WEEK #28 - Transfers! Staying Rita?

How much crazier can these weeks get?! Hope you enjoy reading this :)

Monday: January 27th

Today was a great day! Lots of progress ;) We setup a bunch of lessons and were able to relax at the church calling family and emailing friends. 

biking anyone?

Tuesday: January 28th, Transfer News!

Today I gave my last training in District Council for the transfer! It's been so awesome to able to prepare these trainings and help uplift the District in their discipleship and missionary efforts. 

Goodbye District

After, we drove up to Telluride again! We stopped and talked to a lot of people, most of them weren't really interested. It was pretty cold, but Telluride is a really nice place! Definitely far above my missionary pay grade but hopefully I can take my family here afterwards. :) 

Goodbye Telluride!

As we got off the Gondala and were walking to the car in Mountain Village I got a call from President Rees! He told me I was getting TRANSFERRED. :0 Oh my gosh, my time has come to an end in Rita! He told me that I was getting transferred to the Land's End Ward in Grand Junction and that I was being called to serve as a Zone Leader there. I will be serving with Elder Kofford who will train me to be a Zone Leader in the Grand Junction Zone! Wow, I did not expect this, but this new transfer is going to be very exciting!

Wednesday: January 29th

Today was mainly driving around and saying goodbye to everyone, to the area, and to the trailerhome. Saying goodbye to the trailerhome was the hardest... haha! ;) 

Goodbye Trailerhome!

We had a last dinner with our newest member Roberta and her daughter. They were sad to see me leave, but it was a great last time with them. I love Roberta, she's such a stud member of the Gospel!

Goodbye Roberta! :(

 We then had another dinner with Pam and I said goodbye to her too. So many good people I'm  leaving behind, but I hope I'll be able to help to people of Land's End just as much! 

Thursday: January 30th

Drove up to GJ and left saying goodbye to Rita!  I got to transfers and found out that the car me and Elder Kofford drive... is a MINI VAN! I'm a flippin missionary mom now, haha!! Oh my gosh, a flippin VAN, that's soo hilarious. 

Missionary MOM MINIVAN!

Elder Kofford and I organized the transfer bus, then I said goodbye to Elder Garstin and Elder Hibbits. We drove to our new apartment but I shouldn't use the word apartment... we got to the HOUSE. Literally my new apartment is a house! We have 3 bathrooms, 2 showers, a kitchen with island counters, personal walk in closets, and a second level floor for our bedrooms!! I got sent from a flippin TRAILERHOME to a literal MANSION. Holy cow. Haha, the rest of day we talked with a bunch of people and got to see more of the Land's End area. 

Our freakin house, no more trailerhome

Friday: January 31st

Today we drove with the GJ YSA zone leaders to MLC. (Mission Leadership Conference) Basically all the zone leaders in the mission get together with the mission president and counsel together how to better the mission/what to train on for zone conferences. Definitely nerve racking being my first one! We had a great discussion, President got pretty heated. It was stressful but I'm excited to carry out these plans we've made into the Zone. 

Elder Kofford and I looking savage

Saturday: February 1st

Went to the ward basketball game in the morning which was fun. I miss my honey. I left it back in Rita, haha! Later on we tracted and talked with a bunch of people. A few of them were very disrespectful, but the beauty of it all is that it is NOT our job to get offended, hurt, or even bothered by what trash people throw at our religion! It just makes me smile knowing the truth I've got, and that at least someone was given the opportunity to accept it or not. :)

Sunday: February 2nd

Today was a great day! Today at church I got to meet the wonderful people of the Land's End Ward! I got up and gave my testimony, telling everyone that I was raised in Monticello. I had SO many old people come up to me afterwards and talk to me about Monticello, haha! ;) I know for a fact that the Lord has placed me here in Colorado for a reason!! I mean, who else is THIS close to their actual home when they are on their mission? The Lord has a purpose for me, He's made that very sure to me in Naturita with Pam and Roberta! And now I get the unique opportunity to discover what my purpose is here in Land's End. There are people here prepared for me, and it's by the grace and love of God that their hearts are softened and accept His Gospel! I'm excited :)

Icicle??? 

Soooo different from Rita, but I LOVE being a missionary. Grand Junction better look out, cause Elder LaRose is coming back!

My NEW ADDRESS is:

2946 D Rd. Apt #D-3

Grand Junction, CO 81504

Mailbox - #15

Love,

Elder LaRose 

keldon.larose@missionary.org