February 21, 2012
Wow! This has been an awesome week. A lot of good stuff has happened that I will have to tell you about.
Both Elder Owens and Elder Snyder are being transferred. Elder Snyder was transferred two days early though. Elder Neeley, one of the assistants is going home, so they chose a new assistant. Usually they put the new assistant in the area a few days prior to transfers. Elder Snyder is in the new assistants old area until transfers. Then he will be told where he is going. I am sad that they are leaving. I feel very attached to them now.
The interesting thing is that we had a conference call with the zone leaders to here the transfer information last night. We heard that Elder Owens was being transferred, but then they called back after the call to tell me that the assistants for got to tell them that I am training again. There are six missionaries coming into the mission: three English and three Creole. I am training one and Elder Koleber is training another. It went so well when I was training Elder Shipley, but Elder Shipley took the initiative so soon after getting in the mission that within a few weeks he was working side by side with me. I hope that this training experience will be as good. I know that Heavenly Father will help me and support me, because he has done it so much before and he has never let me down.
Elder Chandler is going home this week, as well as Elder Anderson. Two of my companions from the first year of the mission are going home! That is so weird. I don't like it, because I have been thinking about this day for a long time. When they left, that would me that I would only have 3 transfers (4 1/2 months) left on the mission. I am glad that I am training though. That is a great way to end the mission. I don't know how long I will be in the area. I hope they keep me in Cypress Creek for the rest of the mission. The chances are high of that since I am training, and they usually keep a missionary with his trainer for 2-3 transfers.
We got some amazing new investigators: Joanne and Shawn! We were going to an appointment with Brother Preston, and the people we were seeing weren't home. As we were leaving, someone opened the door and said "What are you doing? who are you?" We told them that we were representatives of Jesus Christ. She told us, "Then come on in." We went in and blessed the home of Joanne and Shawn Hawes and the spirit was so strong. They identified the good feeling and they have sense agreed to go to church and read the Book of Mormon cover to cover. We were led to them, and they were led to us. There is no possible way they could have known we were outside. The window is covered by a huge plant. God prepares amazing families to receive his Gospel. The elect with "hear [His] voice and harden not their hearts."
We also have an amazing family that is named the Vaughn Family and they are very open. They have agreed to read the Book of Mormon and they understand that our purpose is to help them be baptized. We will hopefully give them a date tonight, and give the Hawes family a date tomorrow night.
I know that the Gospel is true and that God prepares the hearts of people to hear his message. This area is being prepared so much and I am so grateful that I can have a part in it with the new missionary that I will be training.
Yes I got the Valentines package. I love you very much and I am glad you all keep on thinking about me.
Well, I need to go now. I love you all. Bye!
Love,
Elder Seamons
Letter to the President:
Hi President! Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to train. I Loved the last time I was given that opportunity. Training a new missionary is one of the greatest things you can ever do on a mission. I am so thankful that you trust me enough, and that the Lord trusts me enough to handle the responsibility.
We have many new investigators emerging that have an extremely high likelihood of getting baptized in March. We are very excited!
I am making a plan on how to best lead and guide the new missionary that I am training. He will have a blast. I hope that it will go as well if not better than what happened with Elder Shipley.
Love,
Elder Seamons
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