Monday, June 19, 2017

Burlington: Apparently it's more than a coat factory



Hello everyone! 
This week was fantastic and full of a lot more service. Tuesday we did our normal service at White Oak and visited Granny. Then we studied and planned out visiting some part-member families on our lists. We went to dinner with the Ts and some of their friends and had a great time before going finding in the area. Not much luck, but no effort is wasted! 
We had a wonderfully spiritual district meeting on Wednesday and went over the things that struck us most from zone conference. Afterwards we helped Elder Every fulfill his high priest group cleaning assignment at the church. In the evening we had correlation before we went out finding again. I caught a firefly for the first time. It was a little less magical than people make it seem, but still! 
On Thursday we helped Brother T and the elders clear some trees from a lot that was recently bought by Habitat for Humanity. Unfortunately we aren't allowed to use chainsaws, so we carried the branches to the side of the road and put the logs in a pile for firewood. Some of those logs were h e a v y. It was a good workout. We had to shower before White Oak. We had dinner with the Ss that night at the pizza buffet. Also in the evening a drunk man on a bike helped back the car. Good times. 
Our weekly planning got pushed to Friday because of our lumberjacking. That afternoon two people missed their follow-up visit. But that's okay, because while we were out we ran into a couple of cute little girls at an apartment complex. When we told them we taught people about Jesus, they immediately told us where they lived and took us to meet their aunt, and she was happy to talk to us even when we said Mormons. Kids give the best referrals. 
Friday we went to help clean the final things from the Brophy's house before carpeting was put in. Then we went around Kings Mountain and visited a few less-active members and our investigator M. She is pretty stressed, so we shared some verses of comfort from the Book of Mormon. 
On our way back we got a call from... President Alexander! And Sister Christiansen is going to be training! I am so excited for her. She is going to be a fantastic trainer. I'm so sad I only had one transfer with her tho9ugh!
Anyway, I will be going to Burlington, which is near Greensboro. It's pretty much the opposite corner of the mission. I will miss Shelby and the people here so much, but I'm excited for a new adventure! My new companion will be Sister Mabey, and I've heard she is great. I'm doing a lot of packing today and leaving tomorrow. Such a bittersweet feeling. 
Love (from Shelby for the last time),
Sister Reay 

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