The new area is
sick! I'm doing really good! I'm doing great here in the new area! I am kinda
area sick, but not too bad. My new comp is pretty cool. His name Elder Schwartz.
He goes home next transfer so this will be the second missionary I have killed
off so far on my mission. He is pretty sweet. He's from Idaho and is kinda
goofy, but a really good missionary. Yeah I missed out on Elder Ballard. That
was super stupid haha. If I had stayed in Bonifay I would have been fine. There
is a beach and we went and played beach volleyball today so that was dope. We
aren't in a threesome so it's weird that we are both senior comps. That's
awesome that they are both doing good! Sounds like the other kids haven't quite
reached their level huh? That's funny.
1.
Address? 44
Wright Parkway NW #A2. Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548
2.
Near the Beach? We are probably
like 4 miles from like a real beach.
3.
Was it hard to leave Bonifay? It
was super hard leaving Bonifay. I literally knew the town better than most of
the people that lived there. Cool story, I helped a 24 year old decide to go on
a mission from getting him to come out with us all the time!
4.
How was your first transfer? How much did you collect in 7 months in one area? I have seemed to collect quite a lot
according to my bags haha, but I didn't really place everything in that well. I
think I have just collected a lot of paper and stuff like that. The shoes
probably take up the most room.
5. What
is your new apartment like? It
is really small compared to the old one so i don't like it that much, but I
can't really control anything like that so.
6. Who
moves you from place to place? They
have like a caravan of some vans and trailers and one truck and trailer that
carries everybody.
7.
Is your comp big like you? tall? He is like 6 ft. not too big though.he isn't very athletic,
he is still pretty cool.
8.
Have you learned anything from him yet? He knows how to do this thing called
personology. Which is reading peoples traits on like their face and hands to
predict how the person acts or thinks in life. It's really weird but I will try
to explain more when I actually figure it out.
Spiritual
moments this week would be when we were praying as we left transfer spots. I
said my own prayer asking if I was going to get better as a missionary in my
new area and if I was really supposed to be going there. This overwhelming
feeling of peace and the answer yes came to my mind so that was pretty cool.
I think that
statement is true for sure. I think it would be because the situation with my
last comp gave me the opportunity to either rise above it or shy away and I got
stronger from it. Heavenly Father always gives us opportunities to make the
right choice in life.
We are all
constantly practicing on being obedient. Just like a coach puts the player in
the first team to see if he can trust him in the big game. The small promptings
that we get to go and check if the kids are alright after hearing a call or for
missionaries the prompting to knock on the door. Often we find that nothing was
wrong or that the person was not interested, but now Heavenly Father sees that
he can trust us in a bigger situation when a lot of people are on the line or
someone really is hurt or in need. He is waiting to see if we will be obedient
always.
Love you Dad!
