My Transfer with
Elder Bean
Ok, first off, why was
Rachel the only one to tell me that one of the rappers from the classic group
Kris Kross passed away? I must say, that's wiggidywiggidywiggidywiggidy
wack. Someone may have to verify if I used the right number of wiggidies.
I'm sorry, it's just that I’ve been waiting all week to write that.
Anyway, New transfer!
My new companion is Elder Bulacio, from Argentina. He is one of my
heroes. He was a member only a year and a half before leaving on his
mission. He cancelled a trip when he was an investigator to not miss an
appointment with the missionaries. He'll have to start his schooling over
again once he gets back from his mission. And what have I done with my
life? Seriously, he's a great missionary that knows exactly why he's
here. What's more, he kind of looks like Rowan Atkinson, in a good way.
[Hence the Elder “Bean” reference,
everyone.] (I'll send a picture soon.)
Oh, and he's fluent in English.
Don't worry—we don't speak English until we finish planning at night.
Our progressing
investigators are all relatives of converts/investigators. We're
especially excited for Jhostin (Justin), a teenager who will be able to be
baptized by his older brother Anthony. (Anthony has been a member for
less than two months, and he always asks us when he can accompany us to
appointments.) Good boys.
We're also really
excited to try something new this transfer. For the next two transfers,
we set an almost outrageous goal for people in the ward reactivated. I
won't say what goal we set specifically, but we'll need to get to know the
whole ward. We think that baptisms won't be a problem in the process.
It's almost strange how excited we are for this goal, and we are seeing
some real potential already.
Also, thanks a lot for
talking about how great that first half hour of that fireside was. Our
stake got the projector to work about halfway through Elder Perry's talk.
On the upside, I finally know how to slowly kill a group of excited
missionaries.
Really, though, great
fireside. A lot to learn about how to work with members. Also,
there was a segment that showed a father looking at his old missionary plaque,
and that had a great impact on me. It made me realize, in that moment,
that I would be perfectly happy doing this until the day I die.
Les amo! Cuidense!
Elder Johnson
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