The New Companionship

 The Hermana's have been studying this morning. They are on their way out the door to a couple of appointments right now, then they plan to knock on doors.
They do have some people to teach, but they are working on building up their
teaching pool.  

 

I haven't told you anything about Hermana Catfish,

so let me introduce you to her.

She was born in Canada, so at this time we are once

again an international household with US, Canadian, and

Mexican citizenship. As with Hermana ReeKay, she has

lived in the United States most of her life.
In fact, she has lived all over the place,
but she came here from Colorado.
 She went to BYU.

She loves to dance, sing, ski, play tennis, and softball.

She wants to be a nurse. She loves being a missionary!

She is very sweet. I love having her here.
I look forward to getting to know her
as she works hard planting seeds and bringing
others into this wonderful gospel life that is ours.



Goodbye and Hello

 I am going to miss Sister Maximum's super enthusiasm,

her ability to adapt, and her grateful demeanor.
I loved hearing about her family...
how normal (yet famous) they are. :)
She loves them so much.

 

 21 months of housing the missionaries has left me feeling

like a mother that rotates her children in and out every so often.

Having different Sisters living here with us in such close quarters

(our house is not very big) has given me a chance to see how different

all of us in the human race are, yet how similar we are when we have

the common bond of the gospel of Jesus Christ.   

 

Each Hermana who has lived here has been different, yet the same.

They come as total strangers and leave as one of the family.

I have loved every one of them!

 

 Hermana Maximum was eating dinner standing up last night at

9:30 p.m. I have noticed that almost all of the Sister Missionaries

have eaten standing up a few times while they've been here.
Missionaries have so much to do that they just hate sitting still.

Last night I was lamenting the fact that I would not see Sister

Max any more, so I kept taking her picture (as if that would embed her

sweet self in my forgetful mind forever).

She said, "Sister Whitley, my mom won't like to see me standing

like this!"  I said, "Okay, stand some other way and I'll take

it again."
 

 She felt this was the more feminine, graceful pose that her mother

would like seeing on the Blog. Then she said, "It's okay to post

the other picture, she won't really care."

 

 Here she is this morning, all packed up and ready to roll!

She got this guitar from an Elder that went home.

She rose extra early in order to be ready for the big move.

I know she loves us, but I know she is ready to have some

new and exciting missionary experiences in her next area, too.

 

 I think Sister Maximum wins the prize for having the most stuff

and her mission in only halfway over!!

 

 Oh My!!!

 

 I think a few of those boxes are mission stuff in the trunk, though.

I guess they forgot to clean out the trunk before transfers like

they usually do.

 Eating her breakfast on the run.....

 

 Goodbye Sister Maximum~~~

I will always remember you!
Please come back to visit me!

The Sisters left promptly at 8 a.m.
 

about an hour and a half later.......

 

 We had a NEW Hermana moving in!

Hermana CATFISH!!!!
(I always give each new sister a nickname for my blog.)

 

 Hermana ReeKay and Hermana Catfish were unpacking and

getting acquainted this morning before I left for work.

 

The revolving door never fails me.

I love having new missionaries in the house.
My days are never dull. The Sisters are all so delightful.  



Rainy Day Sunday

 The last Sunday for Hermana Maximum.....
(I'm lamenting her departure...)

 

They came home to eat a quick dinner tonight....
 and now, their OFF to spread the gospel!

It rained a bit today.
We needed it. 

The Revolving Door is Turning.......

 Tonight was the night for transfer calls.

This is one of the last times you will see these two

missionary faces together on my blog!

 

They were late coming in tonight.

They said they waited for the transfer call
at a snow cone place nearby.

Can you guess which flavors they ate?

I am going to MISS Sister Maximum to the MAX!

(You will have to wait for your email to see where she is going.) 

I will miss her, but after almost seven months in one place
she is ready to leave, and excited for a different
missionary experience her new area.

They're Off!!!

 Another P-day and the Hermana's are

full of activity, as usual.

 

 Hermana Maximum made these cookies

for the whole district. She used the recipe she brought from home. 

She said, "Tell my mom that I think I got the butter temperature

right."  The cookies look scrumptious!
 

 The weather is perfect.

 

I'm sure the Sisters will enjoy their afternoon of email,
sports, and camaraderie with the other missionaries

in the district.
Have a nice day!

Crafty Hermana Missionaries

The Hermanas are giving a baby shower for one of their

investigators. Someone in their ward is helping them.

Today they were making something for the

mother-to-be. They are working hard...

The Hermana's Everyday Life at Home

 Hermana ReeKay played a little piano one morning...

 

 while Hermana Maximum ate lunch.

 

 Then Hermana Max.... played the piano.....

 

 while Hermana ReeKay ate lunch.

 

 Sister ReeKay loves hot sauce!

 

 I haven't seen that much of the Sister's lately,

but if they peep their heads out... I take their pictures!

 

 Sister Max.... eating healthy....

 

 and so is Sister ReeKay.

She likes traditional Mexican food.

 

 Earlier this week the Hermana's went to the Dallas Temple.

 

Here they were getting ready to walk out the door
to go to the Temple.
They loved talking to their families on Mother's Day.
They have done a LOT of knocking on doors this week.

Have a nice week!

Quiet Days....

The Hermanas have had a slow and quiet week...

They are doing modified exercises in the mornings.

They went outside for a walk the other day...

this morning they walked around inside the house,

up and down the stairs.....

then they did Pilate stretches in the living room.

They say it is quiet because last week they stayed inside

so they didn't find anyone to teach.

Today they taught a family with 4 girls a lesson

(with a member present).

They set a baptismal date for them -- June 8.

Sister Maximum said,

"Tell our families to start praying."

Tonight they found a new young couple to teach...

They had met with missionaries once in Honduras...

so this was their 2nd contact.

The Sisters are excited about that.

We had a lot of severe weather in the area today,

but none of it bothered our little corner of the world.

We just had a nice soaking rain.