All the Connecticut Sisters. Brenda's new companion, Sister Mortimer, in red sweater.
From email of March 16, 2009:
It's funny that you should ask if I had met any relatives out here. The Groton ward had a community History Expo on Saturday so I got to find out a little bit about the area. I ran into a guy who is a decendant of Thomas Minor and Grace Palmer...so we're practically cousins! But a long ways back. Apparently the Minors and the Palmers were & are huge names here in Stonington. I even have a huge surprise to show you, but I can't send pictures at this library so you will have to wait.
Our area covers Groton, Mystic, Stonington, North Stonington, and a little bit of Westerly, RI. It's a huge area & we haven't ventured too far from Groton. It's a little like Canton (sticksy & in the middle of nowhere) but it definitely has a different feel. The ward here is AMAZING! It's a very transient ward with the Naval base nearby, but most of the members are missionary oriented. We have a pretty good-sized teaching pool & most came from member referrals. It's great to see a ward actually being involved in missionary work.
My new companion/greenie is Sister Mortimer from SLC, UT. She is great! She knows why she's here & teaches so well. She's already a really good missionary. This training business has been less stressful than what I thought it would be. We had a rough couple of days trying to figure out the area & what we should do there. But we are starting to get a feel for it...now we can put full attention to our work! Luckily we have good members who are willing to show us around & take us places. It was hard to say goodbye to East Providence, but I know the Lord wants me here to do a great work! I'll give you more details about the area and investigators next week.
It's funny that you should ask if I had met any relatives out here. The Groton ward had a community History Expo on Saturday so I got to find out a little bit about the area. I ran into a guy who is a decendant of Thomas Minor and Grace Palmer...so we're practically cousins! But a long ways back. Apparently the Minors and the Palmers were & are huge names here in Stonington. I even have a huge surprise to show you, but I can't send pictures at this library so you will have to wait.
Our area covers Groton, Mystic, Stonington, North Stonington, and a little bit of Westerly, RI. It's a huge area & we haven't ventured too far from Groton. It's a little like Canton (sticksy & in the middle of nowhere) but it definitely has a different feel. The ward here is AMAZING! It's a very transient ward with the Naval base nearby, but most of the members are missionary oriented. We have a pretty good-sized teaching pool & most came from member referrals. It's great to see a ward actually being involved in missionary work.
My new companion/greenie is Sister Mortimer from SLC, UT. She is great! She knows why she's here & teaches so well. She's already a really good missionary. This training business has been less stressful than what I thought it would be. We had a rough couple of days trying to figure out the area & what we should do there. But we are starting to get a feel for it...now we can put full attention to our work! Luckily we have good members who are willing to show us around & take us places. It was hard to say goodbye to East Providence, but I know the Lord wants me here to do a great work! I'll give you more details about the area and investigators next week.
