(This was a quick letter on the evening she arrived in Virginia. )
Dear Mom,
I made it here safely! So excited to be here, and also to meet our Mission Presidency, and their wives. I have been awake since 2:30 a.m. (they left the MTC for the airport at 4:00 a.m.) so some of this may not make much sense - sorry. Mission President is wonderful and they served us dinner, and we will get our area assignments in the morning.
I am sorry for not calling from the airport, but I also figured that you didn't know about it anyway. One of the sisters from our other district, Sister ____, was with me in the airport, and we had a little visit with a 57 year old woman named _____. She told us about her life and about how she really appreciates what we as missionaries are doing. She used to be a Baptist and is now a Seventh-day Adventist. She was super sweet, and made it easier to (figure out how to) approach people. I was awkward at starting the conversation, but she was wonderful.
Got to go!
Much love,
Sister Garvin
Dear Mom,
I made it here safely! So excited to be here, and also to meet our Mission Presidency, and their wives. I have been awake since 2:30 a.m. (they left the MTC for the airport at 4:00 a.m.) so some of this may not make much sense - sorry. Mission President is wonderful and they served us dinner, and we will get our area assignments in the morning.
I am sorry for not calling from the airport, but I also figured that you didn't know about it anyway. One of the sisters from our other district, Sister ____, was with me in the airport, and we had a little visit with a 57 year old woman named _____. She told us about her life and about how she really appreciates what we as missionaries are doing. She used to be a Baptist and is now a Seventh-day Adventist. She was super sweet, and made it easier to (figure out how to) approach people. I was awkward at starting the conversation, but she was wonderful.
Got to go!
Much love,
Sister Garvin
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| President and Sister Perry - with newly arrived missionary Sister Garvin |
