6-22-24

MY FAREWELL TOUR!?!


This week was something I wasn't expecting at all. However, I know that God did this on purpose for me. We had Zone conference this week and my mission president pulled me aside. Unfortunately, we had an Elder go home last week who was serving in Concepcion. The zone I served in a year ago. My mission President asked me if I could go out there for the week and work with this Elders companion. I was more than excited. So I took that 7 hour bus ride one last time and went through my old area. All I could do was just look and think about those 6 months serving in that little city in the middle of nowhere. More importantly, I gave a referral to these Elders there about a month ago through the program I started. The family got baptized and I was able to meet them and teach them. To see their joy and how grateful they were to have the Gospel, is something that I can't explain. And to top it off, I was able to go to Pedro Juan once more to see my old area also. Pedro Juan was my favorite area that I served in and all I could do was sit outside and think about my time there 18 months ago. Dang, that was the best gift ever. All of 2023 I was in those two zones. I love those 2 places.


I also had to travel alone to come back to Asuncion today and that was the strangest thing ever. It was the first time in almost 2 years that I had been without a companion.


Today we have a baptism of our converts wife! We found these people through the program and dang man. It is hard to explain the Joy I feel. It is just awesome.


Love you all

From your favorite,

Elder Ressel






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