Hi everyone! This week is transfers week and crazy things are happening. I am very excited about this transfer.
I have gotten the packages from Laurie and Grandma. Thank you so much Laurie and Grandma! The packages were really nice, and I love the candy a lot. I also got the gratitude Journal [from home] as well as the bible references and noodles. Thank you so much Mom. You are awesome!
I am staying in Coconut Creek for another Transfer! I am so happy about that. I am staying in the same apartment as I was this last transfer. So continue to give me mail as usual. However, a lot of changes are happening in the ward. The ward mission leader, brother Acevedo is moving to the Fort Lauderdale ward down South. Elder Bolz and Elder Turnblom are both getting transferred. Elder Chandler is getting transferred as well. The worst part is that the Creole area, which had four elders, is being combined back to the two elders again. Elder Anderson and I are new companions. We are both very excited about this! I don't know how packages work. The mission takes care of it all.
We are very busy and I made sure that I had all of our referrals in my planner before he leaves.
Elder Bolz is a great missionary! I have learned so much from him. He is a very good leader and he is always trying to help people out. He recognizes how to be a successful missionary, and he is a very positive guy. I am sad that I am not serving with him anymore, but perhaps we will be companions again before he has to go home. I am very excited to be with Elder Anderson though.
[This is in response to us asking him about what to send as a present]
For the past two transfers, we have been relying heavily on Elder Bolz's GPS and now he is taking it with him! We will get lost a lot if we do not have it. And in all honesty, it will make the work go slower. That is the one of things that I really want. That, many letters, and a ton of support back home. That is all I ask for. I know a GPS is a lot, but that is something that will help the work. We have a big area and we don't know many parts. So we need the GPS a ton!
[This is in response to us asking if he was really tired]
I am not too tired. I am feeling pretty good most of the time. We really don't have time to take naps due to how busy our schedule is. We are running around trying to get to appointments like crazy. I am doing really well. I am staying in this ward.
Tonight we have the Daily Dose English class. We had 10 people there last week. We are hoping to get 15 for today. The people in the stake who are in charge of it come once a month to teach the class. It will be a lot of fun. At 12:00, we are going to golden coral as a unit, (all the missionaries in the ward). Patrick, the assistant ward mission leader, who is a recent convert, is coming, as well as Oswald, the Haitian recent convert who lives just a mile up the street from our apartment. He helps us so much!
This week has been a lot of fun. We had six people come to church.
Sarilia, who is the mom of one of our investigators with a baptismal date, Martine, came to church. She loved it! She especially loved the Creole class.
Martine is a sixteen year old girl who really needs the gospel in her life. She lives in an extremely ghetto area and she doesn't like it at all. Her Mom doesn't let her have friends with the people who live in the area because there are many questionable people. That street has to be one of the worst places I have ever seen. It is sad. Her mom says her Cell phone is her friend, and the TV is her friend. For the most part, she has her spot on the floor where she curls up and texts people that she knows from school and she puts the TV on.
We went there last night and she was telling us about how she didn't like her life at all and how she didn't see the point. She asked me why God would take good friends away from you if he gave them to you to help you. She asked why God would do that if they were meant to be with you forever. She wondered a lot of the same things I wondered all of the time.
She did watch the finding faith in Christ DVD and loved it. We gave her the restoration DVD as well.
This week we had the primary program in the ward. It was very good. The children have such a special spirit about them when they talk, testify, and sing.
Pray for Martine and that she will fully understand her divine worth and understand why God lets bad things happen to good people. Bless her to be touched, and to be happy.
[Kent was on the computer at the same time as Eric and was able to talk to him a little by e-mailing back and forth. This is in response to asking how the driving is going]
I am able to drive without a problem or the most part anyway. I have had a few times when it could have turned out bad, but I have been fine. On Sunday, I merged into a lane without checking my blind spot (I always check it, but I didn't this time, for some reason.). The person honked at me, and it happened to be Brother Hillsamer from the ward. He has given investigators rides home before. Everyone in the car laughed about that. I called and apologized and Brother Hillsamer just laughed about it and said that it was okay.
I have to go. Bye! I love you so much Dad!
Pray for
Naphtary
Jener
Patrick (he has been going through a rough time)
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