June 15, 2011

Well Well Well,

 

I have now finally been transfered! After seven months in my greenie area, I recieved a call yesterday telling me I had been transfered to Kearns. It was hard to say goodbye to everyone and I will miss the area a lot. When I went over to Rubi's house to say goodbye she cooked me a special dinner and told me that whenever I want to come over that I can. She told me I was one of her fav missionaries because of how humble she felt I am (hard to believe that one right mom). Jk no she said her house is my house. I was crazy touched as everyone said goodbye to me. I had a little bit of a shock when I went over to say goodbye to Savanah and her sister. I walked in and sat down and we began to talk and she told me to write her. I told her I would need her address so we could keep in touch. She then got a picture from her senior pics/ dance pictures and wrote her address on the back. Sis Estevez has a crazy wall of pictures and Savanah told me that if I had a picture wall I could put her picture up. We said goodbye and she promised to invite me to her baptism. As I got up I went to shake her sis hand and her sis stood up and just gave me a hug out of the blue, I did not see it coming. Savanah just then walked up and hugged me too. I stood there shocked, not having recieved a hug in 9 months and having just not intentionally broken a mission rule. I left content because I know they will be baptized and to just have had to opportunity to be (with my comp) the first missionaries to talk to them and help them get started was an amazing feeling. They both are going to girls camp this weeek and loved their first week in church.

       My new area. I am serving right around the Olympic Oval in Kearns just east of Bangator. It seems like a good area and we live in a really nice house. No car but that is ok. I am excited to work here and am also excited to be able to return to my old area soon for upcoming baptisms. I would not be surprised if my old area has 4 of 5 baptisms this next transfer from people we were teaching. The area is flourishing and I know Elder Santiago will do a good job taking care of it. I didnt get your letter by the way because ZL dropped off mail on tuesday because of transfers, although I did get a letter from Hna. Purziani. Her letters are always well.... amazing!!!! She always knows excatly what to say in every letter. It is like she writes a letter of revelation. So Hna. if you are reading this, props! One thing I learned this week. Missionaries are not here to be peoples friends or even be like family to them. I will draw it out for you

 

Savior

 

savior

 

Angel

 

Family

 

Friend

 

Aquantiance

 

We are here to be peoples savior because we cannot be their Savior because only Jesus Christ can take that role. So we are called to be their savior (lower case s) anything less than that is unacceptable and will not help them experience true conversion. True conversion can only take place when we come to know our Savior and we come to understand him and our relationship with Him. This gospel is so amazingly and beautifully true and I love you all.

 

Love,

Elder Jolly