Called to Serve: National Peanut Festival and SURPRISES!!!

Hey Y'all!!

So this week was quite the week. It seemed like an eternity long!! But we made it.

Tuesday we had the chance to volunteer at the Peanut Festival. That was a blast. We got to see the sights! We ate funnel fries, elephant ears, and fired Reese's. Man was that a night full of fried food!!! never again. haha but it was a good experience. :) We also watched the swifty swine. Pig races are apparently a thing here in the south haha it was pretty fantastic.

We got some news on Friday that Sister Stapley, from the dothan 2 ward was getting transferred to Geneva since a sister there was going home. It was a tough goodbye. I certainly love Sister Stapley! She has taught me so much just serving around her. But thank goodness she is still in the zone. I will be seeing her this week! :)

Sunday rolled around, and as I was walking down the hall from ward council, I see TAMMY standing in the foyer with the Guthrie's!!! She got me good! She came to surprise sister porter and i. She went to the 2nd ward sacrament meeting, and then saw me in the hall. So that was a huge SURPRISE!

We finally got to take the sacrament. If I have learned anything on my mission, it is the importance of Sabbath Day worship. The sacrament is so necessary in our lives. I believe that Sister Jensen and I had such a rough week this week because we weren't able to take the sacrament last week due to stake conference. The sacrament is what gives me the energy to do what the lord expects of me. It truly is a renewal. I am so grateful that our Heavenly Father loves us so much that he gives us the opportunity to be cleansed from sin and trouble every week! What a loving father!

Well y'all, thats pretty much all for this week. Have a blessed one!

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