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Family!!

iPads and autocorrect make subject lines way funner. Well hey sorry
about writing late last week, we didn't find out until MondayMonday that we
wouldn't be writing monday... So I'll be writing on wednesday every
transfer week! Well I'm glad it sounds like you all had a fun week!
Girls camp is happening this week here too, and let me tell ya I'm a
little jealous. That's too bad about the rain! We get a ton too. Like,
a TON. but it's all good, especially since lighting is my all time
fav. But I'm glad we haven't been stuck bailing water ( good work dad!
)

To answer some questions-- to be honest, p day is nap day. (Glad
sister bradford and I are on the same wave length for that, missionary
work is exhausting!) but no nap today because we have a zone activity
which will be way fun! And sister knight is getting us unto the zoo
next week, FO FREE. We bike throughout the days but that's not our
exercise, we do a half hour of running every morning which is like,
the worst hahaha, and I'm starting to feel the shin splints coming on.
But hey, maybe I'll hate running less when I get off the mish!
Maybe... Blood sugars have been a little wack, but only sometimes. I
have come to appreciate salads more, but to be honest I'm rubbing off
on sister Bradford more and we've resorted to cookies, cereal, and
cheese. (And salad) 

Well this last week was been good! Because of girl's camp we've been
able to help do a lot of service in setting up and everything which
has been fun! We have a few new missionaries in our zone because of
transfers so I'll get to meet them today! We have been working with
some people a little bit, but everyone here is SO busy so we do our
best to tract them down (we have to get a little but stalkerish, but
hey, at least I'm good at being stalkerish) but we've been getting a
whole lot more of the ward involved which is so good! A nice young
family here is going to ask all their friends if the missionaries can
"practice" giving lessons to them. Hee hee hee >:} but things have
been going a lot more smoothly lately! Also, I forgot to tell you
about exchanges last week! I got to go with one of the sister training
leaders to worthington and it was super the best because it's the
ultimate ghetto. I got to go to one of those big ghetto community
things that you see in movies and it was the best! All the kids are
out and they just run up to you and hug you and want to tell you and
show you everything! And boy did I get to meet some people with
personality. And I mean PERSONALITY. it was so fun.

Thanks for all of the great quotes and songs! Ooh you gotta love come
come ye saints. A guy in the MTC gave a talk on that song and it was
like the ultimate missionary pump up. You all are just the absolute
best and I pray for you every single day! You know what's crazy? I'm
more than 1/9 done. Whahhhhh?? Have the best week ever!!

Love you!
~Sister Hill

 1-3) awkward Independence Day photos because you can't not

I accidentally took this one. But I caught a firefly. Can you see

it?? They're EVERYWHERE. :)

Meh Gymnastics

Dearest family,

I hope you all had a super good 4th!! It's sounds like dad kept up his
traditional firework splurging this year, which is always a good time!
And yes, im glad you didn't almost burn down the Dillion's house this
year too ;) fireworks are illegal in Ohio.... But it's chill because
missionaries can't do fireworks anyway haha. It sounds like this week
has been pretty crazy this week! Mom I'm glad scout camp was fun and
hope you and cam have a blast at girls camp!!. Regarding bed
bugs, no I don't think you "get" them, but the beds sure do.

This week has been the best ever! Well, last week was a little subpar
with all the time we had to spend updating records into the iPad's
everything else has to get major cut back. Sister Bradford said we're
working harder than she ever had before but we weren't getting any
results, so this week has been a huge blessing and we are really
starting to see the positive effects of our hard work! We've been
trying really hard to get the ward involved and were picking up on
referrals, investigators, lessons, everything! It's cool because we
know that hard work doesn't equal results in the mission field, but we
are feeling pretty blessed still to have the work picking up! Today is
p day because of transfers, but sister Bradford and I are staying! :)
we got to help sister Daines at the mission home with prep and cooking
and stuff for the incoming missionaries because we are her bffs so
that's the best!

Well let me just tell you what I have learned this week: when you're
doing something like missionary work, you come to see your weaknesses
pretty darn fast. I have come to realize that i am the #1 worst
contacter that ever happened to the world. 2 months ago i think that
it would probably ly just frustrate and stress me out BUT we are
promised that when the Lord shows us our weaknesses in our diligence
that they will become strengths so now weaknesses are kind of
exciting! You know why? BECAUSE THIS MEANS IM GONNA BE THE BEST
CONTACTER YA ERR DID SEE! So don't let weaknesses get you down! :)

I love you all so much!
~system hill

You aint off the hook

I FORGOT TO INCLUDE THE CHALLENGE THAT I HAVE WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL WEEK. Ok so we have don't a TON of door to door stuff, and hard work is good and all but we have not been able to get a single person to teach out of it yet. Why does this apply to you? BECAUSE REFERRALS ARE EVERYTHING. We have rapidly discovered that the help of the ward makes all the difference in missionary work, and no one wants to listen to some missionaries who just show up on their porch out of the blue. So I want you to think really hard about who you can refer the missionaries to this week. Also, get to know the missionaries, sign up to feed them, tell them they can always drop by if they need the bathroom or a drink of water, and let them know that you are always willing to come along to lessons with investigators (Member presents behbeh) and then give them some referrals that you have prayed about. Okay cool, thanks peeps!  

