Emi's Forty-Fourth Email! December 14, 2015

We are in the midst of the 12 days of Christmas! Most wonderful time of the year! Seeing Sister Beard off was sad but it was fun seeing friends at transfers! Lots going on in this mission, missions are weird! 

Sister Ntambwe whose name I can't pronounce at all is 25, spent 6 months of her mission in the Congo (so we are in the same group) and is a machine! So many lessons in so little time! It probably helps that preaching is the main English that she does know. And boy are there culture blocks! Like wow, no boundaries haha! This is going to be a very humbling transfer for me haha but we are going to work hard and it will be fun! She is super nice and I will get to bake during language study. And apparently she has a fiancé who is 30 back home who served in her stake!

Sad when people you actually know leave at transfers...

There was a crazy man telling me to look into his crystal ball after not giving him a cigarette..

Wow. I need this gospel so badly. I cannot do life on my own. I'm grateful for our Heavenly Father who loves us soooo much that He gave us His son. So we can live again, be happy and really get by every day. 

Top 10

10)Last few days with Sister Beard

9) Unfortunately I'm still a really awkward person! Sorry world! I don't know why but some people is just takes me FOREVER to feel comfortable around, maybe why I stayed here so long haha

8) Going to Bishop's for my birthday! No one believes how I made it on this ward so long haha

7) New district/transfers-Sister Black got me the nicest bday/Christmas presents!

6) Demolishing it at St displays

5) Seeing some of the Holt crew at the concert

4) Relief Society activity, I am so blessed to know literally all of them!

3) Christmas Carrol concert with the couple my momma met in SD

2) Having tea at their place! (See number 3) 

1) Brother Seal giving me the nickname sunny D because I smile so much and my last name and probably something to do with being from sunny SD, made my week! Didn't know I smiled much at all

 Matching

 We Hunters

 We had communication issues...basically, I had to eat her pudding

Sister Saylor!!!

Emi's Forty-Third Email! December 7, 2015

Bible dictionary: Knowledge- "one progresses only as fast as he gains knowledge" 

If only we were better at retaining it.

First thing's first, I AM STAYING IN OLDHAM FOR CHRISTMAS!!!! Seriously so happy! Unfortunately, a companion is leaving me again and I am getting a sister whose name I don't remember! She is from the Republic of Congo and just gone done being trained and also is learning English- just like Sister Barbaro! I was going to be so much nicer to Sister Beard this transfer, but I hope we will still be friends when we're back at BYU. Seriously, I could've been a much better friend and companion. I will miss her.

Other than that, we had a really good week and there will definitely be work enough to do whence the new sister comes, hopefully I remember everything!

I finished The Book of Mormon again! Now I can read it really slowly and in Bulgarian and hopefully get some new insights with the reading. Anyone could or should read it. Even one verse a day. So worth it and so good, it'll change your life for the better as it has mine.

Top 10

10) We a are getting a house to move into!

9) Picadil again

8) Eileen spoke at the fireside

7) Singing Christmas songs at Street displays

6) Helped Eileen decorate her Christmas tree

5) Finally taught a lesson! And they came to church!!!

4) Ran into some Hyde members in IKEA!

3) Brazilian fam had us over, love them and the food!

2) Exchanges with Sister Burgess (she's the bomb)

1) STAYING IN OLDHAM YEEEEEEEEES

Sister Allen goes home, sad

Sister Emi Doncheva 🇬🇧

PS Family,

for Christmas / Brirthday, if anyone insists on getting me anything.

Teeth whitening strips, I dont' care if they came from an old pack

and plain earrings that wont infect my ears, can be second hand, im not bothered. MB gave me some nice jewlednes, but I'd rather save the bling for Sundays and wear more simple ones during the week

 Don't mind the fact that I look like a monster. Pawn and Senny from Hyde at IKEA!

Emi's Forty-Second Email! November 30, 2015

"I'm no saint, unless you think a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying." -Nelson Mandela

Wow. Do I keep on trying, but my word. Patience. I have no patience. So much animosity for no reason. It's a really positive effect (in the science meaning) in that I get impatient, frustrated with myself, frustrated with others, angry at myself then angry at others. It's a vicious cycle that needs to stop. It's like when I was mean to Sister Black all over again, poor sister Beard. Poor each of my companions! Seriously, you hear stories about getting companions you don't like, I've loved all of mine, but have a funny way of showing it, mainly by being a jerk! And I only act that way with people I really care about, that's the worst part!

We had a meeting this week throughout the mission, long story short, I mentioned I don't want to get married in the future and everyone thought it was funny, but I'm serious! I don't want to get married if I'm going to get mad at my husband and kids and be so nasty to them! I'm pretty open about it too, so I told Sister Beard to try three steps, which will be hard for the both of us, but I'm desperate to change

1) Acknowledge when I'm being rude and tell me to stop

2) Hug me and don't let go til I stop being mean

3) Stop what we are doing to have me pray then bear testimony to her

I would hope step one would be enough but we'll see. 

But yeah, good week. The decorations for the Thanksgiving meeting were a success! We had a £20 budget and did it with £11-holla back girl! I'll send pictures. 

The meeting was with Elder Paul V. Johnson of the 70. It was so good and I love spending time with other missionaries. 

We also went to Picadil Monday. The Christmas markets are super quaint. I feel like that brat from Wily Wonka and the Chocolate Factory because "I want the world, I want the whole world" haha but that's not happening.

Hyde crew wrote Peace a bday card...

Oh mama, I bought a bag of kale for only a £. I eat it raw and in crisp form.

We are still working hard each day to find someone solid to teach.

1) Mission Conference 

2) Packages from MB and Kari!!!! So so so kind. Like too kind. Please I don't need any more packages, feed homeless children or something, or Brandon, I think he's dying. I really appreciate it and love them but don't deserve it

3) Bishop hooked it up with some winter gear. More and more grateful for how prepared I am for these dark and dreary days

4) Decorating

5) Service with the Bescotts (stripping the walls in their new house and having Costco pizza after-yum) their new place if off the chain.

6) Thanksgiving

7) Stake Conference (different 70 spoke)

8) Got some lettas

9) The Porridge's understanding

10) Street Display in the freezing rain but it was actually really good! 

Watch this, Merry Christmas: https://www.mormon.org/christmas

Sister Emi Doncheva 🇬🇧

 Rugby Round 2

 Why

 Creepy Bridge

 This hill is massive

 Dovestone Round 3

 Electric

 Indian Head Back There

 90 Degree Tree

 River?

 Hidden Lagoon

 Crazy Windy

 Body of Water

 Haha, I tried

 4 times

 Pretend like all these photos are with me

 We herding. But actually we did

 CULTURE NIGHT WAS THE BEST (Haka going on)

 There is a massive tree behind us, I swear

 Get it, Sister BEARD

 Hard Rock

 Markets

 With Laura Herself

 The Decor

 Update on the Crib

 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. EOS is like £100 here

 HAHAhAHAHHAHA

My new fav apron and a lump o dough ££££