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| Here we are, the Liberal boys. Ibarra, Garnett, Malo, and myself |
So I was expecting to be here in Liberal for at least 6 months. But I guess they changed their minds. I'm leaving Wednesday for Guymon, Oklahoma. the only area in Oklahoma. MY area is the entire panhandle.
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| Oklahoma panhandle is in a serious drought. The Grapes of Wrath, anyone? |
So it's pretty exciting. Its a really small branch that has some history.
The Branch President has been in his position for something like 30 years Because there is no one to take his position. It is pretty dysfunctional. Not at all like Liberal. Still a lot of Spanish.
But anyways one of the best missionaries in this mission, Elder De Leon served as assistant for like 6 transfers like 9 months. And For his last 4 transfers they put him down as training district Leader. So They sent him to Guymon, to see if he could help the struggling branch. for his last 4 transfers. He had been there for 2 and they decided to pull him and put him in an almost shut down Spanish branch in Wichita. So they are sending me out there. I'm pretty excited but really nervous. It is a huge responsibility. Still district leader.
I'm with Elder Blaylock, my first Utah companion. He's white too. But my Spanish is pretty good, I'm not worried anymore.
But I need a lot of prayers so that I can find out how to work with the people in Guymon. I find that every missionary has their niche or way of working, I really feel that in Guymon I will find mine. but I need a lot of strength from de Lord.
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| visiting the Oklahoma temple |
I'm still in the same zone, just 40 minutes south of Liberal not far at all. So I will still participate and work in the soccer tournament in July, and will come up to referee. Bishop here might be kinda mad. He didn't want anyone transferred because he needs us here for the tournament. But I guess I'm not that far.
Mark McKellar got transferred to Garden City, as a ZL. MY ZL's are still Garnett and Ibarra. I like them a lot ,Garnett is my really good friend from SC remember?, and he served in Guymon for 9 months of his mission, so that's good to have someone experienced.
