Fifty Second email - who has the best mission, that would be me!‏

2/28/11 To Mom, Dad From: Sara Elizabeth Anderson I love my mission! I get to meet so many amazing people everyday! Ok so you know in General Conference President Monson talks about a retirement place that he loves to go to and goes there many times a year. Well that is the branch Ilo is in. We went to her branch yesterday and I was telling Sister Long how cool it would be if he came so I looked for his car in the parking lot when we got there. Nothing. Oh well. So we get there and we are chatting it up with Ilo in the little recreation room that sacrament meeting is held and we are in the back and guess who walks in. Pres. Monson! I got to shake his hand and say hello to him this time!!! Woot woot! He is so amazing! After the 2 speakers were done one of the counselors leans over to him and goes "Did you want to say something?" Pres. Monson goes " That's why I'm here" So he got up and spoke for 15 min. It was so amazing! At one point he was talking about how his mom has one disappointment in him and he asked her what it was. She said "You didn't stick with the piano" Haha. He told us about one song he remembers. He goes it sounds something like this......then whistles a song and at the end goes "join the navy" I guess it was navy song. All the old people thought it was great. He is wonderful at whistling. The branch had about 13ish people there from the rehabilitation center and then there was all whole branch pres and their wives and about 8-10 singles from a singles ward that it was there month to do the sacrament and talks for the branch. There was about 40 people and Pres monson in this room. So cool. The love that he has for these people is amazing! Well everyone but especially for this rehabilitation center. Its were his parents and his wife's parents were so he said its a very special place. I agree. Jen Anderson's baptism went amazing! We had to do it in the chapel! And it was full! So many people!!!! I went to a WML's house yesterday to get something and his son was there that served his mission in RVA and I told his that I was in Gayton ward and he was so excited! Once he got which Anderson I was he goes " I helped you move in!" Small world. His name is Elder McDonald. Apparently he was there for 6 months. Do you remember him? Well if you do, he's married now. Thanks for all you do! I hope you got those pictures. I got a letter from grandpa long saying I did a good job on doing my job well.....something along those lines. haha. He is so cute!! I cant wait for yall to meet him. Love, Sister Anderson