This week was a special week. We had zone conference which was super good but lasted a super long time. It went from 10-4:30pm. Last transfer at zone conference they didn't have the departing missionaires speak but I guess they started doing it again which I wasn't expecting. It went smoothly though. It is unreal that it was my last zone conference. After, we didn't have dinner so we went with Elder Josse, Elder Plumb and Elder Lamb to dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. I usually get boneless wings but they changed up the prices so they were more and they did a buy one get one free deal for boned wings. I got some and one of my wings had feathers still on it. Everyone was telling me to tell the waiter but I had no idea how to so I just let it slide by.
I went on 2 tradeoffs and so it was a busy one. My first tradeoff was with Elder Elzinga one of the zone leaders. I went to his area and we ended up going to a peanut boil. If you haven't had boiled peanuts, you honestly aren't missing out on much besides soggy salty peanuts. 
They had a person they were teaching there and a returning member so it was fun to meet them. For some odd reason a lot of the members there were "picking on me." For instance one member walked up to me and asked, "who are you and where are you from." I told him and he turned around and walked away... Then a few minutes later someone kicked me in the back of the knee. I turned around and it was the same guy wanting help. I helped him and then some other member threw boiled peanuts at my back. Haha it was a experience. Elder Elzinga and I destroyed a bunch of people in corn hole and had a fun time all around.
After we traded back we went to a baptism of some Elders which was super good. It was very spiritual. A dad and his son joined the church and you could see how much the gospel means to them. The spirit was so strong. It also reminded me of how important missionary work is and how big of a blessing it is.
Sunday I got the blessed opertunity to speak again in church! I do not enjoy speaking. Haha my subject was hope. Here's a small part of my talk...
A few years ago in a church meeting far away there was a humble ward. One Sunday they were singing the Sacrament hymn praise to the man. The chorister was a lady named hope. Hope was soon to be a new mother and was roughly 9 months pregnant. During the song they came to the line that says, There is Hope smiling brightly before us, and we know that deliverance is nigh. Everyone erupted in laughter.
I ended up talking about how hope isn't a hollow want of something but a expectation of things to come. We obtain hope through exercising faith, studying and prayer. Hope is possible because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It was a good opertunity to study and I really learned a lot.
My second tradeoff was Sunday after church and I spent it in Live Oak which was fun. It was fun being back in a area I previously served in. Time keeps flying by! 3 weeks is going to go by fast. Love yall and see you soon!
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