Happy Birthday, Sister Tuckett!!!!

 

 

Yes, I got to "talk" to her via e-mail today... but she had so many emails to go through she didn't have time to write a letter!  She told me she will write a letter tonight and send it so I can post it on here. I hope she does!  So, she told me to take bits out of the emails from today and post those along with the pictures.

 

She got a new companion last week... Sister Lopez.  She loves her!  She might only be with her for 1 transfer though since next transfer Sister L. might either train or go outbound.  She said "She is great!  She works really hard and is super sweet!"  Both of her companions have been from Mexico but they both speak English also. 

 

There is an area called the "fleet assignment" in her mission where they take care of the church vehicles... keeping track of them, assigning them out, washing them.. all in a dress!  She thinks she might have a good chance of being able to serve there since only sisters who drive can do that assignment.  We will see! 

 

I sent her some money to buy herself a cake or pie for her birthday.  One of the sisters said she would bake her a cake also.. so tonight they are going to have cake, pie and ice cream to celebrate!  They decorated the apartment with the "Happy Birthday" banner and balloons I sent her.  Her zone leaders came in this morning while she was exercising and sang happy birthday to her!

 

 

 

 

This was her zone last transfer.

 

 

This was her zone!

 

Her District last transfer.

 

Her Zone Leaders.

 

Sister M., Sister Tuckett and her District leader and companion.

Last transfer.  ( I need THIS transfer now!)   ;-)

 

 

She and Sister W. go on exchanges Monday-Friday while their companions

go to language study class for English. 

 

 

This is someone they taught via Skype who was baptized!

They are in Utah teaching someone in California!

Technology!!!

 

I have been asking her to get a picture with the Christus...

They have to do any pictures before Temple Square opens so they don't look like they are tourists!

You can tell it is before hours because the cleaning crew is there!  ;-)

 

Her new companion!  Sister Lopez. 

This must have been taken this morning because she has one of the necklaces on that

I sent her for her birthday.... because you KNOW she would never open up her presents early!!!

 

 

Closer view!  Don't they look happy!

I love to see the missionaries smiles!  The light of Christ shining through!

 

Well, I guess that is about it until I get that letter in the mail she is SUPPOSE to send!

 

 

 

She said to tell everyone "THANK YOU" for all of the birthday cards and gifts!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Everyone!

 

Hope things are going great! This past transfer has been so busy with serving at the Beehive House but guess what??? I am serving there again!! This morning I dropped off my trainer at the airport. She is going outbound and she will be serving in the Billings Montana Mission till Dec 10!!

 

So my new companion is from... you guessed it Mexico! I think this is Heavenly Fathers way of saying learn Spanish! Her name is Sister Lopez she is from the Southeast by the Gulf of Mexico.

 

There is a sister who came out but went home for like 3 transfers but is now back. Sister W. from Oklahoma City! So now there are 2 of us!!

 

The lights are going up on Temple Square! They started putting them up the end of July!! I am so excited!!

 

The square is slowing down so we will be getting  a lot of teaching center hours, to take chats and calls! A lot of our baptisms come from chats!

 

So something that I want to share is "If men come unto me I will show them their weakness.." I wasn't really listening in the beginning but He has shown me my weaknesses and he promises that they can be turned into strengths if we humble ourselves. I have seen a change in myself - mostly the last 2 weeks. God is there, He loves us.  The thing is - are we willing to listen? Are we willing to change? We are here to progress and become who HE wants us to be!!

 

I love you all and hope everything is just great!!!

Called to Serve

Sister Tuckett



Little bit more info.....
She moved 2 doors down with her transfer and new companion!

Still has Wednesday as her preparation day.  Her new companion just had p-day yesterday so Sister Tuckett didn't get to spend quite as much time on emailing as normal. 

Her zone goal on baptisms was 15... they got 17!
She and Sister Moran had 2 of those 17!

New sisters on Temple Square from Pakistan, India and South Africa!


She didn't send me any pictures this week, but I got one off of the mission blog.... This picture is the back of the Mission President (MP) and his wife at his birthday party last week! 

You have to look very closely... but you can see Sister Tuckett and Sister Moran right by the MP wife's bang area!  :-)

 

REMEMBER..... Her birthday is NEXT WEDNESDAY!!!

Please send her a birthday card!!!

