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Emergency Transfer and Chaos (Ch6: Lake Wheeler, W5)

 April 20, 2026

And it came to pass in the fifth week of the fifth transfer my companionship changed and chaos ensued


Disclaimer: this is marathon week so my next email will not be until Wednesday the 29th.

One of our zone leaders got sick and had to go home early. Elder Brooks was called to take his spot. Our Saturday morning was very rough because we had to get everything packed and meet up with the other missionaries. Now it is just Elder Freeman and I.

Friday night was awesome! It was our last night together and a member generously gave us some cash so we went to a buffet called Carolina BBQ and got shirts there too! We stayed up pretty late talking and packing. Overall it was stressful, but good.

Saturday hit and everything starting going wrong. We didn't have a trio so Elder Brooks could do contacts while driving like usual so right off the bat it felt like we weren't as effective and then people starting canceling for church. One of which was our most progressing friend, Alex. He got called into work due to very sad unusual circumstances and because he couldn't come to church we had to push his baptism date back a week. He usually needs a ride as well but to get to work he takes his boss's van.

We also had 5 people we needed to find rides for. After 2 hours of calling and texting members (including an hour after the missionary proselyting time day ended) we still had to find 3 rides. I definitely felt super inadequate and it felt like everything was falling apart and the only reason anything went well here was because of Elder Brook's skill and experience.

Sunday morning hits and I wake up to a text from Alex. 


So he was able to come to church and he's getting baptized next week! We also have 2 other friends getting baptized this weekend.

On top of that all of our friends got a ride to church!! God is real and he made it all work out. Overall Elder Freeman and I have both been fighting feelings of inadequacy and the pressure of having so many friends preparing for baptism but we are working hard and God is making up the difference.

Miracles are real and we see them everyday! Look and pray for them and you will see them too! God loves and cares about you and if you ask you will receive!

I love you guys very much!
And thus ended the fifth week of the fifth transfer 


Our last moments together 

I got to sit in a mail van thingy

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