she said she wanted to be baptized on October 29!!! I was so excited!!! She is so ready and prepared to be baptized! So that was a pretty good day! On Wed we had a specialized training in Calgary, but we had to get our car fixed so we made all the elders drive together so we could drive one of their cars. It was a crazy day! The training was so good. It was given by the AP's and President Archibald and his wife. While there Sister Hill and I both felt that we needed to ask Michelle to change her baptismal date to the 22nd of October. More on that later...but when we got home we were just out visiting some members and tracting a little when Sister Landry told us she wanted us to meet her friend that was at her house. It was a lady she works with and she is from the Philippines. Sister Landry gave her a Tagalog Book of Mormon and she said she would be interested in learning more when she has time. So that was exciting. Thursday was not so exciting! But it was my half birthday...It was planning day and we had a lot of stuff to plan! That afternoon we met with Haley to help us make something we are giving to Michelle this week. That evening we went to Crystalridge RS where they finished making the dresses and sock monkeys for Africa. We couldn't stay to long because we had a lesson with Michelle. We brought a member with us which was amazing!! We taught her about the commandments and a few other things. We talked about how baptism is a commandment and then I told her that both Sis Hill and I received revelation that she should move her baptismal date. She said she would think about it and pray about it and let us know. I was so afraid to ask her, but I did it! On Friday we had a retraining meeting in Calgary! All the new missionaries and their trainers went! So I got to see Sister Newby and Sister Hoyt and other people. I also saw Elder Cevering which was cool. I haven't seen him since High School. He goes home at the end of the next transfer. When we got back to Okotoks we had a lesson with Sara D. (LA) and we taught her the plan of salvation. We booked the font for October 22 to show Heavenly Father that we have faith and are going to do everything in our power to help Michelle get baptized that day! That evening we visited a few families and taught them a quick lesson. Sat was a good day. We got a visit from the Elders because they got a new companion on Fri. He is from Cardston and is waiting for his Visa so he won't be here very long, but they needed some blankets so they came and got some from us. Then we set out for the day. We didn't have any appointments set up for the day so we did a lot of tracting! We talked to a ton of people. Not very many were interested, but we did find a few potential investigators! So that was exciting! The elders had a baptism and we invited Michelle to come, but she didn't. She made other plans. We visited some members that evening and had a few lessons with them. Sunday was of course great! Church is always good! Michelle didn't come though...it was disappointing. She said she slept in because she was out late the night before. But don't you worry, she can/will be baptized!! I have so much faith that she will!! That evening we had a few appointments with members and we had some good lessons with them. I met a new family that evening that is so great! They are the Stevensons and they have so much faith! We had a really good lesson with them. We had a some 7 day challenges this week and we need to follow up with them so we can get the members more involved with missionary work. A 7 day challenge is where we challenge the members to find someone to invite to their home to have a lesson with the missionaries within the next 7 days. I had a good Thanksgiving. We ate the traditional thanksgiving food which was yummy. It is starting to get a little colder now...the average this week was about 9 or 10...remember that is Celsius, everyone keeps saying this winter is supposed to be the worst they have had in awhile...that isn't very exciting to me! Tell Sage he is so great! I am so glad he is doing good in school! Is he still reading?? Tell Braydon congrats on everything! all the boys will have fun at the dance! I love Canada and the people are great! it is so great to be a servant of the Lord! I love being a missionary! I love and miss you all soo much!!!Love, Sister Marchant