So here I am, in scotchtown! New district, new companion, new area, ready to grind out the end of my mission. I hope everyone had a fantastic week! My week was pretty fun, filled with finding and transfers!
So to jump right in, my last week in Fredericksburg was great. We still spent a lot of time finding but we were able to spend some time with some recent Converts so I could say goodbye. I really enjoyed the people here in Fredericksburg, even thought the work was challenging at times I still enjoyed the overall experience being in the wards I was in!
Once transfers came we drove down to Richmond. I had to say goodbye to so many missionaries including my trainer. It was a sad day for a lot of people. Our mission has had so many amazing missionaries finish their missions recently and it's sad to see all my friends I know head home. But the work continues! The work was here before we arrived and it will be here after, all that matters now is how I can leave my mark on the people here in Virginia! And I'm getting close to being done so I have to do all I can to make the most out of my time here.
Once I got my new companion we headed to Ashland Virginia where we started off the transfer with some street contacting! I'm excited to be here, I actually used to be in this district about a year ago so I am recognizing a lot of places that I have been to.
OK so for the more exciting stuff, on Sunday, we had a baptism for our friend Jose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a way to come into the area, started off the transfer with a baptism! It was however the most stressful baptism ever, we had 6 people pull up to church so we were running all over the place while trying to fill the font, then we found out that there was no hot water in the building so we had to use the cold water which was not good. Then come to the baptism, we had an older member baptize him and when Jose went under, he tensed up and was like in shock because of the cold water so we had to do it again. Then after the baptism we had to quickly confirm him so that he could go to work and so that we could get to a meeting on time. Ah it was so chaotic! But in the end we witnessed a man make the most amazing decision in his life so far. And the spirit was so strong after the baptism and after the confirmation!
Same day, we were at a food lion street contacting when the manager decided to call the cops, so we got in our car and waited and sure enough a cop pulls up. Now for some reason my comp decided he wanted to quickly leave and of course that looked suspicious. We also have a temporary license plate hung up in our back window that is impossible to see. So when the cop followed us out he quickly pulled us over and had a talk with us about not street contacting at stores (even though we literally aren't doing anything illegal, we are just practicing our first ammendment right) and he also talked to us about the license plate. He was chill, just a little confused and stern lol. But hey in the end, Satan will lose and God will reign!
But that's about all my week was! Lots of fun! Lots of challenges! Lots of opportunities! I'm excited to see how this transfer goes, hopefully we can get another one of our friends baptized before the transfer ends! So that's what we've got going for the next few weeks! I love you all! I miss you all! I hope you all have an amazing week!
-Elder Milius
No comments:
Post a Comment