Hey y'all!
Ahhh! It is so good to hear from y'all this week! I loved all the pictures of Harrison at the airport :) I've been beaming from ear-to-ear today...dang! What a handsome guy!
Well, I am back in Lubbock! It's kind of nuts! I served here for my first 3 months and now I am finishing my last 3 months in the same city! I love it :) My new companion is Sister Manning, she is actually from Texas! haha- she moved to Phoenix after High School and got called back to Texas! She is almost 23. We have had quite an adventurous week! We are "pink (or white) washing" into the area, so it's been kind of interesting trying to figure our way around and meet everyone! We got here on Tuesday and were informed that we wouldn't have an apartment until Saturday, so we spent 4 days living with Sisters Carroll, Udall, and Beesley! Haha- we had wayyy too much fun! One night we all wanted ice cream SO bad, so we put all 3 of their bikes on our bike rack and they hopped in our car- Sister Manning accidentally hit a dip in the parking lot of DQ... and BOOM! All of the bikes plopped over on the street and the bike rack bolt snapped in half- oopsie! That was just one of the adventures this week...
We have been teaching English to students who are learning English as a second language! I taught L and B (their American names!) from China! It was lots of fun! We were asked to come do some service on the temple grounds- we washed and dried all of the granite so that it was shiny for all of the weddings that were to take place over the weekend- the Temple Engineer/Mechanic took us on a tour through the basement and attic of the temple and it was so neat!! He even took us on top of the roof!! I'll have to send pictures soon! -Sister Carroll has them :)
We went to church yesterday and HOLY COW! Our ward is HUGE! ....well compared to the tiny branches I've been serving in! We have a great ward and there are so many people who are STOKED ON LIFE about having sister missionaries again!! haha- it's been like a year since that last happened! We seriously have the wealthiest ward ever- I think everyone lives in a mansion haha... lots of doctors, professors at the Tech, attorneys, etc. It's so crazy to me how many connections both my companion and I have to the members of this ward! I met Sara Eggleston (Durrett) yesterday who went to Highland, but we have mutual friends! Also, Mindie and Eric- I met Lydia Johnson and Cody Nelson yesterday! They are in my ward and live in Ropesville, TX! I heard all about your seminary shenanigans! My new address is:
(we forgot to take a good picture the first day, so excuse our poor, self-timer picture this morning!)
Bike Rack Down!
On Da Roof!
These Homes in My New Area! Wow!
My Friends :)
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