Well it has proven to be a great last week of the transfer and of course that means that they have changed absolutely everything again on us. We got our transfer calls last night and Elder Martinez is leaving us. He is going to go and be a zone leader with Elder Madrigal out in Toronto again. It has been fun being back together with him these past two transfers. He is a great guy and is going to do wonderful things out in Toronto. Elder Nelson and I will be staying here though and we are pumped. This transfer is going to be super exciting and fast. WE are only going to have five weeks because of the departing missionaries and the holiday season however it is going to be so much fun.
This week already proved to be super cool. First off we had a wonderful Zone Council with some great instructions that both hit on things that I really needed to hear it was truly inspirational. Even better we got our mail, and sorry mom but we got our Christmas presents and I also was sent my birthday present. Needless to say I didn't even look at it long enough to tell before I ripped it open to see what I got. Sooo thank you for all of that. I love the CTR ring and the tie. Also Uncle Ted's belt really is lucky, (Although a little big on me), I will tell you more about that later.
Another Highlight this week was that we were able to go to stake conference. We had Elder Smith of the Area Seventy come and visit our stake this weekend. It was really cool to sit and learn under his voice of the things that he felt prompted to share with us. He was a very interesting man, worked as a senator for over 18 years before receiving a call to serve as an area seventy in the north america northeast area. He has a wealth of stories that are truly astonishing and that I have written down to share with you all later.
Finally the highlight was the story of Brother P. Brother P is a member that we had been working with a couple of weeks ago until he simultaneously got a new job and a girlfriend. He then kind of fell of the map for a little bit and stopped talking to us. After we had a great lesson with our investigator A on Saturday, (lucky belt strike one he stopped smoking), we felt like we should go visit him. Which led to a great old detective movie montage as we went and followed a bunch of leads from people that had seen him around til we found him sitting in a bar crying. We sat down and it was great to see him look up and see us and just change. He said that we were awesome to care enough to come and look for him and told us the whole story of the last few weeks and how he needed us so we can come and help him back up. It was one of the coolest experiences I have had on my mission.
On to some questions....
1. Transfer news?
Elder Martinez is gone
2. What are your pday plans?
we are going to go and eat lunch and have a baking lesson then some alterations on a suit I found and some other shopping needs then journal signing with the zone.
3. How are your investigators this week?
A is quiting smoking and we are looking towards baptism in a few weeks, and N is back at home and her baby is getting better and better.
4. What did you and your companions do this week that was unplanned, or unexpected yet awesome?
find Brother P
5. Did you do any service this week?
nope we didn't we need to go mow a lawn this week and rake leaves.
6. What was church like this week? Any new people? Members? Investigators?
we met a members boyfriend who is a potential for the Toronto elders now.
7. How are the English classes?
working on it. proving to be one of those that only comes out by prayer and fasting.
8. What are you looking forward to this week?
Lots of good things planning and working to grow the area.
9. What are you grateful for this week?
elder Martinez and the example he has been to me.
10. What is your favorite thing you have learned, done or experienced this transfer?
Probably the Tripan life things are going to be a lot harder now with only two but we will figure it out.
Well that is it this week all!
Loves,
Elder Smith
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