This past week has been amazing! :) We got transfer doctrine last night and I'm staying in Clinton! Elder Quinones is getting transferred to Ardmore South and my new companion will be Elder Richey (Who doesn't speak Spanish). Our district leader Elder Santamaria is going home so Elder Sanchez's new companion is Elder Kiser. The sisters in Weatherford are both getting transferred and getting replaced by Elders which is really crazy! I'm also the new district leader.
Monday night we talked with a Spanish less-active about eternal marriage. His wife died years ago and she went to the temple but he still hasn't been so we've been trying to get him to the temple so he can be sealed to his wife. We also had a do or die lesson with one of our investigator families.
Tuesday we visited Carl and he making lots of progress with quitting smoking. 1 month ago he was smoking about 15 cigarettes a day but now he's down to about 5 a day. He had eye surgery on Thursday so he wasn't able to make it to church on Sunday. We visited with the part-member Indian family about their Indian culture/religion and we realized that the Indian stuff they do is much more than just traditions, it's a full on religion. So we finally found out what's been holding them back a little bit. We also visited Laura and set up an appointment for Friday. She gave us some Mexican sweet bread and it was delicious!
Wednesday morning we got to deal with a less-active who was badgering the church for money and we got to do some service for Carl :) That night we had a ward meeting and started going through the ward list to figure out who lives where, who's active, etc. so that was good.
Thursday we biked out to the Indian living center and in the evening our lesson fell through (Both the member who was going to go with us and the investigator cancelled within an hour of the appointment) so we visited with Bessie and she's feeling a lot better this week but she still wasn't able to make it to church on Sunday.
Friday we had a cool district meeting with the zone-leaders and we dressed up in all white clothes :) In the afternoon we found a new investigator named Ricky and were able to set a baptismal date with him which was cool. We had dinner with the ward mission leader and then the group leader for the Spanish group came from Weatherford and we were going to go visit Laura but she got sick. So instead we set up an appointment with one of our Spanish potentials but it fell through. Then we visited everyone in Clinton that we know who speaks Spanish and none of them answered the door. So we ended up talking to a Spanish less-active who has alzheimer's.
Saturday was the baptism of Candy Cane Garner :) The baptism went really smooth and the spirit was so strong. Elder Quinones did the talk on Baptism and I got to do the talk on the Holy Ghost. It was so awesome to finally see a baptism at the Clinton church! After the baptism we visited a media referral and taught them the restoration. They seem really interested and they showed up to Church yesterday which was super awesome!
Sunday was miraculous. Church was really good and so was lunch after. In the afternoon we visited Sister Herold in the hospital. She's a really spiritual sister who's had some health problems lately. It was awesome to be able to talk with her and feel of her spirit; she's been through a lot. In the evening we visited the Ellis family (part-member Indian). The mom is a member but her boyfriend is not. And they finally reached a decision about marriage and baptism... it's happening next month!! So excited for them! We've been working with them for a while now and it's definitely been a miracle :) Later that night we got the crazy transfer doctrine and today we're enjoying the last day we have together as a district.
This coming week will bring a lot of change (4 new missionaries in the ward and Elders instead of sisters in Weatherford). It's going to be stressful (especially since I now have to teach our Spanish investigators on my own) but even when change comes we can still have peace. That was the theme at Church yesterday and it really helped me to see how I can feel a greater peace in my life. "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." - John 14:27 I'm so excited for this coming transfer and I love being a missionary! Hope y'all have a wonderful week!
Love, Elder Larsen
John 14:26-27
1. District Meeting #Swag
2. Candy Cane Garner and her family at the baptism :)
3. Me and Sister Herold
4. Me and the Ellis Family
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