28 Oct 10 - 3 Nov 10

11:34 AM

Okay, so here's the news. I'm staying in my area. It'll be my third transfer here. It's pretty sweet. I like it.

Elder Mitchell is gone. He got a call on Sunday from the Mission Prez telling him he's now District Leader. And surprise surprise, the power and authority went to his head. He turned on me in a way that I never fully expected but didn't pass it off entirely. I still like him somewhat. But after what he did, it's hard to talk to him. Of course I called him a hypocrite for what he did and he said that he knew I'd say that. He tried telling me that that's what repentance is for. I wanted to tell him that you can't procrastinate the day of your repentance.

Elder Carter is gone as well. I really didn't like him to begin with. Sorry to all of you out there who are of a similar type as he is but all he really did was throw his weight around. He's the jock stereotype. Everyone respects him while everyone shuns me, the wimpy kid. He's only been out five months and yet he owned the place. Oh, what power does to a person.

Long ago though I had some personal revelation given to me on the meaning of a leader. And now that I think of it, I can actually add on to it. "A leader isn't someone who holds power. A leader is someone whom others follow willingly. A leader isn't measured by the quantity of his followers, but by the quality of his supporters."

It's kind of sad that I've never really been in any kind of anything on the mission. Then again, I really don't have anything to complain about. I've never trained. I've never greenie broke someone. I've never killed anyone. And I've never been in any kind of leadership position. The only thing I've really been is a DLC: District Leader's Companion, which basically means I'm a junior companion with less authority than a regular junior companion.

The only reason I'd want to be in any kind of leadership is to show everyone how they're doing it wrong. But I guess that's why I'm not in leadership. Instead I can just worry about my area, the work, and everything else God sees fit to bless me with.

My new companion is Elder Healy. Last time I served around him, he was a ADHD newbie. He's from Missouri. Don't know much else about him.

So we'll see how this transfer goes. I just hope it's not like the rest of my mission

Elder Garcia