Hey everybody!
So, the big news from
last week is that as of Wednesday, Elder
Sherrill is gone! It was
always a possibility, but we learned last
Monday night that he
would be transferring up to Fukuoka to be the
next assistant to the
president, starting officially next transfer.
So, that same day, I
moved into a trio with Elder Barker and Elder
Mizukawa. While Elder
Sherrill is taking care of the mission as a
whole, a role he will be
well suited for, the three of us will watch
over our island and city
of Okinawa! From the little time we had
together, I learned a
lot from Elder Sherrill on how to be a good
person, just all around,
all the time, someone you can trust. And, now
I get the chance to
learn from even more people! The best part it,
just as Elder Bednar
taught in general conference, we as missionaries
are called to the work,
not to an area, or even in this case, a
companion. No matter
what, I still have the honor and privilege of
teaching people about
their loving Father in Heaven, who knows and
cares about them, and
has a plan for each and every one of us. What
greater call could I
have?
With the big news out of
the way, we only had one other major thing
happen last week. Due to
the proximity of everyone on the island, we
had a double zone pday,
where ~34 missionaries got to gather together
and play capture the
flag. It was an amazing chance to run around, and
to see the people I
didn't get to talk to at zone conference. Now,
with the exception of
Elder Nukaya, my MTC companion, I have met every
single person I knew in
the MTC face to face and gotten to talk to
them. It's been amazing
to see already how people have changed, and to
think about how I've
done as well.
Now that I've stated the
major, their really isn't anything else to
report on. The work is
progressing, maybe not as fast as the
missionaries would like,
but we are as impatient as anyone else. The
key is to remember that
this is God's work, and his timeframe. As long
as we work our best
every day, and strive, through prayer and study,
to stay in line with his
will, everything will be taken care of. Our
only challenge is to
purify ourselves, because tomorrow the Lord will
work miracles among us.
It is my missionary promise that as we look
inwards, and clean the
inner vessel, the outer world will become much,
much brighter.
Thank you everyone for
your emails and support, your letters and
packages. Especially in
this Easter season, it has meant a lot to know
that I am loved by so
many people around the world.
Love,
Elder Woodhouse
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