Transfers - New Companion

This last week is kind of a weird week.

Basically we are working everyday and don't really have any free time. But when you look back on it. Nothing happened. So ya... It's not much to visibly report on!

Transfer calls were last night. Elder Houskeeper and Buxton are staying in Lancaster. Which is good that Houskeeper is staying. It'll be interesting as that is almost a guarantee that Elder Houskeeper will leave next transfer and Buxton will take over. Which is fine if Elder Buxton kicks it into gear this next transfer and gets the area down. He still is a little oblivious to that. He is a good guy though and knows all the answers to doctrine/scripture.

I have a new companion as of tomorrow. Elder Russon. I am told that he is a nice guy and kind of quiet. So ya... We'll see where this goes! I'm a little nervous as I really really really need a really good companion to kick this area into gear. Even though tracting is completely WASTE of time nowadays and especially in the NY Rochester Mission, I am planning on getting another copy of the area of Cheektowaga and we will just tract ever last door in the area in the next 3 months as we don't have the members in the areas to give us referrals or anything. We are just kind of stuck at the Finding Stage in Cheektowaga and I need a companion that wont get discouraged by Finding day in and day out.

Lancaster Ward is doing great though! We are averaging over 100 people at church every week. Which is pretty great because 6 months ago they were getting like 50 each week. So definitely improvement in the ward. The month of October they were way way nice to us and we had meals about 5 times a week! It was soooo nice! I feel like I ate pretty good this month. Even if half of it was venison. Which I don't mind at all!

I keep getting yelled at in Ward Choir. I am seriously trying so hard to pay attention and do well. As the Bishop has assigned the missionaries to attend ward choir because no one else was... I switched from tenor to bass yesterday because the bass didn't move as many notes and I figured it'd be easier for me to stay closer to on key if the notes are going all over the place. But I got yelled at because I switched (even though there were like 5 tenors and 3 bass). And the week before I got yelled at because I just barely found out how to figure out by looking on the actual music sheet for when the guys sing and when it is just the ladies. I usually just listened to the people around me. The whole Ward Choir situation is pretty funny as usually I just get laughed at when I try to sing and now they are wanting me to sing. She has gotten used to the fact that I am not actually intentionally singing off note though. She used to get mad at me for swinging off note and I didn't know I was! haha Oh the troubles of having the music talent of a stick.

Our Zone Leader got bumped up to AP this transfer. It's pretty sweet. It's like I know a celebrity. I knew Elder Rawe before he was an AP. I'm so hipster.

I'm slowly getting molded into a cookie cutter missionary. But not quite yet. Still got some fight in me! (Just kidding, just kidding. Cookie Cutter missionary isn't bad!) Luckily I am done with 12 week (training) and I don't have to train! yay! I don't think President trusted me with training. I flew under the radar for that one. ha!

All is well. Lots of challenges out here but I'm working my way through them. I jacked up my knee somehow. It felt like some internal bruise. It was right on my knee cap but I couldn't see the bruise. It killed to walk around Saturday and Sunday but today it is starting to feel better. Good thing it was just a bruise or something! I'd like to keep all my limbs.