First things first: my eternal gratitude to the
Pizza Fairy this week. Sister Page is now a believer, and we have
enjoyed our feasting. Also, your timing was impeccable because
Second: Saturday night transfer calls came, and I'm out of here! Doesn't the exclamation point make me sound enthusiastic? That's weird, because I'm sort of bummed to leave. I know that I have grown in surprising ways here, as I've come to fall in love with the work and increase my own faith, and I've seen incredible growth in others here--Bill, for example. I will always treasure the time I've had here, but I'm sure that wherever I'm ending up next will be similarly wonderful. Really, I'm fine going somewhere else--I just wish it didn't mean leaving here. But it does, and it's going to be great. Tomorrow I find out where I'm going (almost certainly either New Hampshire or Vermont), which means that I'm in the process of putting all my worldly possessions in my two suitcases and a carry on (no easy feat).
Well, aside from the news that I have to leave Topsham, this week was marvelous. I suppose that if I have to leave this area, it's good to go out on a high note. It really was a great week. We had excellent lessons with Jeff and Joanne, and Sharon suddenly surprised us all by actually keeping her commitment to read and offering to pray and saying she wants her sons to watch the Restoration DVD. We also had an incredible lesson with Jim and his wife Lois (who is now our new investigator) in which she essentially taught us the Plan of Salvation, saying she knows there's levels to heaven and a pre-earth existence and so forth, despite having never been taught it at any church. She was floored to discover that's exactly what we believe, and it was all rather wonderful.
I know I've said it before, but missionary work is really great. This gospel is just so beautiful, and I'm so grateful for the time I've had to share it with the people of Topsham and that I get to go share it with people somewhere else.
Have a great week!
Second: Saturday night transfer calls came, and I'm out of here! Doesn't the exclamation point make me sound enthusiastic? That's weird, because I'm sort of bummed to leave. I know that I have grown in surprising ways here, as I've come to fall in love with the work and increase my own faith, and I've seen incredible growth in others here--Bill, for example. I will always treasure the time I've had here, but I'm sure that wherever I'm ending up next will be similarly wonderful. Really, I'm fine going somewhere else--I just wish it didn't mean leaving here. But it does, and it's going to be great. Tomorrow I find out where I'm going (almost certainly either New Hampshire or Vermont), which means that I'm in the process of putting all my worldly possessions in my two suitcases and a carry on (no easy feat).
Well, aside from the news that I have to leave Topsham, this week was marvelous. I suppose that if I have to leave this area, it's good to go out on a high note. It really was a great week. We had excellent lessons with Jeff and Joanne, and Sharon suddenly surprised us all by actually keeping her commitment to read and offering to pray and saying she wants her sons to watch the Restoration DVD. We also had an incredible lesson with Jim and his wife Lois (who is now our new investigator) in which she essentially taught us the Plan of Salvation, saying she knows there's levels to heaven and a pre-earth existence and so forth, despite having never been taught it at any church. She was floored to discover that's exactly what we believe, and it was all rather wonderful.
I know I've said it before, but missionary work is really great. This gospel is just so beautiful, and I'm so grateful for the time I've had to share it with the people of Topsham and that I get to go share it with people somewhere else.
Have a great week!
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