Hey everybody! It's been such a great first week of the transfer in the incredible PPM. I headed out to Doylestown this past Tuesday and it has been nothing but a blast. My new companion is Elder Morton, he's from Seattle and has been out 6 weeks. So I'll be finishing up his training this transfer. It's definitely a humbling experience training because you come back to the importance of the basics to missionary work and how it's just so important to always center that into your teaching. But it's so fun, especially here in Doylestown! I'm also a District Leader again which has been pretty fun, prepping for District Meetings has to be one of my favorite parts being a missionary because you learn so much from the preparation. Also, I only have Sisters in my District which at first to me was a little weird since it has been almost a year since I've served around sisters, but they are on top of it.
Doylestown is nothing like Reading that's for sure. There were a lot of sketchy ghetto parts in Reading while Doylestown is a nice suburban area with a really neat downtown square with a lot of old school ma and pa shops (everything is so expensive out here so it's not likely we'd go out shopping on a P-day). Something so cool I just found the other day was that there is a Chipotle 3 minutes away from our apartment, which was my favorite back home. Needless to say, I feel right at home in Doylestown.
With the work, we actually have found good progress so far this first week. We started meeting with a teenage girl named Skyler Winters. She was adopted by a member family a few years ago and was actually baptized in Milford but they lost her records somehow. So we are reteaching her pretty much but she is so solid. Fully active, reading the scriptures daily, goes to mutual, etc. The Lord provided a huge blessing for us right away, it's so cool. The ward is also pretty great. Apparently, there is someone in the Relief Society who is in charge of the meal calendar and she makes sure the missionaries have a full week of dinners. The past 3 weeks the Elders have had a dinner appointment every single day. So it's been a blessing all around being here.
The Lord is so good, I feel like it's easier to recognize His hand in my life since I have been on my mission. I know I couldn't do this great work without His help. I couldn't truly be successful in life really. It's a real assurance to know I have a Father in Heaven who helps me overcome my weaknesses and shortcomings and provides in multiple ways to allow us to fulfill our calling as missionaries. Truly there is power in humility. I can't wait to see what other blessings Heavenly Father has in store for us this transfer!
Elder Cortes
Doylestown, PA
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