I am so glad I have a family to write to. Thank you for all of the support you give me.
One of the most exciting things for me is that we got our own car this week. Sister R and her companion just came in last transfer (about a month ago) to a ward that is adjacent to ours. Some elders wrecked a car, so therefore we have been sharing the car. We got to use a car for half of the week. It really makes you appreciate the members when they give you rides and share their air-conditioning. I am glad it is not too hot here. On Friday, we got a 2011 Toyota Corolla. It was almost like Christmas! I have driven more different cars on my mission than drove in my pre-mission life. It is crazy. I am starting to get an opinion of what I like in a car and what I don't. I don't know if that is very good. Oh, well. It is fun driving a Toyota again. It reminds me of our little Camry. I was driving a Subaru before.
So, funny story. Ever since I got here I have heard that there are Cluffs in another town about 25 minutes away. (No, I haven't met them yet.) But since I have been in here, I hear about them at least 3 times a week. My standard answer is that we are probably related… but only if they are good, otherwise, we are not related. I guess we are related because they sound like good ones. There are also some more Cluffs somewhere in a different direction. They have twin boys on missions in Brazil. They are in our stake and I saw their missionary pictures on a ward mission bulletin board. I met a sister yesterday whose maiden name is also Cluff and she said she was pretty sure they were related back to Benjamin Cluff. A guy we met while tracting said I looked like the Cluffs in the other town and that I must be related. I wish he was interested in learning more about the Church. I liked him. I love our family! Maybe one day I will serve around the locally famous Cluffs. I wonder if they like to play Uno too.
Mom requested a story about the funniest or most awkward mistake I have made so far on my mission. Here it is: I have asked probably about 10 people (non-members we tracted into) if they were members. It is kind of awkward. Sometimes they just seem like they would be members. Sometimes it is how they respond, like the missionaries are their friends already. In most of my areas it could very well be that they are a member and I don't know them yet. I did this here in this area and Sister W, my companion, was really embarrassed and said, "I will let you know if they are a member." (She actually knows all of the members in the ward.) I sometimes have a hard time with names and faces. One time an investigator who made it to church. I thought she was just a regular ward member because my brain recognized her as someone I knew... but I didn't connect the dots. Missions are definitely an adventure. I have a lot of stories, sometimes they just require a trigger, so thanks for the question, mom.
I love you all, and I might try to reply to some of the other questions next week. Thank you for your support and prayers! Love you!
Love, Sister Cluff
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