I got a call from President Giménez on Sunday night, telling me I'd be the next Assistant to the President. So that was exciting! It means I'll be transferred again, another 6 week shaft! These last 6 weeks here in El Cajon have been awesome, my favorite area so far. I'm sad to leave this area and all the awesome members and people we are teaching, but as the hymn says, "I'll go where you want me to go"!
I'll be in a YSA (Young Single Adult) English ward, my first time in English work! My companion, Elder Alonso, will be going into his 4th transfer as AP, I'm excited to learn from him.
I got a picture with the Covarrubias family, the one with the two kids that will be baptized, Alejandro and Alex. Little kids speaking fluent Spanish is the cutest thing ever! I'll miss them for sure. We had to stop teaching a few people this week because they just wouldn't "experiment on the words" that we told them. One lady, Claudia, said she didnt want to read El Libro de Mormon because her pastor told her bad things about us. Elder Stuart and I went over there and tried so hard to help her see the truth and importance of the Book of Mormon, but at the end of the day, she didn't want to seriously consider the changes she'd need to make if it were true. Definitely one of the most depressing moments I've had on the mission. All the kids and teenagers we are teaching though are awesome.
The Hermanas baptized someone into our ward on Saturday. Elder Stuart and I taught a full Plan of Salvation Lesson in front of the small congregation during the intermission. All of us missionaries in the El Rey ward sang a special rendition of Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing in Spanish at church on Sunday as well. One member told me I sang very well, but my companion was very bad, and he lacked voice. We thought that was pretty funny haha!
The mission has been such an awesome growth experience so far. I've learned and grown so much. There's so many things that happen every day that show me that God is real. That Christ lives. He's real! This is His work! Here's a good scripture I read the other day:
Phillipians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
In a coming day, every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ. That's our job as missionaries - to prepare the world for that day!:)
I hope everyone is doing well! I heard Tom Brady unretired? That's wild! My new companion, Elder Alonso, and I are going to go pick up some new missionaries at the airport in a bit! So crazy, it simultaneously feels like forever ago and yesterday that I flew into San Diego. I love the mission!
Con amor,
Elder Pettit
