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Week 27

Transfers calls!! So I'm staying in Pellissippi/Farragut, but I'm getting a new companion. Transfers aren't until Wednesday, so I have a couple more days to work hard with Sister Blackard! I will say, this has been the fastest transfer yet! They keep going by faster and faster. 
I did miss home quite a bit this week. There was a missionary homecoming talk on Sunday and this newly returned missionary and all his extended family and friends were there and it really made me miss home🥺 I'd say the one thing I'm struggling with the most is living in the moment. It's harder than it sounds! This week I re-listened to "the conversion story of Bill Carpenter" and it really opened up my eyes about my time here on a mission. 
To ANYONE who hasn't listened to this story yet, DO IT. I don't really leave invitations often when I send these weekly updates, so y'all better do this one! It's about an hour long, but it's amazing. Please please please give it a listen while ur working or driving or something. And if y'all are feeling up for the challenge, send it to someone as well and invite them to listen to it. I got a motivation boost after listening to it because I've been losing steam. 
This week was a much slower one, but I still found joy and saw little miracles throughout the week. It has been reallyyyy stormy this past week and it is amazing! Thunder+lightning storms here are no joke! The rain is so heavy and the thunder is so loud. The humidity is killing me, and being sticky all the time is awful. I miss the west😅 but the green here is unreal! The green vines grow over everything and makes the sides of the roads look like little green mountains. I'll attach a picture. 
We are teaching some pretty awesome people right now! Keep Michael in your prayers. He's preparing for baptism and Satan always works the hardest the week leading up to the baptism. He has made so much progress and it is going to be an amazing baptism.
Oh Sister Blackard also let me cut her bangs!! Haha I had no idea what I was doing but it was really fun and it turned out looking really good!! 
Well, thats pretty much been my week! I'm excited to start this new transfer! (A little observation: I've gotten a new companion every single transfer so far haha. I'm not sure what to think of that)

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