Tuesday night we get a text from our zone leaders and it said the next morning was a world wide emergency missionary broadcast, I still don't think it was an emergency broadcast as much as they didn't tell us until the night before... but it was so great! They basically said here's Preach My Gospel ok now here's how to use it better and the way we want you to be doing it. The apostles basically changed our purpose to be teach repentance and baptize converts. It was mind blowingly awesome and answered a ton of questions I had.
Wednesday comes around we are blowing up our area doing really, really great after having watched the broadcast.
Thursday I'm tying my tie getting ready to kneel down for a prayer when the phone rings. Elder Moss answers it and the AP's are on the line and are wondering if they can talk to both of us. They then address me and say Elder Harker...you are being transferred! It's like 5 days until transfers happen when they could and would normally switch missionaries out. So I'm like oh crap! They tell me to have my studies like normal and then to pack and be ready to leave whenever. No idea when I'm leaving, why, where I'm going.
So I head to the zone meeting as usual and receive more instruction along the way. I say my goodbyes and head out with Elder Morgan my ZL. We teach a lesson while heading up to some random town I still don't have a clue of where I am or anything and neither does Elder Morgan. I hooked up with the AP's in their truck and we head out to Sinton zone, the great white north of Texas, English and true Texans. We get lost, end up late like 11 or later at the ZL's place where we spend the night until my new comp comes down the next day to get me.
 |
| Old San Benito district - my ZL's are the best guys ever! |
 |
| Elder Riding & I |
Friday my new companion arrives and he's got the old one who is heading out to McAllen, I still don't really know why but I do know that Elder Riding is AWESOME!! We head out - turns out we currently live in a trailer in the middle of nowhere but we are instructed by President to move to a new apartment near the sisters in Beeville, the adjacent town. Our area is the largest in the mission and we have no miles left on the car for the month. We cover five towns and work in an English ward. It is awesome!
Saturday was a crazy day mixed with moving bits and pieces, teaching, and weekly planning in a brand new area.
Sunday we went to church to find out the Bowmen family from Roseburg, Oregon live in my ward and Ryan is a rock star now and killing it in the church! We meet with an investigator, Beatrice, and help her to move her baptismal date up a good amount to Feb 6th!
I've met Amish, Mennonites, Texans, seen rats, ate pizza for the first time in forever, taught in English, and slept in four different places this week. To say the least it's been a bit crazy but so awesome! So lesson from the week... Have a Gran Actitud (great attitude)! So not much else to say on this end but stay in touch love you all and be all little bit crazy this week;)
 |
| Chillin' on an awesome tractor. |
 |
| The view from a member's house we helped build. |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.