Surprise!

Elder Palmer and I have both been moved from Wandsworth because they're putting Sister missionaries there! :D It's really unexpected, but I'm excited. I'm going to Bournemouth, and Elder Palmer is going to Poole which is in the same District as Bournemouth. It's been an awesome 7 weeks here, and I'm sad that I can't end my mission here, but at the same time I'm glad there's something new and exciting to do for the next few months. I'm going with someone named Elder Beardall, who I've never met before so that'll be something new as well!

Bournemouth is down on the coast, but it's a lot more west than Eastbourne. Perfect timing though, getting to go to the coast at the start of the warm weather! I'm sad to leave London and all the people here, but I'll see most of them again I'm sure.

I want to send some pictures, but when I plugged my camera into this computer it looked like it started downloading something virus-like onto it, so I deleted it and unplugged ASAP. So maybe you'll get some pictures of Bournemouth next week.

That's about it!
Oh, my new address!

Elder Boothe
Flat 2, 7 Suffolk Road
Bournemouth, BH2 5FU
England

So hopefully any post already on it's way to the Wandsworth flat will be forwarded quickly to me. :)
Bye!

First Week in Wandworth

Picture 1- Me, Elder Wooley, and Elder Palmer

 

Picture 2- Ice cream!

 

Picture 3- A cold stone!

 

Ok, I have a lot to talk about the last week and I don't know if I'll be able to get it all in there, so I might just pick and choose. My first week in Wandsworth was great! I got to see everyone from my first ward on Sunday, including a man that I taught when I was there, and recently got baptised by the missionaries there. I got to see so many good friends and I was surprised by how many people actually remembered my and were excited to see me. We even talked to one of the street fruit vendors yesterday and he says he remembered seeing me walk past a lot last year. :D I had never talked to him before in my life, but he still remembered me! :D I thought that was funny. Even a lot of the members of the Wandworth wards said they remember seeing my face.

 

The whole zone of missionaries here are just really nice too. It feels like a small little family, and I was glad I could be a part of it for the last week. It will probably change a lot with the remainder of the transfers that will happen on Wednesday. But I got to see one Elder who I served around at the beginning of my mission, and he's just going home today or tomorrow. It was really good to see him before he went.

 

Ack, only have a few minutes left! Okay, so this week we got to help clean up the old Wandsworth flat because two senior Sisters moved in there this week. We showed them around too, and that was fun. Oh, and I'll get to go on Exchange to Brixton sometime soon! I'm excited for that and get to go have dinner with some members from there. I'm on exchange in Peckham today, which should be fun. I'm out of time, but I am doing really good. I should have some really good stories for next week. :) (I had some for this week, but don't have time to write all of them.) Bye!

Surprise Pre-moves!

Picture 1- Elder White and I, for the last time.

Picture 2- Anne and I, for the last time.

Well, the last two days were surprising. Last night about 7:30 we got a call saying that the mission President felt he should do a few transfers before the scheduled transfer day. So I was informed that I would be moving to Wandsworth with Elder Palmer and Elder White would be getting Elder White. Two Elder Whites. And that transfer's would be in the morning. So we went home and I packed my things. I could barely sleep last night because I was so excited to come here! One main reason is that Wandsworth is the ward right next to the Brixton ward (my first ward), and they share a chapel. So on Sunday I'll get to see all the members of that ward! What a cool thing to happen! And I'm also just excited to be back in London. A few days ago we had to pass through Clapham Junction to get somewhere else, and even just passing it on the train I felt happier. I think I have a special love for London, it being my first area here.

I'm also excited to be serving with Elder Palmer. We came into the mission at the same time, and we have a similar way of doing missionary work and that'll be good. I'm also excited to not be living with a member. :) It was nice and everything, but after a year of it, it's nice to have a flat. I'm sure I'll have lots of good stories by next week, so be prepared! I'm convinced this is going to be one of the best times of my mission. Everything seemed to work out perfectly so far, and I can look back and see how nearly everything has played a part  leading up to now. Okay, I have to go, but just know I'm really happy and excited. Bye!