Bye Crestview

Well, we got the transfer call last night and found out that I'm leaving Elder Renslow and Crestview ): I had a feeling that this was coming, so I have already been saying my goodbyes to a lot of members  but there are so many people that I love, so we are going around saying goodbyes today as well.  It's pretty sad and is going to be hard saying bye to my first area and all of these families that I have grown so close with but I'm super excited for the new adventures that await in... Chipley!!!  Honestly don't know much about Chipley other than the fact that it's in the Panama City Zone and Elder Peck will be my Zone Leader!  My companion, Elder Johnson is the District Leader, so I will get to go on a trade of with Peck, it's gonna be so sick!! 

This week was pretty crazy!  We got to play with beehives, went fishing, oh yeah and we got in a wreck... yup, are car got destroyed!!  Thank goodness we weren't in our car when it happened!  A member with a big ole truck backed up into us and dented the driver door super bad and shattered the window!  It was a really weird situation and no one really knew what to do about it but thankfully, the they were super cool and the cop was cool too!  We are still trying to figure it all out and have to drive it to Tallahassee without a window for transfers, that's gonna be a long drive...

So the bees, I was over at the Harts house saying goodbye to them and they wanted to show us the "Hart experience" so they gave us bee suits and took us out to their hives, it was so sick!!  They get so much honey is ridiculous!  Those suits are super hot, and the net around your face gives you a headache, cause your eyes try and focus on the net and beyond, it's weird!  Even though we had suits, it was still sketchy cause they would be buzzing all around our head and land on us too!! 

A few nights ago, I woke up in the middle of the night and looked over at Elder Renslow, he took his blanket off, sat up and started teaching, it was so crazy!!  Like he was having a full on conversation with someone and then said a closing prayer and went right back to snoring 10 seconds later.  Yeah, he's that good of a missionary, he teaches in his sleep!!  Gosh I sure am going to miss him!  We have grown so close together, we are like brothers, it's awesome!!

I can't wait to start my new adventures in Chipley, Florida.  I will let y'all know how the area is and my new companion is and I will give you my address once I get there!!

I love you guys, thanks for all the support!!

Have a great week!!

Elder Schipaanboord

 

How we drove our car for a while until it got super obnoxious, so we took it off.

 

 

Brother Nelson and his wife. "Where did you get this knife?"  "The guy I took it from didn't need it anymore" *smirks*

Matt Nelson and the rest of his family.  The cutest girls ever!

Sister Mallory!!!  Gonna miss going to her house and having IBC Rootbeer and helping her progress to the Temple.

I sure am going to miss the Harts!  They are the strongest family ever!  They volunteer for everything and have the strongest testimonies, it's so awesome!

Bro. Vause and his family!!  He's the Ward Mission Leader and the biggest FSU fan ever!!  Every week to church, he wears a Seminols tie.

The Austins are so awesome! They had us over every Sunday to have the best chicken and mashed potatoes I have ever had! They are super awesome but are going though some trials with their newborn baby who is in the ICU...  ):

Selfie with the Stake President's family after a dinner and lesson with them!

The Roberts are so awesome!!  They have the most perfect family ever!!  He is the Stake President, and a doctor, Ingrid, played violin for MOTAB and their kids all play like 4 instruments and are always talking about the gospel, it's awesome!!

 

 

Brother Tamola and his wife.  He is the most humble guy I have ever met!  He is super high up in the 7th group, but you would never know it, you would just think he is some guy with some giant muscles!  His wife isn't a member but is the nicest lady ever!  They always have food for us when we go over and their kids are always running around crazy, it's so cute!!