It's been quite the whirlwind of a week, that's for sure! Amazing and super sad at the same time.
First of all, I hate goodbyes. You all know that. :( :( :'( It made me so sad to leave Central Falls. I took a million and a half pictures and gave a million and a half hugs. But Central Falls needs Sister Belchior, and I am needed here in Belmont. So with many tears and hours of packing, I finally headed to transfer meeting in Weston.
Which was beautiful and every bit as heartbreaking. President blew our minds, once again, with the Spirit and his insights. My new companion happened to sit right in front of me. Oh man, how do I explain her? She's AWESOME. And totally mischievous. Hahaha. She's originally from Sri Lanka, but when she was eight she moved to NYC! So she's a real New Yorker. :) :) She has dark skin, dark hair, and wears green colored contacts. She's GORGEOUS and pranks people all the time. :D Like, I can't take her seriously EVER, because I've only fallen for her jokes a thousand times. :) We quickly became friends. She just finished her training, so she's pretty new, but she's confident and a great missionary.
Anyway, back to Transfer Meeting. . . I said my last goodbyes, piled my stuff in the car, and we drove to our. . . house??? Yeah, we have a house! Just the bottom floor, but STILL. New experience!
Speaking of new experiences, Belmont is POLAR OPPOSITE of Central Falls. It's a lot like Weston, unsurprisingly. All blonde, blue-eyed Americans. We're over 2 wards that are jam-packed with awesome, active members. And we're only teaching 3 people. Which is okay. Lots of member work. Lots of service. We'll build our Teaching Pool. I'm having flash-backs to the beginning of my mission.
We had 2 Halloween Parties! One for each ward. They're AWESOME about bringing non-members, too! Hopefully I can start remembering all these new names! The church building is beautiful and big, and the parties were. . . elaborate to say the least. Booths and stations and crazy decorations and Fear Factor. . . yeah. . . I can't explain it and do it justice.
We were super sick all weekend though. I still am. I keep getting sick! But this was the worst. Felt like I couldn't breathe, and like I was swallowing a knife. I'm on the uphill again, though!
I'll tell you more next week! But I have a new address that I'm pretty sure I'll be sticking with for quite awhile!!!!! :) :) :)
NEW ADDRESS:
50 Fairview Ave.
Belmont, MA 02478
I love sharing the gospel so much! I'm so blessed to be out here! Love you all, thanks again for the support and the news!
Love,
Sister Merkley
MBM Missionary
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