TRUE Happily Ever Afters

Dear Friends and Family,

I am getting Transferred out of Pembroke. Don't know where to yet. I'm leaving my 5th area. And we are planing a Baptism that I probable wont be able to go to. Little Julia got permission to be baptized. We had a few meetings this week. Sister Olive' and I sang in our Christmas Southern Zones Conference. (last year I was up in the North Meeting) We sang Fragile. It's a song on the Church web sight lds.org . It's too low for me but we did alright. Sister Olive' is very talented. It's hard to say good bye to so many people I love, I open my heart pretty quickly to people, and then I leave. Saying good bye to those I love can be one of the most difficult thing to do in my life, and I know there will be more friendly hello's, and that the bittersweet "good bye" is just another way of saying, "see you later." The Atonement of Jesus Christ, gave us the special, and everlasting gift of living mortal, and immortal. There is life after death. Fairy Tales do come true, and that there are happily ever afters! A very sweet old lady has been writing me for a while. I got an email today that she died this week, but I know that it's not the end. Everyone who has died or moved to a different location (farther from you), doesn't mean that it is the end of the world. I know that we will see all of our loved ones again.

"There are no true endings only everlasting beginnings." See you latter Pembroke. I will always love you! I will always love all my areas and the amazing people in them. #BFF #eternalFriends #NCRM

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway

Updated Post (two emails in one)

Dear Friends and Family,

Thanksgiving was great! We eat at our Bishop's house. He had a roast instead of a Turkey. But it was really good.People keep saying that it's almost time to Skype again. I don't feel like that's sunk in yet. I don't really feel like the Holidays are here. I do but I don't at the same time. The leafs are falling. Fall is very pretty here. I'm excited for Christmas. It's strange how time goes by on a mission. I want on exchange with Sister Rich and we tracked a whole apartment complex together wile our companions where in a meeting. 

CRAZY WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA

This has been quit the week. Last Monday Sister Olive' did my make up. A member of our Ward died this week. We sang Be Still My Soul at his funeral. Our investigator Jenny got married and baptized on the same day. It was beautiful! We helped do her hair, make up and nails. One of our other investigators was going to be baptized as well but something came up. Hopefully she will be baptized soon. I hope y'all all saw the Facebook invite for the 12 days of Missionary work and try to do it and share your stories that aren't too personal on the page. Love y'all!

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway

Week of November 23rd

Dear Family and Friends,

I'm going to send the photo's first. We are spiting our email time in half. So we are starting it now but the library will close for lunch soon so we will have to come back to finish.

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway

Week of November 16th

Dear Friends and Family,

In a few days I'll have been a missionary for a whole year. It's been a crazy year. Time is going fast and slow at the same time. I have 6 months left. So far I've served in 5 areas not counting exchanges, counting my MTC companion I've had 9 companions. I can't tell you how many people I've taught, served or loved because there are too many. This year has been very hard but very rewording. I'm excited to see what's in store for the next six months. I miss friends and family back home, abroad and in my past areas. But God keeps giving me more people to love, so I keep on going. It's crazy to think back on everything that has happened this year. Things will never be the same. I have learned a lot but I have so much more to learn. I get to go on exchange with my MTC Companion this coming week. It will be neat to see how much she's grown too. 

So far I am loving Pembroke!

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway

5th transfer

Dear Friends and Family!

I was transferred to Pembroke this week. I was only in Hope Mills for 6 weeks. But it's an army town, so they are use to a lot of turn overs. I love Hope Mills. It's always sad to leave. But I am getting to know and love people here in my 5th area. My new companion is Sister Olive'. She's great!!! Pembroke is mostly American Indians, Mostly Lumbers. It's great! I get to teach descendants of Lehi! So far I love it! Sister Olive' is a Sister Training Leader so I want on an exchange while she went to a meeting. I got to go to Fort Bragg. It was neat to see the base. It is huge! I helped Sister Rich while both our companions went to the meeting. It was great! I gave a talk on Sunday about strength in serves and church callings. I hope it was good. I didn't have much time to prepare it. I love Y'all!

1 Cor 10:13

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway

Saying Good-Bye's 

Sister Olive' 

​Exchange with the Fort Bragg/Fayetteville Sisters. 

I went with Sister Rich, the cute blonde, for the day.

Enduring and Serving

Dear Friends and Family,

I am being transferred out of Hope Mills tomorrow. I don't know where I'm going yet. I have loved Hope Mills! Today is the11 year anniversary of my brother's death. It's hard still. But I asked some Elders to give me a Priesthood blessing yesterday. It helped me a lot. I know the Lord is blessing my family for my service. I know I am doing what the Lord wants me to do. I know I am needed in my next area. 

3rd Nephi 21:19-21

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway

Being in the Bible Belt

Dear Friends and Family,

I'm answering some questions today. If things go the way I expect, I should be coming home June 1, 2015. That's a crazy thought. It's coming up too fast. But I still have more time until then. 

Hope Mills is great!!! I love it here. This is an army town, in the middle of Fayetteville, NC. We have been teaching and finding a lot of people here. Tracking really does work. Our Mission President has been encouraging us to use the Bible more in teaching. Which is great in the Bible Belt. Most of what we believe in, is in the Bible. I find it interesting when people who want to tare down what we believe, and say, "Just read the Bible!" I do read the Bible. I don't know everything in it, or have a perfect understanding of it, but a lot of the people that we talk to, end up telling us that they read the Bible, and still don't know any of the stories, other than Christ birth and death. I'm not posed to inviting people to read the Bible. But I know that the Book of Mormon will bring them even closer to the Lord, than the Bible. Although they should be read together. 

I've been here for a little over a month. The Trio is doing good. My Companions are great! I'm grateful that our apartment is big enough for us. We have two bathrooms. We all sleep in the same room with a bunk bed and a single twin bed. We have a separate room for studies, a kitchen, and a living room. Preparation day is still on Monday's. I'm sorry that I missed a few weeks for sending out a group email. I was distracted with other letter that I needed to write, and I found out that Genesis was baptized.

Sincerely,

Sister Kimberly Galloway