Washington Tacoma Mission

Chase will be serving for two years as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the
WASHINGON TACOMA MISSION.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
 
 
HEY! I'm wayyyyyyyyyy happy right now!  Missionaries love holidays that close the library on Monday, because then we can email on Tuesday, and not lose any P day time!  So... yeah, life is good.
 
     Transfer meeting happened!  Saying bye to Christensen was no fun at all, but fortunately we are still both in the WATAC, and we'll still see each other around! Who knows, maybe we'll be companions again, that's kinda like what happened with Elders W and K (my trainers)  After transfer meeting, it's tradition to go out to lunch with your old district/new district, so we all ate lunch at Round Table, and then we hugged goodbye :( 
But we'll still be friends. and then go back to BYU and jam for like a week straight.
 
     It's way weird this transfer (lingo refresher:  transfer = six week period), because its the first time I've been the one to stay in the area, and have someone new come.  So I'm the one who knows the area and investigators and everything.  It's good though!  Forces you to step up more, and progress as a missionary, and that's always good! 
 
     This transfer we have been working so hard, because the first week of a transfer makes the setting for the rest of the transfer.  So yeah, we are gonna make stuff happen.  Things have been looking really good!  Oh, and here is a highlight, I don't remember if i already told you, but Elder Lopez speaks Spanish!  So we have been teaching some Spanish people!  
 
     At church this Sunday, a Miracle showed up, by the name of Juan, and after church, we gave him a church tour, and he was like "So what do I have to do to get baptized?? Is it hard??"  Haha so cool!  We are going to start teaching him this week,  I can't wait!  It will mostly be in Spanish, but afterwards Elder Lopez can tell me if it was good or not.  haha.
 
     Remember Pam?  I can never remember what I've already told you... haha.  Our past two lessons she's been connecting all these dots and it's really cool to watch.  Also kind of frustrating sometimes, because it's slow progress, but so worth it!
 
     Remember like a month and a half ago when Christensen and I met Joe and Karen? (we like pushed a couch up onto a balcony for them?)  and then they dropped off the face of the earth?  Well, they are separated right now, but we got back in contact with Karen, she came on a church tour, wants to be baptized, and was at church this Sunday. :)   Unfortunately, her work schedule made her leave right after sacrament meeting, so she didn't get to meet many people, and she works really long hours  Monday through Friday, so we have to wait til Saturday to see her again.  quite unfortunate.
 
     Well, I'm gonna send this, because then if you are still on I can email you for a minute or two!  Love you lots!

Elder Chase Lonas

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