Dear Family,
Well, it sounds like most of you are confused. I will
explain haha. I got a call on Monday and President Barry extended
a call to me to be a Zone Leader. And then he told me that I was being
transferred. I am now in Jacksonville in the Arlington ward. And my companion
is Elder Bushman. In our mission they put the Zone Leaders together in a
companionship.
So, at transfer meeting I was called to be a District
Leader. I had never been in leadership before, other than training. Now, just two
weeks later I get emergency transferred and get called to be a Zone Leader! So
now I am in Arlington with Elder Bushman. Elder Bushman has been out 22 months.
He is from Farmington, Utah. This last week we had to put together a Zone
Meeting, and we were going on a trade-off with the Assistants to the President.
We have Zone Meetings once a month. They are different than Zone Conference's.
Zone Meetings are just a way to get info out to the mission faster. Once a
month the President has a Zone Leader Council where he trains the Zone Leaders, and the Zone Leaders train on the same thing at Zone Meeting. I wasn't at the
Zone Leader Council, but I had to still train on the training given there. So
it was a very interesting and crazy week. One of the Assistants names is Elder
Tomlinson and I went on a trade off with him this week and it was incredible.
He is urgent and powerful! I learned a ton!
The BIGGEST thing I learned this week. "God doesn't
call the qualified, he qualifies the called." I was completely shocked
when I got the call from President Barry. I never thought in a million years I
would have gotten called as a Zone Leader, but I am really excited for the
calling because I have already learned a ton and improved. I have a testimony
that God calls you to a calling that you have no clue how to do and once you
figure it out, you get released and get called to another calling. I love how
true the church is. The organization alone testifies of the truthfulness of it.
No man could come up with something so incredible. It is built around people
becoming like our Heavenly Father.
Here is my new address:
8291 Dames Point Crossing Blvd. #1105
Jacksonville, FL 32277
Things are going fantastic in Arlington. We have 3 baptismal dates for this month. One on the 16th, one
for the 23rd and another for the 30th. This last week has been crazy, but
probably the funnest week of my mission. Elder Bushman and I get along really
well and are watching God work miracles :)
Well, I have a question. A group of Elders has gotten permission from President Barry to go to the
Gator Bowl which is held in the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium. It is on Jan. 1st and I think and it is a P-day. If it's possible, can I get a ticket to go? I think
it will be around $60 or $70.
Well, I will just close out the email with a testimony. I
know that living all the gospel principles brings happiness. But, we have to be
doing everyone of them. If we don't, the guilt from not doing it will just eat
at you. That is when we repent and set goals to do better! I love
repentance and I have had to use it a ton as a missionary - for not talking to a
person or something. I know that God loves us, and that He works miracles. I
actually have a story. Elder Bushman and I got a media referral this last week.
We got to visit this referral. A 16 year old boy answered and we asked if this
person lived there. An 8 year old boy popped his head out and said, "that's me!" Elder Bushman and I were taken back because this person referred themselves on mormon.org. The young boy ended up running off
with a friend but we stood there and talked to his Mom and the 16 year old boy and we are now teaching them. The Mom knew nothing about it. How in the world
would an 8 year old boy be able to do that. He now says he was just playing
some game and it popped up and he hit okay? Well, that doesn't just happen. You
have to put in your name, address and a bunch of things. I have no clue how it
happened. But God worked a miracle through that young boy, and now we are
teaching them. I know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that we can
become healed and given strength through the Atonement. I know that Joseph
Smith is a Prophet of God. And I say these thing in the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen.
I love you all and I hope you have a great week!
Love
Elder Wise
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