Transfers

Zone November 2011

Tomorrow is transfers. We got transfer calls this morning, and I am getting kicked out of Layton. I'm going back to the Roy Zone, in the Kanesville area. I don't know too much about Kanesville, but hopefully it'll be sweet.

I'm gonna have a car! It'll be my first car area in 14 months. Right in time too. It's getting cold. But I'm scared to drive for the first time in over a year in the snow. I'll be serving with Elder William. I've served around him before. He's a good kid... he's into world of warcraft and all that. So it'll be a fun transfer. I didn't want to get transfered yet, but it's not up to me.

We've got 2 sweet baptisms set up this upcoming Saturday that I'm going to try to come back to Layton for. Until learning I was leaving this area 2 days before Thanksgiving, this week has been pretty good.

There is a family in our area that will be on tv. TLC is making a new show about spoiled kid's birthday parties. It'll be like Super Sweet 16 except with a 6 year old. The Lunt family in our area was chosen for the first pilot episode. The show gave this family 20 Grand to spend on this party. It's crazy. So, if anyone wants to see the people I've been dealing with the last 4 1/2 months, check it out. They are a cool family though.

This week, our Zone Leaders gave out awards to every missionary for random things. Miller got rookie of the year. But I got the coolest award ever: Most Likely to Secede the Union and become the first President of the Country of Texas. So yall know that I'm still showing love for the true Zion.

We had a really cool experience this week that showed how much service can change a person. We were tracting some apartments. Right as we knocked on one specific door, the guy opened it up and said: "I gotta move a couch, come back another time...... actually don't!" We offered to help move the couch. He accepted. Then we spent the next hour helping him put it together in his apartment. We found out he grew up in the church, but doesn't go anymore. And his wife wasn't a member. They are expecting a baby and said they were actually thinking of looking for a religion to raise the baby in. They told us to stop by any time and talk to them.

It was so cool to see the 180 he turned. From not willing to talk to us, to opening up, getting to know us, and potentially learning about the church with his wife. Service does wonders.

This Thanksgiving season, especially, I'm trying to look for anything I can do for other people. That will be my showing my appreciation for all I've been given. And when you reach out to help others only good will come back to you.