Hi Everyone,
This week was a bit tougher than some, but by no means a bad week. We had to drop a couple people, and faced a lot of adversity, but God always provides! Though it wasn't the week we'd hoped it would be, it was still pretty good.
Monday night was pretty uneventful, we didn't have too many successful conversations while out finding.
We had a fun exchange with the Staunton Elders (Elder Little and Elder Steadman) starting on Tuesday afternoon, and we had been contacting that morning, and it was super hot
️! Over 80 degrees and super humid at 10am! One might say it was hotter
than Africa! Luckily a storm⛈ was passing nearby this afternoon, which cooled things down a bit. I was with Elder Little this time, and we taught super well together, and overall had a great time! We went on splits that evening with a cool kid who is about to serve in my home mission! We visited one lady who had a large tree
fall down in her driveway from the storms that passed through. That was fun! We also talked to a pastor who thought we believed in a different Jesus. 
On Wednesday we met another pastor! His last name was miracle, which I just thought was a perfect name for a pastor, especially a Pentecostal pastor like he was! I was really surprised and impressed though, he didn't try to bash with us! He simply wanted to hear what we believe in a respectful exchange of faiths. He even asked for a copy of the book of Mormon to read! We also found a new person to teach on that same road just before we talked with him. We had district council that morning, and had an especially good roleplay! We also had a great coordination meeting that night, and had more of the auxiliaries involved than usual!
We helped some less actives move some stuff on Thursday, and had a nice conversation with them. Their house is going through a total remodel right now! Then this evening was super cool! We went out with a member from Charlottesville to see the Dominguezes, and it went great! They just had their baby and need a lot of support right now, so we arranged for the relief society to provide some meals, and coordinated with the bishopric for them to do a baby blessing next week! We also had another lesson with KC.
Friday was the toughest day this week. We had to stop teaching a few people because they just weren't ready to keep some of the commitments. One of them was the family of 3 that we were so excited for. We also had to cancel our member split, and didn't have much luck contacting people.
Saturday was pretty sweet
! We went on splits with a super cool member, brother Prince! We had a good visit with a less active, and we were able to contact a couple others. We also had breakfast with the Tettos, and they made delicious cinnamon rolls! We got transfer calls on Saturday night, and I'm leaving on Wednesday. I would have loved to stay, as this is a great ward, but I wasn't too surprised, as I've been here for 6 months now.
Sunday was full of little miracles! Unfortunately we did not have anyone at church, but I feel we really did try our best this week. We just faced a lot of adversity, and had a lot of things fall through. We got a new bishop this Sunday! Bishop Shepherd will do a great job. (He also has the perfect last name for a bishop, overseeing a fold of Christ's sheep
.) Like I said at the beginning, God provides! We got to Sunday Morning, and had only found 1 new person to teach, and the spirit brought to our remembrance someone we had taught, and we were able to set a return appointment with them! We also visited someone Elder Carman had found on exchanges, and he let us right in! So overall, we were able to meet our finding goals. We had dinner with Sister Johnson, and it was super good! She made great barbecue ribs, mashed taters, corn on the cob, baked beans, and yummy rolls! We also had a lesson with an excommunicated member. It breaks my heart to see him where he is, especially since he wants so badly to come back. However, the spirit impressed upon us exactly what he needs, which was comforting.
This morning sent me a crazy curve ball! President Smith called! We thought we were in the clear, but he called Elder Carman as a trainer, and told me I'm going to open up a Young Single Adult area! I guess that's what my mission has been and will continue to be. Every area I've been in except when I was trained, I have either opened or fixed (getting things moving after a slump). I've got a pretty good idea of where it will be, but I will wait for confirmation, and tell y'all next week!
Hope y'all have a great one!
Elder Brown
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