November 23, 2009

Hey y'all,

How is everybody doing out there in the west?? Y'all excited for Thanksgiving?? haah i know i am! Man Ash got braces?? Man i can only imagine i dont think anything could make her not look cute. Well guess what another transfer is gone, and so you know what that means... Transfers again! i thought almost for sure i would be staying with my son here in Charleston for at least one more transfer....Because we were just now getting some real cool people we were teaching. BUt... Saturday night when they got transfer calls my name was called and im heading out of Charleston i thought i would be staying. But im leaving im not gunna lie... I was kinda upset i love this area! the people are the best here! But i guess the Lord needs me somewhere else. It was funny my very last Sunday in Charleston the translation equipment doesnt work so i dont even get to translate my last time here. But the members all gave me a warm goodbye. Im gunna miss alot of the families here really bad. They are so awesome. Pretty much all of today is being spent the families saying goodbye to me and stuff. Oh yeah and when they told me i was being transfered i just figured somewhere else you know.... Well last night at like oh lets say 10:00 President McConkie calls our phone.... and my stomach pretty much drops. I answer it and He Asks if i heard about transfers and if i knew where i was going. haha I laughed and said nope i dont president, then he says welp.. neither do I Elder haha my info is in my office... But where you are being transfered you are going to be a Zone leader there. So i was like ummmmm Okay. He told me they expect alot out of me and the Lord needed me there. I still dont feel like im ready for it yet, but if the Lord needs me there ill do my best to do his will. I just got made district leader and was just starting to get the hang of that... Now Zone leader yikes. Oh well im excited cause i will get to intercat with more missionaries now.... And probably get to do alot of English work. haha These crazy Bible bashing southerners. Better get studying up on my Bible. Like i said i still dont know where im going, i just know that wherever im going im going to be a Zone leader there. So that is my big news, kinda shocking and real humbling im so young in the mission still, and feel like there are so many better missionaires than me. but welp i guess this is what the Lord wants ive learned not to question that. Man i was hoping to spend christmas in Charleston.... oh well next area here i come! Well it sounds like everyone is great give Landon a hug and a kiss for me. And Jadyn and harly and Grandma. I love you all so much take care and be thankful! we have so much.

Love,
Elder Riding