Transfers are here and I'm staying!!!!

Hhheeeeeellllllllooooooooo!!! 

Hello to all those who are reading this!! Well it's been a great week! We had some great lessons this week! It was a great time! Well. it we got news for the transfers! I AM STAYING!!!! Elder Hatch and I are staying!!! We are super pumped!! I can't believe it because I have moved often and gotten a new companion almost every transfer since I came out in January!.  Elder Lewis, my past companion from South Tampa. is coming up in the Ocala area!! He is going to be a Zone Leader with me!!! Super pumped about that!!! It is nice to be able to serve with previous companions.  This week I was with another previous companion when I got to go on exchanges with Elder Leavitt (an AP).  As a Zone Leader, we get to go on exchanges with one of the Assistants to the President (AP) just like I go on exchanges with District Leaders.  For those who don't know, there are 2 APs in the mission.  They are the right-hand Elders to the Mission President- helping him with transfers, trainings, new missionaries and any other thing a Mission President needs.  

We had some awesome miracles happen here this week!! We were able to get into some houses this week on contact!! It's was awesome!! We taught this one lady and this one guy about the purpose of life and how we can find truth in our lives. It's always great to teach on contact! We also had a member yesterday bring a non-member to church!! It was awesome to meet him and we were able to get his contact info! Hopefully we will be able to go by sometime this week! 

We also followed up with Arthur! He is the guy we taught the 45 min restoration to. He has been reading and has been really enjoying it!! He loves the story of Nephi! We talked about the purpose of the Book of Mormon and how it can bless us and our families! We also discussed how families can be together forever! He was very excited about learning more about that!! He has a family so this principle was very important to him.  

For our preparation day today we went to a trampoline jump place!! It was super fun!! And guess what??!! I learned how to do a back flip!!!!! I never really learned how to do that so it was super cool to learn that today!!  I am learning a lot of new things on my mission! lol  There were 4 of us elders and a member of the ward that is kinda young and a friend.  We  were the only ones in there so it was fun to run around and do whatever we wanted inside! No one got hurt so no worries there. 

I get to have personal scripture study every morning. Lately, I have been studying the beginning of Mosiah in the Book of Mormon! I love King Benjamin and his amazing teachings about the Savior! I love his desire to teach and help others to come into Christ! 

I love all of you and thank you for your support and prayers!! I really appreciate them!! Thank you to all those who have sent me letters and emails!!! Have a great week and search for and love the Lord with all of your heart, might, mind and strength!! Onward and Upward!! 

Elder Cahoon