Photos



October 27th, 2013
Carving pumpkins!!

The leaves are so beautiful!!!

October 20th, 2013
The temple last week
 Air Force Museum
A random halloween package, I will explain more in my weekly email.

I love fall!
Air force museum

October 13th, 2013

Me washing my hair cuz I obviously couldn't shower!

Me on my little crutches!!!
Having fun in the rain

Our little missionary pumpkin friend! :)

September 29th, 2014


Me on my bike! I know I look great!! :)
They put a little red thing on my nose and thought it was the funniest thing that I looked like a clown! :)
September 2nd, 2014
I got to see Sister Jensen last Friday at New Missionary Training at OSU! :)

We went mini golfing yesterday with our district!

More fun at Young's Dairy!! :)

More fun at Young's Dairy!! :)

August 15th, 2014
 Our "cheer up" party for a member who just got out of the hospital :)

 Beautiful sunset!
August 19th, 2014


It's a sad day when so many of the missionaries 
I know are going home! :(

Abby Tourtillott from the Xenia Ward! She came 

to our ward just to visit me-man I love this girl!! :)

August 11th, 2014
Our last few minutes together as companions :(

 Polka dots galore!

 We played softball today!! I didn't do nearly as bad as
 I was expecting! I hit the ball 4 times and even made it through the bases once!
August 6th, 2014
My poor bloody knees!



 I love Sister Jensen!

July 28th, 2014
P-day hike

P-day hike

Sister Jensen left 2 pans of cookies in the oven and forgot about them for almost an hour, 
we ended up burning both pans.

Thanks so much for the cookies Grandpa!! 
They were absolutely delicious and brightened my whole week! :)

Mowing the lawn for the first time ever!! And in a skirt too! :)

We did Zumba for our district activity!

July 21st, 2014
The joys of tracting! 

An investigator gave us these awesome magnetic signs!

Midge and Victor came to church again! All is well again! :)
Good ol' Fairborn!  
The fun shops up and down main street

The fun shops up and down main street
July 14th, 2014
This is for all those Juniper lovers out there! It made me think of the Juniper Dr. that grandpa built a house on in Moab :

An intersections that turned into a swimming pool because of all the crazy rain. It's so weird, it randomly pours rain all the time and then just floods everywhere!

Random gold calf statue

Best dinner welcome ever! :)

Awesome car-we knocked on this lady's door, asked to take a picture with her car, and then proceeded to teach her and she is invited us back! Miracles :)

 That is actually a grill!

July 7th, 2014



Random sign in Fairborn that is totally applicable to our life! :)

Soul mates :)

Learning to chop wood 

The elders car is kissing our car's butt :)

More sparklers :)

June 30th, 2014
We love bowling!! :)

 Our district- we have so much fun together!
Cleaning Midge and Victor's ceiling after a little kitchen fire they had!

The loser's team aka the fun team! :)

 I love Sister Simmons!! :)

The joys of bowling!! 

Touchdown Jesus

Making delicious chocolate chip cookies while not being able to eat them=pure torture!
 But I can't lose the competition with the elders!

June 25th, 2014
Clippers game

 We made Elder Paulsen (one of the elders serving in our ward) a birthday candy bar card!

Brother Baber- our ward mission leader 

Our awesome investigator, Erick

Banana ice cream pops that you can peel!! 

The joys of painting!!

Tessa and Brandi came to visit me and we had a picnic. 
This is me and Noelle swinging together!

Waiting out a horrible rainstorm,
 trying not to get completely soaked!

That same crazy storm

 My awesome quote wall! Primarily thanks to Grandma Bentley! :)

June 16th, 2014

At clippers game

At Brandi's baptism
June 9th, 2014






June 6th, 2014



May 27th, 2014

The eye of the storm but there is always time for a picture! :)

Beautiful skies after the storm!

Yay for fires and smores
May 18th, 2014


Sister Jensen, Sister Malloy, me, and Sister Simmons :)
I love my peanut butter!! :)
Another Indian Mound-they seem to be everywhere here in Ohio
 Johnson and Jensen=best companionship ever!! :)

May 14th, 2014
Burial Mounds

Burial Mounds




The Burning Bush
May 5th, 2014
Sister Larson sculpted me out of play doh!!

Sister Simmons is in the middle!! :)


Fun hiking! :)

Purple Flowers!

