so big week i have some big news but ill get to that
Tuesday morning
we got up at 4 and showered and headed to Allen for surprise exchanges i
wont say too much but ill say I'm glad we went. Tuesday morning we
learned a lot from the very moment we walked onto the apartment. so we
then attended district meeting with them and it was good and i received
some revelation and after district meeting we got all 6 of the elders
together and had a meeting about things that we wanted for them and got
to learn things from them it was really good. i just hope they got
something out of it i don't think 2 of them cared they just looked like
they were mad the whole time but that's ok we did our job.
Then Wednesday we went home in the morning after a good exchange and we went straight to catarman
to help the elders move apartments but they ended up not being able to
move so we were about to leave when the assistants called with the
transfer announcement and 7 of our missionaries transferred and 2 of
them are staying in the zone. we were instructed to have them leave there
luggage in catarman. so then we went home and got a contract signed in bobon for the sisters, hopefully, and then sent the contract off though email.
Then Thursday we got up at 4 again and went to the catarman
bus terminal and cleaned for a service project then we helped the
elders move and then we went home and i grabbed all my stuff because i
am also one of the 7 that transferred! so ya crazy! only 5 weeks left and
I'm in a new area. But the weirdest part of the transfer is i was
companions with a sister missionary for the rest of the day on Thursday.
for our 7 hours of travel it was just the 2 of us, very weird after
almost two years of only being with other elders. i spent 7 hours
straight with sister karagdag but it wasn't as bad as i thought she is super nice but she doesn't talk much but still ok so we got to tacloban
at around 8 pm and went to the mission office and because i have been
super stressed lately, i have only eaten a few times in the past 5 days, (this makes me want him home!)
but I'm ok now and back to normal. so when we got to the apartment to sleep that night Elder Leichman
(companion from the MTC) was there too and he is also transferred its so weird we only have 5
weeks left. so then we got up Friday for transfer meeting and there are
10 new sisters and 13 new elders like almost all the sisters are
training right now its crazy. then my new companion is Elder Sakay
he is from Mindanao and we got here the same day, we are "batch" as its
called here. so its weird. I'm still zone leader but i am in Capoocan,
Carigarra zone. its really nice here it actually just became a stake a
few months ago and things are going good. we have some really good
missionaries and I'm excited. we are going to be super busy for my next 5
weeks and its going to be amazing. our area is amazing and we have
already taught nine lessons in 2 days and i spoke in sacrament meeting
Sunday and it was actually about the Holy Ghost as well. but mine was
more focused on being reverent so that we can feel the spirit in our
meetings and throughout our life as we learn to be reverent in what we
do and not go to crazy and i used a quote from preach my gospel about
the spirit its says something like, the spirit will not get our attention
by shouting but it is a small voice just enough for us to notice it and
if we are preoccupied then we may not feel it at all. i just feel that
this is something that will help me for the rest of my life as i
constantly seek to feel the spirit in my life and then i will be able to
know what Gods plan for me is and its just awesome.
well about mothers
day (I asked if we would Skype, or telephone!) i actually don't know yet but i think ill find out this Wednesday in
our meeting with president Andaya.
well i know its your birthday on
Sunday mom so i just want to say i love you and i hope you are able to
have a good birthday and and hopefully you can wait just a few more
weeks to see me i know i told you i don't want to talk about it but for
you I'm going to do it for your birthday but i still don't know what day
ill be home only the office knows for now but when i find out ill let
you know.
love Elder Zachary Coontz
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