Family,
I cannot believe it is already Christmas time and most
of all I cannot believe that this transfer is beginning to finish up. Time has
just been going ninety miles an hour and increasing in speed. Pray that it will
slow down for me.
This week at sacrament Elder Boswell and I had two new
investigators at church, Sara and Henry. Henry loved church and has been
reading the Book of Mormon religiously, no pun intended. Sara is getting her
PHD in electrical engineering and is 23. She is from Kent and has never been
too religious but has recently felt herself wanting to know the big answers to
life’s questions. She was street contacted by another missionary and is
preparing for baptism on the 21st.
I have learned so much from President and Sister Preston
and would love to tell you a few things but I don’t necessarily want it on a
blog for the world to see...Too often we meet members who have been on missions
or who have had children on missions and they want us to know that they too
have been assistants or zone leaders or whatever it is and I just would prefer
to keep things like that quiet. In the end it doesn’t mean anything but that
you had an opportunity to serve. Having said that please do not post any of
this.
This week, because of Christmas, we had transfer
planning. Wow, it was truly one of the greatest meetings I have ever had on my
mission. President Preston, Elder Boswell, and I met up early in the morning at
the mission office and open a huge fourfold board with all the areas and
missionaries. We then started with a prayer and began discussing the
missionaries one by one and the area they were going to go and the companion
they were going to have. There are many times when I have felt that I have
received revelation but this was very special. Everything went into place. It
took the whole day and then the whole of Saturday morning but as we discussed
the individual needs and the circumstances surrounding each missionary we found
the spot they were supposed to go. After having fifteen transfers at the
disposal of someone else it helped me realise the importance of the decisions
we were making. But most of all, we are not the ones making the decisions.
I look forward to speaking with you soon. I will ring at
about 1pm our time. We have church at 10 and then a tea appointment at 230 and
so I think this would work best. Sorry I know that is really early but it’s
just one of them things. If you would like me to ring you after your church in
the evening time that might work just let me know when the earliest you would
be home by if this is no good. I probably wont get on my email and so if you
email the office couple they will let me know. 2011212@ldschurch.net Sister Ringer and
Gregson most amazing office wives ever! Also, sorry no skype you are just gonna
have to wait a few more weeks to see my face.
Love, Richard
Ps. The Clasons sent me a little package and the
Worthens sent me a check. The package you sent has not
made it yet.
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