Holy cow! It's been forever!! haha! man... I don't like not being able to email for so long! a lot can happen in just two weeks!!! It's a whole new transfer now haha! But it was so worth it not being able to email last week because instead we got to spend the day at the temple!!!!!! I have a lot to tell you...I don't even know where to begin! haha....well I might as well just tell you some of the most important things first! It was transfer calls this past Saturday... and good news we are both staying!!! But everyone else in our district got a call! So we're getting a new zone leader, a new co-district leader, and a new sister training leader! Sister Sowards is leaving me!! :( But good news I'm going to have a sister!!! :D haha! She's training again! So that's pretty exciting :)Okay I'll just go really fast through everything that's happened! so rewinding back to Monday...July 28...the last time I emailed... after emails we went home and filled up water balloons and then went to Exeter for district pday! It was District Olympics again! and our event was a water balloon toss.... :) We did and obstacle course, chubby bunny, frozen shirt contest and a few other games! It was lots of fun and the elders made awesome shirts for everyone! personalized and everything! haha mine was the best #iscreamforicecream so we had lots of fun there! then after that we went and had dinner and FHE with the Grays! Tuesday we went to the footprints and then we saw sister bock! And we had dinner with Sister Bromfield that night and she made us blueberry pancakes with real maple syrup :) and then sent us home with a bunch of groceries and tons of summer squash from her garden! she's so funny :) Wednesday we had district meeting then bingo then coordination and then bible study! Oh yeah this was a sad night...well we were at bible study and Steve came which was awesome! But he was talking to us and said that he just got a new job and has a crazy schedule now...he has to work sundays 7-12 :( He was so disappointed and we were pretty sad about it too but it was a blessing that he got this new job! So that was hard...but the lesson was all about miracles! So we now that miracles happen and that he will still be able to get baptized! It was cool to hear him talk about how he feels it's a miracle that all this has happened and that we've been able to teach him and all the friends he's made and that he wants to get baptized! He is just so prepared! Hopefully things will all get worked out! I know he will get baptized eventually! It's just the timing now...but "faith in God includes faith in God's timing" :) so we just got to remember that :) Also with Tori because we were going to meet with her that night but she got poison ivy :( and she just has a lot going on in her life right now and we can't seem to find a time to meet! But I know that will all work out it God's timing too cuz she is so ready and prepared also!Thursday we had a great lesson with Brenda and Georgia one of the young women who is now a ward missionary came with us! We went over the first half of the plan of salvation and then Brenda wanted me to cut her hair! bahahahah! that was fun...I had no clue what I was doing! But she couldn't see cuz her bangs or "fringe" were covering her eyes! So I just went for it! haha it was really funny! Then we went and had dinner with the Keenes! and had a new member lesson with them and went over the gospel of Jesus Christ! Friday we went and saw some less actives and then that night we had dinner with the Regans! And they always take us to the beach since they're so close! So we went to the beach and we all drew out the plan of salvation in the sand! :) then we stopped by the lighthouse which was all lit up and had a Christmas tree in the window for Chirstmas in July!! :) and then had ice cream :) Saturday we saw some more less actives! Larry and Brother Momna! I just love Brother Momna! He asked us if we could bring him some more tithing slips and envelopes next time because he said he still sends his tithing every month! How awesome is that! I just love him! Then we had dinner with the Vaillincourts! and church on sunday and then we were asked to speak at the singles break the fast! haha there were like 9 people there just some of the single sisters in our ward and a few from other wards in the stake! They told us we could pick anything to speak about! So we had dinner with all of them and then we made it into more of a discussion than talks :) I didn't know what we were going to talk about though so we when I was studying I prayed to come up with something to speak about and then I opened up the ensign that was sitting on my desk and it was a conference talk called "faith is the answer" :D haha! so I spoke about faith! There was one thing that I shared that they all loved...maybe I've told you this already but it's cool enough to tell you again... haha so I read Alma 32:28 and it talks about how faith is like a seed! :) I love this! But it tells us four things that faith will do... it will Swell within you, Enlarge your soul, Enlighten your understanding, and be Delicious to you. So what does that spell Swell, Enlarge, Enlighten, Delicious... Seed! :D no way right?! haha :) I thought that was pretty awesome :) And I just love how faith really is like a seed! We have to plant it, and nourish it if we want it to grow! And then it grows into this big amazing tree! I related it to each of us and how we take time and learn line upon line, precept on precept, and have to keep doing the things that will help us grow and strengthen our testimonies and the potential that we have and all that we can become! :)Then last Monday was really kind of weird because it wasn't pday for us! We did some street contacting in the morning and then we had a lesson with sister Bromfield and read the Book of Mormon! She wasn't able to come to the break the fast and was sad she missed our talks so we shared those with her too :) then we had dinner and FHE with the Grays again :) Tuesday we went to the footprints and thenMormon.org time and then some street contacting and then dinner with sister seamons! :) Then we had district meeting on Wednesday and then we went on exchanges! Sister Beus went to Exeter with Sister Sowards and Sister Kotter came to Portsmouth with me! :) We went and called bingo and then had dinner, then coordination then bible study! Thursday we had a great day we went to breakfast with Marsha and Helmar! then we went and had a lesson with the Keenes and then Morgan had fun painting our nails :) then we stopped by the lighthouse and had lunch then we went and helped Sister Grace at a soup kitchen for a little bit! :) then we went to Brenda's and had dinner with her and her friend Jo!! And then we played scrabble :) and also got in a quick message! We shared one of my favorite scriptures Alma 37:36-37 and talked about prayer :) After that we drove to Exeter and had a sleepover with the four of us sisters! So much fun!! :) then we got up and went to the temple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D ahhhhhhhhhh!!!! Best day ever!! :) It was so amazing! We got there and guess how lucky this is.... Sister Gish the relief society president took us and was going to the sealing of one of her previous young women... and then you'll never guess who was there! Sister Brooks and Sister Kanewske and the Barkers!! They were all there for the groom! :D So that was so much fun to see all of them :) Then we took lots of pictures and then went to five guys for lunch! The traffic was crazy in Massachusetts so that's why it took forever to get home and we didn't have time to email! But we had time to do some street contacting and then went to Orange Leaf just to top it off :) And then Saturday we did our weekly planning and it was a perfect day so we did it outside :) then we had dinner with the Millets and got to have dessert with her in-laws who live next door! and they let us share a message - we decided to share about faith again and it was really cool because she said it was the perfect message and just what they needed and said we could come back again :) then we all had cake and she had decorated a cute sunflower cake...coincidence? I think not... it just went perfect with our seed and flower faith message :) haha! Then sunday we had church and then choir practice! oh yeah I'm the temporary choir pianist! So that's fun :) Sister Gray is the choir director and she invited Steve to come! So he came and will hopefully be able to come to church when we do the musical number :) After that we went and saw larry and then we went to Mary's and had ice cream with her and Mandy :) then we went and saw brother momna and then we had dinner with the Smiths! and then did street contacting the rest of the night :)So! I think that was mostly everything we did! haha! at least the quick version of it.... haha...so here we go! onto another great transfer with lots of wonderful adventures to come!!! Hope you all have a groovy week ;) LOVE YOU!!
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