[Transfers] Week 32 - God always listens.

Transfer #6! Crazy.

Today is transfer day which means we waited Sunday night keeping the phone close to us. If we don't get a call it means nothing's changing...well we didn't get one haha. Getting a transfer call is like getting a mini mission call. 

Looks like another 600+ more miles to bike and some more people to teach over here in East Tucson! :D

Last week was a pretty good week. We had our mission wide 'finding day' where we did exchanges throughout the zone. I went with Elder Williamson. We started out the day going through a few 'formers' and were just walking since they were close...ish. Elder Simpson gave us a call asking if we wanted to meet somewhere to get some more BOMS. We walked back to our place to drop them off then decided to have lunch. After our lunch we went back over to hunt down the formers. One of them had moved but we talked to a few people who listened. Then it took us like 10 minutes to find the apartment we were looking for....-_- we FINALLY found it, and right then a lady drove up. Her name is 'Jane' and lives there...we don't know where our former lives anymore, but apparently Jane is a member! She hasn't been to church in over 10 years because of some unfortunate things that happened...she didn't feel welcomed and felt a little judged. It was no coincidence we found her just at the right time. We shared a message with her and are re-teaching her some things. Crazy how we are led to these people!

Elder Williamson. Was a siick exchange.

Sister Weaver is in our zone. I looked back and found the pic. from the MTC. Hurry and got a picture with her. 

One night we were headed home after an apt., when a member flagged us down to eat a hot dog with him! We had some time so we did! It was awesome of him to do that as we have been going on very little food and very few members signed up to feed us the past 2 weeks, so it was a blessing. While we were talking with him, he said "Be careful of what's around you." We didn't know what he was talking about. He pointed behind us where there's a flat out porn shot, then to behind him of the strip club, then across the street to another crazy joint hahah. Man. Yikes. Just more people to convert!

Our zone at pictures yesterday. Sorry about the blurriness. User errorrr.

Only 1 person out of our district and only 4 or 5 missionaries are getting transferred in our zone. So mostly the same! Our district rocks. They bought me some Dr. Pepper and sweetish fish as it was an inside joke between us haha. Awesome :]

The end of our Zone Exchanges - sharing some cool experiences we had.

Our district last transfer at our last district meeting. I bought starburst candy corn for everyone....don't buy them. Our district is seriously awesome.

On Sunday we were checking out a potential when a lady started walking up the stairs. We started chatting with her and she said she's looking for a church....SAWEET! She was very kind and accepted a BOM and committed to read and pray about it....last night she called and left a voice mail saying she doesn't want us visiting her again since she's talked with a friend. We'll call her back once she's off work. It's an awful feeling when someone so golden calls and drops you. Ugh.

Also on Sunday, we felt to visit a member who has been sick. He said, "I knew someone was coming, I wasn't sure who but was hoping it was you guys." WOAH. Crazy things happen on a mission. 

A package I received from CB! The first package had empty packets of oreos, fruit snacks, pringles, you name it. It was one of the most disappointing things so far hahah. They sent me some FULL goodness. YES! FTW. I'll still have to get them back...

Another pretty sweet miracle that we had on Sunday was we went out with a member to a couple lessons. Our first lesson was with Dave who is getting baptized this Saturday! He's one of the most solid people I've ever taught on my mission, it's so awesome. He's a big black dude who served in the Marines. Our second lesson was with Barbara who also has a BD but has also been struggling with some depression with her pills and what not. She loves the gospel though. We offered a blessing of healing, and she gladly accepted. She asked me to say it and so I did. She has a little dog in a cage who rocks but doesn't shut up. The dog was whining the whole time and I kept saying a prayer that God would be so kind to quiet the dog. At the beginning of the blessing, the dog was louder than ever and I could barely hear myself speak (pun! hah) but then soon as we started getting into it, the dog went silent. Those are some of the coolest answers to prayers I think. God always listens. She had tears in her eyes and it was inspired. Too cool.

After we gave Barbara a blessing, we walked over and our member suggested visiting a member. We did and then I randomly offered him a blessing..he said yes. We gave him one on his porch and afterwards, he asked, "How did you Elders know I wanted a blessing?" We said we didn't know. The spirit leads us if we do what we're supposed too.

These past few days have been well learned. Good things have happened. We must keep pushing on. We will often FEEL the most spiritually receptive at our weak points. There's a reason for that. 

hahaha last night Elder Auva'a grabbed the dog's tongue haha.

BMWS>AUDI'S. (Sorry Elder A.)

"Your blog is like my Facebook." hahaha Thanks Christy! 

Elder Christiansen. We played football with some investigators and he stiff armed me IN THE FACE hahah. I still ran him down and got him haha. I'm smiling with a fat lip...*tard alert* He's tight and is getting sent to a small town.

If you're having a down week, pray for something exciting or funny to happen. hahah. It works! The good man above has the best sense of humor hahaha. 

Congrats again to my dad and Laura for their Wedding...I haven't heard anything about it, but am sure it went great! 

Love ya'll! The letters and support is awesome. 

"If you aren't busy living, you're busy dying."

Word up.

-Elder D. Hales