How are all of y'all doing in your fine areas, wherever you may be in the this beautiful world! California is getting a bit chilly...NOT! haha, It was 84 degrees this last week.
Anyways, the Christmas season is coming and it's pretty cool here, different than Colorado, cause Cali doesn't have snow. haha But it's still good!
This week was a good week! We had a cool miracle in it and TRANSFERS! But before I tell you about the gnarly news, I want to share this story!
It was a regular day here in CA, and we were about to leave the apartment at about 3 after lunch and Language study. So we go out and I get on my bike! We get going and I can NOT bike, the derailer thingy was NOT working, it was like pedaling a 200 pound weight and it got to the point where the rail and the chain got jammed. It was impossible to pedal, so I tried harder to pedal and that made it WAY worse, the derailer bent and was completely off place. We stopped and tried to fix it, and I was very...well let's see...stressed at the moment. We had to sets and then a dinner with investigators at 6 and I did NOT want to miss any of it! I was getting really frustrated. So I flipped my bike over and tried to fix it. But I could not think of anything, in my mind I was so upset. I thought of Pres Hinckely and his words, "The best time to pray, is when you don't want to pray at all." So I sat down there on the sidewalk and said a prayer. Just asking for patience and for help, to keep me happy and calm. A warm feeling came over me that, getting frustrated solves NOTHING. It only makes it worse, also I got the impression that I need to kick the derailer, which I do not know why, I thought it would be worse, but I did it. and boom! It fixed it just enough to get back to the apartment to get my wallet and to ride the the bike shop, still super bad, I went in there thinking I would have to get a whole new gear set and derailer. The guy walks up, and unscrews something and moves his screwdriver around and boom it was fixed. Better than before! He told me to not worry about the price because he says it happens all the time! So I left that bike store so happy! My bike was like brand new, but that's not where it ends! We had to sets, and yes we did miss the first one, but we went by and turns out the person wasn't there anyways, so we tried to go by a woman that is super interested but is NEVER home, we found her 3 transfers ago and still haven't taught her.
We go by her house just feeling she was there, we knock and...nothing! haha, We were kinda bummed, but as we are walking away...she is walking into her apartment! We go back and knock and she lets us in! And we taught a whole first and she is doing so good! She said, "It just seems right and real".I love that! Heavenly Father really does know where we need to be, even if that does mean breaking my bike to get me there to her house! I love that!
OK! So transfers!!! Let's see, guesses guesses anyone, I have been here for 4 transfers and....I'm going to....to...TO....I'm staying!! haha Yes that is right I am staying here in Buena Park for another transfer. Isn't that crazy!! Almost 8 months here in the BP3rd! haha, I love it! I'm so happy to stay here for Christmas and Thanksgiving, how cool is that! Also on top of that...I will be THE LAST Long Beach Missionary to serve in my area, that is right, after over 20 years of having the ward split into two missions, it ends in 6 weeks and the whole ward finally goes to the Anaheim mission! So we are "closing" the area kinda here in Long Beach. It's insane, it's basically waiting it out and just preparing the move, to transfer it over to Anaheim. I'm happy! The Lord has entrusted us to stay here and work our hearts out one more transfer and show what we have! I'm going HAM! The district got dissolved so we have no DL, the Spanish elders here haha are sitting ducks basically and we are waiting it out! haha, We just got placed in English districts for the time being! haha, It's been good and I LOVED training Elder Creasey and now he is going up to Whittier West with another Elder, and I'm staying here back up training an elder! So it'll be good!
This is going to be a great transfer with a lot happening! I love my mission so much, I hope you all have a great week and have so much fun doing all you do!
Elder Schooff
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