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It’s not that simple…

chanson, November 3, 2009

Friday morning I gathered my things and Elder Beaverton helped me carry them to the other side of town to the mission office. Elder Beaverton didn’t have to move his own things this time — he just had to gather up his new companion, Elder Wilson, and bring him back to the apartment. Read the rest of the story

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