No Masks At Zone Conference!

Hello hello! 

This week we had zone conference with no masks and no social distancing!! It was wild but so fun! President and Sister Rees talked to us about President Nelson's talk from general conference about faith and it was so good! 

We have been teaching some really cool people from Facebook! We had a phone call lesson with one of our friends and after we said the prayer she was like, "I'm already crying!" and we had a super good lesson about the nature of God. The next day we taught her the whole restoration over the phone and she wants a Book of Mormon and a Bible! In a phone call lesson with another guy, he told us he is a clean slate and doesn't have much religious background but is very open to learning and wants to check out our church! The guy Hadadi that I mentioned last week has been coming to every ward activity and we have a lesson with him tonight! 

This morning we had a Memorial Day breakfast with the YSA ward instead of FHE tonight. Being in the YSA ward definitely has its perks haha. We also went bowling today with our district which was so fun!! 

Colorado is so green right now and it's just so beautiful!! I can't really think of anything else to write about this week but stay tuned for next week because it's going to be a crazy one!

Love, Sister Megan Young

Pictures:

1. The Columbine Zone

2. Me with President and Sister Rees

3. Sister Syme, Sister Rees, and me

4-5. We found a CO flag in the apartment so we had to take pictures

6. CDSM mission office

7. Our cute Relief Society president brought us french toast with birthday candles to wish me a happy late birthday

8. Bowling with the district today

I'm In My Twenties!

Hola! 

This past week I turned 20 which is so crazy!! I definitely don't feel that old haha. I had a fun birthday though and felt very loved! Sister Syme made me crepes for breakfast :)

Here's a cool story... last Monday evening at our FHE activity, we met this guy named Hadadi who came with one of his friends and he is so cool! He knows 6 languages and came to the United States to do medical school. We invited him to come to our Bible study the next day and he said he would try to make it. Then the next day we had our Bible study and a nonmember named Jordan came and afterwards we asked if he wanted to learn more about the church and meet with us and he said yes! Woohoo! We were a little bummed Hadadi didn't make it but at the very end he showed up!! Apparently his car broke down on the way so he had to figure that out but then he got an Uber so he could still come! We were amazed that he still came but he missed the whole Bible study. He wants to come to the next one though. 

We also went on exchanges this week and I went to the Denver 1st ward with Hermana Platt! It's a Spanish area so I got to practice my español in 4 lessons! I loved it so much even though I couldn't understand every word they were saying. I was able to get the basic ideas and teach some stuff. Ah it just made me want to serve in a Spanish area so bad! I was only with the people for a short time but I already felt so much love for them. Hermana Platt is an AMAZING teacher and I learned a lot from her! The Denver 1st ward is actually where I had my first in person exchange on my mission so it was crazy to be back there!

So masks aren't really a thing in Colorado anymore which is super weird because we were all so used to it. I'm fully vaccinated now so I don't have to wear a mask. So it's pretty much back to normal! We don't have to social distance anymore either which has been so nice! We can shake hands and give hugs and stuff too which I've never been able to do before on my mission. 

We went to Red Rocks park and amphitheater for P-day today! Our area is giant and we actually live pretty close to Red Rocks and my first area. When I got transferred from the Red Rocks area 6 months ago, I never thought I would go back there until after my mission. It was fun to show Sister Syme around and be back in a place I love so much!

Since I turned 20 this week and I will hit my year mark pretty soon, I've just been feeling like things are going by way too fast and I need to enjoy every moment I have as a missionary even more. It really is the best and this work makes me so happy!

Love, Sister Megan Young

Pictures:

1. Bible study!

2. The view from our balcony

3. Birthday burritos (thanks to my awesome Aunt April for providing the Cafe Rio gift card!)

4. Cake in a cup

5-6. Exchanges with Hermana Platt

7. Sunset

8. Chick-fil-A

9. Red Rocks

Multitasking At It's Finest

Hello hello!!

This past week has been pretty crazy!! One of my companions, Sister Hassler, went to her original mission in Brazil so our week was full of packing, driving, covid tests, stress, and of course taking her to the airport. At one point, we were driving to Aurora (which is outside the mission) for an emergency covid test since her first one wasn't going to work in time while we were teaching a lesson to one of our friends on the phone over Facebook messenger and Sister Hassler was getting checked in to her appointment over another phone call and we had Google maps going on the 3rd phone. It was insane but we survived. Like the email title says, we had multiple things happening at once for pretty much the entire week!

It was so sad to say goodbye to Sister Hassler at the airport! We were only companions for 1 week but it was still super hard! Now it's just me and Sister Syme who are both new to the area so we are basically white washing. Trios are always a party so it's weird to go back to just 2 of us but it has been good to focus more on the area and get to work now that we don't have to worry about all the packing and stuff.

We got to do a service project with our district this week that was so fun! We painted tables and chairs at Clement Park. Also, I thought we would never get fed here but this past week, someone brought us Cafe Rio and Crumbl cookies and someone else brought us Torchy's tacos!! The people here are so kind!

