Week 38: Transfers...

FAMILY,

Scripture of the week: Ether 12:13-17

 

Transfer 7! where will i be headed???

 

Well this week was pretty good. The back feels surprisingly well. My Dr called with results of the x rays and as far as xrays show there is no issues with anything. So im relieved about that but still slightly frustrated, because there has to be some reason i was in so much pain for so long. We have still not been able to start teaching Dr Brown, so this week we felt prompted to stop in and just say hello and he of course wouldnt let us leave without doing an adjustment. He is really a great guy. The only problem is The mission department has a rule that if you go to the chiro more than 3 times it is a permanent problem and you are supposed to go home and get it fixed. Well i have already way far exceeded the 3 time rule, but sister stoker gave me special permission to keep going once in a while if i would like so i guess i will be ok.

 

Our District (The best district ever!)

Ok so i guess ill tell you my new transfer information so you can stop sitting on the edge of your seats as you read this. I will be going to.... no where im staying right here in good ol newport. Elder Vanderholm will be staying as well. So this is the first time i have had a companion for longer than 2 transfers. You were right, elder guinn is leaving lyndon, no idea where he is headed to, but he is the only one in the district that is leaving, so not too many changes once again.

 

Part of me died this week. Its really hard when you grow to love people so much and then things get in the way so you really have no control of their progression any more. We were sitting at an investigators  house saturday night, and she said "so i wont ever be able to join your church even though i would really like to" I said "well how come?" She then said  (her husband) would never support her". When she said that i really almost started to cry. Its just really hard, i love that lady so much and just know how much the gospel would bless her. But i have devised a plan in my mind to make it all work out so we shall see what happens.

 

Exchange with Elder young went great. I always enjoy exchanges with the zone leaders. Elder Young served in lyndon at the first of his mission, almost 2 years ago, he goes home after this transfer. So we came up with some really good ideas to help the lyndon elders start to get the area progressing again.

 

Speaking of lyndon i got to see all of my lyndon family yesterday. I had the wonderful opportunity of conducting another baptismal interview. The littleton sisters are doing so well. it was so fun to see all of my lyndon people, they were all so excited. The best were the petersons little kids, they said "mom elder zilles is back" but they were too scared to talk to me. Kids are so funny.

 

I think that is really about all that happened this week. Oh but guess what over night fall is here. The temperature today is 55 and its quite chilly. Before we know it all of the leaves will have changed and then there will be snow on the ground. Ive pretty much just accepted the fact that the lord is going to leave me in the North East Kingdom for 2 years and i will never see the other parts of the mission. Oh well what can ya do. there must be more for me to do here, now just have to find what that is.

 

 

My district meeting this last week was so good. Its always so amazing how sometimes the lord wants things said and he makes sure they get said. My testimony has grown so much being the district leader. It became so evident to me this week how important it is to everyday remember our savior, there should never be a day that goes by that we dont testify of him in some form or another. This weeks lesson is on the atonement and im super excited to teach it.

 

 

Sure love you guys.

Hold to the rod

Elder Zilles