Missionary inter-mission.

Mar's inter-mission activities:

(1) Saying hello

March 28

Our ward did a drive-by welcome home for the missionaries.

It was so great to see ward members and get to chat - from a distance - for a few minutes.

**this is just a representation of those who came by - I couldn't get all of them in one collage**

We love these people!

(2) Being creative/learning new skills

April 6

Mar made a cake for our dear neighbor and friend, Laura Nielson, for her birthday. She was one of Mar's YW leaders, and has been such an amazing influence and shown so much love to Mar.

April 11 (start) to June 2 (finish)

One of the things Mar was interested in doing during our quarantine time was piecing a quilt. I had tons of fabric sitting around waiting for such a time as this{winning}. Both of us worked on our own blocks (my first time doing a log cabin, too), sewing away while we listened to musicals and old movies. It was the best of times.

I have yet to sew my blocks together. We wanted to get Mar's quilt done before she headed back to the mission field... which literally came down to the wire. We bound it the night before she was leaving. She has since told us that her quilt brightens up her shared missionary bedroom. I'm so glad we were able to finish it.

(3) Being the best auntie

April 16 {making slime}

May 6 - {playing the uke with Evie}

May 13 {backyard water fun}

May 17 {loving on Nora Jane}

May 22 {marvel beads with Ellis and Scarlett}

May 24 {snuggling with Ellis}

May 29 {prepping for Scarlett's birthday party}

Mar whipped out these balloon pillars like nobody's business. I was so glad she was there to help!

There were other inter-mission activities, too:

(4) family time (upcoming posts on that)

(5) zoom Institute classes

(6) almost daily group chats with her CTM district

(7) speaking at a ward fireside {via zoom}

(8) missionary discussions with non member friends

(9) helping beautify our yard

(10) camping with high school friends home from college

(11) a mission reassignment {Colorado Denver South Mission}

**you know I have some stuff to say about that... another day**

Before we knew it, it was time for

(12) Saying Goodbye

June 2 {re-set apart as a missionary}

We met our Stake President at the church, where he had some sweet and inspiring insights for Mar. Afterwards, she wanted us to walk home together.

June 3

We were instructed to take Sister Syddall directly to her apartment in Evergreen, and to have her there at 7pm. That gave us the day to pack and say our long goodbyes.

We grabbed dinner at Chick-fil-a on our way. The drive was beautiful.

Once we arrived, we met the owners of the house where the Sisters' apartment is (super nice - not members of our church), and we got to chat for a few minutes with her new companions.

Sister Syddall's new area happens to be in the ward Nae's family lived in for many years. {Crazy}

She remains optimistic, but is anxious to get out of the apartment. They can have in-person district meetings (wearing masks), and can now do outside service (with restrictions). Colorado is doing well as far as the virus goes, so we're hoping soon there will be opportunities for in-person teaching.