I got transferred?

Ok guys hope yall are good. Not a ton happened this week so I'll go over the good parts. 

So first off we had singing time with I. It was awesome. She loves music and Elder M is super good at playing the piano so we had the sisters that ward share with us come over and Elder M played the piano while we sang and it was awesome. Felt the spirit super hard which was wonderful.

Secondly a member brought us out to an all-you-can-eat buffet with the Sisters which was a ton of fun. And super good food there and they had just about everything. 

Other big thing that happened is that we haven't been able to have Ward Correlation which is where whoever is in charge of missionary work for the area meets with the missionaries and helps them help the members to do missionary work and helps them with what they need. But our Ward Mission Leader (the guy in charge) is moving so we haven't had it all since I've been here. But this last week another member hosted it who is in charge at least until a new ward mission leader is called. But since covid usually we do it over zoom but he doesn't like that so he had us over for dinner and correlation. But we already had a dinner for yesterday but he gave us super good ribs and sausage and rabbit! So of course we ate a ton because it was all so good. Now I had already had a ton of breakfast and lunch so that already had filled me but my companion had been fasting. I would say I ate about as much as him or more at the dinner so I ate a lot. Then we went to our other dinner. And my companion wasn't able to eat a lot so I felt super bad so I made sure to eat a TON which didn't help. But then they had dessert! And since I was trying to make them feel good, oh btw the dinner was also sooo good but I was stuffed but my companion totally wimped out. So I ate a ton of dessert when my companion had a little cuz he was full so I left being about to burst. But it was awesome because it was all super delicious. 

Ok last thing is that because of the ward split we will probably (I say probably because we find out tomorrow but it's highly likely) be taking over the Kissimmee area instead of Canoe Creek because we are now apart of that ward. But it's pretty legit because no Elders from our zone have been in that area because it used to not be part of our zone so it'll be like opening up a new area. So I was like half transferred because I wasn't moved at all and kept the same companion but we will be over a new ward and new area. We are really bummed because we were finally getting to know the area and members and they were all dope but I'm super excited (Elder M is less excited) for this new adventure.

I love you all and I hope you realize how much God loves you. He knows everything about you and knows everything that will happen to you. I promise that whatever He sends your way will turn out so much better than you can possibly imagine. This is the Lord's church and He has given us so much opportunity even though we mess up a LOT. It doesn't matter to Him because in reality this life is so short but if we turn to Him, He will wrap us in His love and show us what we never could have imagined ourselves. It's when we turn away from Him because of the things in our lives that our vision grows dim. It's like we are in a dark room and if we turn towards the light and move towards it it'll get brighter. But if we turn away from it and move farther we can hardly question why we can't see anything! Turn to Jesus Christ, He went through the atonement for YOU. If you were the only person He could've saved by making his sacrifice I promise you, I promise you He still would've gone through it. All the pain, all the misery, all the suffering, the cross, the humiliation. All of it. For you. I love y'all so much! Just remember that the worth of souls are great in the eyes of God and if we bring even one soul unto Him how great shall be our joy. Even if that soul is only us.

Have a wonderful week!

Elder Pettingill

-The Buffet with our dope members unfortunately the kids didnt want to be apart of the pic

-The Canoe Creek missionaries for the last time

-I'm not cutting my hair until someone says something about it so it's long enough to go in man bun rn:)