It's been a week of surprises.
Tuesday morning I was surprised when I recieved my flight
Itinerary. I began packing and sorting and weighing that evening.
President Craven called Elder Thompson and myself Tuesday evening.
That was a surprise in itself, but then it got even more so. I was
reassigned to Gastonia, North Carolina, to be in a threesome with the
Zone leaders. I guess technically I qualify as a Zone leader now. It's
been a large adjustment. The reason this came to pass was that an Elder
from Brazil was transferred up to our mission. I guess he was having
trouble with the language and so they brought him back stateside.
President and the assistants prayed real hard and for some reason
decided that Elder Thompson would be the best option for him, so I got
booted out. Now I'm a Zone leader. Hoo buddy.
Friday, we had a hallowe'en Trunk of Treats (like a trunk or treat,
but inside, and only one trunk). The ward put it together and pulled it
off with style. We were mildly surprised to be sent home with a large
box of bags of chips and some candy. It was a good day.
Another pleasant surprise came today when I sat down at the
computer here in Gastonia's Family History Center and it let me compose
an email!
I donated my bike to Elder Egnew, the Elder that came up from Brazil. He was in need of one, and I wasn't, so I gave him mine.
Love,
Elder Brown
