Well, Elder Bradshaw was transferred to my dear sweet Fairfield. I love Fairfield. I wish I could be transferred back. But I can't, I already spent 5 transfers there. I realize now that 1 year of my mission has been in Keokuk and Fairfield. Two amazing areas. Now Elder Bradshaw will know my stories in Fairfield were all true, and he'll see how awesome it really is. I miss those members, and the people I taught. I love them. I hope he gets to love them how I do, and shows it.
Anyways, my new companion is Elder Craig Holmes of Pleasant Grove, UT. He has been on his mission for 9 months, and is currently serving as a District Leader. So he is senior companion, and I LOVE IT! I liked being Senior companion, but I feel so good being just "co-senior" as President Jergensen told me. When I got the transfer call from President Jergensen he told me that I'd be getting a District Leader companion he told me "I don't want you to feel like you're being demoted, because you're not. You're going to be co-senior." I was just like "Well, President, I was never promoted, so I don't feel demoted." I am excited to be serving with Elder Holmes though, and we are going to accomplish so much! We already have accomplished alot, and we are going to do more. I knew that when President told me that I was getting a District Leader companion that he'd be younger than me, both literally and in the mission. I wanted to say to him "Do you realize that when you started you're mission I'd been on my mission for 10 months?!" But I decided to be humble, and not try to be funny, and just smile.
So we finally got a member to come to Richard and Patty's for a lesson! Brother Olsen came along, and it was awesome. We taught about keeping the Sabbath Day holy, and invited to church (again). Brother Olsen has a profession with computers and Richard did have and profession with computers so they got along really well. I didn't understand a word they were talking about, but I did throw in a "My dad is a IT professional!" and just sat there with a smile on my face saying "I did it! I put my two cents in a conversation with my fellow nerds!" and they just looked at me like "So? What can you do?" I felt humbled because all I know how to do with computers use them. Darn my lack of computer genius! Now I'll never accomplish my goals in life! Or will I?
Anyways, after that awesome lesson they commited to come to church on sunday and they DID! I was so happy to see them I almost did this odd jumping jack kind of dance thing... I decided in my genius mind that that would not look good on my part, so I just stood there and smiled. I like to picture that 'badger badger badger' kind of dance that I was going to do, only it was going to be alot more rapid. But I'm going to stop embarrassing myself and making me look like a crazy genius, I want to be seen as a intelligent genius- yes there is a difference.
Church was good though. Richard and Patty brought their little grand-daughter Sandra with them, and it went good. They were worried how it would be for Sandra, but when they walked in there was a little girl about Sandra's age who was like "SANDRA!" and they ran off and did something. Probably colored, but in the long run Sandra had a good time, which was good for her and Richard and Patty. I feel it was a pretty good experience. Did it have its ups and downs?... Sure! But it was a positive experience and we will keep you posted- or I will. Elder Holmes does not write on this blog. Unless he wants to that is... maybe he'll reach over and just hit my keyboard and mess it up: ijgaojunA; LIKE THAT oh it went into caps lock. I was tapping on the keyboard with my hands, but then it made this beep noise so I stopped.
We've picked up some pretty cool potentials. One of them is a Jehovah's Witness and we are going to be teaching him today. I am very excited, because Jehovah's Witnesses intrigue me. I remember they once knocked on my door in Utah, and my mom would not let me talk to them. She probably knew how I'd act. But in the long run I like talking to people?
I'm almost done with the Book of Mormon again. I read today half of Moroni 7. I got really into verse 11-
11 For behold, a bitter fountain cannot bring forth good water;
neither can a good fountain bring forth bitter water;
wherefore, a man being a servant of the devil cannot follow Christ;
and if he follow Christ he cannot be a servant of the devil.
It was just like "Yeah! That's true!" I'm in a really happy mood right now, so I'm not really expressing my excitement in a way I want to but I don't really care right now. That scripture just made me think of this one guy who called me un-Christian and reading this scripture was like "you maniac!" But that's my story.
A kid this last week stopped me and Elder Bradshaw and started to say we're not Christian. We talked to him for a bit, he was like 12 years old or something. But in the long run he was like "wait what?" He didn't even really know what he was talking about, and was just trying to mess with us. But he messed with the wrong Elder. I messed with him. But I taught all truth in the process, and it was cool. One of his friends was like "dude, don't talk to these guys, they're ministers!" I was like "yeah, watch yo back!" I didn't say that out loud, but I thought it.
Anyways, I want to go get groceries now, and I'm bored. So bye
Elder Prows
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