Transferred!

Hi all!

Well, transfer calls were sad even if unsurprising. I'll have to make this a quick email because I've still got to pack (!!) and we're driving to Grand Rapids in 4 hours. We'll see how that goes. I'm managing to collect a lot more stuff in each area. Somehow, I don't think it's all going to fit in my suitcases. (I can't decide for sure if I'm going to take my rolling pin or not. How else will I make delicious pies and pastries?)

Anyway, I'm heading off to Bay City over on Saginaw Bay. I'm glad to be keeping with my pattern of bouncing back and forth between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. I've spent a year without living farther than 10 miles from one of the great lakes. Kind of nifty.

And, since I know President Jones is going to send you a letter anyway, I might as well not forget to mention that I'll be a zone leader for the Midland zone. I'm not sure I really want to be a zone leader (I guess I'll do it whether I like it or not) but I am excited to go on trade-offs in Oscoda, where Elder McKinnon is currently serving as a district leader. It'll be great to see everybody there again - or at least a few of them :).

This week was pretty good. Our Spanish friends didn't come to church but we visited them later in the afternoon and learned they had all been picking peaches while church was happening. Speaking of Spanish, the area will finally be getting a Spanish elder - Elder Patino, who came out the same transfer I did. It'll be awesome for the area.

The best news of the week came yesterday when another of our investigators made it to church. He's progressing really well and praying about a baptismal date. So now we have two investigators who will -hopefully- be regulars in Sacrament meeting. What a great branch to begin attending. I'll miss the Hart Branch dearly. They gave me some things to remember them by, at least for a day or two - the Longcores gave me freshly picked pears to take and Sis. Myers made me pumpkin whoopie pies for the road! Yum!

Love you all,
Elder Cloward