Season 2 Episode 30: Work to be done

So, the studio is running low on funds, everybody is loving the fame of Maine, so why not just cut some expenses and keep our favorite elder, out there a little longer??

That's right bb, You're boy gets another 6 episodes in the Fame of Maine

that being said heres the scoop, with the merge we typically find out transfers on sunday afternoon instead of tuesdays. this being said, I went to bed hoping i would leave, but if i did i was ok with it. so when sunday morning came around (our zone calls all the missionaries to have a zone wide prayer) and our district leader calls us and says "yoooo Elder dahl how do you feel???" and im just like wut? and we found out that the transfer table got released at 100 pm Saturday! so Elder Atkins and I were like wait don't tell us! and i looked and Elder atkins and I are staying!! so that was a relief. (tbh i was praying like every night telling heavenly father that i'd like to stay, but if he needs me elsewhere id be ok with it and here I am) 

so that was very exciting! one thing that was a little bit of a bummer, is that dale went to go see his family and i guess something went down and he had an anxiety attack, and that just put him back to his smoking habit. and he told us that to much change was happening in his life and he needs to take it easy for a little. so were letting him take a break and we'll see him in a month or so.

on the flip side, Madison is doing very well, and we had our first lesson with Cole! he is so elect. we started the lesson with how he feels about the church, the book of mormon and his background, and we learned that he never really went to church until now and he loves it! he told us that the ward and the church help him forget about the world and his problems and we told him that that was the spirit! he also accepted the invitation to be baptised (but we haven't got a date yet)  

we also wanted to stop teaching dan, but when we visited him, he told us that he's been reading the talks from general conference that i've been sending him so we'll work with him a little more and see what we can do!

we also picked up a new person! so on exchanges, elder atkins and johnson found a guy and gave him a book of mormon and he said he read it, so yesterday we swung by to see if he did. the name that he gave elder atkins and johnson was "Holy Smoke" and when we contacted him yesterday he said tom. he's an older guy and he's legit haha.

when Sunday came around, cole and madison made it, and we tried to keep transfers a secret and so we only told 2 families. so we'll see how fast word travels haha.

a few thoughts came to mind with transfers to

1) we are doing great so there's no need to move anyone

2) ive been here for a while, what am i missing or what else do I need to do?

3) heck yeah i'm still in America

so yes im so glad i get to stay a little longer!

Thank you for all your prayers and support! keep reading your scriptures and praying! and keep going to church!

Love you ALL!

video: "Our rooms legit" https://youtu.be/Y7bYkjfeZIw

A couple more pics from last week: