HARD BUT GOOD

It's been a while since I missed a week. I wrote the letters, but they never made it to the mailbox, so now you get three!

TRANSFER 6:

And it starts all over again. With mixed feelings. It's been a great, but odd transfer, so there's no telling what'll happen this transfer. This past week we had two baptisms: Jason and Kthy. They were by far the hardest baptisms I've ever done. I'm not used to working with an English ward, and it's throwing off my groove. With the Spanish ward, I knew who could speak, how long it took to fill the font, where we could print baptismal programs, etc.

At Jason' s baptism, there wasn't a member of the bishopric there until 30 min after it was supposed to start. Then, the water was cold for him so it took 10 min for him to get into the water.

Because Kathy's grandma didn't understand that Kathy's baptism was just for her, we had to drive around the neighborhood for 45 minutes looking for her! It was the most stressful baptism ever. Thankfully, Sis. Engel,* (I called from her house on Mom's Day) fed us some hotdogs afterwards and I was able to relax a bit. I 've still felt pretty shaken up about it, and I'm not so excited for Sunday.

Honestly, I've been having a hard time. I need to tighten the screws in so many areas. I'm constantly worried about whether things are good between Elder Herrin & I. But the beginning of a new transfer is like New Year's It's an opportunity to start off brand new, and resolve to do better.

Entonces, familia, though it is hard now, and difficult, I am grateful (;D HA HA) No, really, all of this will only make me a better missionary and a better person. That's the beauty of trials; we will always be better (if we put our trust in the Lord), after they're through. And it's the coolest when that happens!

I MISS YOU ALL, BUT LOVE YOU ENOUGH TO WAIT SOME MORE MONTHS TO SEE YOU (AKA CHRISTMAS, WHEN WE'LL WEBCAM TALK!)

*Sis. Engel, and the Engel family, are some of the coolest members ever. They've been super helpful, and are always there if we need anything. She reminds me a lot of you, Mom! It's kind of creep sometimes. :) Her husband is in Iraq, and she has two kids, Diana & Aidan. They're from Canada! Definitely one of the points on the itinerary if you come to pick me up. (Or when we come back to visit.) We'll see how it works out. We've still got a while!