Year One, Letter Fifty

hey everyone. well. let´s find out what happened.

scripture: Matthew 10: 16 - 22

i wrote jake a letter and an email. i don´t know if he got either. i
have been praying for him and deanna and the wayne´s every moment. i
hope they are coping well. they are strong.

the baby experiences just make me laugh. the baby stuff today is just
outta control. but whatev. i am glad that is going well. it sounds
like moe and stu are having fun with the classes on how to have a baby
and what they need to do to prepare. good stuff. i hope that they
really enjoy the breathing practices. i am sorry about the bugs and
scorpions, moe. that is no good. and the DMV sounds fun. at least you
can drive. lol. i can´t.

i am glad to hear that lauren is doing well again. that scares me to
hear about that kinda stuff. but i believe in god´s promise that our
families are protected when we are serving.

i am sad that i am officially moved out of my room that i have lived
in since i was 5 years old. but what can ya do. it was necessary.

sounds like the fireplace and the glass block wall are keeping you
guys quite busy. you guys are always working. you guys definitely
taught a principle to all of us - work. don´t worry dad...you aren´t
SUCH a bone-head. i mean it is a very common mistake to forget to
clean the crap out of blocks. i do that all the time. we still love
you.

i am glad to hear that tyson will be getting his call soon. i hope he
gets to go to some place cool. of course he will go to where he needs
to be.

speaking of going to where we need to be...we have arrived at the bad
news. i guess sometimes we have to just take steps in the dark. we
don´t always understand why, we just have to have faith. that is what
i did today. elder hardyman left yesterday. and i was transferred.
today. palmital B was going nuts. investigators, lessons, everything.
and now president took me out and put elder barros back with another
missionary. i was sent to presidente prudente. it was where barros
was. he just traded our places. i don´t understand it AT ALL. we had
SO many people ready for baptism. junior and mariele? joão, edna, and
mateus? Antonia and fernanda? Cassia and Renato? Bianca? Soraya?
EVERYONE. i guess i am just meant to prepare people or something along
those lines and then another missionary will come and collect the
fruits. i mean i can´t understand why president tavares would take me
out and leave it to two other elders. barros doesn´t know any of our
investigators. he just knows where some of the lunches are. so i don´t
get it. i am lost. literally. i have taken the step into the dark and
the light hasn´t come on. if anyone can explain this to me, i would
like to know. but i just have to trust in the Lord. he knows. i prayed
and prayed and the only thing i felt was that it was necessary to stay
here. i talked with president and he said he didn´t know why i was
being sent out either. he said he prayed and fasted but he just felt
that it was necessary because he needed changes. i don´t get it. i am
sad because now i don´t know what will happen with our investigators.
the entire district stayed. just me and H-man left. and we were
putting up the best numbers by a long shot. i know numbers aren´t the
important thing. but we were blowing the other companionships away
number-wise.

now i am with elder miller. he is from texas. i don´t know much about
him. i like him so far. he seems cool and funny. we will see. he is at
1 year and a half.

well. that is my news.

i gotta run already. my p-day was cut short because of the 4 hour bus
ride. i love you guys. i will pray for you all. and i hope you pray
not only for me, but for all of the investigators in Palmital B. they
need it. they need to keep learning and following the gospel. i love
you all. thank you so much. summer is ending there! meaning summer
will start here. i don´t think winter ever showed up.

till next week. tchau!

elder scott ghormley