Short Transfer
Well, once again the transfer has come to an end (a pretty quick 6 weeks) and we have recieved news that Elder Christensen is going to be transferred to another area. It was not a big surprise, seeing that he almost had 6 months here. There are actually many changes in the mission, because 16 new missionaries are coming and 10 will be leaving (including 1 from our apartment, Elder Lemaistre). But all is good. Elder Christensen has been a good companion, he is good missionary, dedicated and faithfull, also someone that’s fun to be around. We might do something together when we both get back home…he comes home a few months after I do. The new companion will be my 7th. It’s crazy that I have already had that many, I remember just yesterday when the only one was Elder Staheli. The sweet thing is that I have respect for all of my past companions, had been able to work effectively with them and also still have a good relationship with them (crossing my fingers). I have been lucky so far…hopefully my luck extends on to the end of my mission!
This next transfer will actually only be 5 weeks because we are going to be having a mission tour with Elder Douglas Callister from the 70 visiting us. So, the schedule that I have grown to love is going to change a little bit. For example, we will have our regular district meeting the first two weeks, but then the 3rd week, we will jump right into Zone Conference with Elder Callister (Zone Conference is the bigger meeting and usually we have that the 5th week). Then the 4th week will be ZDM and Interviews, then the transfer will also be over. So, it’ll end at the beginning of October and then the next transfer right after that will be 7 weeks to recompensate! So, I’m kind of hoping that I will be transfer after this transfer just because we have already knocked all of the hispanic places here in Wilson (I will be doing a 2nd go-around with the new companion). But we shall see what happens…who knows, I might stay here 7 and 1/2 months!
Well, it seems we had a tough-luck week, we weren’t able to teach Jorge Leon this week (just saw him once), two of the appointments with him fell through and then it seems they took off for the weekend…so we shall see what happens. At this moment, we don’t have many that we are teaching a lot…and also one of the part-member families we have been working with (Humberto and Anamaria) just had their baby…and it was kind of a rough pregnancy…all throughout, Anamaria had high levels of suger and a handfull of other problem. What Humberto told me last night is that the baby is still alive but is having some problems with the heart. It was not good news, but we will keep praying that everything turns out okay.
We had the Goldsboro Stake Conference yesterday. The Woodard Family helped us out and gave us a ride up there. The Woodard family is so freakin’ awesome, Brother Woodard is an american, in his 40’s, and works as a DJ. It reminds me alot of Alex Pitts…the guy is freakin’ awesome. Sister Woodard is from Puerto Rico and super cool and then they have 5 daughters and a son…a good family. We have a couple other really cool family in this branch, the Olvera and Lopez family from Mexico, the Garcia family from Honduras and also President Barahona, who is from Panama. It’s a good branch and really Wilson is a good, relaxed, country city. But…I probably would never live here. Although, I think Cary would be a great place to live…I might even consider going to school out here at NC State…who knows.
Anyways, recieved some sweet news from home..thanks everyone!
Elder Hardy