First Transfer and Holiday

Matthew has gone through his first transfer, moving from Owensboro to Nicholausville and getting a new companion.  His new comp is a hard worker, and wants to really dig in and make a difference in their area.  This is the letter he sent Oct 14, edited of course to respect the privacy of those mentioned.

well like you said, tranfers are tomorrow, and i am leaving Owensboro. elder s is staying here. idk where im going yet. but i know its out of the zone. so i have everything all packed up and ready to leave the owensboro ghostbusters.

 

 im probably going to miss our investigator J. the most, he is an old Hells Angel, walked away from that life to take care of his family, but me and him were buds! when i told him about my past with drugs, he really opened up to us cus he felt like we were human lol like he thought we were perfect and stuff, but after that, he felt more comfortable telling us things and joking around with us.

he was the guy who yelled "NO!" at me when i started praying lol

but we had a lot of fun,

our investigator A moved to south Florida. lol

 Then on Oct 19th he sent this email

hey mom! its your son the missionary! i got the opportunity to email you before p-day and tell you what is going on! well i got transferd to Nicholasville Kentucky, im in a bike area and it has been down pouring for three days now. and i have been biking in it everyday lol quick question for Dad, my  chain keeps poping out of every gear, no matter  what gear its in. idk how to fix that so if on Monday you could tell me ya that would be great lol

well my new companion is named Elder K, he is a really hard worker, but is pretty calm and laid back, so far we have been getting along, he is super happy to have me as a companion....

we are the clean up crew for Nicholasville. lol ...and he wants to turn this area around!

but the apartment is nice, its a split home type thing, like it is the size of a normal house, but is divided right down the middle to make two apartment houses. its safe to send packages here as well, and it have changed weather pretty dramatic here, still up in the 60s but ya.

Halloween brought a heavy rainstorm in Kentucky, and so trick or treating was moved to Friday.  That meant the Elders had to stay at their apartments, so, Matt and his comp and the neighboring Elders got together and played risk, and handed out candy.  They seemed to have a great time enjoying the time to relax.  I had sent Matt a bucket of candy, it looks like he was happy with it.  

Christmas is coming soon, so, we are going to make sure Matt has the information he needs to contact us on Skype.  Can't wait to see my boy's face.  I know I'll cry.