Transferências And The Zoo

Olá a todos! Tudo bem?


This last week was a crazy one. We had transfers, so we got to help with a lot of that. Lots of trips to the airport, bus stations, and we got to film a lot of stuff. It's always super fun to be able to film all the new missionaries and see their excitement. But this last transfer was different than the last one for me. I also got to help film all the departing missionaries. It was actually pretty sad. We lost some good ones. There was a lot of contrast between the greenies and dying ones. We did get to eat two huge dinners at the mission home this week, though which was really awesome.


Here in the office, we got two new missionaries. Both of them are awesome, so it will be a good transfer. They're being trained to do housing and transport stuff. It'll be good since we had one elder doing both of those jobs at the same time.


We also had stake conference this last sunday, which was really good. I got to see a bunch of members from my last branch, which was awesome! It was really good to see them all.


For p-day today, we went to the zoo, and it was awesome. We got to see a bunch of monkeys and other cool animals. We even got to go and see a dolphin show, which was probably the best part. The dolphins did some really cool tricks.


Scripture: D&C 50:41-43
41 Fear not, little children, for you are mine, and I have overcome the world, and you are of them that my Father hath given me; 42 And none of them that my Father hath given me shall be lost. 43 And the Father and I are one. I am in the Father and the Father in me; and inasmuch as ye have received me, ye are in me and I in you.


I'm sure I've shared these before, but I was reading through the other day, and these ones stood out this time. Christ is always with us, no matter what. We can't do everything in this life by just ourselves. He is always there to help us through it.


Tchau!


Elder Howard


Pictures:
- Pictures from the zoo. The gorilla was my favorite, just contemplating life real hard
- Greenies on the porch
- "Dying" missionaries at the temple







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