Week 98: Sprint to the Finish - Miami, Oklahoma

 "If I find another tick on me tonight I'm gonna squeal"

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Hey all!

I have so much I want to share from this week but I managed my time in true Rigby style and have all of six minutes to write today. Whoops 

Last transfer of my mission! I'll be staying in Miami, OK for my last six weeks, which I'm happy about. Elder Larson will be leaving to be a Zone leader down in Bentonville  and my new companion is Elder Eilender, one of my friends from way back in Fort Smith!

I want Bahama Buck's

Got a tick for the first time ever and freaked out. So close to a tickless mission 

Our friend named Kevin didn't realize we were "Mormons" during our first two visits and it blew him away when he realized but then we showed him how the Book of Mormon directly taught what he believed the Bible was trying to say and now he's cool with us lol

Made some burger bombs with Elder Larson  

Found a TON of new people to teach

Saved a hummingbird that got trapped in a screened-in porch and oh my gosh it was so tiny. Also held a lil prairie kingsnake (danger noodle) videos on Google Photos

Went to the temple with three of our recent converts! Marvin was able to personally baptize another of the recent converts who acted as proxy for his wife who passed away two years ago. If I had time, I would write a massive paragraph about our trip and how awesome it was, but for now suffice to say it was really, really special. If you're curious and want to hear more, just ask me about the temple and baptisms for the dead!

Remade my resume and applied for a bunch of college jobs in Provo. Making a new resume was actually way fun...but maybe I just miss school haha. Speaking of school, if you're going to BYU Provo in the fall then email me if you want my class schedule! It'd be fun to try and get in the same classes as some of my pals. 

Song of the week: "Let 'Em In" by Paul McCartney & Wings. Walmart radio has some gems sometimes. 

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2sk1refRidSszyYk7

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Spiritual thought: Ruth 1:16-17

 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 

 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

Say something like that to your mom sometime. She deserves it. 

Love, Elder Rigby