This past week we started a new transfer, which is always exciting. We
have a new District Leader, one of our good friends who is pretty young
in the mission and he will be amazing! His name is Elder Townsend, and
he had to deal with a lot coming from our apartment of Sisters in his
first week...
1. Monday night we called our new District Leader after receiving a call
from a recent convert that we have been teaching, inviting me, in all
seriousness, to go to Costa Rica with him and play on the beaches. I
just wanted to make sure that it was approved and all, so after a quick
shopping trip to Kohl's to get a new suit, I was out the door and had a
fun week in the sun!
Just kidding.
Haha well needless to say, our new District Leader got the opportunity
to decide how to handle that situation. It was decided that that recent
convert would be handed over the Elders to teach from now on. After some
moaning from the recent convert and some texts to which we did not
respond, he is officially in the Elders' hands and was able to receive
the Priesthood on Sunday. Good for him :) He should be going to Costa
Rica sometime this next month...
2. Thursday night the Sisters that we live with got a call from a member
who is an amazing missionary, but can be a little over zealous
sometimes. The sister that is now running the Short Hills English area
is fairly new, and as she tried to follow rules and make sure that
investigators were handed off to the correct missionaries, this member
got very angry and ended up calling the Assistants to the President. Our
District Leader got the opportunity to make the decision on how to best
help this Sister get over the emotional trauma that sometimes occurs
when adults act inappropriately and get angry...
3. Saturday night we got home from an exchange, which went really well,
in the Scotch Plains English area. My body had been pretty sick all
week, and it kind of just gave in. I crashed for a few hours, until I
woke up feeling really yucky in the middle of the night. My companion
called our new District Leader to ask him for an emergency blessing...
and all four of those good Elders tromped over to our apartment in the
middle of the night in their pajamas to help me out. I went to church
the next day but was on my back for the rest of the afternoon, and by
the time our District Leader called for the Sunday evening
accountability call where we talk about our week and what can be
improved, we had written him a song, congratulating him on surviving his
first week as our new District Leader. I am sure he can't wait for 5
more!
So, there it is. We were able to see a few miracles this week, and teach
people, and help missionaries come closer to Christ. It was a good
week, and a crazy week, and I am going to go take a nap now. Love you
all!
Love
Hermana Millward
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