April 18, 2011

Wow, a lot of unexpected things have happened lately. First, yesterday I was totally surprised when Leandro, the one who got baptized last week, showed up with his wife at sacrament meeting and therefore was able to be confirmed. He had told us that there was definitely no way he was going to be able to miss work and come home from Mexico and that maybe he wouldn´t be able to come for another 4 weeks. I was worried because he wouldn´t have been able to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost for more than a month after his baptism, but it turned out that he was able to get off work sunday. He was confirmed and gave me a big hug after Church. A nice little miracle/answered prayer, which I thought would be my last in the Totolac Ward, Tlaxcala. I was almost sure they were going to transfer me and leave my companion in the area because I now have six months in the same area. But,no.

Sunday night I found out that I was staying in the area and my companion was being transferred and that I would be training a brand new missionary. Then, today in La CAPU (the bus station where all the missionaries being transferred go on the Monday of the transfers) they told me I was going to be district leader and that the new missionary I´m going to be training is American which probably means he doesn´t speak any spanish. He arrives tomorrow. Today I´m staying with another missionary who will also be training a new missionary. So, in response to your question, it´s most likely that I will be here for another 3 months because it´s almost law now that a trainer be with the new missionary for at least 2 transfers. That will make 9 months that I´ll have been in the same area. And I thought I ran out of ideas almost 2 tranfers ago. What do you think about all that? Now, I have to worry about a brand new missionary and 4 other elders in my district. I was shocked and pumped with adrenaline at first, then worried, and now I´m not sure what to think. It´s going to be difficult, I know, but I think now I´m also a lot more sure that I can do it with the Lord´s help than I was a few months ago. I also trust 100% in President Rex. He always knows what he´s doing even when he doesn´t know what he´s doing.

Excellent quote from Spencer´s letter. I always knew that guy was going to be a powerful missionary. Tell Sis. Bush hi for me. And tell dad not to worry about the transportation system. Stuff does happen but it´s not nearly as common around here as it is in the northern part of the country. I feel much more at risk of crashing with the way they drive. Haha. By the way, how is Marc growing up so fast? He looks as tall as Austin in the photos.