T E X A S: Borger, Texas

Well, I'm here in Borger, TX all safe and sound! I cannot believe it. This town is way different than Portales. I miss it so much. I've learned since coming on my mission how terrible I am at change, but I'm getting used to it.

Our house here is crazy nice. It's apparently the nicest in the entire mission. I feel like we are living in a mansion.

This town is big on oil. There are random oil rigs all through the town. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen! We'll just be walking through a neighborhood and BOOM oil rig right by a person's house. From what I've noticed there are about 3 main oil refineries here. That's what their called, right? One of them looks like this huge evil castle. My companion said it's like Lord of the Rings.

Anyway, my new companion is Sister Ogles. She's like 22 and from Nevada. Super sweet girl, we're way different, but she has helped me make the transfer super well. The first night I went into our room to get a tissue and she thought I was crying so she came and gave me a hug...it was just super awkward. All I needed was a tissue haha.

The people here are big into the bible. I'm definitely in Texas. They seem to want to bible bash, but besides that, they are all so nice! We've been doing a lot of walking in the cold, and about one person every half hour pulls over to give us a ride. And people always want to feed us. It's making this whole healthy thing go down hill, but I still love them for it! Also, a ton of people here suffer from major depression and other mental problems. It's super sad, but I understand.

We don't have a Spanish branch here. Just a small English ward with about 3 Spanish speakers that come. And we're only allowed to teach Spanish speakers, so it makes the work way hard. No one wants to come to a church not in their preferred language! But there was a promise made to this ward a while back when the building was dedicated that one day it would be a stake, so I am stoked to be a part of that!

We have one family here that we are teaching who will be baptized on the 14th! They are so amazing and so prepared. They are English, but they preferred sisters over elders, so that's why we are teaching them. I'm really excited for them, and the ward loves them so much! When it comes to missionary work, it's all about the ward accepting our investigators. We as missionaries can't stick around, so I love when I see investigators become part of the ward family! It's seriously the best.

I love this area so much already and now that the weird transition phase is over, I'm so excited to dive into all the work. I know miracles are on their way here and I really want to help them happen.

I miss you all a ton! I think about you and pray for you everyday. But I've got to be honest, I love being a missionary. It's all just way too much fun.

Have a good week!

Love ya,

Hermana Peck

P.S. I'm on my way to Braum's after this. SO EXCITED. It's been too long.