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June 16-23

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  I. SAW. THE. KING   Yes, you read that right… I, sister Russell, on Saturday the 21st of June 2025, not only saw, but waved at the King… and he waved back! I am now one step closer to inheriting the crown! Weekly story time  Spider-topia… as well as being closer to becoming the next queen of England, I also came closer to acquiring the web-slinging powers of Spiderman during a service project on “Chews-day”. We were helping take down a shed for Bishop and let the record show the trust this man has in me as he handed me a crowbar and let me get to work. As we were tearing the roof off though, the city of spiders that was established in the walls began to riot and started crawling from all directions. As many of you know by now, sister Keeler did not miss a beat in running to the furthest corner of the yard and I got the honor of having spiders the size of a baby's hand, crawling all over my hands as we moved the walls and roof. An experience I will never forget no matter...

June 9-16

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 " It's not wallpaper, it's silk" -castle worker man Hear ye, hear ye, another email has arrived. Quiet the wailing, dry the tears, If you've got horses, hold em. I shall begin the recap  Monday was one of the best P-days I think I'll ever have in the mission. Sister Keeler and I took to the road early after errands to, I don't know, just casually head to a massive, gigantic castle that apparently just exists here like the local Walmart… we went to the Windsor castle and as I walked across the grounds and through the 20+ rooms (only half of the tour), I got to feel broke in every way, shape, and form. It was really such a fun place to go and I only got yelled at for taking pictures once (I suppose that's what happens when you miss the no photography sign). I also learned that when your rich enough, you don't have to have the same dining room as your spouse and you can have a carpet that weighs as much as 20 baby elephants. Though who was responsibl...

June 2-9

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  Gherkin Ball and …. I swear these emails come up so quickly! It feels like it's only been a week… ha ha… you see, because it has. Annyyywayyysss another fabulous time here across the pond and time to give my avid readers what they've been waiting for! Highlights   Monday we went to the Queen of Hearts garden to play pickle ball. Elder Pail and redeemed ourselves and took the win but there was not one pickle found though, probably because they're all called gherkins over here but alas.    Rain, rain, rain and guess what…more rain! It was quite a soggy week but it was so great! We got to walk through the downpours constantly hearing the chorus of "it's raining, no I don't want to hear a message”, fair enough honestly but I met so many precious dogs so it's a win win   Exchanges with Sisters Wanjiku and Martins! It was a blast and we got to do so much finding and a run to the store during dinner so I could chef up some banana bread that could recompense...

May 26-June 2

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Small and Simple Time for everyone's favorite part of the week! Reading my incoherent and rushed Emails! Settle in, grab some popcorn, and let the stories begin!  ☀️previous p-day was a chill one at the flat! I took an amazing nap and then spent the day baking which was amazing!  ☀️Park finding at Lily Hill where I got to meet the cutest dogs! Always a huge fan of finding in the parks  ☀️Finding as a district in Basingstoke! So much fun and I only got about 4 aggressive drivings heading there's and back and missed one exit! Slowly but surely there are improvements! Sign me up for Nascar when I get back ✌️  ☀️ Saturday and Sunday Stake conference! It was incredible and the messages were so amazing! My favorite was one talking about how he took his daughter on a hike and he mentioned the encouragement A father gives, that he couldn't carry her up the mountain, but he would walk every step with her holding her hand. I just love the analogy of how we have to take each ...