Oct. 19, 2009

We were anxious to get this email. We knew it was transfer week and he mentioned before that maybe he would be leaving Norway. So here is what he wrote:

Yes yes...I am getting transfered. It's a bummer but I kind of expected it. I was called last night by one of the assistants and they told me the low down. But, I do know where I'm going and who I'm serving with already. Cool huh!? Any guesses?? Well, it's going to be the name of a city that already sounds familiar, but I'm going to the.....Farmington, ME area!!! It's the Farmington 2 area, which means there's 2 sets of missionaries in Farmington, so I guess it's a good size town. It's just an hour or so North of here so it's not to far at all. I'll be serving with Elder Bowen. Anyway, it'll be good. I told the Young's last night and they were super bummed. Bro Young is making me a "last supper" to eat at 1:00 haha!! I'm going to miss them. I am excited though, that I'll probably be in Maine for the whole first year of my mission. If I survive in Farmington these next 2 transfers, it'll be mine, Ha ha!! I guess it's a pretty good size town too. So there will be lots of people to talk to. It'll be good.

So he is heading out of Norway ME and going to Farmington. There is a little town called Farmington just about 5 miles out of Kaysville where we live. That is why he knew the town would sound familiar. Its always hard to leave an area and the people you have grown to love, but its best for missionaires to keep moving on to different places. Their talents and testimony just might help someone else in another place. I know Ronnie will adjust well and will grow to love the people in Farmington, ME and his new companion.

He goes on to write:

This week was awesome though. I don't have much time but I did want to tell you about one awesome thing that we did. On Tuesday, the assistants called and told us that Elder Thompson (a traveling Zone Leader who just works with different companionships throughout the mission) would be staying with us for a few days. I've heard a lot about Elder Thompson but didn't know him so I was excited. So, we went and picked him up on Wednesday. He's such an awesome missionary!! He's from Louisanna and has an awesome accent!! He just joined the church a year before he came out, and he came out with Elder Pugmire, so he's only been a member for 3 years. He's almost 27!! So anyway, on Friday, the Zone Leaders sent out a competition to see who could get the "most awkward" contact. Our mission president wants us to be talking to +10 people (unplanned) everyday. So that involves a lot of awkward contacts. Well, the Zone leaders decided that they would have a competition for it haha!! So Friday night, Elder Thompson, Elder Pugmire and I were standing by the car and we saw this huge "corona" beer truck getting ready to pull out of the parking lot about a hundred yards away. So Elder Thompson realize that stopping this 18 wheeler beer truck would win us the competiton hahahaha!! So Elder Pugmire was digging in the car for something, and Elder Thompson and I started sprinting towards this Corona 18 wheeler!! It was great! I turn around and to see Elder Pugmire running after us but we were so far ahead. Anyway, by now the beer truck has already pulled out and started driving so we're chasing the beer truck!!! And waving our arms like mad...sooo...he pulled over hahaha!! He rolled down his window, and we were able to talk to the Corona man for a minute...and won the contest haha!! It was soooo funny and soooo awesome!! It was just a good week!

Just thinking of them chasing down a beer truck made us giggle. Glad to know they were the winners. :) I'm curious to know what the other awkward contacts were!
So thats it for the experience in Norway, ME. On to a new adventure in Farmington, ME.