Everyone:
Well, my companion, Elder Allred, is finishing his mission this Wednesday, so this was his last week in the mission. Unfortunately, I don't have my planner with me, so my memories of what went on this week may be a bit sketchy. And yes, this e-mail is coming from an Internet Cafe since the Libraries are closed for Labor Day.
Monday was a pretty normal Preparation Day, and we visited Marcelino in the evening, I think. On Tuesday, I think we tracted for a while, but I don't remember what we did in the evening.
On Wednesday we had our interviews with the mission president for the transfer. They went pretty well--President and Sister Blackburn are starting to get into the groove of being mission president and wife. In the afternoon we had some appointments, but I don't remember specifically with whom. I do think that was the day we visited Sherri again, though. Sherri's doing really well--she even has a calling now as a Primary teacher! We're starting to work on teaching her children.
Thursday was our normal planning day, and then we visited Norman. In the evening we visited a couple people. Friday we had our District meeting, and then we took Jesus, a young man from the SG2 ward, with us and tracted for a while and visited Marcelino again. Marcelino is doing pretty well--I think his main issue is just that he is kind of slow to understand what we're teaching. He knows we're bringing him something good and of God, but it takes time for him to understand what it is.
On Saturday we had some appointments that fell through, so we ended up visiting the Castrejon family, a less active family in the SG2 ward. It turns out they're having a difficult time right now, so we kind of talked about it with them, and some of them actually came to church yesterday!
On Sunday we had our normal meetings, though the SWLA Branch was a bit smaller than usual due to people visiting family and such for the Labor Day weekend. In the evening there was a baptism that we invited Marcelino to, and he came!
Today Elder Allred has been packing, and we had a Zone barbecue--which reminds me of a bit of news. Elder Hawker, one of our Zone Leaders, got called up to be an Assistant to the President to replace Elder Allen, who will be leaving with Elder Allred, so we've had only one Zone Leader, Elder Howell, this week. But anyways, everyone was kind of saying goodbye to Elder Allred at the barbecue. And then we came here to this Internet Cafe to e-mail.
I suspect the next e-mail will find me still here in Watts. I'm interested to see who my next companion will be.
Elder Samuel Stephens
For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receive not the gift? Behold, he rejoices not in that which is given unto him, neither rejoices in him who is the giver of the gift. --D&C 88:33
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