August 5, 2009

I am now transfered. That's right. I'm moving on. Jump on. I'll write more. Here's the address of my new apartment before I forget. I'm emailing at the mission home on the President's laptop, while we wait for lunch.
Elder Adams
223 S. Franklin St.
Byron, IL 61010
Hey Spencer. Sorry to hear about the tournament. I got transfered though. I'm not in North Shore or the city of Chicago anymore. I'm being sent to the "Sticks." It's far out, and I guess that there is a lot of corn fields. I haven't been there yet. It's going to be a transition. So what's this that I hear about you getting a car. Anyway, so last week I saw a Cubs game. These guys are pros. It was actually a really neat experience. I just liked being in the environment. Sorry I didn't write you next week. I wrote Aaron about a couple months ago, and I haven't heard from him. Get in touch with him and find out what's going on. I gave mom my new address. I really think that your testimony is developing even more. You're seeing how gospel principles apply to your life. You're seeing how the gospel isn't just a lot of stuff that we teach. This gospel is so important. Spencer I can't wait to see you put on a nametag. You're going to be a firecracker of a missionary. You already are having so much preparation. Keep me in your prayers, I'll need them.

Love Your Brother and Friend,
Elder Adams

Well President it was a strong finish to my time in North Shore. This last transfer went by so fast. I think it was because I had such a hard working companion. I loved it, we worked hard. It's hard to believe my time in North Shore is over. It's tough to leave, but it has to happen sometime. I have a lot of great memories there, and met a lot of great people. On Tuesday Elder Gardner and I taught 2 lessons. In one of them we had a new investigator and set a baptismal date in this first lesson with her. Her name is Whitney Tong. She already knows so much about the church, and has friends at school that are members. Her baptismal date is set for September 5. That would be great to see it go through.
Well last week as I said I went to a cubs game, and my first major league baseball game. This was a really neat experience. The environment was incredible. I talked to this man next to me a lot, he was very friendly. I was able to tell him all about what being a missionary is like. When he ordered some beer from the beer man, he said, " I take it you don't drink." Then I was able to tell him we also don't drink coffee or tea. I even gave him a pass along card at the end of the game. I explained missionary work and he explained baseball to me, seeing as I know nothing about the sport. We really had some great conversation. Everything was so expensive at the game, I didn't buy anything.
Anyway I'll stop teasing you. I did get transfered. The call came on Monday from President. He told me that where I'd be going I'd be serving as a district leader still. I was ok on the phone, but then as I hung up and locked my bike up, as soon as I got into the elevator to go up to our apartment for lunch, my emotions hit me. It was unreal. I couldn't believe it. I thought that it would be easy, I didn't think it would be this hard, because I knew that it was something that would happen.
I’m at the mission home writing this, so I don’t know much about the area. I’ve heard that we have a 2 story apartment. My companion likes to run and did triathlons. He wants to get up early to do it. I am excited. He is obedient and it seems like he wants to work hard. We are being whitewashed into this area. Which means that both of us are new to the area, so I’ll be using the gps again. This District that I am District leader for is one of the biggest. There is 10 of us in the district. Most have 6-10. They have downsized the number of missionaries in the mission, so that means that they have downsized on the number of zones and zone leaders etc. It’s deffinately going to be different. I’ll have to conduct exchanges with this district also. We’ll have to learn this area, where everything is and what not. This is going to be a change that’s no doubt. I’m going to have to let go of the North Shore. It all just went by so fast.
There's going to be a lot of new Challenges and new things. I'll need to have your prayers with me. Keep me in your prayers.

Your son and missionary,
Elder Adams

P.S. I don't know what to do with the backpack situation. I'd like to see whatever it is that I get. Maybe you can send some pictures of options. I trust josh's tast, so maybe you can find something at his work or what he got. I just don't want something huge. I want to sell the one that I got the ogio. I don't think I'll use it.

I love you and thank you so much for all that you do. Keep me in your prayers.

Sorry the email that I just spent a bunch of time writing got deleted so now I had to quickly write something, maybe next week will be better. I gotta go though. If I get time I will try to find a library. I just tried to write you something. Just know that I'm in byron Illinois and I'm a district leader. and I'm whitewashed into this area. Love ya.