On Monday, Sister Dalton and I went back down to Gilbert to visit Jeff! It is always scary to go to the second appointment, because you still don't know the people... But he was waiting for us! Was even starting to get concerned because we were five minutes late LOL! And we had an awesome lesson with him. We talked about receiving personal revelation through the Book of Mormon, and later that night, he messaged us... He was reading, then he prayed, and HE GOT AN ANSWER Y'ALL!!! We are so excited for him!
Then, Tuesday. Transfer Doctrine day... So, we anxiously waited until about noon for our call... Sister Dalton was the lucky duck who stayed in Story City, and she got a sister named Sister Burnham. And I am now in Morton, Illinois with the lovely Sister Blake! She is so cute! The rest of Tuesday was spent saying goodbye to all the lovely people of Story City.
Because the midwest can't say 'speed bump'... We be more classy LOL!
Brother Swalla! The Swallas are the best! It was his birthday on Monday, and then Sister Dalton's on Wednesday, so we had some cake and ice cream :)
Grayson! He is the adorable 4 year old of our branch mission leader.
Then on Wednesday we had super p-day! And B came to that, which was awesome! And she brought her 2 year old, Michael. He kept trying to sit in my lap, which isn't allowed, sadly! In the pic, he is sitting in front of me LOL! best we could get haha!
And then we made t-shirts that say how awkward we are! They were so funny... Then to make the picture more awkward, we stayed straight faced LOL!
Elder Meneses found all the extra party hats... LOL!
Last picture with Sister Dalton!!
On Thursday we woke up at 5:30, nice and early, and we got on the road at 6 and drove to Des Moines. Got there at about 7:15, and talked to people until probs about 8. Then, the sister in charge of driving the transfer van forgot her TIWI card! And crazy enough, I was the next oldest sister heading to Iowa City. That's so weird cuz I still feel brand new LOL! So, I got to drive this huge van for about 3 hours to Iowa City, where I saw my most favorite person ever, Sister Short!! It was so busy that I didn't get a picture haha, but it was so fun! No one knows who I am still because I am so awkward and quiet, and so they would introduce themselves, and I'd be like "I'm Sister Girvin. I'm Sister Short's baby!" And they'd be like, "Sister Short, I didn't know you were training!" And she'd be like, it was 7 months ago haha! It was fun, and now she is heading to Des Moines! Crazy that I may never see her again before she goes home! We left there aound noon and drove 3 more hours to Peoria, Illinois! It was there that I met the gorgeous Sister Blake, and we went off to Morton! Long day haha!
Then on Friday, we did some weekly planning, and we are working with some awesome people here! I'm excited. So, first we went to go visit Barb. She is so awesome! She is on date for January 12th! Forever away, but she is older, and so it is taking her a bit longer. Then, we went to dinner with a recent convert family! This is Brother Goard and his grandson, Royce. They put on a concert for us!
Then on Saturday, we volunteered at an art festival! Mainly just handed out maps haha! Then we went to District council where we met our new district! It was crazy... Whole new people!
On Sunday we went to Church! And good news - I AM BACK IN A WARD!! It was so crazy... Story City has an average of 45 people every week, and Morton feels like I am back in Utah... We actually get fed every night! That never happens, so I am excited haha!
And then Sister Blake wanted to take some impromptu pictures with corn before it dies...
One cool thing about Illinois, they have outdoor plumbing! This is like the third toilet I have seen outside... So I finally decided to just take pictures of them all!
Also, my new address is
209 1/2 Court Drive
Washington, IL 61571
