Week Forty One

Sent: Wed 5/18/2011 12:09 PM

Hi Mom!

How´re things? I like Bellvue a lot actually, it´s super pretty at least. I´m glad you´re doing well and thanks for the packages, but you might be interested to know that I´m getting a new companion tomorrow. Elder McLaughlin left on Sunday in an emergency transfer, and I have no idea who he is or anything. They´re changing a lot of things around right now because some more Americans got visas. So it should be really interesting, seeing as I´ve been in the area for three weeks.

I´ve been in trio since then with some other Elders and it´s been interesting, at the least. I´m with the Zone Leaders, who are both Americans. It´s been interesting to stay out of my area for so long, and I don´t really like it, to be honest, but there´s not really anything I can do. I know the Lord will make it work though. He has so far, anyway. But I´m excited to see what happens; we´ve got a few great people that we´re teaching and it´s going to be great once I can get back into my area and get stuff sorted out. I found out I´m getting my companion tomorrow at 4:30!

But other than that, I´m doing well. This transfer´s flying by, but now I can be almost positive that I´ll stay with my companion and stay here, so that´s nice. How´s Nick? I´m glad he´s doing well and I´m sure he´ll find more work too. Love you mom!!!!!!

Love, Eric


Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:13 PM

Hey Dad!

I´m good! Things this week have been pretty crazy, because my companion got emergency transferred on Sunday, which pretty much screwed up our weekend, and I still have no idea who my companion´s going to be. We´ll see what happens, though; I have a lot of faith in the Mission President. It´s really great to see all these people inspired by the Lord to make all of these decisions, and I´m really enjoying being a part of this new zone.

Today, a lady walked into the stake center and asked if she can bring her family to church! It was nuts, and even though it wasn´t my area it was so cool to have an experience like that! Things are going really well though and I know we´re going to do great work in the coming weeks. I don´t know everything, but I know somebody who does, and we seem to be on pretty good terms, so we´re going to be fine, I know it.

Well actually we do have ward council but we´re always going to find investigators so our ward mission leader´s there for us with our progress records. It works pretty well, but sometimes they complain that we aren´t there. There´s always little problems though, but we work them out.

How´s everything else going? I´m glad work´s still busy and I´m sure it´s great to have a little break from baseball after the season.

Love you Dad!!!!!

Love, Eric