Hiking at the Indian Burial Mounds today with our zone! :)


It's finally Spring! :)



Homemade rootbeer? yes, please!! :)

temple with Brandi




Playing with play-doh

April 14th, 2014
 Beautiful day for swinging

Heather's baptism! :)

April 7th, 2014





April 2nd, 2014

We did some family history with Cheyenne and I traced my line all the way back to Adam and Eve!! :)

A wonderful birthday with the Hendricksons and Brandi


Cookie dough cheesecake-it changed my life! :)
March 24th, 2014
Green food for St. Patrick's Day!!

Tessa Hendrickson- one of my favorite people!! She made us the green dinner and she is always doing so much for us!! :)

One of these days, it might finally be warm for when we work out, until then I have to just look a little foolish!

The national air force museum


at the Airforce Museum 

at the Airforce Museum
March 17th, 2014
I forgot 75 degrees existed! :)

Ready for the beautiful Ohio sunsets again! :)

Brandi did a cool mermaid braid in my hair

I ordered chicken strips at a Mexican restaurant and they brought me dino chicken nuggets! :)

Cheyenne's baptism!

A fairy house

March 3rd, 2014
 fun at chikfila

Cheyenne who is getting baptized next Saturday!! I love her so much!
February 24th, 2014


from left to right- Sis. Mitchell, Sis. Hyer, me, Elder Shields, Elder Moore, Elder Mile

February 19th, 2014


Playing with Sand at a member's house. It's not actual sand, it looks like it and molds like it but it also sticks together. I don't really know how to explain it but it is super cool and apparently way popular for kids and adults.

 Suzanne-a crazy old lady that we have been working with and who I love to death! :)

Vicki!

The Curtains!
Sis. Murry-the relief society president! :)

February 10th, 2014
Always having fun! :)

It is always snowing lately!!!


Johnson road!! :)

February 3rd, 2014
Kyrien Curtin-cutest baby ever and currently the love of my life! :)

The Curtins-probably one of my favorite families in the branch. She's Mexican and he's Irish! :)

drawings of us on the wall at another sisters apartment! 

Hats and scarves given to us by Eva. They are a little flashy for my taste :)
January 13th, 2014 
 a less active member's daughter, my new best friend Laurelai! :)



our awesome collage wall in our apartment :)


January 6th, 2013 - Happy New Year!!
Zumba!!

working hard, shampooing vicki's carpets :)
shoveling snow for 4 1/2 hours just to serve people :)
December 24th, 2013 - Merry Christmas!!

Beautiful sky! 

fun on exchanges!! :)
zumba/yoga on Christmas eve! Best idea ever! :)

 Sister Coffill and her granddaughter, Abby









The stockings our branch gave us!

Gained a little bit of weight...jk, my dress was tucked into my sweatpants :)

Kyrien Curtin-Fattest baby ever! Wearing my new scarf and hat


My first headstand ever!! I can't believe I could actually do it :)

December 16th, 2013

The District

Fun on exchange!

December 9th, 2013

Fun on exchanges! :)







Our beautiful Christmas tree that a member is letting us borrow!!

December 2nd, 2013


Paul at his baptism

Our last day together

From left to right: Sister Rasband (Sister Mitchell's new companion), Sister Mitchell, Me, and Sister Hyer (my new companion) :)

November 19th, 2013


Nicole Binns (Vicki's granddaughter) was baptized on Saturday. She was taught by another set of sisters and we were the ones who sent them over there!! :) I was so happy we were able to go!! Her dad was also baptized, I just didn't get a picture with him

  

  

 November 4th, 2013

 Johnson, Johnson and Johnson :)-my last name is too common

 Fun on exchanges!! :)

 

October 28th, 2013

Coolest pumpkin ever!!



 Savannah!!!

October 21st, 2013


Best bumper sticker I have seen in awhile, and I do agree :)

Fun in fall! :)

This one is just super cool!

The colors on this one are so vibrant!

One of our investigators, Lorie :)

 And of course, there has to be a sky picture :)

October 7th, 2013- Conference Was Incredible!!!


One of the craziest doors I have knocked on! :)

Sister Rasband

The sky!!!!

The cutest little boy ever! I am a little in love and it is so hard to not hold him! :)

 

September 30th, 2013 - How's it going?!

an alligator that was the pet so someone we met!! A little creepy!

This was as close as I dared get to it!

petting my new horse friend named Fred! :)

Us, Vicki and her friend Hope Sexton who introduced us to her!

Us, Vicki and our Branch Mission Leader Brother Penry who baptized her. 


holding a skunk, named Sasha!


September 23rd, 2013

The sky once again! 

My hair after getting caught out in a giant rainstorm!
petting a cat?

a frog just outside our apartment!

