Will the Surprises Ever Cease?

March 25, 2013

HAHAHA! Where to begin this week? We'll start with exchanges.

We had exchanges on Wednesday and I went up to Rockport. It was awesome! Up there reminds me more of an East coast fishing town. Super cute! That night we thought about getting a Blizzard because, when is that ever a bad idea, and while we were around Dairy Queen, we decided instead to go to a former’s house in the area. Baptismal date instead of a Blizzard? We'll take it!

We ended the exchange going down to Zone Conference which is always fun. We had to go early because I was in charge of the musical number, which promoted me to junior zone leader. (Super not a real title but the zone leaders love it. haha). Then after the awesome trainings we had, we had to do departing testimonies. Everyone going home before the next zone meeting had to say their testimony. Elder Jensen and I (flying home with me) talked about running away the whole time but to no avail; we had to give our testimonies. Knowing your daughter/friend/sister, you know it had to be interesting. I talked about how I have learned to really love and how much I loved the church, then I proceeded to say that "our mission is so great and united because we are a little bit, what's the word? off-kilter." HAHA! President just looked down and shook his head, stood up, and tried to escort me down. He was just teasing me, and everyone was laughing and I thought, "this WOULD be everyone's last memory of Sister Giles." HA! It was literally hysterical. Then after, Sister Trayner said in her testimony that maybe we’re so united because of how weird we are. Then President gets up and says that no one will ever be able to forget Sister Giles, head of the weirdos. HAHA! I seriously love my mission and everyone here. Only here does that stuff happen. But anywho, I now have members teasing me about it too.

THEN on Friday, we got a call from the Assistants harassing me to make them cookies and I said okay Elders I will do that, but what's really up and they said “Well Sister Giles, ya’ll are doing so great in Flour Bluff, we want you and your companion to go do great in Weber”...................Yup, surprise transfer! But this transfer is different because it only affects our zone and there are 4 areas getting white washed! We set up our area perfectly for the Elders to come in and take it over and the Assistants want us to go into this other area and build it up. It is more of the city, which will be fun. No more Bluff and the ocean. President Trayner told us we are inner city weirdos now. :) Funny stuff. So, on Wednesday, we are moving into Corpus Christi, same complex as the Elders, and working Weber. I am going to make a Spiderman shirt now. But ya, who would have thought that with 4 weeks left in my mission, I would be whitewash training? Do the surprises ever end? I think not! haha! I should just keep expecting the unexpected! My speculation is that they wanted Elders up in Rockport, a sisters’ area, but the sisters couldn't come down here and live with the elders because they have a four person apartment, so they had to move us and the other elders too. Who knows but it will be fun! We are still going to the same church, just at 1 instead of 9 so we will still get to see everyone.

Our people are doing great! BP got called to be the chorister yesterday, JF and NF received the Holy Ghost, JC got the priesthood, and JA passed her baptismal interview. Things are happening in Flour Bluff! I am bummed that we are leaving, but I know there is work for us to do in Weber!

I love you all so much and I hope everyone is having a great week! Keep the work in your prayers!

Sister Giles