First off this week, I sent Sister Mabey home! She was so sad to leave, and it was sad to leave her, but she is going on to great things!
I also picked up my new companion, Sister Lowry! She has been out for about a year now. We packed up her luggage and strapped her bike to the rack on a very helpful member's car. But apparently, the bike wanted to be free, so it decided to make its escape... in the far left lane of a four-lane freeway. By the time we got back to it it was beyond salvageable. R.I.P. The good news is, Sister Mabey left her bike behind, so we have a spare! Miracles do happen.
We were on bike week this week, and the weather wasn't too bad, so we puttered around the area and talked to a lot of people. Sister Lowry is very good at finding, so I am learning a lot!
On Friday we had interviews. We talked a lot about how to use the Book of Mormon more effectively in our teaching, which is going to be one of the focus areas of the mission this transfer.
Something we are doing as a mission for the next few months is reading the Book of Mormon while highlihting the Christlike attributes found in Preach my Gospel: faith, hope, charity and love, virtue, knowledge, patience, humility, diligence and obedience. It's really interesting to study not only where it talks about people who have these qualities, but also what happens to people who do NOT have these qualities. I am enjoying it immensely.
My address for the next six weeks is still:
790 Boone Station Dr. Apt. A
Burlington, NC 27215
I really hope to hear from y'all!
Love,
Sister Reay
-Ready to go with Sister Mabey and Elder VonSosen
-The bike at a safe distance
-Bus stop selfie
