Jessica is in Canada

Okay so Jessica has been in Canada for a while now. I haven't added anything because i was waiting for pictures. I am just letting everyone know what is going on with her now.

She is in her first area right now and she is in her second transfer. She is serving in Regina, Saskatchewan. Her companions name is Sister Horning. There was another sister with the two of them last transfer. Her name is Sister Drake. She was transferred.

Last week was Jessica's Birthday. She told us a funny story. The Elders in her District made her a cake and gave her a card. The card was a "Thank You" card that had something written on the bottom, "For Being Born!" Everyone loves Jessica. She is just so cute and fun. Anyways, she is now 22 years old.

MTC Sisters and Jessica

Sisters in Jessica's Branch in the MTC

Jessica would never be tall enough to serve in Alaska because she can't reach it on the map.

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Here is what her tag looks like.

This is what her tag looks like on her scriptures.

Jess and her Companion

Jessica and Sister Crozier. Jess said that her and Sister Crozier could barely reach their mission.

This is when they were twiners.

The Drop Off

This is from when we dropped Jessica off at the MTC.

This picture makes mom cry every time she looks at it. And everyone else tears up every other time. haha

Jessica's Travel Itinerary for April 14th

Leave Salt Lake @ 7:15 AM

Arrive in Denver, CO @ 8:42 AM

Leave Denver, CO - 10:06 AM

Arrive in Winnipeg,Canada - 1:16 AM

Jessica's First Email Home

hello

so i'm not going to lie. i am absolutely loving it here! the spirit is so strong. already my testimony has grown so much. i am so lucky to be one of the very many missionaries in the world doing the lords work. my testimony on prayer has grown even more then before i left. i'm sorry that wednesday wasn't good for you mom. i actually haven't even cried yet. that doesn't mean that i don't love you guys very much cuz i do. i just know that i'm out here for the lord, and with his help i know that i can accomplish a lot.

i've been sick for a few days. luckily my companion had some medication or i would be a lot worse. by the way i love my companion so much. i don't think that i could have asked for a better first companion. she is so wonderful and her testimony is so strong. her name is Sister Crozier. she is also going to winnipeg! so maybe we'll get lucky to be companions again on the mission field. also i've been very blessed with an awesome district. everyone in my district is awesome! we all get along very well. i have two others sister missionaries in my district. we all have formed a strong friendship already, and it's only been 5 days! but we are around each other all the time. we took some fun pictures today so i'll print those out and send them today. Sister Crozier and i room with two girls from germany. they are going to Greece. they've been teaching us some german. last night we asked them how to say good night in german...and night and naked are a way similar in german.....so we ended up say good naked to them. haha! they had a pretty good laugh about that one.

i'm absolutely loving it here! i have some more stuff to tell you guys but i don't a lot of time left on here.

i'm so grateful to have the family that i do. i'm very lucky. i feel like heavenly father has blessed me very much. especially in the last few days. because my district is awesome, my companion is awesome, and my teachers are awesome! so to sum it up.....they are all awesomeness! haha!

love you!!!!!!!!!!

Sister Hope

p.s this is my address with my PO BOX number

sister jessica judith hope

MTC Mailbos #134

Okay I'm going back a little bit. I didn't make this blog until after we took Jessica to the MTC because my mom thought that it was going to make her sad to see it. haha I know.

Well this picture is of Jessica driving to Burley to go open her call. She was pretty excited.

Our friends and family came over and we all wrote down our guesses where we thought Jessica was going.

There it is!

Look at Mom's face. She is Happy and Excited. She is adorable.

Mom is talking to Stephanie and telling her where Jessica is going.

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Today we took Jessica to the MTC and she was very composed and she didn't seem to stop smiling the whole time. Right before we got to Provo it started to hit her and she got a little nervous but despite the tears from our wonderful mother she kept smiling and she walked tall out of sight. We are very proud of her and we are glad that she has made the choice to go on a mission.