Hi everyone!
Guess what! I passed my 10 month mark! Where is the time going?!
This has been a really hard week. We had a ridiculous amount of lessons scheduled, and literally half of them cancelled. One of our part member families might be dropping us. A lot of our most solid
investigators have been super flaky this past week. Some people who we had appointments with, were clearly home. They just didn't answer the door. Things like that really bother me. And then there were a bunch of other things that weren't bad, they were just exhausting and stressful. We did exchanges with Enterprise, I had to plan District Meeting, Elder Bright and I had to speak in church, and then about a hundred more little things. And then of course, there were transfer calls on top of all that. Basically this past week was ridiculously crazy, and I am SO glad it's over! Hopefully this week will be better.
Speaking of transfer calls, now to finish the sentence that is the title of this email: (drumroll)...Enoch West! Yep, I'm not actually getting transferred! I totally thought I was! But it looks like I'm getting another 6 weeks here in Enoch West. And I'm still District Leader. However, Elder Bright is getting transferred. To Canyonview, though. Canyonview is the area right next to Enoch West, the missionaries we hang out with every P-Day. So, yeah. He's not really leaving. He's just crossing the street. However, Elder Howard is leaving. Elder Bright is replacing him in Canyonview. He'll be going to St. George East to be a district leader there. So that'll be sad. He's one of my best friends in the Mission. But Elder Vidinha is staying in Cedar North, so I'll still see him, and Elder Prior (MTC
buddy) is staying as a zone leader still. Also, Elder Phelps is coming to Cedar City! He's been one of our APs (Assistants to the President) for about 7 1/2 months. He's one of the most solid missionaries I've ever met, and he's really cool. I had him as a Zone Leader at one point in my mission, before he was called as an AP. Also, he was born in Arizona, but has lived most of his life in Michigan, which is my backstory too, so we both enjoy talking about that. Other exciting news this transfer is that my district will be getting a new area. Parowan is opening, with Elder Mullen and Elder Baker, both of whom I've met before and know them to be pretty awesome.
So yeah. One more transfer in Enoch West! By January 5th (next transfer) I will have been here for over 7 months. I'm pretty sure I'll be getting moved next transfer for sure. Somehow I hung on this
transfer, when I was pretty sure I'd be getting transferred. Next transfer I feel like it's not even a question. In my experience, 5 transfers is the longest I've seen a missionary stay in one area, and
that's what I'll be at.
So, last P-Day, it snowed a lot. Not only is it fun to see stuff falling from the sky, but it's really fun to play in. We had a Zone snowball fight that was really fun! I didn't know we were doing that so I was actually wearing my regular proselyting clothes. But it was still really fun, and there was one time when everyone decided to try and hit me, but as I was running, they were all missing or I was dodging them. I felt like a bit of an action hero right then. We also built a giant snowman. It was about 7-8 feet tall. And then Elder Moore football tackled Frosty and killed him. But anyway, it was
really fun. It's cold, and that's not very comfortable, but snow is always fun. Since then most of it has melted, and the remainder has melted and refrozen so many times that it is pretty much just ice, but
we're supposed to get some more snow in the next few days.
So, I got a letter from the Marshall Branch this week! That made me really happy. So to the members of the Marshall, MI Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, THANK YOU!!!
Well, it's almost Thanksgiving! Some things I'm thankful for: my family, my friends in the mission and back home (or wherever they are), our Prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, the Book of Mormon and all of the scriptures, the opportunity I have to be a missionary, and most of all, I'm thankful for my Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement, and everything that makes possible. What are you thankful for? I encourage you all to think about that this week, and as we move into the Christmas season. Happy Thanksgiving!
-Elder Oswald
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