Arkansas Week 5

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Hello everyone! I've been out for two months now! That is so crazy to me. I'm loving life over here in Arkansas so far. Also, for some reason my phone keyboard switched to German... everything wants to auto correct to german words haha. So I apologize for any mistakes.

Funny story about Sister Miller. We got a ride from the Prairie Grove Sisters to interviews with President Strong and they had bought us donuts. Sister Miller and I couldn't decide which kind we both wanted, so we decided to both eat a half of one, then switch. I ate my half and was waiting for her to give me the other half of hers, but she ended up eating her whole donut and half of mine without even realizing it. What the heck?! I didn't say anything about it, then hours later, she said "Did I eat my whole donut? Because I'm replaying it in my head and I can only see myself eating the whole thing." It was way funny. She was so embarrassed and felt so bad haha.

Interviews with President Strong went alright. Everyone was super concerned when my interview was only about 2 minutes long. I guess they aren't usually that short. What can I say? I guess I'm
doing something right😂 At interviews, we listened to Elder Bednar's talk, "In the Strength of the Lord". It's all about how the Atonement of Jesus Christ to help us overcome trials and endure anything life throws at us. It's super good! I recommend you all read or listen to it😁 I know that Christ is our Savior and that He lives and loves us all!❤

I'm sure everyone has heard about the communication changes for full-time missionaries by now. When Sister Miller and I saw the announcement we were like "What the heck? Is this real?" I'm pretty sure every missionary was freaking out. At least the ones from my mission were. All missionary work seemed to stop for a quit second haha. It really is a blessing! So fam, you better answer the phone😂

We're getting transfer calls this coming Saturday! I can't believe it's already been six weeks. Since, I'm still training, it's unlikely that I'll go anywhere. Hopefully Sister Miller stays too because I am not ready to take over the area😬 But we'll see how it goes!

Love and miss you all so so much!
Sister Emery Collins 



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