So, it looks like my companion (Elder "O") and I won't be spending another transfer together. On Saturday, we got a phone call. Emergency transfers! Elder "O" left for Redlands, and they replaced him with two missionaries, Elder "B" (who looks like Daniel Craig) and Elder "M" (yes, his great-uncle's name was Bruce and a former apostle. And guess what Grandma!? His Mom went to East High!).So I'm still in the same ward, living in the same house, only the room has 3 guys in it instead of 2. It's a little bit cramped, but we compacted everything as much as we could, and we seem to have a system that will work for all three of us. Waking everybody up and getting through the shower and breakfast thing took a little longer, but I'm sure we can work it out.
I was super scared that the investigator girls would be standoffish after Elder "O" left. They are definitely sad that he's gone. But I think they like me enough, and they accepted Elder "M". We taught a really good lesson there last night. Elder "M" said he felt like a missionary for the first time.
Oh yeah, Elder "B" wasn't there because he went back to an old area to baptize somebody. That's always exciting! I will be going to Murieta for a baptism on Sunday the 30th, right before the official mission change. And Sister "BC's" baptism will be later due to complications with her back surgery. So I'll be able to go to both! And I won't have to hop mission boundaries to do it! I'm super excited about that. We also don't have to worry about finding a companion/teamup for my companion while I'm gone... there are two of them! So that's convenient.
The missionary broadcast was really exciting! I don't know what to say or what to think about what they said. I'm just waiting for any changes to come down the pipe from President Smart. We are awaiting further light and knowledge. If you didn't watch it, the big news is that the church still expects the membership to do missionary work and find people for the missionaries to teach. The ward needs to provide us with people to see, whether they are non-members or members who need help. Retention and reactivation will be more prominently figured in our work, real growth does not equal baptisms. Missionaries will be using the internet to find during slow hours of the morning (!!!). Church tours will be a more common thing. Our membership needs to work to fill our planners with meaningful appointments so we won't have time to knock on doors. And man, I can't remember the last time we got this much instruction from the quorum of the 12 in between conference sessions. It was pretty cool to see it all go down! I feel like I'm in the mission field when some really cool things are happening. Remember that the work of salvation excludes no one!
Also, one of my favorite quotes from the broadcast: Patience with children comes easier when they are asleep. :D
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