"I'm going through changes, rippin' out pages

So apparently I never know what's gonna happen and now I know that even when you beg Heavenly Father to let you stay somewhere, He just doesn't always listen. I guess I have to learn that life is about change and discomfort, which is where the song lyric title comes from this week. (The lyric is from a song called Changes that I heard on New Girl back in my pre-mission life.) I wanted to stay in Los Lunas so bad, but the Lord has different plans in store for me. I'm moving up to Albuquerque on Wednesday! I'm happy I at least get to stay close. My plethora of freezer food might actually survive the trip, haha. I get to be in the same zone as a pretty awesome missionary I came out with, though, (@sister crane) so I'm pumped about that. My new companion's name is Sister Hardman and she came out a transfer after me. I don't know anything else about her, haha. Unfortunately I get to wash another area, lol. For those who maybe haven't read my past emails, this means that you move to an area and neither of the missionaries were there before. Me and Sister Babcock did it for Los Lunas, but this time the area used to be an elders area and covers two wards. So I'm about to have my hands FULL. I'm driver, too, haha. Anyway, this is just me being an honest missionary ... Like it kinda sucks right now and I can't help but be mad that I don't get to see things through here. They tell you to put your everything into it and then you get booted!! There are so many people I am going to miss! It hurts to say goodbye. But, I know eventually I will be ok and be able to accept it. It will just take me some time. Haha. I don't think I will ever get used to the constant change of mission life. Alright now on to the good stuff!!! My brain feels dead so I'm gonna write this email a little different and give you some top highlights/funny stuff/weird things from the past week - 1. We taught Arielle about how we obey the laws of the land as members of the church. Well that very day I ran a flat red light. Just like completely went blank and my companion is like "uhhhh the light is red." So we were blessed that day and weren't hit by a car haha. Then the day before I accidentally shop lifted a scrunchie from a souvenier shop. So basically, I have no right to teach anyone about obeying the law. 2. We were at dinner one night (like one of our weirdest dinners ever) and I set my glass down on the table instead of the placemat. I see the lady look over and just stare at my glass, then she frantically is like "can I get you to move your glass" onto the placemat and runs to search for a napkin even though I wiped it up and told her it was good. So embarrassing. 3. One of our members we pulled weeds for told Hermana Babcock she looked like an Olympic tennis player and then told me I look like a chess player. lol. Story of my life. 4. Noé called me "mija" (which means darling or beautiful). Oh I'm gonna miss him. I love him so much. 5. Brother Payne took us to dinner for HIS birthday. So freaking cute. He brings the spirit so powerfully and has the COOLEST miracle stories from when he was a mission president. I swear he also ate half his weight in Mexican food that night even after telling us a TMI story about eating loads of green chile last weekend and the major back fire he received. Ahh man I'm gonna miss him. I'm really going to miss this place. I have come to love everything about it and everyone in it. It is so weird and so quirky and I love every bit of it. I have made some great friends with the missionaries in my zone and made so many good memories. I've come to love a companion that the first week in I didn't know I could be friends with because I felt so much distance. Now leaving her breaks my heart. But she is going to kill it here with her greenie (new missionary). I'm so stressed and scared to leave, but my heart is so full of gratitude for this wonderful place. I love looking back and realizing that this place and the people have changed me. It's so humbling. I have to remember that 3 months ago, I was feeling a lot of these similar feelings. I was sad to be leaving my first area and all the relationships I built. I came here just missing my old mission life and feeling that I wasn't strong enough to do anything good for this area. But looking back, we've had miracles. We've felt so much joy. We've seen our friends have breakthroughs. I realize that the growth I've received in this area, with this companion, wouldn't have happened anywhere else. So if I did it once, I can do it again. I just have to have the faith that great things are in store. I may not be strong enough on my own, but I know that with Christ I really can do all things.

On to Albuquerque ... Don't forget that Jesus loves you, Sister Wallace 1. Best zone ever!!! Haha all of our double Ls (for Los Lunas zone) are backwards 2. My yummy lunch today. TJ's has the best gluten free bread and it makes a bomb grilled cheese! 3. Lol this pic takes some explaining. This zone for some reason says "pog" (play of the game) all the time. I really don't get it. But I'm the end of the "p". 4. Yummy salad I made (thanks for the almonds mammy!!) 5. Hermana Babcock - Best girl ever! 6. My cross that Noé made me (I mentioned it last week and forgot to include a pic)