Nevada is just as hot as I thought. Yesterday was crazy. I woke up at 3 so I could get ready and report to the travel office at 4:20. Then we drove to the airport, I fell asleep on the bus trip and the airport. I wished that I would slept long on the airport, but it is ok. I was seating for most of the day, and they excepted us to stay awake. I tried my best, there was sometimes that I would have to stand up to stay awake. It is crazy to be on the missionary side of meeting with the bishop. I am so use to be one of the kids. Another thing that is crazy, The bishop's wife is going to have a heart operation.  All I can do is remember what it felt like to be a kids and have my dad go through it. It is a different operation but it still hits home. I have a car, I am so glad. I don't know what I would do if I was riding a bike where I am.
 My comp can't have anything with peanuts in it and she can't touch anything that has peanut on it. So sadly I can't have peanut butter at all. I guess I will have to find a way to live without peanut butter. The people in the ward sound really nice. My comp is new to the area also. So we are trying are best to figure this area out. 

Love you, 

Sister Stoddard

June 3, 2014

It has gone by so fast. I have learned a lot this week. I was able to go the temple this morning. I loved it, it was so beautiful. I got to spend so much time walking around the temple today, it was great. People have sayed that President Monson might be coming to give us a talk on sunday. I hope they are right it would be so great to hear him talk. It would be like a farewell from the MTC. It would be a perfect ending to an amazing experciene. The MTC has been so great. They give you a lots of chances to teach some one. Everyday we are teaching someone. It might be one of our teachers, a investigator or a person acting to be an investagtor. It doesn't matter who it is, it still feels so really everytime. Even the time that it is my companion and we are just doing roleplays, we still act and feel that it is real. The spirit is so strong here. I will be leaving this great place in 2 days. It has gone by so fast I don't like it. But if Heavenly father feels that I am ready to go sevre his people in Las vegas then I will have to excpet it and try my best. 

I know that this church is true and I am really grateful to be able to teach the people in las vegas about the church. I will try my best to bring people to Heavenly Father. I know that this church can bring happy to everyone that comes to learn of this church. I know that the scriptures are true and if you read them with a question or a need in mind then you will get so much more out of the scirpture then we would if you just read them. I know that Heavenly father loves everyone and wants them to learn of his son and Jesus' church.   

Sister Maranda Stoddard

May 30 2014