 

Sister Abby Tuckett

Utah SLC Temple Square Mission

50 N. West Temple St.  Rm BSVC

Salt Lake City, UT  84150-1891

September 10, 2014

Hello everyone!!

Wow I cannot believe I will be done with training next week! My trainer will be going outbound and we find out tomorrow! So fun!!

So Carrie who we have been teaching it seems like forever (not really) is getting baptized on Saturday! She loves nature and wants to be baptized outside! And Robert is getting baptized at the beginning of October! He still has some concerns but he knows he wants to be baptized!! 

Not going to lie the days seem to mesh together! And I have a hard time remembering my day! 

It has been a good 3 months! I feel like I have been here forever but no, no I haven't! 

Thank you for all the love and support! 

Love you all!

Called to Serve

Sister Tuckett

(Sorry super short this week)

Extra emails...

She is reading in 2 Nephi 24 and trying to finish reading the Book of Mormon by the end of November.

Next week is transfers.  They find out their changes on Tuesday and change on Wednesday.  She will be getting a new companion and maybe a different apartment.  She won't know when her P-day is until Tuesday so if her p-day is Monday or Tuesday we might not get any emails for almost 2 weeks!!!

For P-day last week: 

"It was super fun we had a get to know your companion game, dinner, another guessing game and we watched Narnia!!! So good!!"

"I love my zone leaders, my zone and district leader and district!!"

 

As she was finishing she said... "Tell you the news later!!!"   What?????  You can't leave me hanging like that! 



 The McMaster's came and visited and gave them some money for dinner... "We went to the Lion House, got a meal plus dessert and then we decided to buy a pie!!! WOW amazing pie and we shared with our roomies and my district!!"

She is going to miss her companion!  Sister Moran will be going "outbound" next week!

 

 

The district!

 

Zone activity... getting to know each other!

 

 

 

Sister Tuckett's birthday is September 24th! 

If you would like to send her a birthday card, here is her address:

 

Sister Abby Tuckett

Utah SLC Temple Square Mission

50 N. West Temple St.  Rm BSVC

Salt Lake City, UT  84150-1891

 

I am sure she would love to hear from you!!!!!

 

 



September 3, 2014

 

Hello everyone!

Things are slowing down here on the Square, but teaching over the phone has been such a good blessing in helping with the work!

Since being on the mission I have really gained a love for the scriptures and the Ensign. They are tools given from God to show us the way.

Our investigator Miguel and his wife got baptized this past Saturday!! And we had an investigator lesson last week and we were invited to their baptism last Saturday! Jordan and Ashlie were their names (brother and sister ages 13 and 14)!!! We got lost but it was fun!

This week we got in contact with Carrie and Robert. They both were/are struggling right now but they are staying strong. Satan knows that this Church is true and he doesn't want us to know for ourselves. So we shared the scripture from Helaman 5:12 about having a firm foundation.

12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.

Since serving at the Beehive House, my district and zone have gotten very close and it is so wonderful to be serving with many Sisters and to make many eternal friends!

God loves us and He knows us - like this past week I got to see some of my family (Uncle Ray, Aunt Sarah, and Mary). I needed to see them to help me remember why I am here - to help other families realize the importance of temples so that they can receive blessings - becoming a forever family!

The Church is true! Love you all!!

Called to Serve

 Sister Tuckett
 

 

p.s....  Happy Birthday today to Grandpa Ker, Jeremiah and Kailey! 

 

 

Info from other short emails....

 

* Sister M. will be going "outbound" this next transfer so Sister Tuckett will be getting a new companion.

 

* She said she is "finishing up feeling better."  (from 2 weeks ago)

 

* She wants some curry recipes.... can anyone help with this?!?!?!  I have never cooked with curry!  If you have recipes you can mail them to her or give them to me and I will send them.  Remember... EASY and CHEAP!  ;-)

 

* Her mission president is "amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!" 

 

 

 

Sister Tuckett on "splits" with a sister from New Zealand where my nephew is serving his mission!

 

 

 

Sister Tuckett's cousin Mary and Aunt Sarah surprised her at the Beehive House! 

Best Friends... or so they call themselves.. "Frousins"

 

 

 

 

Sister Tuckett doing a tour at the Beehive House

 

 

 

 

 

With Mary, Uncle Ray and Aunt Sarah

 

Showing off her comfortable new shoes!