Hey ya'll,
This has been a great week! We went on exchanges with the sister training leaders in Douglas Sister Walker and Sister Zenovieff. Sister Zenovieff came to Albany. It went really well, I learned so much from her. She is such a great missionary!
        Last Saturday we went to a baptism for a little boy the elders were teaching, he's 9 and his cousin who's 8. So many people came to the baptism. To have all the love and support of the members of the ward. It was fantastic. I think that would be great to have at every baptism. It made such a difference in how they felt. They played a video about missionaries and it just made so happy to be serving. Also To be serving around such wonderful people, missionaries and members.

   After the baptism had pioneer day. It was a lot of fun, we were able to help serve the food. Plus they did a few different pioneer activities. We delivered some bibles to referrals that live in smaller cities around Albany. That was an adventure! We also did some service for one of our investigators. We cleaned a stove and had a lot of fun doing it. Overall it was a great day!

  Sunday we sang in church again. We sang "They the builders of the nation" for pioneer day. It went really well. Later I played the piano for Relief Society and that went really well. I love hymns, they can make such a difference. I just love being a missionary! It's such a blessing to be able to be here serving in such a great mission! Make it a great week!

Georgia peach,

Sister Emily Wheelwright

Hey y'all,

It's been a great week! Last p-day we went to a Crime and Punishment museum and Last Meal cafe in Asburn, GA. It was interesting. It had a lot of history in it. We got to take pictures in the electric chair and in a cell. We had a tour of the place from one of the locals. He knew a lot of the sheriff's that used to live there. He had a some cool stories to tell. It also had some pictures of some people's last meals. One had Domino's pizza, which is soo good and another had KFC.  

   So you know the stories with missionary's getting chased by dogs well it almost happened. I know right!? I don't know why I'm excited... whatever. So we were walking back from an appt and decided to try and see a potential. We walked half way to the door and saw a big black thing on the steps, that's weird. Then we didn't see the big dog barking behind the fence... that's the dog. We stopped just as the dog saw us. So we turned to leave and he jumped up and started running at us. So I thought I don't have to run faster then the dog just my companion. J/K! We stopped and turned to face him. In the end he licked our hands and we parted as friends... I think.....still not sure on that. So it all worked out, but for those few seconds it was intense.

   Another night we were walking back and we really wanted some strawberry lemonade. So felt like we should walk a different way then normal and walked past a gas station. They had Strawberry Lemonade! The next day a member bought us strawberry lemonade too, Blessing! 

   We taught the lesson in Relief society, it was on temples. It went really well. Everyone was involved in the lesson and making comments. I just love the temple so much and all the blessing we receive from going. I can't wait to be able to go again. 

       One of the families that we're teaching is Jenifer and her husband David. They live out in the country in Bridgeborrow. They have all the animals, well they have a baby goat now. It's the cutest thing ever! I was able to bottle feed it. It was so adorable. They named her Magnolia, Maggy for short though. David has kept up with his Book of Mormon reading. He is now in ch 16 of 1 Nephi and really enjoying it. He marks it and writes notes/questions. I am so grateful I have the chance to meet them and be a part of their progress. It's been such a blessing. Thanks for all ya'lls love and support.

Georgia peach,

Sister Emily Wheelwright

Hey y'all,

    It's been a fantastic week here in Georgia!  Last Monday for p-day we went downtown and walked around looking at the different historic places they have. We took a few pictures of the Ray Charles statue. They have him playing the piano. He is from Albany. Tuesday we had district meeting and one of the Elders is going home so we made funeral potatoes and the Elders made a cake. His companion wrote a Eulogy and we had a "funeral" for him. He laid on the ground while he read it and we all talked about memories we had. He goes home today actually. 

      We received a referral. Someone went online and requested a missionary visit. This family lives at the edge of our area. Miracle of the day trying to get there though. We went to visit them and the gps was wrong so we got lost we tried to call them but we didn't have any cell phone service. After trying the view houses in the area nobody was home. We tried the phone again and got service long enough to find her house and it all worked out. It's such a great family. They've had missionaries teach them when they lived in Michigan! They moved here to Georgia and wanted to keep learning. They had lost they're copies of the Book of Mormon in the move. They asked for a Book of Mormon they Wednesday when we came back Friday. David Jenifer's husband had already read the intro and testimony's all the way up to ch 6 in first Nephi with things highlighted, notes and questions. Which is so fantastic! It's been great getting to know them, They have so many pets! They have like 11 cats some inside some outside a few of them are kittens. they also have some: dogs, turkeys, chickens, and a pig who is house trained and knocks on the door to come inside he also does tricks for jolly ranchers! We went to their place for a fourth of July bbq on the 3rd it was a lot of fun!

     Thursday a we went out to lunch for Indian food with a member and her friend she's a little interested in the church. That was great to spend time with them. We meet them at the book of Mormon class Wednesday. The food was okay a little spicy though.

     Saturday we were trying to save miles so we walked to different less actives close by. We came in for lunch just as it started raining. There are these big alarms outside they went off it's said: thunder storm warning is in affect seek shelter now! We had a crazy thunder storm it was sooo loud. Later that night we were on lock down so we ordered pizza, garlic knots, and some Root beer and had it delivered.  Sister Smiths mom sent some stuff for the 4th so we took pictures with it. We played skipboo and ate pizza while we waited for transfer calls. We're both staying in Albany, we were so excited we started to jump up and down screaming! Overall it was a great night! Sister Muegge's companion went home today so she's hanging out with us until she gets her new companion tomorrow. She came over yesterday we're in a 3 some for a few days.

  I'm excited to stay in Albany for another transfer with my companion Sister Smith. I know great things will happen with all the fantastic people we're teaching. Make it a great week! 

Georgia peach,

Sister Emily Wheelwright