I Am An Ipad...

 

Love the picture of Jesus in the corner of the littlest window! 

The news you've all been waiting for...... drumroll please! I'm in MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA! and it is very very different from anywhere else that I have served. Look it up - I'm totally in the mountains. Every time we make a call, we are roaming just cause we never get service up here! It's also my first time in a branch! I love it. Our branch boundaries cover 3 counties and is one of the biggest in the mission. There are a bunch of little towns all over and in between is just a bunch of trees. ha! We live in a castle!! in the dungeon.... seriously. We barely have windows, and white cement walls.

 
My companion is Sister Amber Cameron from Pocatello, ID (first one NOT from Utah, ha!). We already get along great! She is such a prepared missionary that I don't even feel like I'm training her. We haven't done much here yet, but one of the biggest blessings are Elder and Sister Newton: a senior couple also serving in the Murphy Branch. They have done so much already and are so excited for us to be here! Their enthusiasm is contagious. We have already found success with working with the members and we see a lot of potential.

We replaced 2 elders here so you can imagine all of the fun that that brings! Some quick funny things - they left us with 1 lil' roll of toilet paper... for 5 days. They left us with close to 0 food, minus all the canned food and other sodium packed quick meals, but Jellybeans and popcorn were the highlight. 

The elders must have been excited for Ipads! We have a training this Thursday and then we get them June 16th!

The branch is older (60% are 70+) I am already in love! We were welcomed with open arms and lots of love. One lady already introduced herself as our grandma!

We are so excited to be here and get the missionary spirit rolling in the Murphy branch!