Being in YSA is so fun! About 50% of the ward is new right now since school ended and all the college students are coming back home to Colorado. There are also a lot of people who just left because they were doing school here but went back to where they are from for the summer. We have a fun group of summer sales people who are in the ward too! Everyone calls them the bug boys but this last week, 2 girls joined them! Both of them have their mission calls so we are going to be helping them prepare! 

ALSO, we got some crazy news this week! The governor announced that those who are fully vaccinated don't need to wear masks anymore. Our mission President said he's going to follow the governor so we don't have to wear masks or social distance from other missionaries at district council or zone conference anymore if we are fully vaccinated!! Our ward also announced that masks aren't required anymore. I will be fully vaccinated on Wednesday. I'm excited for this to be coming to an end but it's going to be really weird. 

Love you all!!!!!!

Love, Sister Megan Young

Pictures:

1. Service project

2. Us with Marissa who just got home from her mission in Ecuador and Texas

3. District council

4.Cafe Rio and Crumbl

5. The Belleville YSA crew after Institute (we split the ward with the zone leaders. Sis Syme, Young, Hassler, Elders Hollingsworth, Tesch, and Barton)

6. Face masks

7. Ice cream sandwiches 

8. Dropping Sister Hassler off at the airport :(

It's Party Time!

Hello hello!!

 

 

Well transfers happened this week and I got transferred to the Belleview YSA ward!! I think I went from one of the smallest areas in the mission to the biggest! Since it's a YSA ward, we cover multiple stakes and our boundaries go to the border of Utah but most of the people who come live locally. I live in Morrison which is basically in Lakewood which is where my first area, Red Rocks, is! It's not super far from Highlands Ranch either.

 

 

I have absolutely loved being in the YSA so far! It is such a party!! I love all the members already and it's so fun that they're all around my age! We had a linger longer with waffles after church yesterday, we have FHE tonight, institute on Thursdays (at the Saddle Ranch building in HR!!) and lots of other fun activities! The only downside is that we don't get fed very much so I'll be practicing my cooking skills.

 

 

I'm in a trio! My companions are Sister Hassler and Sister Syme and I love them both!! Sister Hassler is actually going to her original mission in Brazil on Friday so we'll only be with her for a little longer and then it'll just be me and Sister Syme.

 

 

I'm now in the Columbine zone and we split the YSA ward with the zone leaders who are also in a trio so there are 6 of us missionaries in the ward right now haha. We are the STLs over the Columbine zone and the Front Range zone (my first zone) so we work with those zone leaders too. We just have one companionship of Sisters in each zone though. 

 

 

Leaving Saddle Ranch was the hardest thing ever :((( I love those people with my whole heart and I will definitely be going back to visit after the mission. It was also so sad to leave Sister Ray. She is the best and I just love her so much. We got our second covid shots the day before transfers which was pretty rough since we didn't feel great. 

 

 

I'm starting my 8th transfer which is WILD. Time is seriously flying. I just love serving the Lord so much!!

 

 

One more thing!! Here is my new address:

 

 

11706 W Chenango Dr Unit #706-13

Morrison, CO 80465

 

 

Love, Sister Megan Young

 

 

Pictures:

1. Sister Ray and I hit 11 months last P-day (we are trying to make an 11 with our gelato spoons)

2-3. Last time at the Highlands Ranch mansion

4. The Lees

5. The Lovejoys 

6. The Brimhalls

7-8. New comps! (Sis Syme: blonde, Sis Hassler: brunette)

11 months!! :O

Hello everyone! Not too much happened this week but it was still really good! I've just been trying to enjoy every moment I have left here because I'm worried I might be getting transferred this week!

 

 

We had combined district council this week and it went super well! We just did a bunch of roleplays so we didn't have to train for very long haha. The Highlands Ranch zone is headed in the right direction and it is super exciting to see all the progress!

 

 

We had a great lesson with Young Lim who told us he had read 3 Nephi 11 twice to make sure he understood it and did research on who Nephi is! We also got a member involved who went to Korea on his mission which is where Young is from. Young also watched the link for church so we are excited for him!

 

 

I think I forgot to say this last week but the Saddle Ranch ward got a new bishopric and Elder's quorum presidency! Our ward mission leader, Brother Brimhall, was called to be the Elder's quorum President and we still don't have a new ward mission leader. We also had 2nd hour (Sunday school) in person for the first time yesterday! 

 

 

We also had a cool lesson with some kids from a school called Valor Christian High School in the area who were doing a project for their religion class. We taught them the Restoration and part of the Plan of Salvation to answer all of their questions. We were worried they would try to bash us but they were actually super respectful and we had a great conversation!

 

 

That's all for this week, but stay tuned for next week! I could be in a different part of Colorado! Oh also, today is my 11 month mark! It is going by way too fast :(

 

 

Love, Sister Megan Young

 

 

Pictures:

1. Mangos

2. A fun picture Sister Ray edited haha

3. Elder Gardner (we are 4th cousins lol), Elder Sanchez, me, and Sister Ray after CDC

4. Weekly walk with Wynn at the dog park

5. Us, Bro Brim, Coop, Drew, and Jake

6. Went to a Cuban restaurant and got tostones 

7. French toast and hashbrowns for breakfast