4 Apr 2011

Hello,

Thank you very much for the email. Well I am being transferred. I knew it was coming. I am a little sad but I am pretty excited. Last night I was pretty dissappointed and really didnt want to think about it or talk to anyone but I am doing alot better now. I am ok about it now and actually excited. Its the final stretch of my mission so I am going to finish the best I can. I definitely will never forget hampton, and I hope I can come back and visit soon.

I am not being transferred too far though. I am still in the Newport News zone. I am going to what is called the Newport news 2nd ward. I am shotgunning it too, meaning both me and my new companion are going in new. This the third time I have gotten to shotgun an area, which is cool. The only thing is when you shotgun an area it takes much longer to get to know the area, cause you dont have a companion to talk to about it so i feel like by the time I really get to know the area I will be going home.

It is kind of weird knowing the longest you can be in an area is only 3 months lol. So I just need to work hard and quickly and I make the best of the two transfers I got left. This zone is where i started my mission, have spent most of it, and now it looks like it will be the zone I end in. Thats fine I love this zone and it always leads in baptisms. :)

Other than that things are going good. I am not sick anymore. :)

I loved conference. Probably President Monson's talk on temples and then the singing of the Spirit of God was my favorite. That was amazing and my testimony of temples was strengthened. I also enjoyed the talk on to be and to do I thought that was a good concept to understand. John C*ox got to come and watch the sunday morning session and he loved it too. We also had an investigator named Dave G*oodman watch the afternoon session on his computer and he said the message by Ricard G scott was just for him. I really liked that talk too.

So apparently I need to get married soon! Lol. That was a pretty fun topic to talk about there is one Elder in our District I have become pretty good friends with Elder L*andry and he talks about marriage all the time haha. So it was fun that there were three talks that talked about marriage, and elder L*andry is going home soon too. So we had some good talks that werent focused on missionary work.

Anyway, conference was an awesome spiritual feast and it is also kind of a party for our zone cause we spend all day at the stakecenter and then since priesthood sesssion ends so late here (10pm) we just spend the night at missionaries apartments who live near the stakecenter and then wake up and come back for more conference. Its alot of fun.

Well things are going good and I am happy to be able to go to another area. Right now I am happy, when I get there I will probably be sad again, but I dont think it will be that hard because I am not going far, from what I have heard I am getting a good companion (although I really never have any problems with my companion), and if it is hard I can remind myself that before I know I will get to see all of you and that will motivate me to keep doing my best. Well I love you and will see you soon.

Love,
Elder Larson