Man, what to even say about this week. It's really been a blast for these past two transfers and I'm really lucky for that. It's been so much fun to be a missionary that to tell you the truth I didn't really feel like, well, 'a missionary'. I felt like a person, whose job is to love and care for people everyday. Of course, as with all good things this too must come to an end. I cannot tell you how much I'm going to miss Elder England. He's been a best friend and a teacher, and I've learned so much from being his companion that I can't even put it all into words. Life in Kaneohe is going to be much harder without him in it. We had some great times together and to tell you the truth we tried everything we could think of out here as missionaries to generate attention to the gospel, and thanks to Elder England we're finally making a lot of progress!
Solomon and Co. are still set to be baptized on October 13th, and they have only gotten more excited about it!! One of the things I'm grateful for is to have been given the chance to see them be baptized, as my transfer news revealed that yet again, I'm sticking with the Kaneohe 4th Ward. By the end of this transfer I will have stayed in Kaneohe for 7½ months total! That's crazy! I must say of all the places I've served as a missionary on the island of O'ahu, this has got to be the one that feels the most like home. From the beautiful mountains that I say hello to every morning at the start of the day, to the sapphire blue ocean, I have a soft spot for Kaneohe in the depths of my heart, and I hope that love never fades. That said, I'd be lying to you if I said I wasn't extremely nervous going into this next transfer, and taking of over the area for a 2nd time in a row.
My new companion's name is Elder Hoke, and I've never met him before. Knowing you'll be living with a complete stranger for the next 6 weeks is stressful enough, and it's what made those first few days with Elder England so challenging, but as if that isn't enough stress for you and your entire family, it gets better. (and by better I mean not better, but worse) You see I've lived here in Kaneohe for a little over 6 months, that's a 4th of my entire mission devoted to one place. And while I'm ways learning new things here, and I love the people here like they are my own family, K4 is not the biggest fish in the puddle if you know what I mean. It's like the Rhode Island of mission areas, and it took walking across the entire area multiple times on exchanges to reach a total of 14.9 miles that one time. That was still way too much walking around, but you get the point. The boundaries for this area are tiny, and there's only so many things the same person can do to in the same area with the same people. After Solomon's upcoming baptisms I'm not exactly sure what to do next, but Elder England has taught me a lot about what to do when in doubt, so the current plan is to take what I have learned from him and apply it as necessary. Hopefully I've learned enough from him that it will be enough.
One cool story of the week though involving Solomon, and this one's pretty cool for all you fellow anime fans out there, but especially for Zac, he will be super jealous. Solomon you see, loves anime too, as I believe I've said before. Anyway, we're such good friends now, he and I, that he gave me a Shenron figure! Shenron is a legendary Dragon from DragonBall Z who grants wishes. My wish is that this next transfer goes well. Hopefully Shenron pulls through.
Have a good week folks!!
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