He's already got lots of work in Tulare... I'm excited to see "The Preacher Man" go to work there. It's contagious!!
Love my boy <3
Enjoy...
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| Weird binoculars I found |
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| My new compa |
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| Picture Charlie sent me (momma) :) |
Feliz ano!! (Happy new year)
What a crazy week! Transfers are always a crazy thing because we have to get a lot of things prepared and ready for next transfer and all the while work at the same time. I've been chillen with my new companion Elder Corona. He's Mexican and he went to Snow Canyon High school in St. George. He graduated about the same year I did and has been on his mission for about a year now. His parents live in Mexico (I can't remember where exactly). We definitely are much a like! Just about as goofy as I am! So we make it pretty fun in Tulare. If I haven't mentioned yet, Tulare is about 10-15 minutes away from Lindsey so I still get to see Charlie, Elder Moody, and everybody else. I'm basically still in the same zone. I see all of them about every Monday and Tuesday for Preparation day and District Meetings. So It's great!!
Being a district leader isn't so bad I actually really enjoy it. I've had a lot of growth in one week, and I hope I can simply just do my best as a representative of Jesus Christ with little bit of a higher standard... I'm basically a normal missionary just with a bunch of more responsibilities. The responsibilities include things like me holding district meetings, accounting for missionaries and their work, baptism interviews for other missionaries in our district and other districts too (including Spanish), exchanges, leadership meetings, a lot of stuff. Basically I'm helping to build and sustain work and oversee proselyting efforts in Tulare. I have Elder Corona and I, Elder Enis and Elder Waine (Zone leaders, and Elder Waine is from England and has an awesome accent), and Sister Taula and Niumatalolo in my district. So my district isn't too big and they work really hard. Tomorrow I'm going to be holding my first district meeting so wish me luck!... Also I guess you could contribute by sending quotes to us. President Gelwix would always send us quotes and I enjoyed them. Activities, you can send those as well :) whatever works.
I love the people in Tulare just as much as I loved and still love the people in Lindsey! This past Sunday was a great opportunity to get to know everyone and listen to their testimonies. Elder Corona and I also did the same. It was funny because Elder Corona is a lot shorter than I am, he's about below my shoulder, and he goes up to bear his testimony and grabs the footstool instead of bishop lowering the podium for him hahahaha. He get's up there and says "Yes yes, I know I'm short" it was hilarious. He told me it's a tradition that his family has always done and so he does it every time he gets to a new area on fast and testimony meeting.... I guess the only downside is that we have our own car so the members don't pity us as much because we don't have to ride in the cold on bikes haha. So now we try and see if we can bring members with us in the car instead of them driving us around everywhere, or just go with them, either way... Right now we have 4 people who are potentials to be baptized here soon, I still don't know a lot of information about them yet. They are Yo. and K., G., and Ye. They all have specific and different issues, here and there and we're working really hard to help them repent because they're the most willing to change. Yo. is the mom of K. and they've been investigating the church because they know it's different, I'm not sure how long but they've been doing it for a while. G. should be baptized way sooner than when she wants to, if she wants to at all. Her daughter was baptized a couple months ago I believe and G.'s sister, E., is already a member, she enjoys having us over but she is probably a little hesitant to baptism right now. Ye. is E.'s, and G.'s sister too. So all three of them are sisters and two of them have potential to be baptized soon. From what I've seen it'll more likely be Ye. because she's keeping commitments and is progressing faster than the other. That's kind of the summary for investigators... Our biggest focus right now is finding through our members and recent converts less actives. If we continue planting and finding through them, they're going to make the difference bringing others to Christ.
Other than that there really hasn't been a whole lot that has happened other than transfers and work work work. We've had a lot of fix ups we've had to take care of. Baptism records were lost or were not turned in and so some missionaries are trying to turn in their records in order to bring more blessings to those recent converts. The last district leader that was here had a little bit of a struggle with that and so he basically left it to Elder Corona and I. Blaahhhhh it's been nuts! I've also been cleaning up after him too, he sure loves to leave his antiques and stuff.
I'm hearing good things back home :) Weston's tough, I'm sure the basketball season will start looking up soon. They are due for a win and whatever coach or the players ask of him I'm sure he'll do it, just tell him I said to keep his head held high and to put off anything else and just play! He'll tear it up. Marleigh is doing good too from what I've heard, tell her to keep it up for me.
I wish I had more time to say and write things but my time seems shorter every time I have to finish. So with that I love everyone of you and hope all is well at home. Stay true to the faith, and remember always that the Lord needs helping hands'
Love Elder Horrocks
P.s. I can't end without saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to my awesome Granny T, my cuz Buck, and little brother J.T.!! Happy birthday!! sorry it's a little late :)
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