Final Transfer in CA

The unspeakable happened. I am being transferred. 4 weeks left and I'm being sent to a new area. Not terribly happy about that. Im going to 4th ward. Which is the ward that covers Hollywood but in Spanish. But its a blessing to be able to get my spanish out of the closet and operational before I go home. 

Last night was the Departing Missionary Fireside. We were both part of that since my companion has less than 24 hours left of being a missionary and I am leaving before the next fireside. There were 33 Missionaries that bore their testimonies, so the place was packed! 

In my testimony I shared about how the Lord is with us in our trials. I found a note card that I wrote awhile back when I had an "Ah haw" moment. I realized that we arent given trials and tough times in life so that we are miserable. That is not at all the point of them, so why was I only letting the things I was passing through to teach me to be miserable. But rather we are given trials so we remember the Lord, we remember how merciful He is when He lifts us from our despair. I used to feel really sorry for myself because I haven't had the "Ideal" mission experience, but I am so grateful now for what I have experienced. 

I am still convinced serving a mission is the best decision Ive ever made. 

Elder Wilson