Sister Emily Elise Shill

  Hello Friends and Family, I'm sorry it's been such a long time. I hope this letter can make up for some missed weeks. I'm going on 4 weeks here in Centennial. My getting here was a little late. When transfers came out, Sister Anderson and I had colds, so my leaving was delayed for about 2 weeks until it all worked out. This was really good for me in a lot of ways. Fruita was the only place I'd been on my mission, the only place I'd lived for 7 months without seeing my family. I'd grown very attached. But having 2 weeks to wrap my head around leaving gave me some detachment time. In that time, I was still Sister Anderson's companion, and we began getting to know the Fruita 3rd and 4th wards. Though Sister Anderson was staying, she was over a new area, and Fruita 1 was combined with the Fruita 2 area. While we were there, we had a lesson with one of the family's in the Fruita 4th ward. I instantly fell in love with them. Walking away from that lesson ...

  Hey friends and family! I have been transferred! I am now in the Centennial/South Glenn area. We cover two wards, have SEVEN people in our teaching pool, and one of them is on date to be baptized on March 26! It's crazy! Combine that with our awesome apartment: I still have my own bathroom, but now I also feel comfortable sitting on the carpet because it's clean and new, have functioning nonstick pans, and the luxury of going through all the clothes left by other Sister missionaries! So I basically feel like I've been transferred to the land Bountiful! I still love Fruita with my whole heart and miss it, but I am incredibly grateful for the chance to be here in Centennial. My new companion is Sister Emma Friberg! For the first time ever, I feel like I immediately clicked with my companion. She likes science, studying and talking about the gathering of Israel, Choir music, Broadway music, alternative rock, and folk Indie!!! So basically she is a woman after my own heart...