Transfered, but waiting to hear where I'm going

Well I am getting transferred tomorrow, and I am going to another bike area, so woo. I don't have any idea where I am going to go, but I really don't care these days. I have been out long enough to know that it really doesn't matter what I want or think, but it’s where I need to be and that is where the Lord sent me so that is where I will be. I have been in North Hollywood for 6 months, I was Granada Hills for 6 months and I was in Newhall for 4 1/2 months and in Valencia 3rd for 6 weeks or 1 1/2 month.

So yeah, I am old in the mission now and everyone tells me my favorite line “oh wow you are really close to being done”......... it is insane. I have realized that if I don't blink then time can't go by so thus I have taped toothpicks to my eyelids.

Well we had a good week, it rained and so we didn't do too much, the first part of the week. Then we had the temple trip on Wednesday, and then on Thursday I won a fight with a Prius (I am fine). I realized why I got in a fight with the Prius in the first place is because I can't hear them. I always hear cars before I see cars. That is why they would be the perfect vehicle for ninjas. But I ran into the front end on the side and body checked the hood and then landed on the ground and the first thing I say is, “I am ok! Is the car ok?!” and the lady said what? I repeated, “Was the car ok?” She said uh yeah but are you ok? I was fine, so I left. I had dented the side a little and dented and scratched up the hood as well, so yeah that was fun.

We had a baptismal interview for one of our investigators, Angel. He was the young man we found back in August, and he passed and got baptized on Saturday. I confirmed him a member of the church on Sunday, so that was cool. I was nervous because I don't know, it never really hit me that he had gotten baptized and that I was going to confirm him. So I forgot to look at the way to do it except I remembered that you say receive the Holy Ghost. One of the stake president councilors was in the circle, he is in our ward, reminded me in the confirmation to say I confirm you a member of the church so that was nice. But yeah, so I have baptized someone and confirmed someone. Now I want any other baptisms to be by ward members and same with the confirmations.

This has been a good area for me. The Lord blesses us for our hard work as well as when we have trials he blesses us. We went to a funeral this morning for a man that was in the ward that passed away on the December 5th. I had given him a blessing on Thanksgiving. He was a wonderful man that was 93 so he had lived a good life. He was a strong member of the church and everyone had nothing but great things to say of him and there were many people there, would have been more but they were waiting on the other side for him. It was just a wonderful service.

Well my trainer is going home this transfer as well as another companion, so two companions in one transfer.... sounds like two birds one stone. Ha-ha, but Elder Ehninger and Elder Mudrow are going home, it is sad to see them go but they will do well.

Merry Christmas and to all a good week!

Love

Elder Hyde

Angel is Getting Baptized

Well this week was a very odd week. We had a zone conference, the bucket of heaven over turned on us and we had a 3 day long exchange, well we were in trio for three days, we had P-day and so due to circumstances we had a trio for Monday because of a missionary going home and then we had a meeting on Tuesday so it was easier to just have the other elder stay, and then Wednesday we had zone conference so it was easier to have the other elder stay, so yeah, 3 day trio woo, ha-ha. But it is alright the third was Elder Miller my former companion and we were in the MTC together, so it was fun.

We had a zone conference and it was about being converted so that our grand-kids will be converted and applying that to our investigators. It was pretty awesome, we talked about that coming on a mission doesn't fully convert you, you must strive to become converted by doing the studies and always praying and other things like that. We also talked about helping our investigators learn by faith on their own. It was pretty great. We were told that we had to teach them first how to study so they can have a lasting conversion. We also watched the video‘He Is the Gift,’ promotion. We talked about how to use it with investigators and members. It is a pretty cool video; y'all should go to christmas.mormon.org and check it out it is cool and an easy way to share with friends and family. “Alright Break!” (There should be sounds of people rushing off to share it and stuff, so yeah excuse the loud noises)

It rained like the first 3 days of the week so we were slowed down kinda. But we lucked out because Elder Miller has a car so no wet for us, well no drenched I should say. This week we are going to have a district Christmas breakfast and I believe I shall make German pancakes. So yeah, ha-ha also I am my father’s son. We were texted who we could pick for the secret Santa we were going to do. Being Dad’s son, I replied who we had picked! And yeah....... weren't supposed to do that....... Dude, seriously, small secrets are useless if they are told to Pops or me.... so yeah. Well, have a great week everybody!

Love

Elder Hyde

Oh yeah we have a baptism this Saturday as well! His name is Angel, yeah the same one from way back when. He is going to have a member baptize him and he wants me to confirm him, so yeah that is cool, and yes I know Picture, pictures, pictures.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was good. We had fun and went and shared messages with members, we used the Mormon message one about thanksgiving.

Stanley is great. He is really great. We don't have to do much with him at all at church these days, he says hi to us and talks for a bit but then goes and talks with members. That is great because he is converted to the gospel not to us. However, he was like that from the get go. But still it is nice to not really have to worry too much. We had the first new member lesson and we had him teach us the restoration to see what he remembered and understood. He taught us everything and very well in fact so he is great. He is always asking for more restoration pamphlets and cards to give out.

I have probably 2 more weeks here, and then I am on the chopping block. I have been here for 6 months, Newhall for 4 and half months, Granada Hills for 6 months (with a month stint in Northridge and Granada) and 6 weeks in Valencia 3rd. So I probably have about 1 or 2 areas left or 3 if I end how I started in Valencia 3rd.

We were knocking in this apartment building that had a few Thai people in it. We knock on a door and a man opens it and says, “Oh hi, yeah come on in.” We were confused because that wasn't the right response for a door approach, ha-ha. It turns out he is a member that was baptized back in '84 in San Diego and then moved up here and fell away because of his friends. But we are going to start teaching him the lessons and hopefully he will start to come to church. This was all told to me by Elder Tobchan as I do not speak Thai. We keep going along. We have Zone conference on Wednesday and then Zone training meeting on Friday and then the temple trip next Wednesday and then Transfers the Tuesday after that so yeah these weeks hopefully will blow by.

Love
Elder Hyde