Another week in Marietta! We had an exceptional week of missionary work here in Georgia. Elder Stearman and I have been grinding and seeing so many blessings because of it! We received our news on transfers late this afternoon! Super crazy because there was some kind of glitch in the software they were using, so we received the news super late. But nothing much is changing! Elder Stearman and I are STAYING in the Portuguese branch for one more transfer. I am so excited to be working here with Stearman for the next 6 weeks. Our district leader, Elder Whiting, will be leaving our apartment and two new Elders will be coming to be in a trio with Elder Hatch. We also said goodbye to Elder Whitney this week! He will be greatly missed here in this area. Always tough to have changes to the house and the area, but we keep moving on!
We had several service projects this week as well! We helped out at the pantry which was super fun! We get to practice speaking a little bit of Español there as well! And we hosted a free lemonade stand at a local park! We got to meet a ton of cool families that were leaving from a lacrosse game. That was a fun way to connect a little bit with the community and bring some light into people's lives. We helped a family move on Sunday as well! They are super awesome and interested in attending church with us. We are really seeing so many blessings come to us as a result of the service opportunities that we have found in this area. Whether we can immediately see the results or not, God is pouring blessings upon us.
We also got to see Mary yesterday! She had a great weekend in Florida with the family from our branch. She was able to learn a lot and feel the spirit with them. We taught her about the gospel of Jesus Christ and talked to her a little about baptism. She is a little nervous about it, and still thinking about her answer, but we are confident that through her faith, the spirit will touch her and help her to accept our invitation.
We also had zone conference over zoom this week! It was cool to see everyone and get motivated to work. We were encouraged to study John 13 to prepare -- a super fire chapter if you need some study suggestions. Always important to show our love for those we are serving.
Love, Elder Perry
