Happy mother's day mom, again, hope it was a great day for you. Sorry I couldn't make it and be there with you. Next time? sound ok.
It was a sad and happy week. I hate good byes. It was harder than ever to leave Mihai Bravu. So many members, that i have come to love and get to know better. I am already excited for the day that i'll get to go back and see them all again. Hopefully next summer? Monday, almost everyone went paintballing with leaving elders too, but me and Elder Taylor (who was in Oradea before) we went on a little exchange and did some service for a older member here and helped her move and move small tables and other things from one apartment to the next. super cool, because right by the Cismigiu Park (where country was dedicated) the member was one of the first here in Romania. She told us how basically the first discussions were given in her apartment and i was right there. missed paintball, but the service was way better. i know i said it earlier, but i'll say it again, some missionaries don't really understand and i am not putting myself on a pedestal, but i didn't come on a mission for p-days. some people, have to have the perfect p-days, but we forget it's to prepare for the week. i love giving service. then monday night, i said goodbye to the firaru family. i love them so much. husband and wife and two boys are members. i helped translate for some of the first aaronic priesthood - deacon quorums and i'll miss them a lot. then tuesday, finished packing and then, met up with a couple other members and investigators. then wednesday, spending time at the gara, one last visit to subway, greeting all the other missionaries, i hadn't seen in months. met my new companion, Elder Martin, from Orem, Utah. said goodbye to elder Green. then went on a mini exchange with Elder McBride, super cool guy, companions with Elder Taylor, previously above mentioned. And then our train left wednesday night, as opposed to last time when i was here with just 4 elders, my second transfer in Arad, sisters replaced a set of elders. and then just last transfer, another set of elders was put here. So apparently I am district leader, organize district meetings, every tuesday. Elder Martin is my comp. Sisters are Sora Zimmerman, 2nd transfer here. And Sora Bulloch, just transferred from Brasov. And Elder Cox was whitewashed here last transfer, training Elder Ward. Everyone is pretty cool, i don't know any of them except for companion already, who i served with (same district in Mihai Bravu, he was with Elder Lee just for one) Things are going good. met with a couple people and talked to them on the phone, when I was here. Hopefully, they still will want to meet up. And lots of people, that I can't contact, but need to find!
With Branch President, I will be doing interviews for people, making callings, visiting everyone, conducting sacrament meeting, giving talks and givning out talk assignments, doing the finances, and some other things as well. it's quite a bit of stuff to do, but i won't let it overwhelm me. I am excited and happy to be back. I love the members and I already have the relationship with them. I want the branch to get back on it's feet and hopefully i'll be the last branch president missionary. hopefully, i'll be able to find my replacement among the members.
A week of work. Hope you are all doing well. Love you all. Take care and be happy.
Love,
Elder Schroedter
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