Week 10 - Witch... I mean "Thrash" doctor!

New transfer = new beginnings. "Lighten up" is my new motto.

Ok... I don't even know what to say about this week.

A tidbit for you that I've learned about the South:

 "Rollin" is when a group of kids and/or adults sneakily trash your yard,
by covering it and all your trees in toilet paper. It's a sign of affection, and means someone in the community thinks your family is swell.
Ex: high school football team and parents will go "rollin" at the house of
a teammate, who now has broken ribs because they took a massive hit in the
last play, that led to a win.
This is known in Utah/Idaho as toilet-papering, and is usually an act of
ill-will done by complete strangers, or punk kids.

Sister Baird and I saw all these houses COVERED in toilet paper last week.
And I mean covered.. these people are pro. We of course thought it was
terrible, and being the good missionaries we are decided to see it as a
service opportunity. It wasn't until a week later, when someone explained
the situation to Sister Nielsen and I, that I understood why we got so many
angry stares while we did our best to clean up everyone's yard.


Oh! And while we're on the subject.. Our 80 year old landlord, who I love,

told us this week that she is, in fact, a "Thrash doctor." When I said I'd
never heard of thrash, she explained that it's a yeast infection of the mouth, that can only be cured by a thrash doctor. I asked what the difference was between a thrash doc and a normal doc. She looked at me, a little insulted, and explained that being a thrash doctor was a very special gift that not anyone could obtain. To be a Trash Doctor, one must be the *seventh
daughter of the seventh daughter *(her case), or have never met your father due to him *dying* before you were born. 😑

The Librarian is about to kick us out.. I will try to be more spiritual
next week. Good things are happening!

I love you all so much

About your package: OH MY HECK I ALMOST PEED MY PANTS. Hahahaha!! Sister
Baird and I lost it! UPS came just before we headed to the library, so we
put it to use immediately :D (see pic). Best thing ever.. thanks for the
laugh fam, ya'll are goons. Couldn't be more grateful for the reminder of
where I come from ;)

We sent Sister Smith a little "Halloween Costume" you could say, to help her "embrace" at least one of the mission rules!! Hahaha ;D!!