~Sister Hill

Sorry my Subject Lines are Boring

Hello Family!

How are you all doing? Thanks for the emails, you know I love them :) To answer some questions: Yes I can receive emails throughout the week, but personally I like to read them on P-day eve. but I guess anytime that works best is great! I can't respond until Monday though... . I bought a rain jacket from goodwill (Sorry, taking the DI away wont keep me out of the thrift stores :)) but it was only $5 and its not even that ugly and only has 1 stain!  Yes we have been getting TONS of rain. Its the best. also the worst. Our investigator hunt went well! We got 2 new investigators this week! (I know that doesn't sound like much, but its a MIRACLE here) I think its hilarious that the Mitchell's told you I love corn. Like, dont get me wrong, I do. But they offered me a second piece (which was half a corn) and I took it. And they were like in unbelief about how much I must love corn hahahah.... but they are the greatest! I'm glad he could call you, and that Sister Carson could send you those awk-sauce pictures haha :) Also thanks for the pictures of the pets, I LOVE EM! The fish is Maurice, which is almost like Edlywyn. 

Also, just so you know especially with the new ipads and technology and everything they are really re-stressing how much information is allowed to be shared, and I'm not really supposed to send stuff like names and thinks about people.... but uh... just make sure nothing even remotely sensitive gets posted anywhere or anything because the church doesn't like getting sued :) So just a friendly reminder!

Well this week was absolutely fantastic! Like I said earlier, we were able to find 2 new investigators!! HOLLER. The first one was when we went over to a former investigators house (starla) who is the daughter of a recent convert in our ward. This was the first time we were able to catch her since I've been in Ohio! Her mom Joetta was there and we were able to teach them a really condensed plan of salvation and they said we could come back to teach it more in depth! Joetta is extremely busy so it wont be for at least a week... but hopefully it doesn't fall through! The next one was a total miracle. There is a boy in this ward named Tyler who just got off his mission on Wednesday, and hes like a total complete legend here so I actually knew everything about him before he got back. When he did, he invited all of his friends over from high school, got them together and bore his testimony and talked about his mission, then went into his room and pulled out this giant stack of Book of Mormons and gave one to each of them and talked about what it was and how it has impacted his life. Then he looked each of them in the eyes and asked them individually if they would read it and they all said yes. And he got one of them to come to church with him!(Ryan) So we got to go over to teach the restoration with them. It was the first time I actually have had the opportunity to teach the restoration to an actual investigator since being here, and it went really well! So we will be back ;) 

In Powell they celebrate the 4th of July on the last weekend of june, so we waited in our apartment to hear the booms of fireworks and ran out to see them! You could see the top 1/4th of them over the top of the trees and it was so fun! Nothing brings an apartment complex together quite like fireworks, it was the happiest ever! Also want to hear a funny story? We made friends with one of our neighbors and the other day he asked if he could take us out to dinner. and we were like....no. hahahha. Also I guess just before I got here some other guy that they don't know from the building came up to the sisters and invited them over for margaritas. Haha I love Ohio. 

The humidity here is crazy. You open up a box of Reeses puffs and it goes all gross and stale in like 2 1/2 days so we have to roll up the bag before we put it in the box to make it last the week. Also one of the sisters that is leaving in less than two weeks just got bed bugs haha. Good thing I am in the richest area of the Mish..... hopefully I don't get bed bugs.... but there were 4 mattresses by the dumpster at our apartment the other day so... pray for me. :)

OH, here is my grandma memory... One time we were at Grandmas and whipped out here halloween witch nose and put it on. Our schools St. George swim meet was coming up and Grandma came over to me, wearing her nose, and said "Hannah, you have a swim meet in St. George?" So I said "Yes I do!" and Grandma responded "My nose told me that." I love Grandma. 

Well hey I love you all so so so much! Sorry my emails are always so.... the way they are. I will try to improve :)

LOVE YOU.

~Sister Hill

Surprise Messages from Ohio!

On Sunday night we received these pictures from a Sister in Ohio. Her name is Sister Carson. Hannah sent on the word that she loves us lots!

 This is Sister Carson

We also received a call from Brother Mitchell after she had a dinner appointment at their house. He let us know that Hannah had been there and was also very complimentary of Sisters Bradford and Hill. They seem to be in good hands with the members of the Powell Ward!