Ohio Cleveland Mission

"Thou art called to labor in my vineyard, and to build up my church, and to bring forth Zion, that it may rejoice upon the hills and flourish.
Behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou art not called to go into the eastern countries, but thou art called to go to the Ohio.
Inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves at the Ohio, I have kept in store a blessing such as is not known among the children of men, and it shall be poured forth upon their heads. And from thence men shall go forth into all nations."

Doctrine and Covenants 39:13-15

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Transfered and called as a ZONE LEADER!!

HI!!  

I did get my Easter package, haha thank you.  My Easter was good!  We just went to church and had dinner with some members.  We were in church and like 2 minutes before it was supposed to start there was only 15 people in the chapel, haha EVERYONE was late.  After we went up to Boardman.  All the members from out west that are here for medical school all get together for the holidays since they cant go home, so we went up there and had dinner.  It was fun.  

We had a pretty good week!  When we told the people at the pantry that
one of us was leaving they were like devastated and made us come in the next day and have a "going away party" and brought in breakfast and wanted pictures and stuff. haha It was funny but it's so good that they like us because we get to talk about the church and missions a lot when we are there. We met a few good potentials this week tracting too so it has been a pretty solid week.  

So now for the big news...  I am getting transferred... But not very far.    I got a call from president yesterday morning and he released me as district leader and called me to be a zone leader.   I will be in the Youngstown ward and be the Youngstown zone leader.  Its kinda like I'm not really leaving Alliance because just last transfer they split Youngstown into 2 areas and the zone leaders took the part of our area that is really far away so I am still covering like 1/4 of the Alliance ward.  I have been on exchanges with Elder Anderson (He is gonna be my new companion)  In Youngstown like 3 times so I already know the area kinda and him so that is good.  I think we will do well together.  I know I will learn a lot from him.   I was very humbled when president asked me to be a zone leader though.  Definitely not a call I was expecting.  Every Zone leader I have ever had I thought was like so old and was such an amazing missionary and I just don't feel like that!  I as well as everyone else I know has always like really looked up to their zone leaders and its just weird to me that I am one so early in my mission.  I know the Lord will help me, He always has, but I am still way nervous.  There are only 12 in the mission and I  always thought they were all like amazing.  I don't feel good enough. haha  I am very excited though to get to work closely with president though.  And odds are I will still be a zone leader when the new mission president takes over... That's only 2 transfers away.  I am excited for everything that lies ahead, but just pray for me because I don't exactly feel qualified haha. 

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I hope you guys have an awesome week!  I know my week is gonna be crazy! haha I love and miss you all!!  

Elder Skalla
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