Monday, March 17, 2014 6:16 AM Suprise! (Get That Corn Outta My Face!)

Well. This week was FULL of surprises. And sometimes they were good surprises! And sometimes, they were not. And sometimes, I wanted to whack the imaginary corn out of someone's imaginary hand. But I didn't. So props to me for that. ... Anyways ...

A List Of Surprises In Sister Young's Life Last Week

1. SURPRISE! Sister Lenhart!

Tuesday morning, we're just having a normal morning. Studyin'. Lovin' life. Doin' our thang. And then, what do you know, President Edgren calls. And informs us that we will be joined by Sister Lenhart at District Meeting, because her comp Sister Tobler was going to the hospital because the day before she lost all sensation in the right half of her body. Good call, Prez. Good call. Get the girl to the hospital. So THEN we had an extra companion starting Tuesday at District Meeting, and continuing on until teraz. But more on that later. But yeah. That was an interesting turn of events! It was kinda strange, being in a companionship with two of my companions at the same time. I gotta say, I am NOT a big fan of threesomes. They're awkward. Even when you love BOTH of your companions VERY MUCH. They're just awkward.

2. SURPRISE! We Got To Teach Young Men And Young Women's!

(Well. This wasn't technically a surprise, in the normal sense of the word. To znaczy, we knew about this a couple weeks ago ... but I thought it was email worthy. So it's going to be a fake surprise.)
We taught YM/YW! It was fun! We talked about ... drum roll please ... MISSIONARY WORK! Naturally. We're missionaries. That's what we DO. So yeah! That was really cool! We taught with Elders Cieślak and Stockford. It turned out really good, and they learned and had a good time, so we are counting it as SUCCESS!

3. SURPRISE! Wojtek Is An Awesome Ward Mission Leader!

We had a meeting with Wojtek, our new ward (cough cough I mean branch) mission leader. And he is so cool! And SUPER pumped about missionary work! Warsaw II, what is THAT?! Our branch - man - it is SO FUNCTIONING. It brings me great joy.

4. SURPRISE! Our Plans All Got Seriously Botched!

We had plans for a lesson with an investigator named Maria and a less active named Namra. And then NONE OF IT WORKED OUT.

Yeah. That was a shame. The bus didn't leave at the right time, and the tram was late, and there was a whole bunch of junk going on that quite sufficiently killed all our beautiful plans. That was a shame.

5. SURPRISE! My Brother Got His Mission Call Before I Was Told He Would!

I was told last week that Will's mission call wasn't coming until next week. So that's what I was all prepared for. I was sad. But that was life. And it's fine. I could wait one more week. So I emailed Sister Tueller (who I had worked EVERYTHING out with - I was going to have my parents email her and then she was going to call me and tell me where the boy baby is going) and told her, Hey, we'll do this NEXT week! And then. Wednesday morning. I'm getting ready to get in the shower. And Sister Mikalauska knocks on the door, and is like, "Sister Tueller is on the phone for you, Sister Young." And I'm like, "Um, WHAT?!" So now I'm freaking out. Of course. So Sister Tueller explains he got his call and tells me where the cute little dziecko is going and when (Portland Oregon Spanish speaking, leaves July 2) and then I FREAKED OUT a lot, and it was all very VERY exciting! Woo hoo! I'm SO EXCITED FOR HIM! He's going to be SO good! I'm freakin' out, man! And I'm annoyed I'm missing him. Obviously. Three and a half years is FOR-FREAKING-EVER. But it's okay. I'm proud of him!

6. SURPRISE! Blueberry Pierogi Are Delicious!

We had lunch with our cute litle district (who I am starting to love! Yay!) at Zapiecek (Zapiecek! - Every time Elder Ceislak says Zapiecek he says it with a really excited voice. That I mimmicked for you. Sorry, typing doesn't do very good with mimmicking ...). Sister Mikalauska and I split a plate of ruskie pierogi and a plate of blueberry and strawberry pierogi in vanilla sauce. And DUDE. Those blueberry pierogi were SO GOOD. My life has been changed by them. Only downside - they make your mouth a very VIOLENT shade of blue. So blue teeth are fun. Right? ... Sure. Right.

7. SURPRISE! Sister Young Is Going To Gdańsk!

Sister Young is doing WHAT now? Yeah. So that was a REALLY big surprise. Thursday President called and said he needs sisters back in Gdańsk, and asked if I would be willing to go up with Sister Lenhart on Friday. And of course I said yes. You can't say no. That would be weird. And wrong. So I said yes. And I was a little bit excited about it, because I've never been to Gdańsk before, and I wasn't WILD about Warszawa to begin with, and I was missing the north zone something FIERCE. But also, I was not overly excited about it. Because Warszawa is where I'm SUPPOSED to be. It just feels weird being somewhere else. Also, we don't know how long I'll be here. To znaczy, I am currently in Gdańsk. It's all very weird. I know.

8. SURPRISE! Sister Young Got To Go To BYDGOSZCZ For 10 Beautiful Minutes!

On our way to Gdańsk on Friday we stopped through Bydgoszcz for 10 minutes to drop off a box of ulotki with the Zone Kings, so we got to stand on BYDGOSZCZ cement for 10 minutes! It was beautiful. I shed a tear of a joy. I love that city so much. And we got to talk to Elders Kotter and White for a minute! Or possibly 20ish. But whatever! It was awesome! I love those starsi!

9. SURPRISE! Sister Young Is Still In Gdańsk!

Yep. Still here. For who knows how long. It's been a PRETTY cray-cray week.

But yeah. That's all.

Whoo. Just writing up this email has been exhausting.

Love you all!
Siostra Young

Also. Brief shout out.
WILLIAM! CONGRATS, BROTHER! I AM SO SO SO SO PROUD OF YOU! AND OREGON IS SO SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU! YOU ROCK!