Well I will start with the big news that I am staying in Blackburn. The sad news is that E. Driscoll is not. He got transferred to Bolton, which is in Manchester. We were both really sad, but its ok cause we know that the Lord is in the decision. We had some nice goodbyes, and we know that we will be around each other again. He was getting much better before he left. He finally broke over the bad part of the sickness, and he is now almost back to normal. I will get to see him on the 16th of July at zone conference so I am way excited. We got comp ties that are way sweet!!! I will never forget him.
My New comp is named E. Llaguno (pronounced Ja-gun-o) and he is from Spain. I have now served with both of the Spanish missionaries in the mission. He is really, really, really good. He has been out for 3 months, and this is his second area. He just came from the Isle of Man!! His last comp was the former assistant to the president E. Frogley, so I really do have my work cut out for me. He is a fireball. Full of energy and really full of faith! It is going to be a great transfer and great things are going to happen.
Ok so this week has been crazy with transfers and all. Last week was mostly spent trying to get E. Driscoll better. He was still quite tired all last week. We did go to Chorley on Tuesday for interviews and training, so that was good.
These past two days have been wild. Elder Driscoll had to take a train BY HIMSELF, to Bolton. He was kinda weirded out about it. He has ridden trains his whole life alone, but now he is scared to. He is now serving with a kid from London, so we will see how that goes. The Weather has been crazy. It has been really, really, really hot the past few days, and it has been tough to deal with. I am not used to the humidity at all. Yesterday was crazy though, cause we got like a 5 minute hurricane!!! No joke, it was insane. We left the house and it was sunny and nice, in 10 minutes it was a torrential downpour. We had no coats, no umbrellas, and no cover! I felt as though I had jumped into a lake with all my stuff on. Pictures would have done no justice really, but it was crazy. ASDA was closed cause it flooded HA HA HA!!!!! I think that it was God punishing me for complaining about the heat!! It was wild, but then after that the best thing ever happened…. We got the most amazing Text message ever!!!! Now let me tell you about text messages in the mission. They are usually really bad. People dropping us, cancelling appointments, and just other random stuff, so we always, always, always dread them. This one however was the exact opposite...
A couple of days ago we got a referral from the office, a website request from a young man. It said that he was a religious studies student and that he wanted to learn more. We contacted him and gave him a Book of Mormon and a few pamphlets. We tried to set up an appointment, but he didn’t seem to interested in that. We left hoping and praying that something good would happen. Last night (Elder Llaguno’s first night) we got a text message from this young man. He said that he had read the entire Book of Mormon and it blew him away! He said that he had highlighted passages and that he really wanted to learn more. We called him straight away and set up an appointment. We will be seeing him on Friday, and I could not be more excited about it. I am amazed at how the Lord works. Miracles do happen, and they happen every single day. Often times you have to look deep for them, but sometimes they hit you right in the face. I really don’t know what else to say but the Lord really does love us, and he is watching out for us! We will be getting Tom to help us out cause this new kid is also 18, and Tom will be amazing for him!
Anyways I need to get moving, we still need to shop today if ASDA is back open. I love you all and I will write you on Monday. I am so grateful for the support and love that you give to me. The gospel really does bless families!!!
Love,
Elder Neal
#1 - Don't you just love rain!!
#2 - I told you E. driscoll was a Grafitti artist didn't I???? This is in my T-Book!!
#3 - Us and Tom one last time. This was taken in a sweet Shop called Remix!!! We would only trust the Shop keeper with my camera
#4 - Me and E. Driscoll one last time :(
#5 - me and E. Llaguno
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