Polyworld

Hello,

Well I was sitting on the plane just relishing in my last moments of no expectations. I thought to myself, "enjoy this while you can, because it is going to be non-stop work, obedience and strict schedules for the next fifteen months." Hahaaaa what a joke. Expectations met reality and it hurt a little.

I'm in a trio with two Samoan sisters serving in the Samoan area. We are stationed in West jordan and the area we cover is bigger than my actual mission! Sister Tofaeono is my trainer and my other comp's name is Sister Mariner. Sister T is very understanding, chill and extremely genuine. I love that about her. She is so chill in fact that when i ask for guidance or about the rules, she says, "do what ever you want." And sister mariner is beautiful and mellow. They are both from Samoa and they speak Samoan as their first language. They speak it to each other a lot so i am kinda in my own world A lot of the time.

One thing that is weird for me is that they act like what's mine is their's and what their's is mine. It's good because we can share stuff and it is no big deal but oh my goodness the amount of food they eat is UNREAL. Literally. Like you should see their pre dinner and post dinner meals. H-U-G-E. So i finally said to them, "hey guys i am going to buy some food and it is just mine." I wouldn't be surprised if they still ate it just because that is normal to them, but it is worth the try. But ya i basically had to cover the law of concecration's head with a sack and hide it somewhere because there is no way i am doing that. I am the runt of the litter. 

Well I am not going to lie, I do not enjoy the people I have for company. One person that i spend like half the day with every day is not very nice to me. I realized the less I talk, the less she puts me down, so I talk less. It is getting better, but it is just really frusterating. I am just not vibing with her. I just do not connect with anyone out here really. The cultural difference between my comps is a little difficult, and it is only magnified by how little work we do. So that is that. I am bothered by disobedience and the lack of work, but I am just going to try to do a little better every day and hopefully we start working in a more unified trio.

I gave a talk in a Samoan ward and there were fifteen people in the audience so the pressure was relentless, but i did it. Church there is about 75% in samoan and 25% english. But most people understand english. Some guys wore skirts and flipflops.

The biggest difference between me and my little group of sisters is that i refuse to pay to eat out. I also wont get Fiiz. For two reasons, 1. I have heard the legends of the naive missionaries who serve in utah and come back as the Michelin man and 2. I love saving money! I get too into saving money. Like i start saving every plasyic bag but today i did my laundry and took the dryer lint and thought, "what can i use this for?" And i am so confused why my group eats out at least once a day. We have food at home! Tsk tsk.

Ps if i look a little narrower than usual it is because i am squished in the back of a lil toyota when we drive:)