Week 46 - Linclon, NE - Pioneer Ward

Me in some cool clothes I found in our new apartment

A tiny, tiny flower

A drawing of our trio

This is where we live

Me and my companions had a bad day so we took pictures of ourselves with sad faces to make us laugh

A painting in a members house that I LOVE

How missionaries entertain themselves... 

Week 45 - Transfer to Linclon, Pioneer Ward

Madeline says sorry for not writing better updates, she runs out of time on P-day! She did send me this story about Thunder she wanted to share with everyone:

So Thunder, the Native American recent convert I shared a picture with, has been struggling a lot, feeling like he is not doing anything wrong yet God is punishing him because he has had a lot of family members and close friends die since he joined the church last December. He has one brother, in particular, he is very close with who has been battling stage 4 cancer for a couple months. So yesterday, I was studying in the Book of Mormon and I got a really strong feeling that I should read the story of Job, but we weren't planning to see Thunder and I was studying for an investigator named Julius that we were planning to see. I changed my course anyway though because I am trying to be more in tune with the Spirit. Later we went to Julius and all went well, and the topic that I had been studying for him ended up not even really applying to what he needed. Then as we were driving home, Thunder called us and said told us his brother had passed away about 15 minutes earlier. We happened to literally be driving right by his apartment when he called us so we just parked our car and went to go see him, and I was able to share the story of Job and it brought him a lot of peace and comfort. It was really awesome. :)

Exploring Lincoln

Met a member of my new ward who reminded me SO much of someone... but I couldn't figure out who. Turns out it is the sister of Sister Trimmel, from my home ward! 

This is one of the Husker players that saw us on our tour and ran up to us and shook all of our hands. He told us he is a returned missionary from the Oakland, CA mission and asked for a picture with all of us. Cool, because on the tours they are really strict on not taking pictures with or of the players walking around, but since he asked us for a picture, it was okay. The tour guide was so shocked! 

Me and Thunder Warbonnet. He is Lakota Sioux and the coolest recent convert to the Pioneer Ward

Hurts Donuts. I got a cinnamon churro donut with carmel drizzle (called the Jesus, haha). Probably the best donut I have ever had.

Look at the Pioneer stone mural above me...

New companions, Sister Graham, and Sister Olsen

Huskers Stadium

At a cool coffee shop called the Meadowlark

Lincoln

This lady we randomly tracted into gave me a tigers eye because we were talking about how much I love rocks. She is pretty awesome. Not interested in our message right now, but loves Jesus Christ!

Me, pointing to where it says "Brown"

Week 44 - Papillion and the Trail Center

Just me and John Wayne

We went to a Storm Chasers game

Fun with sparkly glue

A John Wayne cutout showed up at the Trail Center

Storm Chasers vs. another team... I forgot

Dinner with Chole before transfers. She made my favorite meal.

New hat

Aaliyah, Alazja and Nylah's Baptism

Glitter

Week 43 - Papillion & The Mormon Trail Center

Zone Conference

Zone Conference

Zone Conference

Raiding the cookies at the mission office

Trail Center missionaries

Trail Center Training

Me with black hair???

Not very good smoothies

Aaliyah's birthday cake

Aaliyah's 13th birthday

The Cummings family

Sister Worthington and I with the Medleys

I made this cake all by myself for Aaliyah's birthday

Jelisa and her daughters

My favorite senior couple at the Trail Center, they took us out for lunch at Olive Garden because they are leaving in 20 days :(

Doing yoga with the Cummings

We also decorated Aaliyah's room with her little sisters for her birthday

I sang at the Trail Center training but my voice is shaky because I was so nervous and almost crying a little. (It was also 7am so I had morning voice.) It's not good, but it was a good experience.

Alazja and Nylah doing my hair