Hi everyone!
Well, the humidity got here
yesterday. It's gross, and I am not a fan! Hahaha. But we'll live. And we had a
cool lightning show last night during a storm, so that was fun. And we know
that we won't have wildfires like in Arizona, so I guess that makes them even
better out here.
This week was good. We feel like we
worked hard, though it was one of those weeks that might not really show any of
the fruits of your labors. We're still working with Aida, and all seems
well for her baptism this weekend. She is just so cool. She is nervous for it,
and to be honest, I'm nervous for it. It's just rough that this is an English
ward. The two Spanish branches are 25 and 30 miles away, and she already needs
rides to church because her family isn't super supportive. So many challenges
to overcome in any conversion story, they just seem to be amplified as a
Spanish missionary. But she has such great faith, we hope that she can continue
on, and that the ward will pull it together. There are some inactive Hispanics
on the roster here, but other than Aida and one family that makes the sacrifice
to drive out to a Spanish branch, she's kind of the only Hispanic in the pews.
But God sent us here to teach in Spanish, so we're doing it!
I guess I don't have much to say
this week. Things have been fine, it just wasn't super eventful. And I'm kind
of tired today, for some reason. Pray for us that we can get everything done
this week, and that Aida will have the courage to keep going, despite language
barriers and all of the other challenges of being new in the gospel.
We're doing good. Working hard. It
might be Elder S time to leave Clarksville at the end of the
transfer, but we aren't positive. There's just no way to know. I don't really
want a new companion just yet, but I also don't really want to stay here for
too long. And normally, the person that comes to an area first,
leaves first, so the sooner he's gone, the sooner I can go. I learned with
my previous area that you might love the people and enjoy what's going on, but
a change reinvigorates you. Gets you pumped up a little bit, to do new things,
meet new people, etc. I'm not dying to leave right now, but this would be a
hard area to stay in for a long time. Elder S was here for five
transfers. Five! And that's just too many.
Anyway, all is well. I'm glad
everyone back home is doing good! Y'all have a good week!
Love,
Zac
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