Down to two

Okay so another week has passed by with one less person tagging along with me. Life without elder hill has been weird but it feels more normal to be with just one person now.

On to the week. Monday went as normal, we had a lesson with Shellie again which went well as always, and we also had a family home evening with one of the members and her investigator brother. That was really fun, the member is really sweet and funny and may try to contact mom at some point and be best friends with her, don't worry though she speaks perfect English.

Tuesday was elder hills last day in West Columbia and also Halloween. To wish elder hill goodbye our branch president took us and the hermanas in the branch out to lunch. We had a good time there laughing and talking about all sorts of stuff. Then we taught one lesson then went back to the apartment for lockdown. Lockdown was fun since we had the other elders in the complex over and did a bunch of stuff with them.

Wednesday was the day of transfers. In the morning we went to the transfer spot and waited for it to start. I met a bunch of other missionaries in the mission there, as well as said goodbye to a couple that I had known at least a little. Then when transfers started we learned that elder hill would be going up to Spartanburg with an elder who just barely got out of training. So that was a fun time. Later that day we had another lesson and a lot of cancellations.

Thursday was filled with a lot of knocking and the most walking I have done since I have been here. We just parked the car and started walking up and down a street filled with trailer parks and found a lot of different potential families. So that was cool, we didn't teach anyone that day though.

Friday, I taught a lesson by myself to máximo which went really well.  I talked so he could understand me and I understood him a lot better. We also had a lesson with our investigator on date as well.

Saturday we had service in the morning and had a lot of finding in the afternoon.

Sunday was a normal church day. A lot of people shared some really good testimonies about the book of mormon and a had a lot more conversations with the members than normal. My Spanish is finally getting a lot better. We also had another lesson with our person on date since she didn't come to church, but it was for a good reason.  We also move her baptismal date up since the family she lives with was planning to be gone over Thanksgiving. So she is now getting baptized on the 18th. Which is cool.

Today we are planning to go bowling so that will be a lot of fun.

Anyway I think that does it

Love you all,

Elder Bertoch