Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Villahermosa: Week 66 "Entravistas y Cambios"

 16 de febrero de 2015

What a crazy week. And that is the truth! 

It is good to see that the package got there and you enjoyed it! I will send another one soon! Kids. Here is a challenge. With the tops that came in the box, you have to learn how to spin them with the string and then using the string, fling to top and catch it in your hand while it is still spinning. If you can do it before the time I get home, there will be a prize.

Anyway, back to this week. Early on in the week, we had interviews with the President and his wife and the assistants of the President. We were there with them for almost the whole day, learning and practicing on how to become better. And we got our personal interview with the President. He gave me a lot of great advice and several compliments that made me happy. Then at the end, he mentioned that this next week with the changes coming up, the Lord was going to expect a lot of me, and he was going to give me a privilege to grow and to help out other missionaries. He did not tell me what I was going to do but I could not stop thinking about it all week. It was driving me crazy.
 
Then Sunday came around. What a great day it was in the church. I had the opportunity to give a talk on testimony and conversion. I recited a couple times from Deiter F Uchtdorfs talk in the past conference on how to gain a testimony of light and truth. My companion, Elder Alvarado also gave a talk on conversion. It went super well. Then we gave our weekly class in Gospel Principles. This week was on the Fall of Adam and Eve, It is incredible the effects and the blessings that we receive because of their decisions. And how grateful I am for them.
 
Sunday at night, changes came in. We got a call from out Zone Leaders telling us that my companion was leaving and he was going to Villa the next morning. The curious part is that they said nothing about me or who my new companion was or what was my assignment. So today I got to the bus station to wait on my companion with a couple other elders, not even knowing the his name or what he looked like. But then came in a couple of missionaries. And our Zone Leaders and they informed me that my new companion is Elder Fuentes from Ecuador and that I would still be senior comp. Then Elder Smiley, the Zone Leader, told me that our district was being changed a little and that it would be me and my companion and 6 sister missionaries in our district. And that I was going to be their District Leader. haha.
 
I really felt overwhelmed at the call but after came a feeling of relief and joy and I knew that everything was going to work out fine. This transfer is going to be awesome. I am going to work my hind end off, and I will try to be the best example I can be for my district. 
 
I love you all and wish you all a happy Valentines Day! Have a great week!
 
Elder George
 
Maritza's baptism.

 I busted my hand open blaying basketball. The rim was very rusty.

 Me making some flour tortillas. They were delicious.

 I'm not sure if you remember this Elder. It's Elder Villena. He is one of the Elders I lived with in my first area. He came to the same Zone as I did here in Acayucan and he went home today. He will be missed.

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