2/13/17

This week has gone by really fast. We had some good weather early in the week and we were able to walk Daisy the Dog around the neighborhood that actually had people milling about. We met some nice people. Dogs are quite the ice breakers.

Then the weather went south with a winter storm and we found ourselves riding bikes in the snow. It was a hilarious sight.

On Friday we gave out Hot Chocolate for the last time it turns out. It was moderately successful, we gave out 7 cups. We also had dinner with the Giglio'tos' which was fun. We hit tennis balls with a racket which their dog Randal loved.

Saturday was alright as well. I swung on a vine. And we had dinner with Walt again and they invited us to share a message with them. So we shared the Restoration with them and they accepted a Book of Mormon. They're not going to just jump ship to our church but I'll take whatever I can get.

On Sunday we both gave talks. Mine showed examples of how we have Faith that God knows all and has mercy for us in life and in missionary work. I tried to show that the faith they already have in the Gospel is the same that is used in missionary work. I only had 8 minutes so I didn't get to share all the thoughts, it was nice.

Sunday night we waited for the transfer call. Turned out we were both leaving! So I'm like half way packed already. I had a feeling we could both be transferred so I made a nice packet about the area and the people I've gotten to know so the new SISTERS coming in aren't in the dark. Hopefully it'll be a smooth transition for them. Just like that, the Hot Chocolate project is in a box ready to gather dust.

This morning I found out where I'm going, I'm replacing Elder Lewis (my first companion in this area) in Inner Harbor. As in inner city Baltimore. Pretty crazy, it'll be a HUGE change of pace for me that's for sure. I'm pretty excited.

-Elder Simmons