Hello, my dearest friends and family! Thanks for
bearing with me through another weird p-day...balance shall be restored once
more next Monday, I promise! I think we're going to do that thing where we all
ignore that it's actually Tuesday because ain't nobody got time to email about
all last week AND yesterday (spoiler alert: we had the greatest Zone Conference
of all time! It was pure bliss! Stay tuned for more deets...next
Monday!...because this last week has been crazy town busy! Yahooooo for all the
busy weeks!
And also, fair warning, next Monday when I email
away, I'll have transfer news to report- AHHHHH!!! I met with Pres. Hess
yesterday (who totally was added to my list of eternal besties, dontcha know),
and he vaguely implied some things...we'll see what this Saturday brings! I'm
both crazy nervous and super excited...we'll see, we'll see!
But anyway, onto the daily report! It was a
glorious week, full of good vibes and happy lessons, Bismarck excursions and
Girl Scout cookies, tripod pictures and the constant acquirement of random
North Dakota souvenirs . If only that adorable sentence wasn't too long to be
the subject, haha. I'm improvised and took a couple key points- huzzah for
subject inspiration early on in this adventure, lol! Such a wonderful
week!
Last Monday was such a weird and beautiful day-
p-dayless Mondays are always the craziest time! We ended up seeing the Furrs
and Scott before eating with the dear Schellenbergs- such a party all around!
It's juts kind of weird because we never even know who to try on Mondays...but
the random holiday provided ample opportunity to see the Furrs, and it was
total perfection. We chatted about God's love, and my fave six year old (almost
seven, huzzah!) Devoe let us know that, "You never know what you're going
to be mayor of". He wasn't super into the lesson today, but we left with a
myriad of hilarious Devoe originals- we learned lots about dinosaurs, weights,
and his mean speech teacher!
We ran over to Hazen after that and met with Scott.
His fancy pet bird Selena was as judgy as ever, and we chatted away about Jacob
3:1 and 2 while I looked on longingly at Selena. Scott picked up on my
subliminal (or not so much, haha) hope that Selena would casually land on my
finger...and HE MADE IT HAPPPPPEN!!! So, I'm officially besties with a fancy
bird named Selena- all my dreams are coming true!!
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| We've got the regal and judgy Selena on MY HANNNNND!! |
Dinner with the Schellenbergs was gorgeous, as
expected. They are such a beautiful fam! We had baked potatoes and Sis. Luker
was in total heaven- adorable! My comp is obsessed with potatoes because
Idaho...it's both precious and unnerving, haha. Such a lovely dinner
nonetheless!
We chatted away last Tuesday- we commenced with the
normal pday shenanigans after emailing time ended. We wandered (as usual)...and
I found a GLOOOOOORIOUS North Dakota bell!! Turns out, I'm a total old lady at
heart- it's gorgeous! How can you not pass up a randomly soul-encompassing
thrift store find of that magnitude!? It is everything I didn't know I needed-
my desk has never looked better!
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| my fancy bell (such a solid thrift store find!) |
We asked Porter Roundy to tag along, and we chatted
about overcoming trials through the Atonement- perfection! Bro. Lee and Porter
are pretty much soul sistas (yes, I know they're actually men...but soul
brothas sounds stupid. So, we're making do.)- we totally watched a
bromance begin to form! AND AND AND AND, Bro. Lee TTTTTTOTALLY read Jacob
1 and 2- YAHOOOOO!!! Whatta rockstar! I think Porter may be a
constant to come with us to Bro. Lee times- it was the greatest! Such a good end
to such a good pday!
Wednesday was rather crazy- we were such busy bees!
We started off our day with a Barb and Scott visit...wherein we gave Scott a
Book of Mormon and committed him to read and pray! WHAT THE WHAT!? It was so
perfect- totally one of those moments where it's not you at all. Amazing! Barb
even nodded along as we testified, and I think she may be undercover reading
it- only time will tell! Barb also gave us random metal wheat decor for our
wall, fancy Stampin' Up sticky notes, oranges all around, and a printed copy of
her testimony- such a whirlwind! it was a total party!
We visited Sis. Stillson after our glorious Barb
visit and an equally glorious lunch hour. She mostly interrogated me about
transfers- leave it to random 94 year old woman to feel change in the air! It
freaked me out, but it's a reasonable concern...AHHHHH!! Other than
that, Sis. Stillson is as awesome as ever- I love that lady!
We had a media hour before heading over to Hazen
and meeting with Tiffany- such a dreamboat! After being minorly freaked out by
some choice members over inviting her to activities, we stepped in and casually
became friends again, yahoo!! We painted nails with Falicity and Hailey and
curled their hair and all bought Girl Scout cookies- you gotta do what you gotta
do to prove you aren't actually creepy, haha! And, I've ultimately decided that
Lemonades are my fave Girl Scout cookie- they even beat out Thin Mints!! When
you buy your own Girl Scout cookies in an attempt to appear normal, go for the
Lemonades- they're delish!
