Thursday, October 22, 2009 - Transfer time again

Hello!

Hope things are going well!

Here, things are cold! We had rain yesterday, pushed in by a cold front that we're now experiencing.

Also, this is our first Thursday Preparation Day. It is so weird.

This week was transfers. Elder Tuttle left Abilene after spending 11 months in the city. We're all trying to figure out what to do without him. He has been transferred to Plainview, TX. My new companion is Elder Cherrington ("ch" as in "cherry"). He's been out about 7 months, and has served in Amarillo and in Hobbs. He came to the mission when I was in the office. Back then, he was quieter than anyone I had met. Now, he's chilled out and we can't get him to shut up.

Also transferred was Elder Reed from Eastland. He was there over 9 months. He went to my greenie area, Brownwood. It will be his third area. Elder Cole came down to take his place with Elder Hanks.

The Sisters also got a new (and third) companion, Sister Westover, who's a greenie.

This is the first time I've ever taught an area to someone, which is rare for someone who's been out as long as I have. That is, it's the first time I've stayed in an area and my companion left. At the same time, this probably the first time I feel ready to teach an area.

As for the mission pictures from the Lubbock trip, we each got one copy and there is a website where we can get more.

Speaking of Lubbock trips, this coming zone conference there will be a General Authority, Elder Craig Christensen, coming to visit. Traditionally, the (annual?) visiting General Authority meets with all the zone leaders and district leaders. This time, though, President is getting everyone to meet him up in Lubbock before the zone conference, rather than an hour before zone conference. So Elder Allred and I will at some point be going up to Lubbock. After that, we will have a combined zone conference - ours in Midland and the other in Lubbock.

I did two baptismal interviews for the Sisters' investigators: two young children. They love coming to church but their dad is less active. It was interesting interviewing children.

Having P-day on Thursdays is so weird that I accidentally scheduled an appointment today. So I have to go.

Anyways, talk to you later!

The Church is true.

I love you!

-Elder Brandon Wong