Hey everyone thanks again for the emails and the pictures that you
sent and for your accounts of the weeks, I always enjoy hearing about whats
going on back at home so that I'm not completely lost. Well we got transfers last
night finally haha it took forever they assistants didnt call us until almost 11
at night, well I'm leaving my beloved city of Ponta Porã! Its such a bitter
sweet thing I loved everything here but I know that it was time to move on, also
I'm free!! haha I was released as a zone leader which made me happy, during this
week I thought about it a lot and came to the conclusion that it would be more
likely that I would be released, I looked at who was currently Zone leader and
looked at who would probably be leaving and who would be called, and it was
pretty easy to see that it would be much easier just released, that made me
happy there was an area of zone leaders in campo grande that I wanted to go to
before but then I thought well I will be getting released so my chances are gone
of going there, but then I we got the transfer and they are putting a new
companionship in the ward there, and guess what I'm going there to reopen part of
the area there! whoohoo, that made me super happy, I will actually be going
there with Elder Heidt who is from my group and is actually living with us right
now in Ponta we were in the same ward he was our district leader. We will be in
a co senhor companionship, it looks like it will be a short term companionship
though, maximum it will be a transfer, or not who knows, he needs a little help
and was a little bummed out with his area so hopefully we can get him hyped up
again for the work. Elder Heidt is from Idaho we are great friends so this
should be a good transfer. SO this week was great we had a lot of family home
evenings and I was able to take pictures and visit and say goodbye to most of
the members, this really is being hard on me though leaving this area I love
this city and I love the members so much. I'm leaving behind family, it feels
like I'm going to the mtc again knowing that I'm leaving so much behind, friends
and family, its hard and I'm having to fight back some tears cause I don't know if
I will ever be able to come back during my lifetime. I know if I come back to
the mission this will be the first place I visit for sure. This week we took a
ton of pictures, Tuesday one of my favorite families here made tacos for us,
that was the first time I had eaten real tacos on the mission, it almost brought
tears to my eyes when I took the first bite, it tasted just like the tacos mom
makes, the only thing it needs was la vitoria hot sauce, we did alot of visits
with members and the young men, we did several divisions as well, all in all it
was a good week, it was a dang cold week probably the coldest so far but it was
good, it feels so much like Halloween time here, its cold but the sun is still
out, Friday we had our July party its called festa julina I guess there was
tons of people there but it didn't get started till late and we had to leave
early to get back home on time that night so we didn't get to enjoy it too much
but there was alot of food and dessert so I took my fair share of cake, they
also made some sort of wassail cider which was super strong but I actually liked
it. Saturday we had another division and I took some pictures on the boarder of
Paraguay with the Brasil and Paraguay divider we were with the young men, then
on Sunday we went on visits with the young men presidents Train on wheels and
visited a ton of less active and recent convert young men, then we had to family
home evenings, the last one was at Irmã Cynthias, al beloved sister here in the
ward she made us a huge bbq, it was wonderful, I will miss them so much. Theres
too many pictures that I took this week so I guess I will just have to put them
all on facebook after the mission. That's sure nice that we have the Internet and
facebook to keep in touch after the mission that makes things alot nicer. well
I'm excited to be able to go to the new ward in campo Grande, its called
Bandeirantes, it shares the same chapel as my last area Marechal Deadoro so I
will be able to see the members on Sundays and hopefully I will be able to go on
a division there in my old area and visit the people there, that makes me
excited and makes me feel more excited about leaving. Well we have little time I
have everything packed up already to go, but still we need to stop by a few
places, I withdrew some money today I will by a few souvenirs hear from Ponta.
Well pray for me I am going to miss this place, it was great being with Elder
Yezzi this transfer it shot by super quick and he taught me many things, I'm
going to miss him. Thanks for your prayers back at home, these last for months
of the mission I will need them, well I am closing a huge chapter of my mission
and will be opening up what may be the last. Whatever it may be we will make it
the best. I love you all so much sorry I cant write more thanks for the pictures
mom it looks like the reunion was fantastic wish I could have been there but
luckily I can say that this will be the last reunion that I will miss. Before we
know it next summer will be here already the time shoots by like nobodies
business. Well again I love you much and will fill you all in the next week.
Amo Vocês Muito!!!!!
Com Amor - Elder Kennington
Com Amor - Elder Kennington
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