October 17, 2016

 

First Transfer down!! How y'all doin? I have had another interesting and in expected week. First off I learned how to solve a Rubik’s cube which is one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. Just kidding but I really did learn how and now I'm addicted. I bought my own today so I can keep doing it. The reason I needed to buy my own is my next topic...

 

I have been stressing transfers coming up so much and finally have found out what will be happening tomorrow. Well I found out that Elder Mitchell is being transferred, and so am I. I'm half way through training and I'm being sent to another 3 pack, but don't know where I'm going until tomorrow. I never would have expected to be transferred during training and it's been really sad saying bye to all of the people I have grown close to in the last 6 weeks, but I have made myself know that this is what's best for me, and I'm ready for the next step. It's amazing to think that I'm already done with my first transfer...6 weeks went by so fast. They say that the mission flies by, but the first 3 months are long. If the mission goes by faster than this has, I'm not ready to be home so soon lol.

 

Now some mission stuff:) we were able to do some good service this week! We worked with a company called S.B.P. That is a volunteer organization, and painted a room in some old people's house. We also helped our relief society president move, and she gave us a bunch of gamecock’s shirts and some cool stuff. We also had Leigh, the lady we have on date come to church for the first time yesterday. It was a perfect Sacrament for her to be at because we had the mission president from Des Moines Iowa giving his homecoming talk and it was so good! I was able to talk to him after the meeting and we talked about how Elder Seljaas is doing which was nice:)

 

Last night we had our church tour/open house that we have been planning for a while now. It turned out really well and we had some of the investigators there and enjoy it. We had one of our recent converts bare his testimony to everyone, including his family of investigators which was way cool! Too bad I can't stay here and keep working towards their baptisms:( oh well I'm going to keep in touch with them!

 

The mission is never what you expect. I have had such a crazy first transfer and never would have expected some of the things that have happened, to actually happen. There have been so many amazing strengthening trials that have taught me so much while I've been here!

I hope you are all reading and praying, and staying close to our Heavenly Father. Love you all❤️

 

Mosiah 4:30

Alma 13:27-30

3 Nephi 12:48

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Elder Winn

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Pic 1: some train playground at a school idk Pics 2-3: selfies with my companions idk:) Pic 4: selfie with the pottery lady that we paint stuff with lol Sorry I don't have many pics this week:( hopefully these will do😊