The One Where there's 9 Down and 9 to Go

Companion's Log

Stardate: June 15-22, 2020

Wowza it's strange looking back on this week. Basically I just suffered through until transfers on Thursday, lol. We had dinner with Tom and Susan then shot off some bottle rockets and firecrackers with them. Went over for Jade's birthday which was cool. I was dying inside though, died inside at transfers too. Man, it took forever haha. 

Finally got with my new companion, Sister Lavoie. I thought I'd feel relief and start going back to who I want to be but I think it's going to be a little bit more complicated than that, a longer impact. It will be an adjustment period for sure. I felt so strange and off and all over the place this week idk. Sister Lavoie has been through something similar with one of her past comps so she totally understands, she is so sweet, such a blessing. Our area was also moved to the Rupert zone, so we have a new zone and a new district. I like it, a fresh start. It was my halfway mark too, I've been out for 9 months now. Man is that weird to say. Not exactly where I thought I'd be. I've been loving the growth I've been making on my mission, but now I feel like I have regressed, like I've become a more high stress and negative person. I miss who I was, I want to get back on track towards becoming the person I want to be. I've got new stumbling blocks to overcome, conquer, rise above, turn into stepping stones to come closer to God. 

So our new district leader is a little crazy lol so there's some drama. It's the biggest district I've had yet, 4 sisters and 6 elders, most of them are reassigned. The Spanish Elders in our zone are also a lot of fun, it just feels so nice to finally be making friends again! I know quarantine interfered but I never really got that in Burley zone and it wasn't the best. Went to mass with Tom again, and we had a zone conference on Monday. I was kinda a mess the whole time idk, masks are nice because they hopefully make crying less obvious lol. 

But anyway we had an epic miracle this week! First of all I ran a red light and there weren't any cars at all so we good, oh dang! But more importantly Meredith told us she wasn't feeling well, it was almost 9 but we went to visit her anyway, bring her some stuff to help. She said she wished she could get a ginger ale or sprite and "Gasp we have one in the car I'm not joking!" A can of miracle 7 Up, seriously! We'd gotten them at Jade's birthday the day before, I saw that Ales had left it in the car, found it under the seat as we were unpacking Lavoie's stuff and thought "eh I'll get it later" and boom it was for Meredith! Man I just love her so much. I think she is definitely one of the reasons I'm here. And she is here for me too. My missionary desire and motivation is just so strong when I think of her and all the things I want to teach her! She's in the hospital now for pneumonia, please pray for her and that she will be able to cope with withdrawal. We've been visiting her so we got screened for covid lol

-Sister Dunn out

P.s. Kevin gave us chicken feather to "remember him by." And I finally painted a bit on an unfinished sketch from years ago