April 28, 2014
1 Nepi 11:17
Good Morning Family!
This week was a crazy week with
transfers. I'm excited to be in Belle Vista, back in my old Zone! It's awesome
being here. I'm emailing from the Bentonville Library again today. We are going
on exchange with the Bentonville 2nd Elders in a couple weeks so I'm am really
excited to be back working in my old area.
Funny story. My first day here in Belle
Vista was Thursday. Thursday night around 10:20 we get a phone call from
President Shumway (that'll make your heart stop) and he says to us "hey
elders I've got a project for you!". Then he tells us about how an elder
who had been transferred that day from Bentonville to Mena Arkansas a good
three hours away from here and the most southern point of our mission, had
forgotten his insulin in the refrigerator in Bentonville. He informs us that if
he doesn't get that insulin before 6 am that next morning, he'll be in trouble.
Keep in mind this is 10:20 pm and it's lights out for us at 10:30 haha. So
President Shumway gives us permission to do pretty much whatever it takes to
get this missionary his insulin. So we call the Fort Smith zone leaders and
decide to meet up about halfway in Fayetteville Arkansas after we pick up the
insulin. By the time we arrive in Fayetteville its Midnight. We made the
mistake of meeting up at the University of Arkansas. SO many students. It took
us a while to find the other zone leaders. So I take a step back and have this
thought, here I am, a missionary in the middle of Arkansas, walking around the
U of A at midnight trying to give this insulin to these other missionaries. To
a normal person It probably wouldn't have been that strange. But to us that was
an adventure and a half! :)
In other news, we had some really good
things happen here with the work in Belle Vista. I gave another talk on Sunday
haha. They have all the new missionaries that come to the ward speak on the
first Sunday they are in the area. It was pretty short notice but it was
awesome! I love giving talks! On Saturday night we had a lesson with the XXXX A
part member couple. The wife is not a member. She had approached missionaries
and asked to be taught. On Saturday night we set a baptismal date with her for
the 24th of May! It will be awesome! She's super prepared.
Anyways, Good things
are happening, my companion Elder Van Woerkem is awesome. I've known him for a
really long time. He was in this zone with me a year ago and we were in Tulsa
East together for a while, and he's been the zone leader here while I was in
Springdale for 2 transfers. So it's good to be with someone that I know and
that I'm already friends with. The work is going well and I'm really happy. I
love this work so much! I love serving the Lord. I love teaching people about
Jesus Christ! I know he lives and that he loves us. I love all of you too :)
Love,
Elder Sherwood
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