Hey guys!
So last email I talked about all the changes that would be
happening haha let me enlighten you on the result of all the changes!
So first to start out, I got a new companion! His name is Elder
Ricks! He is pretty cool, we actually get along really well, he comes from a
family of 5 and he is the youngest, he is from South Jordan, Utah. So two good
old Utah boys haha. We both are 100% new to the area, so it's been a struggle
just to get on our feet hahaha. He also is a district leader, so we are
co-district leaders, which is cool. We have our first district meeting on
Tuesday, so we will see how that goes haha.. I have high hopes so should be fun
:)
I'm in the Rincon Valley ward! In Santa Rosa! haha So I'm
actually in the ward next door to President Wright’s ward haha it's quite weird
seeing him as often as I do haha I don't know if I like it or hate it.
President is the coolest guy on the planet though. He teased me the other day
in the district leader meeting we had on Friday. He was talking about
motivating our districts and how to do it. He then looked at me and said, in
front of everyone mind you, "Elder Field! How did you do it?"
"How did I do what President? "
"Your previous district is in mourning. I got 5 emails
the other day telling me how mad and distraught they were that I was taking you
away. They say “I can't believe you took
Elder Field away. President how could you!” and Elder Field I'm starting to
feel a little hated down there haha"
Hahaha apparently I did something right down in San Rafael,
but to be honest I miss the missionaries down there a lot, they were my family
out here haha, I will hopefully see them again. I get to see them at zone
conference, so I will be counting down the days haha. But until then I will try
and develop the same sense of family and community in the new district,
anywho!
So this week has been insane! I feel like I have just been
running and running but haven't been getting anywhere hahaha! It’s a strange
feeling. So we started Tuesday off with a lot of good byes. The hardest people
to say goodbye to was the district and the Schroeders, I talk about them a lot
haha but they are good people haha! So after 4 or 5 phone calls to different
district members and other people from the ward, we got to Santa Rosa, said
goodbye to Elder Siebach and found Elder Ricks and the race began. We went to
go find the sisters, who were previously in our area, we talked to them from a
brief second and then they had to peace ou,t so they took off we got their
phone and car but the apartment keys were missing. Unfortunately, we weren't
moving into their apartment, so they started searching for the keys to our
actual apartment. Well the apartment hasn't been lived in for 5 months soooooo
they lost the keys, so we waited in the mission office for 45 mins while they
went to go get new keys.
Once we got our keys, we went with the apartment coordinator
senior missionary couple to go and check it out...... Well..... It
was..... Haha interesting, very messy dusty, and just gross, so we
planned that day and the next to clean, because we weren't able to do it
all in one day haha so the first two days were spent cleaning the apartment
from top to bottom. It was fun, got to know the companion, but yeah it was fun.
We had some awesome dinners with the few ward members we have met. They
apparently have been wanting Elders in the ward for a while now, for the past 4
years they have had sisters and we are their first set of elders since then haha.
We met our first investigator (and I'm pretty sure only one)
Gabriel. Don't know much about him because he really hasn't opened up to
us at all, but he is cool, he is a nice guy. He has had a Baptismal date before
but it didn't go through, but he is still progressing, the ward loves this guy
soooooo haha there is some pressure on getting the guy baptized but all is well
he will be baptized sooner or later. Hopefully we can help him progress to
that.
We met the ward on Sunday. Bishop has only been bishop for 4
weeks haha so he is brand new, so he is in the same boat as us. They gave us
some names to go see so this week so we are going to go see, and we have a lot
of finding planned haha going to pick us up some new investigators!
Oh I almost forgot! The world Wide missionary broadcast was
a couple of days ago! The missionary schedule was changed just a little bit. We
now only have 30 min lunches and we can go to bed at 9:30 if we want to! So
cool stuff! There were some other changes that really didn't effect much but
yeah cool stuff!
Man this week was a tough one but it was good. I have been truly learning how to fully depend
on God this week. Especially going into a new area that me and my companion know
nothing about. We have been really relying in God to guide us. I have always
struggled to put my trust in God to be 100% honest. But I'm working on it.
There was something good in my last ward, someone got up and talked on this
specific subject, they said what does it take for us to trust someone? Well you
have to know them, you have to have a personal connection with them. You need
to know what makes them, them. So from this moment on for the rest of my
mission. And hopefully longer than that. I’m going to get to know Christ haha.
I'm reading about his life in the New Testament. I'm
reading Jesus the Christ, and I got to permission to read The Infinite Atonement,
which I am excited about!! I just want to know my savior, and what he has done
for me. That way I can more fully put my trust in him. And of course I still
need to just have faith and do things anyway which I'm doing I just want to
know more about him anyway :) So if anyone knows anything else I should read or
questions to ponder let me know, I want to absorb everything I can.
Anyway I think that's all for this week! Love you guys! Hopefully
your weeks were good!
Love you all!
-Elder Riley Field
Cleaning selfie
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