So, Saturday night after p-day President wanted to talk to us all. And Elder Salerno and I found out that we would be leaving the offices. I knew that 2 people would be leaving, but I didn't think that I would be one of them. When President said i was leaving I thought that maybe at least I would finish the change so i could see Glenda baptized this Saturday, but no, I left the offices earlier today. So, I made it a whole change and 5 weeks as secretary. With all the missionaries going home we either had to close areas, or get rid of two secretaries, so now I am back out in the field again.
Sunday we had a baptism, so that was a good way to leave, but after the baptism things got a little worse. I don't really like telling people when i leave an area, but after the baptism Elder Salerno went around telling people that we were leaving. Glenda was at the baptism and I heard Elder Salerno telling her i was leaving and when i looked over and saw the look on her face I knew it was going to be messy. I didn't want to go up to her, but at that point i had to. She started crying pretty hard and then Teresa and Claudia also got a bit teary, so that was not a fun moment. By far the worst thing about leaving is not being able to baptize Glenda. However, its the ordinance that matters, so as long as she keeps her covenants after baptism everything will be good.
That night we went to presidents house to eat for the last time and it felt like the last supper. Then of course came the packing which i hate and it took forever because it was hard finding space for all the food i had bought. Rest in peace my grapefruit juice that was brand new and I had to leave behind. I switched ties with everyone and then finally got to bed at like 1:00.
Now we get to Monday. Just when i thought i couldn't be humbled anymore, i found out i was wrong. My ankle has started to hurt again, so instead of favoring my right leg i'm now walking with a limp again. Then i had the idea to upload all my pictures to google drive before i left the offices just in case anything happened. Of course when i plugged it into the trusty computer i had been using all my time in the offices i got a virus that erased all of my pictures. After extensive google searching and $40 dollars later, i got them back, but they have like a gray screen over them. I'll attach one, so if anyone knows how to fix that let me know.
Now i am in an area called Tule with my new companion Elder Goico. Its about as pueblito as it gets, which means we have to go into a different area if we want to buy our food every week. It seems like a cool area though and the house is pretty nice, so i cant complain.
Moral of the story is: sometimes the Lord just likes to humble his people a little bit and let me tell you all i have been humbled. "Con todo, el Señor considera conveniente disciplinar a su pueblo; sí, él prueba su paciencia y su fe." Mosíah 23:21.
Sorry for the downer email. Now i will be emailing again on Mondays though.
Elder Warburton
México Puebla Norte
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| The house in Tule and my companion |
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| Tule |
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| What all of my pictures look like now! But, some of them are black or red. |
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