I'm an RM! Hello, Utah!

Dear friends and family,

"And now it came to pass that [I] returned from the land of [Raleigh, North Carolina], after having taught the people of [North Carolina] many things which cannot [all] be written, having established the order of the Church...yea, [I] returned to [my parents] own house at [Utah] to rest [myself] from the labors from which [I] had preformed" Alma 8:1 Personalized.

I'm home! It's great! I miss NC so much but I'm home and it's good. This email address will not last me much longer. If you'd like to reach me you can try me at ikimg@live.com .

I love you all! Thanks for the support and love!!! Now that I am home, I will be spending some time with those that I left behind for the past 18+ months...AKA my family and friends. Things have changed a lot. 

I'm doing my best to become the type of RM (returned missionary), that I want to be. It will take time and dedication, but I'm doing my best. It's time to clean up, start over, and figure out what I want to do with my life. I feel like I'm trying to combine with who I was before the mission, versus with who I was as a missionary. But the truth is...I'm still me. The mission has changed me as it should have. I can't live the same way as I did before or on the mission. I have to make a new way (path). 

I'm rediscovering how to be in the world but not of the world. 

I feel like a fish out of water. But that's alright, it's part of the Lord's great plan to make me a better person. 

Flying home, "Hello, Utah!"

The missionaries on my flight.

Home, sweet, home! 

My crazy family at the airport. :)

I miss NC!

My Last (Official) Missionary Email

Dear friends and Family,

This has been a weird week. We've been trying to do as much teaching as possible with also have-ting to get ready for me to go home. But I have my bike packed and shipped off. I've got a lot of my stuff packed. 

It will be good to see all y'all. But it will be hard to leave here. I love North Carolina so much. We had an exchange with our Sister Training leaders. 

I got permission to go to Danielle's baptism in my last area. She's so sweet! It was beautiful!!

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway

Danielle's baptism!!!

Exchange with Sister Steenhoek

I might pack my companions and bring them home with me....

Heartfelt Love

Dear Friends and Family,

 

I could not email yesterday do to a closed Library for the holiday. I hope y'all are doing well. This is my last week in the mission. My home coming talk is on the 12th. I'd love to see you there. I don't know how to feel about going home. I'm feeling like every emotion you can think of. It hard to leave my home here, but I am excited to see everyone back home where y'all are. Home is where the heart is. My heart is ripped all over the place. 

  

I got word that one of my investigators from my last area should for sure be getting baptized right before I go home. I hope I can go... The one that was going to get baptized this last week pushed back her date and the others the was getting baptized this coming week, I haven't heard if that's still on or if it got pushed back... 

  

We started teaching this really sweet old man this week. I think he will grasp onto the gospel really fast. 

  

This sweet couple in the ward was making guesses on how long it will take me to get married after the mission. He said 1 YSA activity to meet him and  6 months to get married. She said 1 year to get married. They are funny. They helped us with a hard lesson this week. They are great!

 

We had to go to Raleigh to get something from the mission office on Monday. So we asked for permission to go to the mall while we were there. I picked up a little souvenir. So that was fun. Then we got ice cream... 

  

Wow for me this is a pretty long email... I hope y'all like it. 

I can't believe it's my last week....Do any of you need my home email address? This one will stop working a few weeks after I get home. 

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway

The Grasshopper head I told you about a while ago...

North Carolina Raleigh Mission

Preparation-Day Fun