Transfers
happened this week! I stayed in Germantown in northern Maryland! This will be
my 4th transfer here so I will be here for 6 months! Elder Newbold moved on to
the city, which was sad because I loved being his companion a
nd it's difficult to move his super large bed. For you that don't know, he is 6 10" so he has a special bed that is long for him. My new companion is Elder Myer. I'm glad I'm staying for one more transfer. I like this ward! They play soccer with us on P-day! I'm getting a lot better, so if anyone wants to play after my mission, let me know.
This
is also a very pretty area as you will be able to see by the pictures. There is
an old wheat mill next to the river, and the mill was powered by the river via
water wheel and running water. Pretty cool! My new companion and I are planning on going fishing soon! Does anyone know if you need a fishing license
in Maryland?
Elder
Myer is a missionary assigned to speak Spanish, so it is really nice to have
him so he can talk to everyone that says they can't speak English. It's usually just a method of trying to get rid of us. It's
interesting, sometimes they will use that excuse after we have already talked
to them for a while.
I
introduced my new companion to the Amish market this week. He is as intrigued
as I am in their lifestyle and Amish ways. I'm just flabbergasted by what they
do. I can write this comfortably knowing that no Amish person will read
this.
On
Sunday we went to the Ordination of a new member to the Melchizedek
priesthood. The story of this man and his family joining the church is a
beautiful miracle! It all started with a simple member of the church talking to
his Uber driver about how the church has blessed his family, and it ended up
leading to his family to joining the church, and all of his kid's families joining
as well. I hope we can all learn from this, that we need to open our mouths and
share the gospel in normal and natural ways, and it will change people's
lives.
Our elevator is totally broken in our apartment. This means stairs. I don't mind
the stairs though. The bad part is that our building lets us leave our trash
out in the hall, and they come to pick it up in a huge rolling bin that needs the
elevator to get up the different floors. Everyone is too lazy to take out their garbage, it literally smells as if a
family of opossums is living in the hall. 🤢
Last
night was "Why I Believe," and President and Sister Johnson spoke because it
will be there last time going. They leave on the 28th. The whole mission
decided to surprised President Johnson and sang to him at the "Why l Believe" event. It was very nice. I will miss President Johnson more than I have missed
most anything back at home. President Johnson and Sister Johnson have taught me
more than I thought I could learn. They are 2 of my Heroes.
That
is my update!
Love
you all!
Elder
Dallin Spurgeon
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