DEMOTED - November 11/5/2018

Something you NEVER see in Arizona

Halloween with Elder Arbon

Hair cuts before the transfer

Not sure what is happening here but they seem pretty serious about it.

Wow this week has been ~fun~. So let me tell you why......So lace up your sandals and slip on your boots because it's about to get ~wild~

So to start it off we had P-day... 

Tuesday we had zone conference and this story kinda explain my subject.... So we are giving our zone training. It's me and Elder Moake and the stls and we are playing this jeopardy game with the zone and one of the questions that I decide to ask is "How can we be exactly obedient but still achieve the goal of 6 months to sexy?" but President Carlson walks up to me and says "uhhh what did you say" so now I'm like oh shoot I just said that in front of Prez Dawg and Sister Carlson... So he very openly rebuked Elder Moake and I and made us change the questions hahhaha. It was funny. We were all having a good laugh about that one. (make sure to read the end of this email to get the end of the story) 

Next we went on exchanges with the Plymouth Elders for 2 days over Halloween and we had a blast together...  And then the rest of the week happened... 

But Saturday morning we got our transfer calls and I am leaving Elkhart and GOING BACK TO INDY!!! I am just a little excited. So Elder Moake will be getting Elder Estrada who is a Mexican so he can teach him good Spanish and they will train a new Spanish Elder... And I will be going into a trio with Elder Lindstrom and Elder Brau. Yes still speaking Spanish I am excited... And I will also be the district leader over the Spanish branch...

But to finish the story I am going from zone leader to district leader which I am excited about but rarely do missionaries ever get moved down. And we have been joking that I am getting demoted because I said 6 months to sexy in front of Prez Dawg. 

But I am definitely excited to serve in downtown Indy and be back where I started.. Also some of the members (and non members) from my first area know about me coming and they are excited to see me again and take me out to lunch.. So I'm pumped. 

This week has been a little slow not physically or temporally but spiritually... So I am excited for the new transfer to get back into being exactly Obedient... We all have our vices and Satan knows how to get us even if it is just a minor thing... But I am ready to give it my all in this new area with my new companions...

But everyone, we all have our weapons that we hold on to and we don't want to give up... (not literally but spiritually)... Think about what your weapons are and why you haven't given them up... Maybe we are prideful, maybe we are scared, maybe we don't have enough faith to make the next step.... But really think about these weapons and ask God to give you strength to give up these weapons and these weaknesses... And I can promise he will help... He has helped me multiple times on my mission and I know he can do the same to you.... Just have faith. That's all you need. 

Love, your favorite emeritus zone leader, 

Elder Gavin (my new address is... Send me a letter pleeaasseee) Turley