November 4, 2013

My eyebrows mated and gave birth to a mustache!

Happy Halloween -- Eye See You!

 Surprise!!! I'm the new District Leader, and I haven't even hit my fifth month yet! Elder Whicker used to be our DL, but he has been called as the new Green Bay Zone Leader. President Cutler called us on Saturday afternoon and extended the call to me and explained a few minor details about my position and duties and he also mentioned the border change as "happening very soon". To give a more detailed story:

On Saturday morning, Elder Baird and I played a small joke on Elder Whicker, congratulating him on opening up a new area of the mission. We were just joking with him but because he had been so stressed about transfers this week he over reacted to our text in a funny manner and so Elder Baird and I had a good laugh. Then 20 minutes later the transfer text came telling us that Elder Whicker was leaving Marquette, and that Elder Baird and I were staying here in Germfask. The text doesn’t tell us where we are going, only IF we are going somewhere new. Then moving on to afternoon; Elder Baird and I had just finished a lesson with a Seventh Day Adventist, we climbed in the car and got no more than 100ft when the phone rings and its President Cutler. In movie fashion, we jumble the phone, slam on the brakes, pull over and say" Hello". He asks to speak with me, and he then tells me that I will be the new District Leader starting on Wednesday the 6th. We had a brief chat and said goodbye. My mind was racing with things and ideas, and a whole bunch of "what does this mean" and "what just happened" questions. I'm such a young missionary, and my whole district is training new missionaries that arrive tomorrow morning. (Except me because Elder Baird and I will be finishing his training this transfer). This is just so weird, and now I'm getting teased by other missionaries that since I'm a DL at such a young age, they all say that I will be an AP by the time I hit my one year mark.

 



Rats! This is his best suit.

So what else happened this week: well, I got my suit pants ripped by a dog. It was Tuesday and we were out visiting a few potentials.  We parked the car and walked up the long driveway of one family that we had met and had given a Book of Mormon too. I was familiar with their dogs but they had never ever shown any signs of aggression before. We had a very brief chat with the husband and we started to walk back down the long driveway. All of a sudden, one dog goes crazy and started attacking Elder Baird. I continue walking faster in an attempt to avoid the dog myself but it lunged for me got ahold of my left pant leg about mid-calf and ripped a four inch hole into it, as well as a second one inch tear. We climbed in the car, debating about what we should do. I decide to write a letter and stick it in their mailbox. It wasn't a nasty letter of any sorts, but I did ask them to call us and give an apology. The next day he calls and I didn't get the apology I was looking for. He just came up with excuses and said he didn't want us coming back. I gave the suit pants to our neighbor and she sewed it up. It’s an ok fix, but the pants will never be the same.

"We are as the ArMii of Helaman"

While we were doing service we found a Nintendo Wii - Mii shirt. We had fun turning it into an arMii of Helaman shirt. I'll send pictures.

All is still going well for Elder Baird and me. We have had a few investigators coming to church now, and we are getting used to the cold. No snow yet.

Scripture of the week 2 Nephi 2:24

24. But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things.

Love you all,

Elder Luymes