New Responsibilities, New Blessings!

Hi Everyone, this week has been good, but there has also been a lot of changes!  This was transfer week, and my companion Elder Berger left, and is now in the Swift Creek ward down in Colonial Heights, VA.  My new companion is Elder Carman!  He is from Golden, CO, and had been out for 5 months.  He is pretty cool, and very dedicated to the work.  He just came from the Chickahominy ward (east of Richmond) and was companions with Elder Rustand!  Needless to say I am pretty excited to have him as my companion. 

I am now the District Leader here in Waynesboro, and that comes with a whole host of new responsibilities.  I am assigned to preside over my district, relay information from the mission, report key indicators, conduct district meetings and exchanges, and a whole host of other things.  I have already seen the stress that adjusting to this new position brings, but it is a sign of spiritual growth, and this responsibility is not without its perks.  I am definitely closer to the spirit and receive random promptings about the District, which is neat, and also come to better understand the saviors way of teaching, administering and ministering.  I am excited to serve in this capacity this transfer, and see this district flourish!

This was a pretty good week overall, and we nearly met our goals.  Unfortunately, some people choose not to act on our invitations, and there is not much we can do about that.  We simply work as hard as we can, let the lord do his part, and allow people to exercise their agency. We have gone to bed early and very tired most nights this week, and Elder Carman is already on his feet here. 

We saw some really cool miracles, and I am excited to work with some of our newest investigators more!  Rick is continually feeling better and better about baptism and we are hoping to set him solidly on date tonight at dinner!  

This week should be pretty good, as I settle into my new responsibilities and continue to work in unity with Elder Carman.  We have zone conference on Thursday this week and Elder and Sister Ringwood (who is President Nelson's daughter) will be doing a mission tour.  I get to attend an mission leadership conference prior to zone conference with Elder Ringwood!  So needless to say, I am pretty excited for this week, and I'm sure it will be a great success!  Sorry, I have no pictures this week, next week will be better.  

Everyone have a great week!

Elder Brown