Transfer to OKC 3rd (4th area) 2/17/15

Hey Family and Friends,

Transfers is this week, and it looks like I am going to be leaving the Quail Creek Ward. I will be going to the OKC 3rd Ward! My area covers the north portion of the ward, as usual. I will have the temple in my area, which is really cool!

I drew a map to help you realize how short of a distance I'm really going:
(Ward boundaries in purple)


So yeah, it's not very far...but that's okay! It's just five miles away!

My new companion will be Elder Hart, we will be in a four man district. I will be gone on Wednesday, so I will have to give y'all my new address when I leave. However, I think we might be moving in 1 1/2 weeks from the apartment there, so I might just have to wait till I get to the new apartment.

Things have been pretty crazy here in Quail Creek though.

Joyce wasn't able to come to church this week, and actually, she cancelled our appointment last week as well. So we haven't had any contact with her for about a week, of course not without us trying. Not sure what happened but I would ask that you would pray for her spiritual and temporal wellbeing.

We had a less active family named the Eve's show up to church! They're good friends with Bishop Francis but they are struggling in their testimonies a bit. They seem to be more willing to become active, so that's good news for the ward.

I'm going to miss Elder Rumsey a lot. He is a great companion, and my replacement gets to enjoy serving with him. This area has taught me a lot about hard work and diligence, especially when things don't work out. I love how the Lord works to conquer your weaknesses through constant stretching of responsibilities.

Elder Chavez was just called to be a Zone Leader over the Stillwater Zone, and Elder Burnham is going home after serving a full two year mission! It's strange, I always thought I was part of the younger generation of missionaries but now I'm starting to get old! Elder Nibley is going down to Norman, which is pretty exciting. Everything seems to be accelerating here in Oklahoma!

I love this gospel so much! It has given me inner strength, peace, and hope through applying the gospel of Jesus Christ. I understand and am working to apply more fully that exercising faith in Jesus Christ, repenting of my sins, keeping my covenants, enjoying a fuller measure of the Holy Spirit, and enduring to the end by applying all of this on a constant basis. It is a gospel of change, a message of hope, the thing that will allow us to come unto Christ and be saved by his mercy.

Thanks for all of your support,

Elder Holbrook