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Week 50

This week was awesome!! So many unexpected things happened, but I enjoyed every second of it! This week I had 5 companions 😆 sister booth, sister walker, sister palmer, sister Merritt, and sister seegrist! We went on exchanges with the Sister APs on Wednesday and that was honestly soooo stressful, but I survived! Sister booth and I both stayed in hixson, so that means we had to double plan the day. It was a lot, but there were lots of Miracles that happened because of it! There was one family that we went to who are" do not contacts" but we went over anyways and the lady let us right in and we started talking and she said that I'm welcome to come with them to nursing homes and Play The Cello with them! She plays the cello with her son and they have many very nice cellos! Hopefully I get to do that because it sounds so fun!
On Wednesday I went on an exchange with sister Palmer. It was fun and there was a lot of learning and a lot of teaching! I love exchanges but they can be stressful sometimes because I sometimes feel like I'm the one that needs to learn the most. Then on Friday we drove to Knoxville because President was taking all the departing missionaries to the temple (my comp). So while my companion was at the temple, I spent the day in BEARDEN!!!!!!!!!!! AND I GOT TO SEE CLAIRE!!!!!!! This was probably one of the top 3 happiest moments of my mission ☺️ we didn't tell her I was coming, so it was a complete surprise to her. When she answered the door, she was shocked, and then she started jumping up and down, screaming, hugging me, and screaming some more😆 it was soooooo cute, I love her so much!! Some background on claire: when I was in Bearden I taught and baptized her and we got super duper close. Man this was the peak of my existence.
while I was in Bearden I got to help with some ads which was so awesome. I miss the SMS team so much.
Also there was an ET (emergency transfer) so now we are in a trio! Sister Seegrist joined sister booth and I. It is a PARTY. Like soooooo much fun. It's like a sleepover every night, we jam in the car, talk deep at night, and just vibe all day. This is the most unified I've ever felt with companions. It's so great and i get a pit in my stomach when I think about this transfer ending.
Then today: pday!!!! We went to the church and our epic district leader (elder Hopkins) made us breakfast burritos and then we met up with the Dayton elders and went to the aquarium!!!!!! It was way too expensive, but so worth it. I love my district.
Out friends that we are teaching right now are struggling, so please continue to pray for them. Hixson needs miracles! Thank you for all the prays as well because I am having the time of my life, and sister booth was definitely the answer to all the prayers that have been sent this way. I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!!

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