Monday, March 7, 2011

The Transfer is Drawing to a Close

I don't know what much else to say than that this week was pretty fun. Monday we went down to Powell to hang out with the elders there. I played my first game of racquetball ever, and I was pretty awesome (I was really only ok). After our racquetball game of awesomeness we went to Cody to spend P-day with the rest of the zone. We had such amazing fun that included, but wasn't limited to, dodgeball, kickball, and some other stuff that includes "ball" in it. We spent the night in Powell and had an investigator go on a random yelling rampage. I didn't really understand what she was talking about; it was really weird. We had our district meeting there in Powell the next day. Elder Hancock and I went back with the zone leaders for teamups. The first item on the schedule for teamups was helping a family move a piano into their house. While we were helping move the piano I couldn't help but think of that talk by Elder Uchtdorf. Moving the piano was a long complicated process, and with six missionaries there (we also had the other Cody elders with us) we were getting in eachothers way. Once everything was set in it's proper place I teamed up with Elder Child. It was so warm in Cody (about 40 degrees) that I felt like I was going to fall asleep the entire time, and almost did in the middle of a lesson. After dinner we switched and I teamed up with Elder Matthews. My zone leaders are pretty awesome.
Wednesday was pretty crazy, because we hadn't been teaching in our area for the past two day, so the week was spent trying to catch up. The work seems to flucuate a lot here. This week a lot of people who haven't been progressing are now progressing, and some people who were progressing aren't anymore, but things are getting better faster than they are getting getting worse with our investigators. One investigator in particular is having a hard time grasping our concept of priesthood authority.
There should be at least two people getting baptized this month if they decide on a date.
It was a pretty exciting week in Lovell. The highschool girls basketball team took state and the boys took third at state.
The weather is still playing games with us. It got up to almost 40 degrees on Friday and then it snowed again on Saturday and Sunday, so we never know whether, or not, to wear our trench coats.
Transfer calls are this Friday. I'm hoping that I'm staying here in Lovell (or getting my visa). I really don't want to be transferred to a new area, get my visa, and have to leave that area in less than a month. So many awesome people in Lovell that we are teaching; that I'd rather just stay here till I get my visa.
I think it's going to be a little weird going to Brazil and not having meat and potatoes every other day.
Love,
Elder David Short

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