(In Which I Become District Leader and Bare a Son Whose Name Shall be Called [........]) (And I grill steak..... Because who doesn't like to look at pictures of steak.)
Hello my people! Craziness has taken place here in Greenville!
Since opening my transfer email this morning, my life has turned into a wild blur of awesome anticipation, excitment, and I'll admit it...... Even some nervous butterflies thrown in there! XD
The email stated that I will be staying in Greenville this transfer, but that I will become District Leader of the Heath District and that I will be training a Greenie all in the SAME TRANSFER...... what. Besides my trainee (Who I will pick up tomorrow morning in Frisco......) I will be both the youngest and newest missionary in my district, yet I was called to be district leader. In addition I just finished training a transfer ago. Yikes. I'm going to give it my all, but we'll see what happens. I just hope I don't kill my greenie in the process! XD
So much happened this week that it would take forever to cover it all, but as you can probably tell from the pictures I did have the opportunity to start practicing my heritage as a Texas missionary by grilling meat. (That was quite fun, and shall we say tasty!)
Life is good here. I'm going to miss my time with Elder Hiatt as he prepares to fly home on Wednesday. It was funny "killing him off" because I felt closer to home than ever before and yet again farther away than ever! XD Elder Hiatt unfortunately had a pretty miserable week this week. One night this week he got bit 21 times all over his legs by some type of nasty biting fly, which after a call to the mission nurse landed us in the ER until 1:30 AM one night.......... Exciting times in Texas. Elder Hiatt swears everything is trying to kill him here. So it just added another reason he's excited to get home. He's been in pain all week.
On Tuesday we had our final District meeting under Elder Hiatt (That's a weird thought....... I have to conduct District meeting tomorrow.) during which we held his "funeral". I wrote a long beautiful eulogy, and every one shared thoughts and memories from Elder Hiatts life/mission. It was beautiful and sad. We had the entire Relief Society room draped in black and flags for the occasion. Rest in piece my companion.
Well everyone. I've got a lot to do now with my new assignments of training and district leader, so I've got to get going, but I want to leave ya'll with a miracle of healing that took place this week. This is straight out of my email to my mission president......
We had a miracle of healing take place this week. We were called into the hospital Saturday night, actually while you were speaking at Stake Conference, to give a woman a priesthood blessing. She was 4'7" and had been in labor for the last 41 hours and it was not looking very good. We went and I was able to give her a blessing while in labor. Two hours later the child was born perfectly healthy and the mother is recovering from the ordeal. Miracles happen today.
Missions are awesome ya'll. If your on the fence about serving one. Do it.
For any of you that have trained on your missions or held leadership positions, please shoot me an email with your advice. Any help would be appreciated!
I love you all and continue to pray for you everyday! Keep me and my trainee in your prayers!
Your excited and anxious Texan,
Elder Clark Fox
1. Thanks for my district for creating this beautiful master piece for me........ Incase you didn't know, the missionary you train is considered your son or daughter.
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