So... my new companion is awesome! His name is Elder Boswell, he's
from Provo, Utah, he's 18, and he's a lot less afraid of talking to
people than I was.
Paul was baptized by his good friend Dustin
Saturday, 17 Aug 2013. Unfortunately Paul had to be baptized five times, I guess
the water level wasn't high enough, and Paul's back isn't very good, so
it was a little embarrassing for them, but they handled it well, and the time Paul went
under the water, it was like an explosion of the Spirit throughout the
room. I don't know if it felt that way to anyone else, but it did to
me. The talks were super cool too.
Now I'll answer your questions! I went to Eugene on
Tuesday, we had district leader training, trainers training, then we
went to bed. On Wednesday morning we went to the Oregon State football
stadium and ran around, then we went to the 18th street church building
and did more training, then we practiced singing the efy medley while we
waited for President Young to pick up the THIRTY-SEVEN new missionaries
(the most we've ever gotten in one transfer), then we sang the song for
them, we got talked to, we ate lunch, we trained together with the new
missionaries while at the same time President was taking them out one at
a time and interviewing them, then he prayed for inspiration as to who
should be who's companion, then we all came together and President
announced that it was time to announce companionships. Of course, I was
the first one called up. Then President Young called the name of my
new comp. Yes!!! Then we got driven back to our area and started
talking to people. The past few days we've just been trying to meet
everyone, and it's been very interesting getting to train Elder Boswell.
It really makes one realize how much one has learned when one has to
turn around and teach it all to someone else. Pray for me in this!
It's super important that I do a good job.
Fiona has not been heard from in a while. She was
always bad at answering her phone, and she warned us that she would be
super busy this past week. So who knows if she'll be baptized before
she leaves for France? But I'm okay with that. I just hope she
continues to read from the Book of Mormon and doesn't get lost in the
world. She could still be baptized though!
In a way, I'm super jealous of you guys all hanging
out there in Idaho, but then again I'm really not. There's time for
that later and I'm just super happy to be doing what I'm doing. I love
you all sooo much.
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