Week 23- Pennsylvania Yankees

Here's the promised photo with Elder Christofferson from Last Tuesday!  

Hey everyone, I don't have much time, but it's been an interesting week! Like I said last week, our trio has sort of been working both the sites and then going to a city called Penn Yan, which is short for Pennsylvania Yankees I guess.  We've gone down 3 times so far. On Thursday we were there all day and had 8 lessons back to back--it was awesome! Then we had some free time on Sunday so we did some street contacting and knocking, which is more terrifying, especially in the dark--haha. But it's good to really rely on Jesus Christ to dispel all fear and realize that what you're doing is to share the gospel that has blessed your life. 

EVERYONE BETTER HAVE WATCHED THE NEW BOOK OF MORMON VIDEO--it's so good all the sisters are totally fan girling. It'll be an exciting next couple of years!

Love, Sister Potts

All of the site missionaries--trying to look authentic for the times:)  Emily is on the front row in the hat.

FUN FACTS :

1. It was long believed that when Joseph brought the plates home he brought them through a window, but Saints corrected that to bringing them through the front door, which makes more sense to be honest since they're 50 lbs!

2. Mother Smith's favorite feature of the house is a beautiful stone sink with a lead pipe draining to the back.

3. To raise money, Alvin Smith worked on the Erie canal and was able to make the complete second payment on the farm.

4. Within weeks of moving into the frame home the family lost the title. 

5. They were, however, able to live on the farm for 4 more years until they moved in 1830.

Enjoy some beautiful pictures of the sunsets and fall leaves!

Finally made it to the Martin Harris home today on our P-day! Cool stonework!

(Note from Mom:  Thanks for all the prayers & kind words of encouragement this week for Emily and me!  It was a rough week having to say goodbye to her beloved cat, Zuko, and we were pretty worried about her emotional state since her mission president's wife called me pretty concerned about her this week.  But we were so relieved to talk to her today and see her smiling and as feisty as ever.  She says she's too stubborn to let it keep her from her mission!  Go Emily!  She asked for watercolors & paper so she could do a special Zuko project next p-day.  That's my Emigirl--always figuring out a way to turn things around by diving into a creative project!  Emily also found out while we were video chatting with her that she is being reassigned to a new companion tomorrow, Sister Fernandez from Brazil, who needs a companion for the last 3 weeks of this transfer since her companion is ending up having to go home unexpectedly tomorrow--there's always drama at the sites :).  Anyways, the trio is being dissolved, and Emily gets to move into another apartment closer to the Grandin Press Bldg, which she's excited about.  There are just 3 weeks left in this transfer, and wow what a transfer cycle this has been!  I guess she won't get to go to Penn Yan anymore, but they will be moving all the site missionaries to proselyting areas mid-October for the slow winter months while the senior couples staff the sites.  Then they'll get to go back to the sites in the Spring again.)