Hey all!
So now there are TWO of us out in the mission field! That's right, my
little brother left last week to go to the England MTC and serve the
Lord with all his heart, might, mind, and strength for two years in
the Berlin, Germany mission. He's going to be such a stellar
missionary.
Transfers are tomorrow, and the results are in! Elder Uppencamp is
being transferred to Two Rivers, which is right by Manitowoc. He's
going to be senior companion to Elder Benson, who has only been out
for 2 transfers. Elder Uppencamp is really excited to be senior
companion, and to be serving right next to Lake Michigan. He's been
here for 6 months, so he's about 1/4th done with his mission. I, on
the other hand, only have 1 transfer left. And my new companion is...
I don't know yet! I'm training a new missionary!
This is pretty weird, because it takes 2 transfers to train, but I
only have 1 transfer left. To make things weirder, 4 other elders who
go home with me are also training! This next group is HUGE! I'm really
excited, but kind of nervous at the same time. In training, we have to
keep track of what week we are on in the training process, so it's
going to be a bit strange when my companion has been out for the same
amount of time I have left... Yeah. But what I've learned is that the
Lord doesn't make mistakes. All I can do is follow His will and know
that everything will be alright. One of my favorite sayings that
President Cutler is always telling us is that WE CAN DO HARD THINGS!
That is absolutely true.
We don't have that long here today so I'm going to have to cut this
one pretty short. Just know that I love you, that God loves you, and
that this gospel is the BEST THING ON THIS EARTH!! :-D
With all the charity in my heart,
~~Elder T. Riggs
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