 

September 19th, 2013 - Winter is Definitely Coming!

Our good looking Zone! Lots of my favorite missionaries in this picture! :)

My favorite aisle in Kroger's!

 An authentic Amish buggy! :)

what can I say? I am obsessed with the sky!

a fun visual lesson we were trying out! I am standing on tiny paper cups!

The temple!!!!! 'Nuff said! :)

September 9th, 2013 - The Work is Definitely Picking Up!

 Sister Murry- the relief society president who takes such
good care of us and is always teaching with us! I love her so much! :)

The sky again-absolutely gorgeous!
Add stick pull at our mission fun day today!

2. sister nilsen is the best ever!

corn hole
 
Sister Glaab's last night with all of us! :)


Chillin on Savannah's counter while waiting for dinner to cook :)

September 4th, 2013 - I'm Staying in Madison Lake!

 Heather Pickett- a less-active that we are working with to try 
and get her back to church. We just love her! :)

 

 Best package ever! Sent by Derek and Shandice and I loved it so much!
It was incredible and made me so happy! Thanks so much for all you do! :)

 

August 26th, 2013 - One Week Left of the Transfer!!

4 of my favorite sisters in the world! :)

 Sister Hunger and I at the Sister Specialized training. We were basically attached at the hip the whole time because we get along so well and I missed her so much. I seriously pray everyday that we will be companions! :)

 I love exchanges so much! They are way fun! :)

 I love this scripture!

August 22nd, 2013 - A Solid Week!

an awesome porch swing we sat on at FHE with Kirstie! :)

Everyone our here has a weird obsession with these geese,
 they put them on the porch and dress them up like children or dolls. 

This horse's name is Tank and I wanted to ride him so bad-
I plan to come back after my mission and finally ride a horse! :)


This picture is especially for Rebecca Rowley -
This is a corgi, the type of dog that she wants :)


August 15th, 2013 - Hey! Life is Fabulous!

I am officially obsessed with the sky out here :)

On our exchange-lots of my favorite people out here :)

Sister Mitchell's mom decorates our planners and does an awesome job! :)
What the humidity does to my hair-this is what I look like 90% of the time! :)

Sister Hunger-my new best friend out here in the field and 
future roommate fall semester of 2015 up at USU! :) Can't wait!
Sister Walbeck-our mission grandma

August 1st, 2013 - The Work is Picking Up :)!

We all match!!

An adorable baby i got to watch out for while the mom made dinner!! I wasn't complaining! :) :)


July 29th, 2013 - The Work is Picking Up :)!

Our new trio!

One of my favorite sisters in an a area close to ours. We got to know each other on exchanges! :)

 

July 24th, 2013 - 6 Weeks to date!

The Gorgeous Sky

Another One at the Baptism

At Destiny's Baptism!

Our Branch President's Gigantic House

A Swan in the Pond in Front of our Branch
President's Huge and Beautiful House

 A skunk that is the pet of Savannah and Sister Mitchell is
holding it because I was too freaked out by it

 

July 15th, 2013 - An Awesome Week!!!

Dinner at a cute restaurant called Henry's with members and Destiny! :)

Our awesome new shower curtain a member got for us
 because our old on was dirty and gross! :) Coolest thing ever :)

July 9th, 2013 - Almost one month in the field!!! :)

District Fun Day!

 Ohio Skies are gorgeous!

Fireworks-messing with some settings on my camera! :)

Another awesome fireworks shot

Another shot of Ohio skies! :) they cease to amaze me every day

An awesome package I got from Jill and Steve Sundstrom! 
Thanks so much guys, I love it and will put those sticky notes to good use! :)

July 1st, 2013 - Month Just Flies By!

the delicious pastry we made as a service for a member

Our lesson yesterday with Destiny. From right to left: me, Destiny (our awesome investigator), Sister Mitchell, Courtney (a member) and her little brother. 

June 25th, 2013 - The Work is on Fire!

A flower Sister Mitchell and I made out of Sticky notes with comforting scriptures for one of the Sisters in our ward whose younger sister died earlier this week

The beautiful clouds yesterday

One of the members was nice enough to lend me some sheets because Braden never sent me the package with my bedding in it! I don't mind though because I love Little Mermaid! :)




June 17th 2013 - First Week in the London
My last day at the MTC with my district and teacher.

My awesome new companion Sister Mitchell!

  
June 7th 2013 - First Week in the MTC



May 29th 2013 - MTC Drop Off


Pre-Mission Photo Shoot