Hey family! This week has been really exciting! Before Thursday there wasn't really much that happened, but now there is a lot that has happened!
On Thursday we had transfers. I sat in the big chapel wondering what in the world was going to happen. Finally president Riggs says, "aaaaand sister quinton is going to catoctin ward and is serving with Sister Christensen! Oh and also, we are going to take the elders out of the Hamilton ward and these sisters will be over both wards by themselves". Well needless to say I was quite shocked to be over two wards and also excited that my companion's last name was Christensen ha ha.
So, that's not the only change that I had to get used to. Not only is our area HUGE, but we are living with members as well! They are wonderful people, but it was definitely something to get used to.
Sister Christensen is very nice! We've been having a ton of fun together! She's been out a year and she livings in south Jordan, Utah.
The town I currently live in is TINY, smaller than Rexburg. The grocery store consists of a 711, and the closest car wash is an hour a way. We spend a lot of time in the car.
I got some sad news this week. Ok let me rewind for a second. So the day before transfers sister Wilcox and I had an appointment with a woman named Mary Gibson. She had Parkinson's. I'd been coming to her house every single week for the past 6 months to play games with her as service. I called her to cancel the appointment this past week because we had a ton of stuff to do before I left, but right as I was about to end the call I asked her if I could stop by one last time to say goodbye. She agreed so a few hours later we showed up, hugged her, got a picture and left. Fast forward a couple of days. I was sitting in the car with Sister Christensen when we got a call from Sister Wilcox. She informed me that Mary Gibson was now taking the missionary lessons on the other side of the veil. Mary had gone outside to walk her service dog and she never came back. They went out searching for
her and they ended up finding her. Mary was such a sweet woman! I'm so glad to know that our spirits live on after we die, until we get resurrected. I have no doubt that Mary is happy now!
On to some happier news....this past Saturday a recent convert from the catoctin ward had the opportunity to go to the temple and do some baptisms! We went with her and sat in the little chapel area to watch her. She said that the spirit was so strong! I'm super grateful to have had that opportunity to watch her go to the temple for the first time! She had been baptized only a couple weeks prior.
One last thing....does dad recognize the name "Vicki Storrs"? She's in my new ward and she knows Grandpa Quinton! Vicki used to live in the oak harbor ward about 15 years ago. Funny how small the world is!
Well that's about everything for the week! Love you all!
:)
So, that's not the only change that I had to get used to. Not only is our area HUGE, but we are living with members as well! They are wonderful people, but it was definitely something to get used to.
Sister Christensen is very nice! We've been having a ton of fun together! She's been out a year and she livings in south Jordan, Utah.
The town I currently live in is TINY, smaller than Rexburg. The grocery store consists of a 711, and the closest car wash is an hour a way. We spend a lot of time in the car.
I got some sad news this week. Ok let me rewind for a second. So the day before transfers sister Wilcox and I had an appointment with a woman named Mary Gibson. She had Parkinson's. I'd been coming to her house every single week for the past 6 months to play games with her as service. I called her to cancel the appointment this past week because we had a ton of stuff to do before I left, but right as I was about to end the call I asked her if I could stop by one last time to say goodbye. She agreed so a few hours later we showed up, hugged her, got a picture and left. Fast forward a couple of days. I was sitting in the car with Sister Christensen when we got a call from Sister Wilcox. She informed me that Mary Gibson was now taking the missionary lessons on the other side of the veil. Mary had gone outside to walk her service dog and she never came back. They went out searching for
her and they ended up finding her. Mary was such a sweet woman! I'm so glad to know that our spirits live on after we die, until we get resurrected. I have no doubt that Mary is happy now!
On to some happier news....this past Saturday a recent convert from the catoctin ward had the opportunity to go to the temple and do some baptisms! We went with her and sat in the little chapel area to watch her. She said that the spirit was so strong! I'm super grateful to have had that opportunity to watch her go to the temple for the first time! She had been baptized only a couple weeks prior.
One last thing....does dad recognize the name "Vicki Storrs"? She's in my new ward and she knows Grandpa Quinton! Vicki used to live in the oak harbor ward about 15 years ago. Funny how small the world is!
Well that's about everything for the week! Love you all!
:)
Extra from an email she sent to Kara:
Ha ha so my companions name is Sis Christensen!! he he I was really excited when I found that out! We've been having a lot of fun! She dresses cute all the time! hmm...I don't think I have a picture with her yet...but I'll have to send one next week! We've been having a lot of fun together.
Life in my new home is really good! Its sooooo different living with members!!! But luckily theyre really nice. The mom owns a little home bakery thing, so theyre always cooking random treats that look really good.
Extra from an email sent to mom:
My week is going really great!! My new companion is awesome! Her name is Sis Christensen (funny right? ha ha )We have a ton of fun together! My two wards are currently very small. In Virginia people like to go out of town during the summer for several months. Its crazy!! Although the ward that I have met is so nice! They have been feeding us every night and we have most of our next month scheduled for dinners as well! They are so kind to us!
Cool story: Today we went to go get Chinese food and some random member paid for our food! We were so shocked but it definitely shows how much God is watching out for us even with the little things like that.
Thank you for telling me all the updates on Abi and stuff!! Man I cant believe that that happened!! That's so crazy. I'm so glad she's ok. Ill definitely keep her in my prayers.
I got the videos of Ava!! haha soooo cute!! She looks so big! I cant even imagine how big she'll look in a year!
I hadn't heard about the flash floods in Idaho!! Oh also, there's a woman out here and she has a daughter on a mission in brazil and she'll get back a few weeks after I do, and then she'll be going back to byu-i and so I invited her to come stay in the same apartment if she feels like coordinating that!! ha ha there's a lot of cool people who are going back to Idaho for school, I'm excited to have a ton of people there that I know.
Everything has been really great here!! Love you!! :)
Pictures from my last few days in Rolling Valley Ward...
Our investigator Bobbie
Sister Parry
Lorelei is in the middle and William is on the side
My District
The Griffin Family
Ice Cream run with Sister Wilcox
I spilled.....
Theresa Malone and I
Mary Gibson and I
Brother Jensen and I... When we found out I was being transferred he said "So... is it alright if I hug you before you go then???"
Sister Mower, Sister Wilcox and I
This is Sister Lagerberg. She would go on exchanges with us and drive us all over town in order to go visit her friends!
This is the Johnson Family!
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