5-20-13

So we got transfer calls this week and I am going to a new area! oh
yes! Stay tuned to find out where I am going next.
Monday was a cool day. We went to our gators place up in valley
mines to go hiking to a mine. But we kinda got lost so we did not make
it all the way there. We went with another set of missionaries and a
member and a gator. It was fun though. That night we taught Kayla and
had dinner with her family who are awesome! It was a fun day though.
We picked up the parents as new gators also which is cool.
Tuesday was a slow day. We only had a couple of lessons that
day. One of them being with the Nashs. It was our last lesson with
them before there baptism. It was really awesome.
Wednesday was cool. At lunch we exchanged. I was with Elder
Kimball. It was fun. All he had planned for his area was to go tracting.
So we did in his area and we picked up a couple new gators for them.
It was great. I hope they both work out. One of them was a guy who is
friends with many members down here.
Thursday we had d meet down in frederick town. It was good.
They have been struggling in there area so we blitzed there area for
like an hour and we picked them up a couple of new gators just in that
time. That night we had a lesson with kayla at camis place with her
parents. It was good. We had a great lesson with her that we set a
date with her for baptism. I will come back to baptize her. It was
funny that all 6 new gators that were picked up this week in our
district I was there for all those lessons.
Friday we had weekly planning that morning. We saw a few
different people which was good. We dropped a lot of people also. Then
we went and played basketball with some gators which was fun to do
that night.
Saturday was amazing! we had the Baptism of the Nashs! We had 3
baptisms!I got to baptize the daughter which was awesome. It was an
amazing service. My comp and i did a musical number. Then after we
went out to lunch with them. Then we had a lesson with kayla and her
family that night which was great. That night I found out that i am
being transfered to Bellville Illionois. Back to the Ghetto and city i
am going. It is right next door to my first area which was east st
louis. It is not as ghetto but it is. It will be fun! I love the city.
I kinda have finally accepted it that i am meant to serve there being
there my whole mission almost and having to bus around places. It is
fun though. I like it. I can not wait to see what kind of crazy stuff
i will see there. I will be white washing that place too. We live in a
house there which is pretty cool.
Sunday was church of course. It was great. I confirmed the son
Logan. It was awesome. We had Kayla there at church for the first
time! Then we went to go by a couple peoples places after church. Then
had another lesson with the Jaroubek family.
Today we will go hiking again and try to make it all the way to
the mine. we will see though. have a great week!
Love,
Elder Derek Turner
*Serving in Zion*