Wow, July 4th already! I can still remember the last email about the Blackwells.
So transfers. I am staying in Union City!! AGAIN. There are actually 3 Zone Leaders who have stayed in their area for as long as I have (6 transfers.) Me,my MTC companion Elder Watkins, and Elder Hill. I wonder what’s going to happen. This transfer theAssistant up in Oakland is ending his mission so all the Zone Leaders are on edge for next transfer if they get the call. I’m not on edge though. I don't have that many transfers left and President needs someone up there longer than that. I’m so glad I am staying here inHayward. I love it here. The members are so great.
I'm not sure if you really want to know what I changed to other then fire fighting. Well, I still plan on going to Utah Valley University, but I am not exactly sure what I want to study. I am planning on going into the ArmyROTC and serving in the Army for my career. I am thinking of going into the Airborne Army Rangers. I think that’s a big change from fire fighting. Right now I am serving the Lord though! It was interesting I have thought about it for a little while. A few months ago, I switched from fire fighter to going into the Marines, but UVU doesn’t have a Marine ROTC and I would rather be an officer in the military than enlisted so I changed to Army Rangers and then my new companion, Elder Craft, is actually planning on goingto BYU for Army ROTC which is funny.
Anyway, after I freaked mom out! :P We had an amazing blessing happen to us this week! So sisters in Castro Valley, north of us, had a person come to church last week who was a girl friend of a memberso they decided to set up a lesson with her. Little did they know she lives in Union City which is perfect for us! So we went over and taught her and her roommate joined in on the lesson! We started out getting to know her and found out that her parents died when she was only 2 years old so she doesn't know them and she grew up being pretty much abused. Her boy friend’s grandpa actually passed away recently as well so we decided to switch from teaching lesson 1, the Restoration, to Lesson 2 thePlan of Salvation. At the end of it, she was really excited to know that she could see her parents again! We all felt the spirit in the lesson and invited her right there to be baptized and she was very enthusiastic. In fact, her roommate actually asked if she could be baptized too and we said yes you can! It was a great first lesson.
We also found a new investigator through some lessactives. They took us out to In and Out and we had a lesson. I am sick of fast food, my body just can’t handle it anymore. I don't throw up, but my stomach gets so upset. I can't believe I survived working atArby's for so long.
I'll talk to the mission home about going to get my license extended or get a California license, which I think would be cool, but I think it might be a little more expensive. I'll see what they suggest and go from there. The date that I leave my mission is January 28th 2015.
Have a great week! I love you.
A few things before I forget.
1. The credit card that goes to your account is broken I never used it, never had to, but I still think it would be nice to have one for emergencies.
2. Could you send out a few more white shirts, short sleeved. A few of my shirts are ripping and they don't look great.
3. Also a question I was pondering over this week has been what has been some of the hardest times in your life and how did the Lord help you get through them?
Love,
Elder Ranquist
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