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welllllllllllllllllllllllllll. a LOT has changed since my last email home. If I am being completely honest, this has truly been the hardest past 5 days of prettty much any time I can remember haha. we got put in quarantine on wednesday and on friday we found out that 3 members of our district, along with about 50 other missionaries, were being sent home this weekend due to their health problems that make them more susceptible to the virus. 
dang. I didnt really know you could come to love a group of people so much. many many many many many tears were shed this weekend hahaha. 


It's honestly been so so hard for me to see the good in all of this. I usually have no problem seeing the bright side but WOW this one has been really challenging.


But, throughout this week, I have had a reoccurring thought about pickles:D! 
hahaha, there's a pickle analogy that I have heard a few times on my mission, and I dont remember it perfectly, but basically, the point of it is that a pickle changes from a cucumber to a pickle based on what it is immersed in. This has come to my mind so much and I have been thinking about how I can spend my time in quarantine being sad and lonely and stressed... or I can spend my time in quarantine coming closer to christ and increasing my faith in Him.
I'm still working on motivating myself to get to this point, but I know this random analogy from a long time ago didnt just pop into my head randomly, but that God is really trying to teach me something. 


I know this is getting long but a little miracle that we had was on our VERY FIRST video lesson and I was really worried it would be hard to follow the spirit on it, especially since it was our first time ever teaching this guy too! I felt inspired to talk about baptism and WOW the words coming out of my mouth were NOT MINE! it was some really good stuff!...
I asked if that was something he would like to do and he got all emotional and said it was. it was really a sign to me that this whole change is going to work out okay:)


welp! love you guys lots! thanks so much for the prayers & support:)
sister chadwick 


also, I never really do this, but some emails or letters this week would really really really help, seriously love y'all so much <3
email: this email addy;)
letters: just skip the mission office bc things are crazyyy rn, send em to
2080 w speedway blvd apt. 2150 Tucson, AZ 85745
packages: this is a safer place for my packages to go, but be sure to make it clear it's for me bc I dont live here:))
161 N Desert Stream Dr
Tucson, Arizona 85745-2277 


pictures 
I just wanted to give a BIG SHOUTOUT to my closest friends who went home this weekend & who are going to totally kick butt in their next phase of life!¡!
-elder randalllll!!!! heres some pictures we took on saturday because we were twinning in our "just do it" shirts but also had to stay socially distant;)
-elder hatch! we have been sharing a ward for the past 9 weeks and I hope to be half the missionary he is!! he left some big shoes to fill in this ward:/
-hermana hafen!!!!! I first met this chica on april 5, 2019 and we've basically been inseparable bffs ever since (even though transfers have separated us more than we would like them too hehe) She has literally been there through every up and down on my mission and I pretty much dont know what I'll do without her BUT I know Gods got a lot for her to do elsewhere for now:) I love her so so so so so so much!!!!!


...........also a pic of me eating pizza, wearing the new shirt mom sent me, and enjoying wearing my chacos to do laundry this morning 


BYE GUYS!! talk to ya next week!
pretty sure this is my longest email ever sooooo sorry:)))) 








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