Sorry I am emailing later then usual. I am now in Eugene over the YSA ward. My companions are coming in together but he doesn't show up until 8:45 so Elder Black and I are chilling here at the University of Oregon until he gets here. We are the new zone leaders over the Eugene zone. We have 14 elders and 6 sisters. I have been told that all we basically do is hang out on campus and talk to people. And we travel throughout Eugene and surrounding areas to teach the young single adults.
I wasn't really excited to get this assignment but after hearing about it I think it will be a lot of fun. It will be a HUGE change from Brookings. I'm pretty bummed to leave there but I guess I'm suppose to be here. We had some awesome people in Brookings that I didn't want to leave. Especially Jeff and Molly who were the greatest ever! They were who I have been praying to meet for the past 20 months so I was pretty dang sad to leave. In my last weeks email I told President about them and the experience we had. When I got the transfer call president asked if I would allow him to share my email in a fireside Saturday night. Then on Sunday morning he called and said he wanted to meet them within the next month. When I got to Eugene he said that on Sunday he shared my experience in a Stake conference. I didn't have the opportunity to really say goodbye to them because they were gone or tied up with things on Saturday and Sunday so that was a huge bummer. But all I can do is pray that Elder Davis and His companion Elder Argyle will take care of them. They have both only been out 3 months but I have faith in Davis. He is a good missionary.
But on a positive note Lori got baptized the Saturday before I left. She wanted to before one of us got transferred we could be there. Her and Jeff were suppose to get married but they couldn't because of a money issue so Jeff moved out so she could make her date. We had 7 Investigators there which was awesome! Elder Davis Baptized her and I confirmed her. I wish I could have stayed but I know President is inspired and this is where he needs me to be. But if he changes his mind at all I will be there in a heart beat! Best area of my mission.
Oh and before I forget we had another awesome miracle happen that was CRAZY! We were doing our new missionary training in the morning time on Tuesday when we got a phone call from an unknown number. I answered the phone and it was a lady that we gave a Book of Mormon to probably 3 or more weeks ago named Shelia. She said that she had been reading and praying about the Book of Mormon we gave her a few weeks ago and she believes it came from the Lord. She asked if we could meet with her to go over some questions she had and if she could get some more books. So we set up to meet with her 2 hours later at the church.
Shelia had gotten back a few years ago from Jerusalem after studying the Bible for 7 years at a Bible college. She seems to know pretty good Hebrew and studies A LOT. She had read up to 3 Nephi 21 and had over 30 questions written down that she wanted to go over. They were pretty in depth so we only got to go over 2 of them but we gave her Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price. She went home and get straight in to D&C. I was completely blown away at what had happened with her. She said that when she reads the Book of Mormon she says that it is congruent with the Bible and answers a lot of questions that she had. When we answered a few of her questions she said: "Oh now that makes so much more sense!" She was just blown away with the things we were sharing with her and asked us why she didn't know about any of this sooner. Elder Davis and Argyle will be meeting with her I think this week. She is so eager to learn more.
That's about it for this week. I will try and send pictures maybe later if a get a chance.
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