So this week was just insane. At the start of the week I think that Elder
Wilson and I were just in denial that we were going to be separated with
transfers. We sorta just kept working like nothing happened. Then, on Wednesday,
the day before he left, we realized that he should probably start saying his
goodbyes because he would definitely be leaving. We crammed all of the goodbyes
into one day! We even had breakfast with a member family. The Hamon's. They're
the best. I've never felt more anxious in my entire life! We were literally
flying all over Regina, and we were late to every appointment. It was a sad day.
Most of the people we said goodbye to were tearing up. It was the worst! It was
super hard to say goodbye to Elder Wilson. We've had tons of fun, and we worked
really well together, too. It was just nice to be serving with someone who was
as relaxed or more relaxed than I am. Elder Wilson really kept everything in
perspective and did not overstress. Anyhow, the time came, and we had to say
goodbye.
This week has actually been pretty good as far as teaching
goes. Elder Beacham is from Southern Utah, and he works super hard. I love that
about him. We really haven't missed a beat. He just jumped right in! We are
still adjusting a bit to our teaching styles, but I can see that when we become
united we will do incredible!
Ha ha, Elder Beacham's second full
day here in Regina, we helped out at one of the most ridiculous moves I've ever
seen. The lady was a less-active member who had been kicked out of her
home....due to failure to maintain a healthy living environment. It was pretty
gross in there to say the least. Anyhow, there were about 5 members there
helping, and we had 2 companionships of elders. To make things even more
exciting, the landlord came by a couple times to yell and swear at us and make
sure that we knew that we were doing something "wrong". It was interesting. The
neat thing is that one of the members, Bro Tondevold, talked with him the second
time he came around. Bro Tondevold was completely calm and even had the landlord
calmed down in a matter of minutes. It was incredible. The landlord walked away
like they were best friends! I couldn't believe it! This ward has some truly
amazing people.
We had a crazy Sunday! We had a few new
investigators come to church for the first time. One is our investigator named
Charlie. The other we've actually never taught. He was a turnover from
missionaries in another ward. We just called him and invited him to come to
church, and he came. His name is Ravitesa. He's from India. Ha ha, so we have a
pretty big Gospel Principles class. (That's the class for new and returning
members.) And it just so happens that for our investigators first Sunday, the
lesson was on the law of chastity. It was slightly awkward, but our
investigators still want to come back, so it must not have been too
traumatizing.
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