Lacrosse has started up again and I am so excited! I love watching Rylee play and am so glad she decided to learn a new sport her Sophomore year. Since Kenedy and Ty were still in town they were able to come and watch with Kefford and I.
In Rylees government class they each had to pick a US President and then brackets style go against each other in a debate about why they were great and the class would vote on their favorite and they would move on. Rylee chose Gerald Ford and somehow was able to talk him up to the class so well that she got to the final two. During one of the debates Rylee talked about a steak recipe that Gerald Ford loved and she promised the class that if they voted her to the next round that she would bring them steak. Of course she was voted through and so the night before her class Kefford helped her cook up a couple of steaks to take to her class. We cooked two and then cut them up into bit sized pieces so we were not feeding everyone their own steak. Not to many people ate any but it was ok because Rylee was a woman of her word and fulfilled what she promised.
Owyhee High School has an Associates degree program that we enrolled Rylee in and through taking College level classes and college classes during the summers she earned her Associates before Graduating from High School through Boise State. She was supposed to pick up her Boise State cap and gown but was in school during that time. I was available to go after I taught dance class on Monday so I drove over to BSU and got in line to get her stuff. I stood in that line for about 2 hours but I was finally able to make it through and I got her graduation regalia. When Rylee got home from school she tried the cap and gown on and she looked so cute, I cannot believe my baby is graduating.
Avynlea was ging a talk on her mission in her Ward and we were able to watch and listen because she sent us a zoom link. I am so grateful that we have these opportunities to see our missionary doing her thing. I am so proud of her and love her so much!
Transfers!! You guessed it, my beloved MacDonald ć§ćŠč left me for Tsu. She is thriving and really living her best life speaking english to all the filipinos over there, so I am very very happy for her. But... I am so so sad she left me. I will be honest, I had tears in my eyes like all weekend without her. We were best friends, and the times were always too good. I have no doubt we will reunite after the mission... at byui hehehe. My prophesy. 
My new companion is Beal ć§ćŠč! she is lovely and I think we have a lot of similarities. I have heard that people get the 2 of us mixed up a lot. Hehe. I feel honored because she is gorgeous!!
1000 ekis goal complete!!! This past transfer was huge for our mission! We saw a lot of baptisms and a lot of hard work get done! I think a lot of it had to do with our faith and consecration for this challenge. I did not see a lot of miracles that came straight from my finding at the train stations (ekis), but I saw miracles in other areas of my work. It was one of the best transfers I think I will have on my mission.
MacDonald ć§ćŠč's last day here was so beautiful! It was so sunny and nice outside which was a good change from the clouds that have been lurking. We went finding at our last eki and then walked to McDonalds for lunch. Suzuki ć§ćŠč called us and said she saw us walking and she was now on her way to McDonalds. It was a surprise, but we ended up having a great lunch. I love that woman.
I barely mentioned it last week, but yes, JJ and Paul got the Priesthood! I felt so lucky to be in that room and feel the spirit so strong. Yesterday they recieved their temple recommends and are planning a temple trip either this weekend or next! Even by talking to them, I can tell a difference in who they are. The gospel is so perfect!
I will leave you with a short scripture! 
Zone Pday!! It was the best! We spent all day in Kanazawa, in our comfy clothes, playing games, and eating yummy food! We went to the third best melonpan shop in the world that sells melonpan with icecream!!. A very yummy sugar cookie type of bread! The owner wears this funky melon hat and has a bunch of hats for his customers to wear. We found great enjoyment in the hats!
This week me and MacDonald shimai were on our way to an eki when we met Sharon from Georgia! She is this 60 year old woman who is a luxury pet sitter. But on her free time, she travels the world! With no data! Buys a ticket to and from her destination, and figures everything else out when she arrives. She was so nice and so fun to talk to! She inspired me a lot and gave lots of great advice. She said that the reason she is able to travel the world for fun right now is because she worked hard for it her whole life. I think there is a lot of unreasonable pressure on younger people to figure out their life and reach these high goals. But we have our whole life woohoo. Unless you are 70, then you already have had your life and congratulations, you hopefully have great stories to share!
️ We got evicted from the nicest housing in the mission! Rahhhh. Senior missionaries are coming to Toyama which is very exciting! Unfortunately that means they get the house and we get the elders old apartment... at least we won't have to hike a whole mile uphill to church anymore! This week was a lot of packing and cleaning preparing for the new missionaries!
JJ and Paul got the Aaronic Priesthood yesterday! It was such a happy time! 
ekis! Woop! Half our zone came to Toyama and we had the goal of finding at 13 train stations for about 30 min each! (With all of us, that equals 6 total hours for each eki). We rode a trolley to the furthest stop and made our way back to Toyama station. I cannot tell you how many people we talked to and how many more doors we knocked. All you missions that get crazy numbers, listen to this. We got a total of 3 meaningful contacts. (Meaningful contact is measured by how actually meaningful/memorable the conversation was) Basically 3 people let us talk past our general introduce. We were out there for 8 hours and meaningfully talked to 3 people! Ha! I am not even upset about it, I think that is pretty cool! We knocked on people's doors who have never even heard the name Jesus Christ. I feel lucky to be the first missionary that all those people got to meet! I hope someday when they see someone with a tag on, they will remember 2 americans in the freezing cold trying to share a happy message with them!
