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Week 22: Goodbye Surfside, Cleanliness is Next to Godliness, Brooke and Brooklyn!

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  ...after 5 months of serving in the Surfside ward and Georgetown branch, the Lord has called me elsewhere. It was so hard to leave my new home, and those who took care of me. I will never forget the many nights at Sister Darden's, sneezy in the apartment complex, and the precious memories of my beloved mission mama Sister McGhee and my cutie and gorgeous MTC comp Sister Horman. It was so hard to leave the people I'm sharing the gospel with. But there are others in the world that Heavenly Father knows need me more. On to my transfer news! Transfer News!!!! I have been transferred to the Simpsonville 1st area in the Greenville Zone! I am PINK washing! ***when 2 missionaries are moved to a new area neither have been before, it is called white washing. But pink washing us when it changed from 2 elders to 2 sisters. This ward hasn't had sister missionaries since 2013 it looks like from the records we have!!! President Monson asked that we really start helping the work move for

Week 21: Friends Passing, Packed Chapel, and South Carolina

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My goodness here I am again! Just wanted to say first, that God is SO good, and His work is progressing here in South Carolina. I'm so happy to be apart of it!!! Odds and Ends -tried grouper for the first time 😋 definitely a win -got a call from our Free Bibles on the back of our car. Bur this guy asked if we had free beer... we disappointed him -I bought the til tok apple juice where you can bite the outside of the bottle to make it sound like you're biting an apple -I got a driving warning... that means our little robot driving assistant called tiwi has tattled on me for various reasons.  -Velma said she loved a picture of the white dove in a magazine. We bought her a picture frame for her birthday and her reaction was priceless!  -We got to attend a baptism in Summerville for one of Sister Hormans old friends she was teaching! He is paralyzed and it was touching to see him assisted in his major choice to follow Christ. -On Sunday about 5 children hugged me and it made my wh

Week 20: RAIN, more rain, and MORE RAIN! With planted and growing testimonies!

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Otay y'all this bouta be a short one. I'm so grateful to be a missionary! BOY time really does fly, I can't believe how far I've come!  Odds and Ends   -had Hawaiian haystacks at a member meal that reminded me of home! -saw a bowl of rotten seafood that definitely has some lil creatures in it... blah -got free Mary Kay beauty products from Beth after organizing! -Sister Horman trimmed up my hair!! She's so talented I had to use her while I have her! -found out our friend Wayne was already a member after having 1 and a half lessons with him -had a chewing gum competition with Sister Horman that is still ongoing! On and off, but we will find a Victor.  -someone said "thank you Lullaby" after I helped her pick up some Rolos she spilled. New favorite little name like "sugar" or "love." It was so precious! -got plants from Janel Dwyer to take our entire missions! -had roasted peanuts for the first time! -Sister Horman summoned the rain! Mira