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| painting nails with Falicity |
We ate at the Johnson's for dinner on Wednesday
night, and it was truly glorious. We've decided that Sis. Johnson is a total
Cinderella- such a princess! We ate chicken, bacon, ranch pasta and chatted
about true conversion- it was a beautiful time all around! Sis. Johnson gave us
each a box of our fave Girl Scout Cookies...Lemonades for dayyyyyys!!
We tried a few people after dinner and ended up
running by the house of that mean pastor from weeks yonder. We scheduled an
appointment forever in advanced for last Thursday, but we needed to
reschedule...but Pastor Rich was off doing paster things, like you do. So, we
instead chatted away with his in-laws, Doug and Lorraine. Such nice people!
They gave us a nice book called "The Soul Winner's Guide", all about
answering your congregation's questions while a pastor in exchange for a Book
of Mormon- such a party! Doug is especially open and wonderful- he's basically
Ray from "The Princess and the Frog", haha. Such a great man! Such a
random lesson!
Thursday was also bonkers- even for a weekly
planning day! We sprinted off the Hebron first thing after studies and ate
lunch with Sis. Coots- AND MYRA!! She made us each scarves AND I THOUGHT I WAS
GOING TO DIE OF PURE JOY, AHHHHH!! Needless to say, I've worn mine
consistently for the last few days- I can't believe she made us scarves! WHAT A
DREAM BOAT!!! We also taught her more about the Book of Mormon and set solid
expectations about baptism before leaving her with a Plan of Salvation pamphlet
and taking a tripod picture. SUCH A BEAUUUUUUTIFUL LUNCH!!!
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| MYYYYYRA and her gorgeous scarves (I LOOOOOVE HER SO MUCH!!) |
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our post-nightly planning use of our Myra scarves,
haha.
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We weekly planned in record time- turns out, weekly
planning on the go with no distractions is the most effective thing EVER!! It
was blissful! We taught Gordy after planning, and we gave him a CD player and
BOM CDs- huzzah for the awesome Branch helping us out! It was precious, because
Gordy handled them like solid gold and was so grateful- it was the most tender
thing of my life!
We contacted a couple of referrals before heading
over to dinner with the Billmans, where we ate fish and chips and dessert'd on
the fanciest Minnie Mouse cake of life. While eating the cake and talking away
about living a Christ centered life, Tyler showed up with HEBRON BRICKS FOR US
ALLLLLL, AHHHHH!! It was a truly glorious moment- one I've been thinking of
since helping the Phillips move eons ago!
Basically, the Phillips had this adorable little
brick that said "Hebron Brick" on it, because Hebron makes bricks and
such. Sis. Phillips told us that the school went on a field trip and they
brought her back one...and after doing some investigative research of our own
(because we were awe struck and knew we needed one), we found out that the city
of Hebron gives them out to the families that move in. So, we asked Sis.
Billman to help us figure out where they sell them...turns out, they give them
out for free and WE EACH GOT ONE. Yup, all my dreams ARE COMING
TRUEEEEE!!
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| HEBRON BRICKKKKK!!! |
We had a quick lesson with Jeff and Jane after our
Hebron excursion, during which we talked about the Book of Mormon and gave them
each a copy. Huzzah! ANNNNND, they scheduled a time to take us out to dinner
next week- WHAT THE WHAT!? It's going to be a total party!
We went on exchanges on Friday and Saturday, so I
peaced out and headed off to Bismarck after out blissful district meeting and
Walmart trip. It was party- I chilled with Sister Steiner and we took Bismarck!
Nothing too crazy happened, haha. Good times all around!
Our cute district!
Upon returning to Beulah, we stopped by the
Kraft's...who gave us more Girl Scout cookies! YAHOOOOO!! I lit'really
have a pack of Lemonades in the freezer- so many cookies! Sis. Kraft also
showed us around her farm, because bunches of babies were just born- it was
adorable! We saw their new calf and each held a baby bunny and a chick- pure
bliss! Baby things are the best!!
We dined at the Lee's on Saturday night, eating
homemade Chinese food of every variety and having a total party all around. The
Towes came over as well, and it was crazy good. Such a blissful evening!
Sunday was totally amazing, complete with glorious
Branch Council, teaching Valiant 8 and 9, and going to choir practice- who even
am I?! It was such a good day of church, and we still taught Jeff and Barb
between dinner with the Humpherys and dessert with the Roundys. Such a
delightful Sabbath!
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| us and the Humpherys (America's most beautiful fam, I've decided) |
I love you all so much, and I am so grateful for
all you do! Keep being amazing- I adore you!!
Love,
Sister Robinson
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