"Not Transferred" (July 22, 2013)

(Calvin was thinking he would be transferred as he’s been in the area for awhile. This blog post contains two letters written to first Mom, then Dad)

Jesus "supervising" Fusbol with Elder Leon?

I stayed. I was pretty down for a couple hours because I had heard that I was leaving for sure, so I already kind of had my head out the door.

This week was pretty uneventful. One of our investigators (the older brother of David, who we baptized a little while ago) is progressing really well. He read the first book of Nephi in 2 days, and marked up the pages with scriptures he liked and questions he had. He understands a lot and asks really good questions. He's 25 and studying to be a lawyer so he's really sharp and willing to follow through on commitments. I like him a lot, he's fun to teach.

Oh we had English class Wednesday and some people actually showed up. We had three non-members that just saw the fliers. Two of the women and super nice and the kind of people I would love to teach and would be great members. They're very put together and smart. But those are also the hardest people to change. The other is a kind of crazy lady who is studying to be a lawyer and she already knows a little english. She lives alone and has nothing to do all day during summer so she wants us to come teach her at her house.

No we get the Liahona's in english so I have those to read. Thanks though. I'll let you know if I need anything.

love and miss you lots - Calvin

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Yeah we've been in crevillente a bit more. We're finding new people to teach but they aren't very good. a couple of old investigators that we found in the area book. one is a crazy evangelist but it’s pretty entertaining to talk to him.

I didnt get transferred. elder leon told me i was, and that he had talked to another zone leader and knew for sure that i was going to leave. so i waited patiently all day and then by the end of the day he told me that he was joking. i was super depressed for a couple of hours. i really cant imagine what this next transfer will be i dont know what to do. i know this happens often, and in 6 weeks i'll be gone, but i feel like its gonna be a really long transfer.

yeah i know this was a depressing email but i needed to vent to someone. we get along fine in the apartment at night, but we just have totally different ideas and goals about the mission. 

thats cool elder webb talked about our baptism. i like elder webb, he's pretty old for a missionary too. i think he's 21 and has only been out a few months longer than me. 

yeah we talk a lot about remembering Christ and our covenants a lot with recent converts. a lot of them don't understand that being a member of the church is really a whole life change. its frustrating when they don't understand things like keeping the sabbath day holy.

things are good though. i'm not super discouraged or anything. i just want to help people and its hard to do that when i cant understand people, and i have a companion who isn't all that motivated.

love ya and thanks for everything -  Calvin