Dear Family,
I am getting
transferred this week! So yesterday I
said all my farewells to all of the members. Almost everyone told me about one time or
another that I helped them or they told me their thanks for the service. The Stake President was there and he even
complimented me for my service. I never realized how much I had actually done
until yesterday when I said goodbye to them all. Then I realized how many people's lives I had
been a part of for the last 7 months here. I have made so many friends, but
I know the Lord needs me elsewhere. I
have done my part of what I could. I found that my role to play in this area was
not to baptize, but my role was to repair. I was to repair the trust of the ward, I was
to repair the view of missionary work, I was to repair
relationships between missionaries and members, and I was to repair testimonies
that had been shattered. I know that I
have done my part and I have done all that I could do.
I am looking
forward to my new area and my new companion with confidence that I will be able
to greatly influence my next area for good. I have had a lot of good memories here in
Nashville along with some refining ones. The Lord has shaped me more in this area than
any of my other areas. I look back and
see the vast amount of change that has come in the time that I have been here. It is also odd to think that this next area
may very well be my last one for the rest of my mission. And if the weather cools off, then I know it
will be awesome! Thank you all so much for all that you do for me!
Love,
Elder
Hinrichs
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