Any tips and tricks for burns?

Week 18 - August 31, 2020

I'M STAYING IN OHIO UNTIL NOVEMBER!!! 

When President told us this we SCREAMED AND SQUEALED, a new wave of screams every time another sister came through the door. We get Kirtland for a little longer!!!

 

Sister D: Sister Rex is pretty crazy too!

Random lady: Oh do you have ADHD?

         ~all eyes turn to me~

Me: *awkwardly chuckles* no...

Had a moment of self reflection after that. 

We have been able to do tours all over the world, many in foreign languages! It has been such a blessing to find missionaries who will join our tours to translate. 2 of my favorite tours this last week were

• Paris, France. They casually showed us Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower, walking the beautiful streets and teaching us little phrases in French. Our tour was translated from English --> French --> Persian --> German.   
• My dad reached out to people from his mission in Mexico, getting old companions and sweet members on a tour. Working alongside Gary, having him translate our words into Spanish, was #tender ily Father

Simplify to intensify. We use the most simple language for tours that need to be translated, but the Spirit has no language barrier. 

Love big! Love hard! 

Sister Rex

Grabbed the oven rack with this little guy:( I keep burning myself and toothpaste was tonight's experiment

Matchy matchin in our cheetah and rain gear

Fav red starburst vibes from our pjs 

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Soaking in the last of our warm nights before FALL!!! comes 

Bye Elder Waite!! Last elbow bump ahaha 

Always Leave an Avocado

Week 17 - August 28, 2020

"The only explanation for why we are companions is because I'm deaf. *pauses* And you're really loud." 

And those were the first words my new comp said to me ahahah LET'S GO SISTER POTTER

Just like that I'm back in Kirtland!

Each and every transfer gets better and better! I LOVED my time in Hiram. All of our heads were out the window, soaking in our little town one last time as we drove back to Kirtland. I had the thought "dang, I should have left something so we have an excuse to go back." AND THEN I REMEMBERED. MY AVOCADOS! My forgetfulness became a tender mercy as we drove back through my forever favorite place.

If I had to describe my time in Hiram in one word it would be: laughter. A good laugh bonds people together like nothing else. So tell me. What has made you laugh this last week?

 

Love big! Love hard! 

Sister Rex 

"We are the M(issionaries)uses..."

Strawberry Days ice cream booth!

F Errell and I have had a GOOOD run, Iove this gal! Always laughing together (or at each other)

The perfect last night before transfers. Miss you already Hiram! 

Golf. You guys GOLF is where it's at, catch me at the next LPGA

Always having a ball down here

Well, well, well. What do we have here. 

Sister Potter!!! Her face will be revealed next week, stay tuned;)

Get with the FRO

Week 16 - August 19, 2020

Ight friends. Here's a bumload of pictures and my commentary 

I love the gospel and the way it brings the light to life. To borrow the words of the prophet and make them my own, I know it. And I know that God knows I know it, and I cannot deny it. The gospel of Jesus Christ is real!

Love big! Love hard!

Sister Rex

Cute boardwalk around the back of our little town

The start of something new. #strawed

YO BRO check my new FRO

This man Karl and sweet Joyce.. they have my heart!

"My eyes are open I promise!" -Sister Ferrell

This Farmer's Market opened my eyes. God loves EVERY SINGLE PERSON! 

Brought Elder Moench McDonalds in exchange for letting us choose Princess Diaries for our movie night #fairtrade

Ledges!

Those little black holes are the cave that we emerged from #explorers

THE MUMFORDS (from Springville) are now in our small ward out here in Hiram!!! So fun to see familiar faces!

CHURCH!!!! It felt SO good to be back with a ward!

Gosh dang it I LOVE IT HERE

Windows down ALWAYS

It's a whole new vibe. #frolifeisTHElife

Only ONE MORE WEEK AT THE JOHNSON FARM :(

One doesn't know pain until they've had to sleep on a head full of straws

fEeLiNgS

Week 15 - August 12, 2020

Car windows down, the wind blowing through your hair, hand out trying to hold the air, and the sun shining on your face, King & Country blasting.. one of the best feelings in the world! 

Every day we drive through beautiful farm country and I'm out the window the whole time soaking it all in #wannabefarmgirl

My heart was so full on one of these drives home and in that moment, with my head and arm out the window, I couldn't even imagine anything bad happening. But then I realized that the reason I'm able to feel this joy is because I've felt hardship, allowing me to recognize and know that I was experiencing something good. We experience hard moments so that we can know what good feels like! 

"I desired to feel." 

Our feelings are what make experiences memorable. This week was full of small moments where my heart was filled:

-sitting in the field as the golden sun dipped below the green crops

-falling to the floor laughing with my sisters over the silliest things

-feeling a love beyond my own capacity for the random people that crossed passed with us

-remembering that God knows me and cares about the little things #tendermercies 

Embrace your feelings, the good and the bad, and recognize that they are shaping the person you are becoming. Feelings give meaning!

Take a minute today and think- what has made you feel today? 

Love big! Love hard! 

Sister Rex 

The boys are BACK (Ferrell and I were MTC comps)

The contrast of green and blue gets me

Glowing because 1: the sun 2: WE LOVE HIRAM, OHIO

Soft glow of the setting sun bouncing off the plants

My last option when I realized I forgot a mask  

Our study views 

This pic cracks me up because we didn't plan to tilt our heads, it just happened #twins

Just a 2 second difference between these two pictures ahaha

Finna get that angle that does my watch tan line justice #ouch 

A happy series of running, spinning and grinning 

The End of Morley

Week 14 - August 4, 2020

Just as we were making our bracket for transfers, the email came. 

"Sister Rex you're going to Hiram!" 

I hollered and jumped with the excitement of going somewhere new! But then I laid on the floor. Leave the Morley Farm? 

As hard as it is to change, all I could think was "there is no growth in the comfort zone." Moving to the John Johnson Farm means it's #growthtime 

There was a moment this week that I will never forget. It was unlike anything I have ever felt before, my entire heart ached for one of my sisters. She hid it well, but I could see how much she was hurting and I was on no terms to even begin to understand how she felt or what she was going through, but there was one thing I could do: be there. For a while we just sat in silence on opposite sides of a dark room, but then I crossed the barrier and wrapped my arms around her. She had put up a wall but it crumbled as we sat together, tears streaming down our faces. 

It was in that moment that I realized the gravity of the Savior and His Atonement. All I could do was comfort her, but Christ... Christ heals. Christ knows. Christ redeems. REMEMBER THAT HE KNOWS YOU AND LOVES YOU AND IS AWARE OF YOU. You have someone that you can turn to who completely understands. 

Remember that. 

Love big! Love hard!

Sister Rex

PS I'm now at the John Johnson Farm that's a little outside of Kirtland, so let me know if you want a virtual tour of this place!

Last night with my Morley crew, the end of an era!!!

Tuning in for Sister Hansen's best friend's wedding, honestly a tender experience!

The OG Morley's all walked out and just looked out at our little farm. "Well boys, it's been a good run."  

Might just pack this child in my suitcase (if you want to get a good laugh, let me know, there is an tragically embarrassing story involving this baby)

4 sisters might be 4 too many for this lil cart

A beautiful night of kickball and KILL

If you never did rhino noses, did you really have a childhood?

"BFF friendship feathers," mine blends right in (remember the hair feather trend??? Anyone??)