In addition to lessons and visits this week, we started our "Farewell Tour." When our friends realize we're leaving soon, they want to feed us. We've been filling our calendar with dinner appointments with people we are really going to miss. This week we had dinner with the Jones, Wiggins, Wards, Hargroves, and Dixons.
Before I tell you about all those dinners. I have to tell you about a dream come true... I got to sit in a fire engine! We helped with an appreciation dinner for the volunteer fire fighters in Albertson... and voila!
We've known the Wiggins and the Jones (below) since... forever. Since we've been on our mission we've gone out with them once every three months. We're going to miss seeing them so often.
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| Chestser and Vickie Wiggins, Dwight and Susan, Bernard and Roseann Jones |
We met the Ward family at the beginning of our mission. We spent a lot of time in their home teaching their granddaughter, Claire. They have also fed us too many times to count. They have become great friends, and we will miss them.
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| Clifton Huggins (Sheila's dad), Dwight and Susan, Steve Ward, Claire (granddaughter), Sheila Ward, and Jordan (daughter) |
Darry Hargrove is another friend we have known forever. It's been amazing getting to know his wife and grandkids better. They are so much fun and so kind. Today Darry spoke in the Albertson Ward, so we went to hear him. That is the "huggiest" ward I've ever been in. I can't tell you how much I love all of these people.
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| Riley and friend, Darry and Shelby Hargrove, Susan and Dwight |
Dwight has known Sandra (below) since he was five years old. She is his elementary school buddy's younger sister. Sandra and Melvin took us on a Duplin County field trip one day this week. First we went to eat at a Mennonite cafe and store. It was so much fun, and the food was great. We bought homemade ice cream, bread, jam, and an apple pie (after we ate lunch 😋). On the way home we stopped at a furniture place. The furniture is made by the Amish and sold by a Mennonite. There are a few pieces I would love to have by my pool. After the furniture store we drove around a beautiful lake we didn't even know existed. We had so much fun, we decided to go out at least one more time before we go home.
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| Dwight and Susan, Sandra and Melvin Dixon |
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As always we love meeting with the young missionaries. This week we had District meeting in Mount Olive.
There was one time this week that two of the young missionaries were waiting with Dwight and me at the church while the other two were in a meeting. I don't think I've ever seen these guys take a break, so it was good to see them have a little fun.
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| Elder Hafen learning how to balance |
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| Elder Nordgren showing off his skills. |
We took a few pictures of lessons.
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| Maria doesn't have furniture yet, so the young missionaries sit on the floor. Dwight and I bring our camp chairs. Maria is a sweetheart! |
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| Sanette sat just inside her front door with her 5-week-old baby. Everyone else sat on the porch around the front door. |
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| Brinette and her brothers are always a highlight! I love these kids! |
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| Wolffencia accepted a baptism date. She is a really special young lady. She's been bringing her little sisters and niece to church for months. |
We had a baptism on Saturday and another one today. The young man that was baptized yesterday was a witness at the baptism today. He was all smiles!
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| Elders Bates, Hafen, and Berglund, Pharel, Dwight and Susan |
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| Elder Bates, Julio, Elder Hafen |
Happy Mother's Day to all the women. I have been blessed with two wonderful mothers and with teachers at church and school, grandmas, aunts, neighbors, and friends that loved and nurtured me.... wonderful women that gave their love, time, talents, and emotional support.
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We love you all!
Sister and Elder Potter
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