Week 34: Prez Said PSYCH!!

PSYCH!! I got transferred. Wednesday afternoon I got a call and was told I was actually getting transferred to Sonterra/San Pedro, which is actually my mission president's ward and in the assistant's district. If I'm being honest though, I was devastated to get this news. I was already in the mindset that I was staying and I didn't want to leave all the amazing people in Summerglen Hills. I also had to pack up all my stuff really fast and I didn't get time to say goodbye to anyone. I was told my companion would be Elder Neddo but then right before transfers I was told my companion would actually be Elder Taylor (at least for the time being). And we're doubling in, which means all the missionaries that were in this area left and we were both moved in. There were Sisters and Elders in this area so we got both of their teaching pools for Sonterra and San Pedro. Last time I counted we have 22 people we're teaching. The apartment we moved into was also super dirty/cluttered so we've spent SO MUCH time cleaning everything. Oh and we're the page coordinators for the whole zone. Needless to say, these past few days have been super stressful, but I've just accepted that missions are crazy and to expect the unexpected haha.

On transfer morning there was an ice storm! Our car was completely frozen over and it took us SO LONG to just get the doors open. I also completely biffed it on the stairs coming down from our apartment. I was like oh look ice and then proceeded to step on it... while holding my luggage. I'm okay though! 

We did a temple tour on Saturday for our friends Julia and Selah! It was my first one ever but it went pretty well I think. They go to this huge non-denominational church nearby and they had a lot of interesting questions for us. I think they were trying to trip us up but we stayed strong. They also invited us to come to their church... so now I just have to convince the authorities to let us go. 

Scripture of the week iiiiiisss... Proverbs 3:5-6:

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

This scripture has been on my mind a lot lately. With all these last minute changes and stressful situations I have truly had to trust in the Lord. As sucky as the hard times are that's when we grow and learn the most. If you're going through a hard time right now just know that it'll pass and trust in the Lord! One day you'll be able to look back and see that you're a better person because of it. 

Love y'all! Stay strong. And please pray for me. I need all the help I can get haha.

- Elder Christensen

Pictures:

1. Saltgrass with Eddie!!

2. Safari hat

3. Awkward family photo

4. Our iced over car

5. More ice

6. One of the many moldy containers we foind in the fridge of our apartment