Tyson is now a Zone Leader in Reading: His letter this week - amazing! (of course he did not mention that he is now a zone leader - so like him!)

Well a lot has changed in the course of one week. Last week was one of the most spiritually filled weeks of my mission. One night we were just tracting with 30 min left in the night and I felt a whisper that we need to go see a less active named Erica. But I pushed away because I just thought it was me just being lazy and especially being with a very young missionary I did not want him to build a habit of "stopping back" on people just to waste time. But it kept coming to me over and over "go see Erica" but I kept pushing it away. Then I just turned to E. Chan and told him that I felt prompted to go see Erica, but that I did not want to waste time. He suggested that we pray about it. As E. Chan was praying about it the spirit very firmly told me to GO!

Before he could even close the prayer I was already running towards the car. E. Chan was very confused, but followed. In the car we raced across reading and during the whole trip E. Chan just kept asking if I was alright. All I could say is that "I pray that we are not too late" we parked the car jumped out and I saw her house and the lights were out. I felt despair hit me like a wall, I was too late, but I decided to knock anyway and Erica opened the door. As I looked inside the house I saw one of her friends with a beer and also a cigarette in her hands. The spirit hit me like a wall, I knew if I was even 1 minute latter Erica would have fallen onto that pit. Her friend left the room. We talked to Erica and her life is a wreck, she is getting divorced and her mother is trying to get custody of her kids. She was in the pits of depression and was a minute away from doing some pretty bad things. Before Erica was baptized her outlets were smoking and drinking and I know if we were a minute later Erica would have followed her friend. That was a very powerful experience.

Also this week Jahaira and her kids were baptized, that was an incredibly spiritual experience, almost near the temple in power. I love that family. We also had miracle finding experiences as well. Sat Night I was hoping that I going to be able to stay in the area that I love so much and be with the people I love, like the Harper family (Jahaira) and also Christa and her kids. But the call came Saturday night. A lot of people were very sad that I was leaving including the bishop who cried at church when he learned the news. I was also pretty sad to leave after seeing the area become what it has become. But the good news is that I learned I’m only moving to the south side of Reading. I will be in a different ward but I will get to see a lot of people at church. It's been a great week and I’m trying to learn the new area.

Oh ya and I’m also with an old Companion of mine. His name is E. Covington from when I was in Fishtown. He is the man. We are really great friends and I’m excited to serve with him. It's his last transfer before he goes home, so he has six week left.

Well family I am sick of typing but I love you and you are the best I hope to see some emails from you guys next week.

Love,
Elder Andrus