Glenn Dale Revisites

So, Monday and Tuesday were good days, we carried on like normal days and then Wednesday--Transfers....  Wow. So I was right, Elder Tracy and I are companions again!!!!!!   It's so much fun!  I'm really happy; even without a car.  We're doing much better with our missionary work than the last time we were companions. 

Part of it could be what they did with our area.  So, because we are losing a lot of Elders mission-wide, they gave language areas a secondary area. The general standard with the secondary area is that they like the ward to be in the same church building....  And guess which ward is in our church building????   It rhymes with Pennvale.  THATS RIGHT!!! WE ARE A COMBINED ASL GLENN DALE AREA NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It's the craziest thing ever....  I don't even know how best to describe all my feelings from that day....  Oh my gosh- it is so wonderful to be back in my first area!

For the most part we've only done ASL work, but we did do some Glenn Dale missionary work since being assigned.  It's just getting reintegrated with the ward and stuff.  It was pretty fun at church on Sunday though!  Saturday morning I went on exchanges with Elder Sekeme.  He speaks very little English, but both our comps are district leaders and had a meeting.  I wanted to help him improve some of his English so I took him out street contacting for an hour and half, and he did awesome!!!  It was so fun.  He's so humble and awesome!   

Speaking of humility, I had one of the most humbling experiences of my life last night. We were walking out to the car to grab our mileage log. Since the car was right down the street I didn't grab my shoes, and right as we get to the main sidewalk a man stops us and is like, “No shoes?”  And we replied, “No we’re just going down the street.”  Now, this guy is pretty old, and has on some pretty nice black dress shoes.  Well, as we were about to walk away, he turned back and asked, “Here, do you want these?” Oh my gosh......  I just... I wanted to cry!  He was so humble and kind and giving--I was just awestruck that someone would offer us service when we are the ones here to serve. We of course replied that we were okay and went our separate ways, but oh my gosh; I still feel humbled thinking about it.  And take into account that we were in our pajamas at this point, so we just looked like two young white kids, and just... Wow...  I dunno..  Really makes you think. 

Today was fun.  Like I said, we slept in a bit and then went to chick fil a.  After we left it was pouring rain, so we got drenched in our way home.  It was great! I'm looking forward to a great new week!!!