Wednesday, May 20th is our transfer date, and I am leaving the office after 6 of some of the best months of my life.
I worked a ton this week with visas and planning for transfers (reserving hotels, planning interviews, travel plans, flights etc.) I was going hard for all the plans as if they were "mine" to complete. Then Thursday night President Willard called me and asked my to buy a flight for Elder Winterholler to come to Santa Cruz from Tarija to take my place and have my train him to be the next secretary to the president.
Elder Winterholler is a GREAT missionary. He is a hard worker, outgoing, kind, and a smart guy. This is his first area in Santa Cruz, so it'll take some getting used to do all that he'll have to do!
Training him was pretty tough. However I learned how to make tutorial videos where it captures what's on the screen, and records my voice explaining what's going on. I had made a few before hand so it made it easier!
Norma -the lady in charge of visas for all of the missionaries in Bolivia- came on Friday from La Paz and helped me in training Elder Winterholler. Needless to say it was an INTENSE day of training. Friday night I went out to teach with him and we saw about 7,000 miracles! It was insane! We found a great family that completely accepted the Book of Mormon. We taught a new investigator who ended up accepting a baptismal date, and we taught Guillermo again and he went on and on about how he CAN'T STOP reading the book of Mormon! He said all his coworkers are making fun of him, but he said for some reason he cannot put the book down. Obviously, nothing made me happier:) We helped him understand that those feelings come from the Spirit. He'll be making covenants soon too.
I truly am sad to leave this assignment and this ward, but I am excited to see where I'll go and to give it my all there!
Love,
Élder Bender
Our powerful bishopric in Cañoto
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