new reassignment!

sister ricchio has been reassigned to the CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Mission where she will remain until she receives her visa to travel to Brazil.

she was able to call home for 5 minutes to let us know of her travel plans. she will be leaving the mtc february 1, 2011 at 0400 AM in the morning. she will get to call home again to inform us of her departure from slc.

it was great to hear her voice! she and her district are so excited for this new change!

only 2 more weeks left in the mtc!

patty with her missionary tag on!

("is butter a carb? LOL!")

("The view outside my window! Do you miss Utah?? I think NOT!")

[Patty mentions that due to the extreme dryness of Utah, she experiences severe nosebleeds! She hates the cold!]

In front of the Provo, Utah LDS Temple

("Temple walk! Each Sunday after lunch we get to walk to the Provo Temple. . . ALL UP HILL!")

("The Trio! Me and my companions: Sister Shaha & Sister Black")

("The District: Elder Laufenberg, me, Sister Black, Elder Thorup, Sister Shaha, Sister Randall, Sister Smith, Elder Smith")

"So here at the MTC we are not allowed to sing unless it's a hymn. So naturally nobody sings EXCEPT in the shower! Oh my gosh patty it's so funny! The sisters all sing and try to have a competition on who has the best voice! You would just die laughing! I was washing my hair and thought, 'Maybe I should sing 'Called to Serve' in my ugly tone deaf voice! Maybe tomorrows shower time will be a little adventurous!"