Another week into another transfer. Same area, new companion. Sister
Burton is amazing and I can tell that this transfer is going to be so
much fun! She's been on her mission for 6 months and Bellevue is her
second area. She is from Hawaii...well, she says she's from Hawaii
because she knows the most about that place. Her dad is in the Navy
so she's lived in many, many different places.
Bellevue is doing great! We did a lot of walking this week and I have
a really bad tan line on my feet, which refuses to go away.
We had an incident this week in which google maps lied to us so we
were trying to blindly figure it the bus system to get back to our
apartment. I kind of feel bad for Sister Burton because this week was
her first experience of riding on a bus in America. I figure that we
probably spent about 4 1/2 hours on a bus that day. It was thanks to
memories of my previous bus experiences and really kind bus
drivers/other people, that we were able to find our way back to the
apartment. Overall, it wasn't actually that bad of an experience.
Just long, repetitive and tedious. And now, I understand the
Nashville bus system so much better!
We lost one of our ward missionaries, Brother Sabey, on Sunday because
he's been called to be the 2nd counselor in the bishopric. Brother
and Sister Sabey are basically angelic member missionaries, as far as
I'm concerned. And we're so sad to see him leave but also so excited
that we'll have a ward council member who's pumped about missionary
work!
One really awesome thing that happened last night. We have this less
active family that we have been visiting regularly on Sunday evenings.
Lately, only Sister Owens has been present when we come by. But last
night, Brother Owens was there too! Before now, he has always either
been gone, sleeping because he has night shift, or cooking dinner in
the background. But he was there last night! And he said he made a
commitment to come listen to our lessons/messages more often in the
future...without us having to say anything! #miracles
Two other miracles happened on Sunday: Sister Green brought a friend
to church and Brother Thompson brought a friend to a patriotic
concert, sponsored by the church. It is so inspiring to see members
of the Bellevue ward sharing their testimonies and doing missionary
work.
My favorite miracle this week though: fireflies galore! I am seeing a
lot more and they are so beautiful!
I hope all y'all are doing well. Happy birthday Cami! Enjoy your
last year as a "teenager" :)
Sister Ririe
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