How to contact me

Letters can be mailed to:

Sister Melanie Renee Girvin

219 High Ave E Apt 1

Oskaloosa, IA 52577

Emails can be sent to: melanie.girvin@myldsmail.net

Monday, June 4, 2018

An email lost in the web

(On Memorial Day last week, Sister Girvin had to send her email from her phone. Unfortunately it was lost somewhere. Sister Rath posted this on Facebook:
"The new trio for the Story City branch is hitting the ground running!! I can't wait to serve with these awesome sisters: Sister Dalton and Sister Girvin.) 


So, last Monday was not p-day, as it was transfer week!! So, we went about doing our good old missionary work :)
But, Tuesday was transfer calls. Sister Back and I woke up early and headed to the STL land of Perry, where we waited anxiously for everyone to receive their calls... And, as some may know, I was transferred out of the blessed land of Osceola, and into the great Story City! But, don't let the name deceive you. Story is not by any means a city - population of 2050, and probably more accurately classified as a village, but it just didn't have a good ring to it I guess XD
I am in a trio with Sister Rath and Sister Dalton! They are the greatest. In a mission sense, I am the 'middle child', but in real life I am the youngest of the 3 by 5 months.
So, companions. Sister Dalton just finished training, so I am a transfer older than her. She is a hoot! We have found that we have one big thing in common... We are both inexplainably weird! ​

Sister Rath is a little quieter. But we all have so much in common. I was scared to leave Osceola, but this is a grand new adventure. We are a lot closer to other missionaries now than we were in Osceola - Ames is 15 minutes away, rather than the 45 minutes we were from Indianola. So, our p-days here are a lot more exciting, hanging out with all the missionaries in our zone and playing basketball... JK Sister Dalton and I usually just sit up on the stage and commentate on the elders playing.
But I am so excited for this adventure! I don't know many people yet, but I will definitely update you on investigators once I do!

So here are some pictures! Quick fun fact, I am in fact the shortest in my trio! FYI, the shortest in my district and zone as well haha!
Also, Story City has a festival every summer called 'Scandinavian Days' So, we went on a 'ride', AKA, the carousel haha!
And just us messing around in the truck! (Yes, we have a truck... 2018 Subaru to a 2015 Nissan Frontier haha!)