My assignment has changed already. On Tuesday at 4pm, I was told that I needed to pack up and be ready to leave by 7pm. I am now companions with Elder "G" in the Hidden Springs ward. Still in Moreno Valley, in fact I'm still in the same district. Just a different ward.
Elder "G" and I have had a decent week. I'm still not sure what's going on in this ward, but I'm glad I'm here. Elder "G" has been struggling a lot with his testimony, and I think I'm just the guy to help him figure things out and get back on track. We both like nerdy things and it's fun having intelligent conversation with him. He's also very obedient, which makes things a lot more enjoyable on my end.
On Saturday, we had the opportunity to hear 4ordained perform for us live in our stake center. They're a pretty good group, and they were very inspired. Unfortunately, the musical fireside was not very well advertised and it was sorely under attended. There were maybe 30 people total in the stake center. I felt kind of bad for the four guys who drove all the way down from Utah to perform for a handful of dudes in a stake center. But it was so uplifting! As logical and stubborn as Elder "G" is, he is very in tune with music, and it lifted his spirits a lot. I think if for no other reason, their trip was meant to soften him up a little.
I'm still a bit shell-shocked that I was asked to move so quickly. I'm still in the same district as my former threesome, but I don't get to be with my ward that I was starting to love and get used to. I guess I'll just have to go on exchanges when my favorite families are feeding them in the Lasselle ward. :D
I'm very much aware that God loves all of us and knows our talents. He fits our areas and our challenges as missionaries to the lessons that we need to learn and the skill-sets that we have and are developing. Elder "G" keeps complimenting my charisma, and that makes me blush a little bit. But hopefully that means I can inspire him to be more outgoing and not be afraid to open his mouth and talk to people about the gospel.
"I can see why people might think you're a flirt, Elder Hansen," he said. "You're just really good at being warm and genuine so people can't help but want to trust you." Earlier this week, he made a Dungeons and Dragons joke: "I thought Charisma was a dump stat!" I laughed.
I stayed on top of the bike all week, but I almost got hit by a car once. And it turns out that the car was a bunch of Mormons in our ward on their way to the temple. I heard a lot about that on church this week. And I got to explain to everybody that yes, I'm the permanent Elder in this ward, yeah, the former elder assigned to your ward wasn't here that long, he was needed in Perris, yeah it was an emergency transfer but President needed to switch things around. What I don't tell them is that while the original problem was the Elder in Perris that had a head injury and will be going home for more care, I was definitely needed to help Elder "G" rekindle his trust in God and the promptings of the Holy Ghost. He's far from fixed right now, but I can tell things are moving in that direction.
Stay strong and carry on, my friends! I love you tons. Remember that the worth of souls is great in the sight of God!
Also, apparently khakis are going to be okay now? Everybody has told us that khakis are in and backpacks are out, except for our mission president. So I'm awaiting further light and knowledge from him.
1 Thessalonians 5:16
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