Moving Day Finally Comes
Well, we just finishing moving all of the heavy furniture today. Last week, I informed you all that we were *supposed* to move, but things didn’t work out. They informed us on Thursday that the date was changed to today. So, we promptly woke up at 6:30 as always and started moving, and with some help from some members, finished with all of the big things around 10 to 10:30. I am so worn out right now from all of the stress mentally and physically. And we still have alot of little things to move and have to clean the place up, it’s not going to be fun. But, that’s what it is all about, it’s never fun to move, but it’s something that has to happen. Our new apartment is in the same exact format as the last one, just is a whole lot cleaner. But I was shocked that they approved it because from the back window, there is a full length view of the swimming pool. It’s not bad right now, because no one is swimming, but when summer comes, the Elders in the apartment are going to be suffering big time. It’s a good thing I’ll be leaving in 1 week. If somehow I am not transferred, I will be shocked. But it’s pretty much a lock right now.
Another bothering event this week was the car. Last Friday, the CD player started acting up and wouldn’t accept a CD to be played. It was making a sound and wouldn’t stop, even with the car turned off. We didn’t quite know what to do, neither did our mission car coordinator a member we have that is a car expert. Brother Sanders (car expert) told us it probably needed to be cleaned out (the CD player), so we were going to wait until today to buy the stuff to do that. But yesterday we got into the car and the battery was dead. Therefore, I made arragements for it to checked out..luckily, it was still under warranty so it doesn’t cost anything. So right now, it’s at the Car dealership being looked at. We will see what happens without a car…it’s been raining a little bit today and it’s still going to remain cold. Finally going to get up to 70’s near the end of the week again. The trees are already blooming here…it looks beautiful, especially the trees with flowers and different colors. I also fear that my allergies will start to worsen as spring approaches.
Well, I recieved a couple comments that I don’t write about the investigators enough. I will try better with that. Just lately, we haven’t had hardly any progressing investigators or people at church. Things are looking alot better though. We finally were able to teach the family of Karen (our recent convert). We had an appointment with Karen, but she wasn’t there. Her brother answered, and we were just about to leave when your aunt invited us in. We were able to have a good discussion with her aunt, and then later the entire family came and we watched “The Restoration”. It was sweet. Then the next day at church…guessed who showed up…Karen’s Aunt (Fanny) and her son!! It was awesome. I was sitting by them at sacrament meeting and she basically asked me how long it would take for her to get baptized. I was surprised big time…they really enjoyed the church. Too bad I won’t be here to see the baptism. Also, I was pretty busy in Church. We had to sing a song in our Sunday School, we had to give the lesson in Relief Society and I had to bear my testimony in sacrament meeting. Then later, we didn’t eat until 7, I was so completely tired. But it’s alright, I’m a missionary, I have renewed energy every day!
Things are going great still, as always missionary work is tough sometimes, but it’s also the greatest work in the world. It is the single most important thing I can be doing with my life right now and I love it. This is the work of God. And I am so grateful to him for allowing me to be out here in the field once again, especially in this great land of North Carolina. Study is great, Book of Mormon is the word of God for us and an evidence that Jose Smith es un profeta de Dios and that the Church of Jesus Christ has been restored to the Earth again. I hope you all are still reading the Book of Mormon with prayer family and individually daily. I know I was a slacker on that when I was back home (with family prayer)
Well, I hope there is nothing I missed out
Elder Hardy