Transfers

Well transfers has come and gone and I’m so thankful that it has. It stresses me out and our week just sucked so I’m glad it is finally over :)

Well sadly Elder Hoching got transferred. He’s now down in Sharpsburg just south of us. Luckily I’ll still be able to see him - seeing that he is still in the GAM. My new companion is named Elder Stocks. It’s going to take more getting used to but hey they never said life is easy. He’s been out for about 6 months. Going district leader is a bit different. Something that I definitely didn’t want necessarily but the Lord wanted it so that’s what I do. I don’t get trained I just have a quick meeting and get thrown right in there and start work. It’s good to do it that way I learn a lot more doing that sitting. But I’m serving with 5 other sets of missionaries. I have to do all that administration stuff. Take numbers at the end of the week and plan district meeting and that’s basically it. I just have to supervise the work basically. The 7 day fast was amazing. A lot of miracles happened because of the faith of the missionaries banding all together.

The weather has just been changing like crazy. One day it’s 80s and the next week it’s all thunder storms. But the cool miracle is that it doesn’t rain when we need to work it rains when we are inside and don’t need to do work. So the Lord has blessed us so much regarding the weather. And yes it is nasty humid. Makes you feel sweaty all day even when you do nothing but I love it. I wouldn’t change this experience for anything. :)

Yes a mission is hard but as I look back on how my life would have been it could change it. I look and see those that I have baptized and how they have changed. Its miraculous how different my brothers and sisters have changed their life to become closer with God, our Heavenly Father. It’s amazing to know that we have the potential to become a god. We have just been so blessed to be here on earth and to learn and grow. It’s amazing! I love knowing that this church is true. That is has been restored. I feel so bad and depressed when others don’t make that decision and come unto Jesus. They reject the gospel but I have to remind myself that they have agency just like I do.

Our investigators are still just floating. Tasha is waiting to be married. Jay I haven’t seen yet. We found a couple of other families but they dodged our appointments. I have really tried to step up my game this week and achieve the key indicators the Prophet and the Apostles and President Harding and the Lord want us to accomplish. I may have to try extra hard to get them but I’m willing and ready to do it :)

Thank you so much for all that you do for and thanks for the letters they really lift my spirits and help me get through the hard times :)

Love,

Elder william macoubrie