Monday, January 6, 2025 7:50pm
Heeyyyy! Transfers this week! The last transfer was a little short, only 5 weeks, so this one was 7 weeks. It went by super fast. (That also means my trainer only had 11 weeks in the mission before training me instead of the usual 12. So technically, I follow up trained during the first week of my mission.🫠)
But yeah. Elder Haught is getting transferred, so I get to stay in Parkway. There's no other place like Parkway, it's a little wild. Elder Haught has a lot of stories about how weird this area is, like someone climbing into the trunk of his car and exorcisms. Can't wait to see what else another transfer here will bring me.
This week, we were invited inside several times by catholics. On one of those occasions, it was a family of three who seemed receptive to our message despite having the most catholic decorations I've ever seen, but the dad was pretty drunk. When he learned I speak Dutch(Which some of you, I'm sure just figured out), he wanted to hear me pray in Dutch. He made us pray 4 different times through the lesson. I don't think any of us knew what was happening.
We felt like we had a pretty good week of finding. We gave a lot of referrals to the sister missionaries in the YSA ward, we were having a bunch of lessons with new people, and they all seemed like they were gonna come to church. Contacting all our friends on Saturday, a lot of them promised to come, so we were excited. I'm sure you can tell where this is going. Not one of them actually showed up. This was a bad way to end the transfer.
This morning, we had a district brunch as a district as requested by the sister who is going home. We made some really good french toast. I always feel like the hungry little caterpillar now unless we eat with 2 members in a row. That and the members probably have a little to do with me gaining 10 pounds since I left home. All pure muscle, of course.
Yesterday, after dinner with a member, they talked to us about their testimony and things they learned from their mission, and were really intent on making sure I understood that what we're trying to do as missionaries is to provide everything a person needs to find their own answers through personal revelation.
Isn't it interesting that the more contact you have with the spirit the more converted you will be? It's a lot easier to love the Gospel if you seeking to feel the spirit every day. I know that's true because much greater appreciation I've gained after spending so much time in the scriptures, praying, pondering, and seeking the guidance of the spirit. What can you do to increase your love for the Gospel and deepen your conversion?
See ya,
Elder Montgomery👉
These people might be a tiny bit Catholic
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