Survived transfers; Start training a greeny

Email #21
Area: Grange area of the Firle Zone
Companion: Elder Hamilton

Excerpts from Mom's email:

Hey Mom!

So yeah a really exciting week for sure! There is just so so much that has happened in the past week that there is just no way that I will be able to let you know everything, but I will try my best. So first off, transfers! So Elder Hamilton and I are.... Staying! and guess what else! We are training together a brand new missionary from Brisbane! We don't know his name or anything yet, so that is all I know. The funny thing is that is exactly what I wanted to happen. I really wanted to train and thought that it would be so much better for me to my first time with Elder Hamilton, but he told me that has never happened before in the mission. The only time there is ever three is when zone leaders are training, but president changed his mind idk. I am so excited for it though! So I will keep you updated on that.

So yeah we are both feeling great, doing great! We ended up not going to the temple this week with C... because he was sick, but we are this week I think. Never did exchanges either lol. Something happened there with the zone leaders, so it just didn't work out.  We are having a hard time with a couple of our investigators who are so close, but have a few things here and there with them that is preventing them to be baptized. They are really small things that I think will be handled soon, but it is very hard. A funny story for the week was when we went to visit L.... What happened was that her carer wasn't there, so we couldn't go in so she went to go ask her neighbor to come in since we need a male present. Anyways so she was like "B.., can you come inside? These Mormons are teaching me so I can be baptized!" B.. couldn't though so as he was walking away, L.. yells "I'm gonna be a Mormon!". Haha I guess it's a had to be there kind of things, but it was just hilarious. Probably the hardest I have laughed in a long time! L... is a aboriginal women and she is in a wheel chair and she is just the funniest person! She always makes crack up comments to us. Every visit is just so funny! Well I have heaps of people to write today for some reason so this one will have to be shorter, but I will write dad more stuff so read that.

Love you!

Excerpts from Dad's email:

Hey Dad!

Waiting for transfer calls is the worst lol! I told mom all the transfer details. Yeah we play basketball all the time and I think I am getting pretty good haha. So our investigators are all doing really well. We have a total of 15 at the moment, but not all of them are super solid. I think we have maybe 6 that are solid. I have mentioned all of them before except for J..... who is our newest investigator. Our very first lesson he told us how he believes in signs and that he has just moved out here to find some guidance and direction in his life. Then a few days later we knocked on the door. He even said he doesn't normally open the door, but we knocked with a rhythm as always and that peaked his interest. Anyway, we taught him the Restoration and invited to baptism and he said he is going to see where this takes him. We don't have a date set yet, but next lesson I think we will.  As well D... and M...... we are going to try our best to reach baptism before Elder Hamilton leaves especially because of how close we are to them! Not sure if they will make it in time, but I have faith so it is possible! If not, we will still keep pressing forward with them because they will reach it one day. It will be there first step to greatness! I can see it going far! I told mom the funny story for the week haha so look at that. This one will have to be short probably, but I will try to do a longer one next week!

Love you!

Zone conference lunch

Front: Sister Troescher, Sister Matthes, Sister White, Sister Teriihaunui, Sister Grader, Sister Collins and Sister Jorrakhe, and Sister Jackman.
Back: Elder Ellinson, Elder Miague, Elder Bryner, Elder Seeling, Elder Baker, Elder Hobby, Elder Riding, Elder Leutele, Elder Hamilton, Elder Dietze and Elder Ruppe.