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The Promised Land (Ch6: Lake Wheeler, W1)

 And it came to pass the commencement of the fifth transfer was indescribable 


We now have permission to go to the temple once a transfer. Because temples are closed on Monday we can move our Pday one time to go to the temple that day. I'll try to warn y'all before that happens if possible, but if there's no Monday email that's why.

Transfer news! I am in a trio in Lake Wheeler, which is in the South Raleigh Stake! It is considered one of the most elect areas in the mission. I've heard it called "The Promised Land"

Apartment: it's my first one bed one bath apartment and it's for a trio. It's also the smallest apartment I've had. We have a bunk bed as well. It was also filled with random junk from previous Elders. I've spent over 3 hours organizing stuff that people might actually want one day and throwing away anything that's broken, useless or gross. Overall the apartment isn't actually too bad now, even if it is small.

Companions: 
-Elder Brooks. At transfers everyone said two things "he's a dawg and he's crazy" that is accurate. He is super experienced! He has been out 20 months and was a zone leader for 10 transfers (60 weeks) and was trained by zone leaders. I'm learning a ton from him! He's really good at getting free stuff, like fries from McDonald's.

-Elder Freeman. He is also awesome! This is his third transfer. We have quite a bit in common. We love math and we did ballroom dancing. 

Area: this area is crazy. This is the most indescribable part. There are a ton of crazy people. We talked to a devil worshipper. Another person said her biggest trial in life was a witch that cut her hair in the middle of the night. We invited a guy to church and got a tour of the fish breeding farm he has in his apartment. Another guy confessed he was a drug dealer. There are more examples but those are my favorite. And it's only been almost 4 days in Lake Wheeler.

The people are also really elect and we are being very selective with who we teach! We are still planting seeds but the only people we are getting contact info from are those who are committing to church, not just a "maybe" or "I'll try my best". It's different than what I'm used to but I love it! And all 3 of us agreed on day 1 that it's better so we can spend time on those who are going to keep commitments and progress. There are also tons of people here willing to do that and God is leading us to them! 

We talked to a Muslim right after Ramadan ended apparently and got some free food that was really good! 

The ward is awesome! They are so willing and excited to do missionary work!! They have the goal of fellowship at least over the phone for every lesson and they are working with us to get more people out in person! The head offensive coach of NC State is a member. He fed us last night and said he could get us some free merch!

I've heard rumors of a couple new stakes forming and some stake and even mission boundaries changing.

Overall I'm loving the area! The people are crazy and funny and members are amazing and my companions are awesome!

Love y'all!
And thus ended the first week of the fifth transfer

Free food! It's also the only picture with us that I have (Elder Brooks on the left and Elder Freeman on the right)


Monday March 23, 2026

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