I want you to listen to this song while reading this email.
My companion and I had the pleasure this week of listening to music that we had borrowed from our zone leader and identifying songs that we thought would help bring the spirit into our lessons. While the hymn-based instrumental songs seemed to be the best bets, this particular gem of a song moved us both deeply. So I figured I'd share.
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! Transfer calls! Our beloved Space Cadet of a Zone Leader is going to be doubled in as a Zone Leader in one half of the newly-split Hemet zone. Replacing him will be an old friend of mine from Jurupa. Two of our Spanish elders are leaving for greener pastures and will be replaced by Spanish sisters. My former buddies in Lasselle ward will be gaining a greenie and becoming a trio yet again. The current trio of sisters will be losing their trainer to be a Sister Training Leader in Jurupa 1st (SO COOL) and the current duo of sisters will be gaining a third wheel greenie as well. So, all in all, there will be seven sisters in this zone, and they are all NOT MY DISTRICT. I'm a district leader over Hidden Springs, Lasselle and Valley View, so seven elders in total. The other elders are in a district with seven sisters. This work is changing, folks, I can see it happening.
Oh... maybe you guys think the most wonderful time of the year is Christmas. And this past week we celebrated Christmas in July! We celebrated with soda and lots of weekly planning shenanigans. Fun stuff.
Our investigators all weaseled out of being at church EXCEPT for "B". We actually didn't expect "B" to come to church this week but he did and told us that he wanted to work towards getting baptized on August 22. It's a Thursday, but it's the only time he thinks he'll be available. He's been ready for baptism since before I got here, so we'll take that and run with it.
I'm also super excited about our new investigator the Typesetter who lives on the same street as two other ward member families. We had a member with us that night, and all of our ideas were fizzling, so we tracted for an hour and then tried back at the Typesetters house. Well he was home, let us in, listened pretty intently to our message, and agreed to read the Intro and Enos in the Book of Mormon we left him. I think he has a lot of potential, and if we get the Dad on board, usually the family will follow.
I like my Hogwarts ties, especially when people comment on them. I got a couple of members to smile when they figured out I was wearing a Gryffindor tie on purpose.
Yesterday at church was pretty uplifting. I had an image pop in my head of one of my former investigators dressed in white and kneeling at an altar with her husband. So I wrote her a letter about it and it will be hand-delivered by our superstar Sister missionary who is going to Jurupa 1st ward. I sure hope that she can help my precious former along the path and make that dream a reality.
I also found a startling connection at church. Our lesson in Priesthood was about priesthood or something like that. In any case, the teacher asked if anyone had their line of authority with them. I pulled mine out of my wallet. He asked me to read it out loud, to point out how it goes back to Jesus Christ. Well, after I was finished, somebody said "One of those guys was my grandfather." So, Dad and Grandma, I hope that tickles you the way it tickled me.
Well, time for another exhausting week. I love you guys, and enjoy the music!
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