The Transfer is Almost Over?

 

Well, Caleb seems to be getting settled in his new area, although the work is very slow. '

 

They had a commitment for a baptism the first week of June, but it has fallen through.

 

Still Caleb stays busy visiting with members and he is teaching a couple of people.

 

He got to help someone move on Monday so didn't get to talk to him on Sunday night which

 

is his Monday morning. He was actually moving the other elders in his district to new 

 

boarding. (4 of them have been living together, but moved to two separate places).

 

He called on our Monday afternoon (his Monday evening), but didn't get to talk for very long

 

because he had family home evening with a family in the ward. 

 

I'm grateful for the opportunities he has to serve, no matter who it is. 

 

Here's the latest email and some pics he's sent over the past couple of weeks:

Hello Everyone! I hope you are all doing so well! There are a few things to catch up on that have happened.

First, I got to meet Elder Garret W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles he came for a stake devotional which they let the missionaries attend. It was super awesome, there was a large focus of the Temple especially attending the temple as often as possible. It was really powerful.

Second, Elder Tucay left Elder Tucay has was given mid transfer, transfer news that he would be going to a different zone 2 hours away, so last monday he packed his things and was shipped off to Port Dunford. He seemed quite excited cause he finally had a companion that wasn't american which just leaves me and elder Simba here.

Next, Exchanges, this transfer is the transfer with the most exchanges I've had. They want the District Leader to do an exchange with every elder in his district within the first 3 weeks of the transfer. And since I'm district leader I have the pleasure of being part of every single one of those exchanges. It kinda whack though, I think the most exchanges I've had in previous transfers was like 2, but now I've had 6 and the transfer isn't even finished all of the other elders in the district are older than me on mission so its nice to go out and teach with them because I feel like it gives me a big opportunity to learn from them. Its pretty sweet.

As I've been studying from the Book of Mormon, I've noticed the term and the idea to "prepare" a lot, often when the people are doing well in the Booknof Mormon the prophets never cease to prepare the people for hardship and challenges. And the same applies to us, although we might not be prospering on the individual level, the Church of Jesus Christ is flourishing, and our prophets continually remind us that we need to be preparing for days ahead. And that we do this through reading our scriptures, prayer, daily repentance, ministering, partaking the sacrament. All these things help us prepare for the spiritual challenges that we will face as individuals and as the Church of Jesus Christ.

I don't have much else to say, love you all!

Elder Roskelley 

 

 

                                            Elder Tucay (who got transferred), Elder Simba and Caleb

 

Caleb got a haircut! You can see just a little bit of what came off on his shoulder!

His hair grows so fast. Between his clippers breaking, moving to a new area, etc.

he was about a month overdue for one!!!

 

                                  Caleb got to shake Elder Gong's hand (no pictures of that, but he has the 

memory). He's kind of hidden in this group photo but maybe you can play "Where's Caleb?"

Hard to miss with the new haircut!!!