DL, dead animals, and direct answers

First things First!  TRANSFER CALLS! 

I've never been so not nervous for transfer calls, because I was so sure I was staying in Fruitland, and keeping my boy!  anddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd..... I was right!  So I'm very excited about this!  It's gonna be another awesome transfer, and we're gonna tear it up!  

 

Transfer calls were pretty funny for me, because I actually got calls from both AP's, and President Weaver too, haha.  First one AP (Assistant to the President) called to give me my transfer call, that was normal.  Then the other called to give me some information for the Mission fireside things we're doing, and then President called to tell me I'm going to be the new DL (District Leader) (ACK!!!!) So it was an eventful night, and the whole time I got these calls, we were still with an investigator.

 

Let's see. 

 

So a few weeks ago we were driving down 128th (A street in Washington) and we see a guy on the side of the road trying to cut these bushes for no apparent reason, so we pull over and offer help.  He assures us that the situation is well under control.  (the situation= the fact that bushes exist) We invite him to follow us down to the church, but after giving it serious consideration, decided that this was not a good night for him.  But he set up a return appointment for one week from then.  So at 8:25, the next sunday, we returned to 128th and stood by what was left of the bushes, but he didn't come.  But sometime this past week we were driving by again and this time saw him outside in his yard.  We pull up and talk to him, and ask him what he's doing.  Turns out, he's about to bury a dead kitten. So we offer to help him hold a funeral.  He buries the kitten, I give a little eulogy and a prayer (It occurs to me that this is 3rd or 4th funeral for an animal I've been involved in on my mission)  and he cries for a minute and then starts talking to us about church.  As it turns out, he is already a member!  He just hasnt been to church since he moved to Washington from Arizona.  So this week he came to church!  Before Elders Quorum he was telling this guy about his story and why he was at church this week.  It was pretty humbling to hear his point of view.  We see so many people every week, and invite so many people to come to church, and helping someone bury a kitten is pretty easy stuff.  But for him, it was a direct answer to a prayer he said about 5 seconds before we showed up.

 

Mary should be able to be baptized this Friday!  I'm so excited but also kinda stressed, because it all hinges on a follow up interview taking place on Thursday.

 

But we have quite a few people progressing towards baptism, and I'm so glad me and my boy are staying!  Puyallup has been in a bit of rut, so we're gonna change that, and then blow up this mission :)