Super Long Week!

This week has been super full of stuff! looking back at it, it looks more like 2 weeks packed into one!

We had a really cool P-Day Activity at the aquarium here in CC! it was a lot of fun, and we had members let us in, because there are a lot of them with family passes, so they just used those, so we didn't have to pay! (I think the Brownsville Zoo was more fun, but this wasn't too shabby either!)

On tuesday the whole zone had interviews. I found out I'm the senior zone leader. I had a feeling I was, because I was last transfer, but I never really brought it up. My President told me that was dumb, if he wanted us to be co-seniors he would have made us co-seniors. he told me about how Elder Davis needs to learn to follow, and I can't do that if I don't take the lead and be the leader. I've spent my whole mission working on being more humble and it confuses the crud out of me! because half the time I'm prideful and the other I'm a push-over (which isn't Real humility at all) But things have been changing since interviews.

we had three exchanges and a blitz. the first with the assistants after interviews. I got the chance to work with Elder Ivey. We had a good chance to talk about a lot of different things. We talked for awhile about how being in leadership changes missionaries. I think it helps us learn and get things done. but it is very hard to not become cold in doing so. I think Ivey is a great example to me of a loving leader!

We did zone roleplays as well, they were well planned and full of animo! We're trying to get the DL's to be a source of excitement in their districts! we're starting a new game in our zone! it's called "Capture the Flag: on the Bay" it's full of fun challenges and key indicator challenges. we've really seen the animo go up, and our numbers are highest than they've been all transfer, which confuses us, because we had the worst week at church attendance! we only had 2 people come! we're having an emergency DLT today and we're going to implement some new things and counsel to make something change in the zone.

It's honestly very hard to get along with Elder Davis, we don't fight, but we have very different personalities. this transfer is just showing me how much more there is to learn! I have a feeling he will be with me again next transfer! it's very possible, it would only be his 3rd transfer here in CC and my 2nd. The whole zone essentially stayed the same, but I think there will be major changes come next week!

-Love you all lots! Elder Duerst!

p.s. I start transition plans next week! that's going to be weird!