Sister Savanna Brooks in The Golden State

Hey! Sorry but I don't have any time today to write a blog post. But here are some pics! It was such an awesome week!!    The girls, whom I adore, are the kids of my Branch President.  I still get along better with children than I do adults (because we have the same maturity level), so not much has changed there.  I'm super happy and love you all!  Love, Hermana Brooks *Teresa's Note: A friend of a friend sent this photo and text today... "I was visiting one of the Spanish wards in our stake and she (Sister Brooks) was there. She looks happy and is speaking Spanish really well."

Hello everyone! I want to start by saying HAPPY WEDDING WEEK to my brother and my soon to be sister! It makes me so happy to just write that out!!! I FINALLY GET AN OLDER SISTER! YAY!! I am so excited for you two and everyone who gets to be involved! I can’t wait to hear all about it! 💑😘 I hear there may or may not be a cardboard cutout of yours truly... sooo not to steal the show or anything, but I would LOVE it if y'all took a picture with my cardboard self and sent it to me. I'll be sure to have my mom put me by the dessert table, because we all know that's where I would be if I were present in the flesh. That way it will be as normal as possible. 😉   💗💗💗💗💗 Also, to my friends and family in Texas, I LOVE YOU! You are in my thoughts and prayers! I'm so sorry to hear about the damage that has taken place in our town of Fulshear and the area of Houston. I couldn't even believe it when my uncle told me that if my car w...

(Watch out California!) Teresa's Note: I was able to speak with Sister Brooks last Wednesday for about five minutes while she waited for her connecting flight.  She was tired but happy. She said her flight from Mexico to the U.S. was exhausting. She woke up at 2:30 am and left the MTC at 3:30 am. When she arrived at the Mexico airport, she attempted to pay for her luggage but her credit card was declined (Her debit card number had been stolen the week before, so that card had been cancelled as well.) Luckily, a nice elder paid for her bags and was reimbursed later! Once Sister Brooks boarded the plane, she began a conversation with the man sitting next to her. He knew the Bible very well and wanted to talk... or rather DISCUSS.  She said it was a VERY SERIOUS discussion. She knew that arguing never converts or builds testimony, so after two hours she politely asked him if it would be okay if she just slept for a little while. He told her that although ...

¡hola! Half of our district left this morning and the rest leave tomorrow. Unfortunately, I'm not scheduled to leave until Wednesday morning at 3:30 am... (I'm so excited to get to California!) So tomorrow, Hermana Ferrin and I get to welcome all of the new missionaries that will be coming to the CCM! Haha all of my clothes are packed.. so if you look closely, you will notice that I am wearing sweats...  (that an Elder in my district didn't want...  not sure if that's allowed and should be included... but, oh well)... and my church shoes.  Yay for P-Days 😃                                                                                                               ...