Transfers

Dear Friends and Family:

Transfer call information came in yesterday. Elder Slade: transfers. Elder Bailey... also transfers. They're whitewashing our area. Elder Harper is transferring across the hall, he's going to be taking over the area with some other, unknown missionary. And Elder Burgoyne is training this transfer. (He said that he's going to train by positive reinforcement - he'll keep a bunch of mints, and every time his trainee does something good, he'll give him a mint.)

Elder Bailey and I are both confused and surprised at what is happening this week at transfers. We were both expecting me to leave, but not that both of us would. So we're both packing up, and setting the area right for Elder Harper and whoever else comes in.

It's really hard to believe that I'm leaving Boynton Beach, I've been here 6 months already, and I've become friends with so many of the members and others in the area. But if God wants that, then I guess that's all right.

We had a terrific week. Matt Ellsworth, who also referred himself to us, was baptized on Sunday. He is here just for the summer, in order to go to medical school. He said that throughout his life, he has always felt that the church is true, and he has always wanted to be a member of the church because they have the spirit with them more. That was one of the reasons that he decided to be baptized. Also, he is excited to go to the temple, and to be baptized for the dead.

Daphne wasn't able to come to church because of food poisoning. Darn.

We had yet another miracle this week as we were harvesting. We found a member who was baptized in Haiti, who didn't know where the church was here. He hadn't been to church in a long time, and he wanted to come. We're so grateful that God gave us the opportunity to see that miracle and to be able to direct him back to church.

I'm sad that I'm missing everything that is happening at home. Seeing everyone grow up, seeing the house be changed around, seeing all of my siblings continue to go to school. I miss all of you!

Thanks, I love you,

Elder Slade