A lot has happened since the last email, I didn't even have time to write an email last week. I'll list off a few bullet points:
•We participated in the 175th anniversary of the Mormon Battalion's March into San Diego. I was part of Company D, and we got to hold shovels. Our "drill Sargeant" told us about 10 times that the shovels were basically worth more than our lives haha. They were apparently replicas that aren't in production anymore. Elder Christofferson, one of the 12 Apostles, spoke that morning and later that night at an area devotional. Saw my friend Albert there!
•I got transferred! The "7 week shaft" means I was only in an area for 7 weeks before getting transferred again, so I got "shafted". The only people Elder Mason and I wanted to say goodbye to (he got shafted as well) were Daphne and her mom, Veronica. So we went and said bye to them and took pictures with them and their dog, Nacho.
•I'm a zone leader now in El Cajón! President called me right as we were heading to a lesson and told me the news. My heart started pounding when I saw his call on my phone. He only talks to me in Spanish now, so when he asked me if I could do it, all I could say was "Si, esta bien," over and over haha. It's been good so far! My companion, Elder Stuart, is awesome. His Spanish is really good too. He only has about 6 or 7 months left. We are thinking about giving each other buzz cuts today.
•I interviewed a guy named Amadeus for baptism. Turns out he had covid a few days later, so we have been told to stay in "quarantine" since Saturday night. It ends tomorrow. So for our quarantine p-day today, we went to a park and shot some hoops. We missed the mission leadership council yesterday, so we had to watch it over zoom. 4 hours is a long time to watch a zoom meeting.. I'm excited to be able to actually do stuff again tomorrow!
•Before that though, we actually had quite a few lessons per day here! Missionary life is so much better when you have people to teach haha.
Carry on!
Elder Pettit
Alma 29
"9 I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.
10 And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent, and coming to the Lord their God, then is my soul filled with joy; then do I remember what the Lord has done for me, yea, even that he hath heard my prayer; yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me."
