Week 52 Dreams do come true!

FRIENDS AND FAMILY, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, CHILDREN OF GOD, 

THIS WAS THE CRAZIEST WEEK, I know I say that every week but this one really takes the cake 

Monday: We had a picnic with the Huttons, they made us pasta...I love them 5ever

Tuesday: We had our last interview with President Meservey, as always he warmed my heart and I am so sad to see him go at the end of the month

Wednesday: GINGER!! Y'all better remember my bff Ginger, we lost contact when Corona hit but the Lord is FULL of tender mercies and we got back into contact with her just in time for me to say see you later. She committed to reading in the Book of Mormon daily and for the first time she said she feels like she is understanding it. 

Thursday: All day it felt like Friday 

Friday: All day it felt like Saturday. Also I have been out a YEAR. 

Saturday: TRANSFER DOCS!! DRUM ROLL PLEAASSSEEEEEEE......
Your favorite Sister will be going to Sebastopol to be comps with the one and onlys Sister Bunker and Sister Powell!! Both of them came in with me and me and Sister Bunker have been talking about how we want to be comps since day one (literally every time we see each other we say "see you when we are comps") dreams do come true, bc as of today...her and Sis Powell are my comps and I AM STOKED. 

Sebastopol is in the Santa Rosa Zone so the APs are in my district and there are like 30 missionaries in my zone...annnddd they called me to be an STL. I am only a little stressed hah. Pray 4 me. 

On Friday I hit my year mark, ONE YEAR. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? I HAVE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR A DAY. Thinking about the last year of my life the main thing I have learned is the importance of change. This gospel is a gospel of CHANGE. He wants to see us progress and the only way we can do that is as we apply the atonement into our lives. I cannot adequately expess how grateful I am for my Savior. This is His work, being apart of it has been the greatest privilege of my life. Here's to 18 more months...or something like that. 

Mucho Love, 
Sister Tams

Other/Funny Stuff: 
-Jim told me that he loved me and would miss me, it was tender. 
-I ripped my pants on my year mark so my comps insisted that we cut them into a one because they are weird. 
-Sister Ilagan is hilarious and I'm sad I only got a week, sad sauce. 
-The Dowells made me ribs for my last meal here and it made my heart SO happy. 
-Here are some pics of some of my favorite people (only some bc I love everyone in Benicia)











The Foleys, Fred, The Callahans, Sis West, The Huttons, The Winegars, The Penroses, The Blomdals, The Dowells and Sis Tusting, The Judds




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