Alright so a lot ended up happening this week. I loved Elder Perry's talk as well and plan on using it. As for sharing the gospel, directed at Mom's comments, the most important thing for people to realize is your desires or intent on sharing it. Are you sharing it because you need another baptism this month? Or because you get a commission on their tithing money :)? Or is it because you know how much the gospel has blessed your life and you want them to be able to experience those blessings? I think as long as you make it apparent that the reason you want to share the gospel with family and anyone really is because you love them for who they are, and you know what they can become, and you know that the gospel will make them happier then they have ever been. I know these things are true and I know that you know them as well. Like Elder Holland talked about, Christ took that journey alone so that we won't have to. When you come to church and live the gospel your honoring the suffering that Christ did for us and allowing Him to walk beside us and give us the comfort that we need.
The other big news here is that I got a phone call Saturday morning before conference around 10 (conference starts at 11 here). I'm being transferred to Stones River. That's in Murfreesboro, a bit south of Nashville. I'm going to be 'greenie busting,' which is what your second mission field companion does. Your first is your trainer and the second is your greenie buster. So I've just been busted by Elder Keeler, and now I'll be busting Elder Garrison. Then shortly after that phone call from the Assistants, I got another phone call from President Hutchings. I've been called as a district leader over 2 companionships. So I'm over the district that includes my companion and myself, and then 2 sister missionaries. It's what Elder Keeler calls a dating district. It's going to be so weird!!!! So I've got all my stuff packed up and I go to transfer meeting tomorrow and then I'll be further south. I'm really excited to go and try a new area, but I'm also sad to leave all my investigators. However I know that President Hutchings is led by the Holy Ghost and that Stones River is where I need to be. So I'll leave Elder Keeler and his new companion with the 3 baptismal dates we've set and move on to my new district.
Well that's all the news from this region. I love you all and hope all is well.
Elder Carpenter
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