Dear Family & Friends,
Kitty writing this week:) We are getting settled in our home in Anchorage, Alaska. I picked up a cold in the MTC and then a stomach bug on the road. Spent the entire week since we arrived recovering. I am over the stomach bug, and almost over the cold. Rolled over three times last night severely dizzy. Praying to get better soon as I want to serve. The mission president has been traveling but has indicated he will set up something with us tomorrow. That is important because we need to see if he has an assignment for our Member Leader Support role. We have unpacked, organized ourselves, and have been doing some shopping, deep cleaning, replacing light bulbs, setting up the computers, washing the car, etc. We already found Costco, Walmart, and Carr's (Safeway). We went for a long walk yesterday and found a gym, which we went to this morning. It feels great to exercise again and I love listening to Follow Him. We mostly sat in the MTC as we studied for two weeks, moved out of our house, packed up the car, and then drove from Mapleton UT to Anchorage AK in ten days. It was a beautiful drive and I will post pics as I have time. We have loved listening to General Conference talks. They feel like a hug from home.The sunsets here are spectacular. We feel so blessed to be in a beautiful home, right next to the Anchorage AK Temple. The best part is we get to look at the Angel Moroni every time we look out our back windows. The statue is literally right out our kitchen window! We have all of the conveniences of home with even a few things I have always wanted - a third rack on the dishwasher, a real fireplace (they don't want us to use it except in an emergency), living right next to a temple, and scraped hardwood floors. We even found two extra curtains in the laundry room so we have a little privacy at night. Since this was an Airbnb it is very functional, but a little sterile, so I bought some on-sale fall decor at JoAnn's. It's feeling homier already. We have been eating good meals since we arrived, except for the soups from Costco. Will not buy them again, homemade is so much better. Farrell made a great dinner last night for my birthday. We had waited since I wasn't feeling well and our arrival was on my birthday. We made homemade chicken enchiladas with pressure-cooked pinto beans tonight. Most food is more expensive here, at least 15%, but there is no tax on food, and Costco rotisserie chicken is still $4.99.I am enjoying this wonderful opportunity to serve the Lord with my eternal sweetheart. I am so grateful that we have free long-distance and can use video calls. Farrell still keeps busy and we are working out how the yard work is going to be handled, mainly the lawn mowing, leaf raking, and snow removal. Weather-wise, they are about 3 weeks ahead of UT. Most of the leaves are off the trees with frequent rain and fog. It's been a little too quiet since we arrived, so looking forward to going to church tomorrow, meeting more people, and renewing acquaintances. Dear Elder & Sister Cox, whom we met at the MTC, dropped off homemade sweet rolls yesterday. Unfortunately, we were not here but it was much appreciated.
I know that Heavenly Father loves us and we are his children. Our Savior Jesus Christ lives, and families can be together forever. #ThinkCelestial
Love to all, Elder & Sister Badger
Great beginning to an adventure :)
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