Complete Chaos! (Ch7: Lake Wheeler, W3)

May 18, 2026

And it came to pass in the third week of the sixth transfer...

I finally finished coordinating Mike and Sandy's baptism then later that same night we found out the date had to get pushed back. They are now out of town. They will be baptized soon after they get back but right now the exact day is still up in the air.

Arlene accepted a baptismal date! She's been taught by missionaries in and off for 3 years. She's come to church more in the last 2 months than in the rest of those 3 years!! She's still a little unsettled but we'll work it all out and she should be baptized this Saturday.

Several people came to church which was awesome! We had interviews with President and Sister Stevens. This was our last interviews with them, they go home next transfer. Anyways, during the interview President Stevens brought up the momentum of the area and I mentioned that it feels like it lost momentum. He told me that the area is doing great and I am doing great and that I should be as comfortable with myself as a missionary as he is. I'm not sure exactly what that means but it was said in the midst of many good things which is reassuring.

We found a tortoise in the middle of the road. I moved it to the side of the road.

We found several adorable kittens!!!

That's all. Love y'all!

And thus ended the third week of the sixth transfer

Tortoise

Kittens

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