So remember how I said that transfers would come this Friday and the changes would happen next week? Well, not so much. Like President Granger is fond of saying "in this mission, be ready for anything." So, last Wednesday night we got a call from the Zone Leaders about transfers, and the transfer actually happened Friday. It's partially because a couple of American missionaries finished and went home last week, but President just went ahead and made all of the changes for next transfer. So, now the big news, I got transfered, as did Elder Estall. He's now in Yahoue, a different sector of Mont Dore that used to be sisters, and I'm now in the sector of Ouemo in the Magenta Ward. The Ouemo Elders are also the office Elders, which mean I'm helping out more now with some of the administrative things that help keep the mission running, things like baptismal records, getting mail, setting up and taking down and running audio/visual needs for zone conferences and other large mettings, along with transporting and taking care of President and Sister Granger when they come and transporting arriving and departing missionaries. My new companion is Elder Kessler from Florida. He played and marched clarinet and played piano in jazz band in high school, and he's a total gamer and Doctor Who nerd and everything. We get along well. He's been here in the office since I got to New Caledonia, so we think he's training me up to replace him, but you never know. I'm sad to have left Elder Estall and Mont Dore, but I like getting to see more and more of this beautiful country. I'm back in towards the center of Noumea now, but we can see the beach and ocean from the office, so there's ups and downs. The Magenta ward is good, seems strong, and hopefully I can help implement some of the things that Mont Dore did that helped so much with missionary work. The Ouemo sector has some great investigators and areas to work in, I'm still learning my way around, but I know it'll come.
This past week has been a little crazy, saying goodbye to members and investigators in Mont Dore as much as possible to get them ready for the new missionaries, making sure that the new Elders coming in would have everything they needed, packing, moving, it's been a little crazy. I'm definitey a lot busier here in Ouemo, trying to balance office duties with normal proselyting, but it's enjoyable. Already this week I've met some of the main investigators here (I'll talk more about them next week), picked up and returned President and Sister Granger and the AP's to the airport, learned how the computers and supply closets here in the office are set up and work, moved in, and helped with the North Zone Conference.
But along with all of this change, I'm still a missionary, and I love being a missionary. I want to testify to all of you that God loves each one of us, that he knows each one of us, and he wants each one of us to acheive our full potential, and he will change our circumstances and give us challenges and oppurtunities and responsibilities so that we can become the best we can be.
I love you all, see you soon!
Love,
Elder Miner
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| Last Soiree in Mont Dore at the Vergoz family's house along with Frere and Soeur Hauata. (We "met" the couple on the right when we skyped with Elder Miner on Mother's Day.) |
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| Me and Elder Kessler |
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| When you have to cook for yourself now, might as well have some fun. |
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| The new ride, the mission's Hyundai H1. Also known as "the Bus" or "Lucy." And I'm the driver. |
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