9.28.20: RRLL --> CARL

 ^ the 4 initials of my girl gang in Rhode island and now in CT! 

Ok, i'm in Connecticut of all places. My new companion sister simpson and i went for a run on our first day and we saw THREE BEARS. Our apartment complex is right next to a forest and a little trail! They were small bears but it was so crazy. 

We live with two other sisters (sister Tuttle and Potter!) which is so much fun! Especially during quarantine. The weather has been SO NICE here and the leaves are changing colors. We have been doing a lot of studying and calling outside. Connecticut is v underrated. 

We got to go to church! We are technically in an English ward, but there are 8 missionaries in it (6 Portuguese and 2 English) bc they want to start a Portuguese group! We got to introduce ourselves in the ward in English and I felt like all the missionaries I had seen when i was a kid. Kind of weird. 

The day of transfers was probably one of the weirdest days of my mission, and my last day with Sister Kent. Basically we went to get a state inspection for our car but we ended up having some sort of dead animal in the hood of our car (EWWWWW) and it failed the inspection and in the end we spent ALL day and ended up at 4 car mechanic shops and 1 car dealership and we were late to transfers and hysterical.

Good scripture!!! 

D+C 45:3 Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him 

Good quote!!!! (w talk linked)

"I am convinced that what we share as the children of God is much more important than the differences our situations in life impose upon us." - L. Whitney Clayton 

Like a Watered Garden

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/broadcasts/article/worldwide-devotionals/2015/01/like-a-watered-garden?lang=eng

Grateful: Connecticut, warm fall weather, having more trees than people in Bloomfield, not getting attacked by a bear, helpful members, a HUGE watermelon someone gave us that they grew! 

Tchau tchau, 

Sister Barton



 
My new comp, Sister Simpson. She is brand new to the mish.


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