Well the end of the
world is next month.... Just kidding! Can't believe it's already November. And
I bet all of you didn't know this, but they celebrate Halloween here! I had NO
idea. We had a zone training meeting, and a very delicious lunch with everybody.
But to start out my email, I would just like to inform you that I have a
nickname... Everyone is now calling me Elder Fahrenheit. Funny story behind it,
but that's for later!
English classes
started up again! A ton of people showed up to the introduction meeting and the
class that I teach only had 4 girls show up... The other classes had about 20
each... Unfair, but whatever! I'm really looking forward to teaching again, and
trying to find more investigators. The weather is good though! I'm surprised it
hasn't snowed yet... But count my blessings, right?! What are my plans for
Thanksgiving? I have no idea... Probably a big dinner with the zone, but no
one's talked about it yet.
A lot of hard work
this week. I went on another exchange, and we talked to EVERYONE. Also, we were
given some goals by President Hill in order to have more success in the
mission. I don't know why, but I've had more stress on my shoulders this week
than any other week on my mission. Reading this scripture made me think even
more of the heavy responsibility we have as missionaries:
2 Son of man, speak to the children of
thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the
people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their awatchman:
3 If when he seeth
the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and awarn the people.
4 Then whosoever
heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come,
and take him away, his ablood shall be upon his bown head.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet,
and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning
shall deliver his soul.
6 But if the watchman see the sword
come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not awarned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in
his iniquity; but his blood will I brequire at the watchman’s hand.’
As for our
investigators, Eugene is getting really close to a baptismal date! We had some
really good lessons with him this week, and he came to church for the first
time on Sunday and LOVED it! I'm so grateful for these tender mercies, and I
don't know what I'd do without them... Sad news though, so because we're like our
own little mission up here, President Hill calls each companionship and informs
them of transfers. SO. This week he called us... Ct. Smith is leaving me and
going to Balti (Belts), I am staying here is Chisinau and my new companion is
Ct. Monroe. Ct. Smith was an amazing companion and I'm gonna miss him! But I'm
really excited to work with Ct. Monroe. A BIG stress reliever was the
opportunity we had yesterday (Sunday) to go to Brother Alto's house. He's from
America and works here, but his house is an American PARADISE! He invited us
over for dinner, and the first thing I saw when I walked through the door was a
bowl of American candy, and chips and salsa... Oh boy do I miss America! But we
had Chilli, cornbread, and the best apple pie I've ever had. Mmmmm!
The rest of this
week will be filled with changing apartments and getting adjusted (again). I
really do love the missionaries here. We're like a family, and even though the
work is very stressful and hard, we support and love each other through the good
and bad times. I wish you were all here to experience these things with me, but
I hope you know that I love you very much, and can't wait to talk to you around
Christmas! Tell Erica congratulations on getting her mission papers in! That's
awesome and I know she'll bring an amazing spirit to wherever she goes. Who
knows, she may even come here!
-Elder Farnworth
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