Final Transfer?

We don't know if this really is the final transfer...but there are only July and August transfers left on Eldrew's mission.

After only a month of training Elder Hesterman, Eldrew has transferred to the Sunnyside Branch in Houston. Elder Bellomy describes this as a "dramatic" change.

He has moved from what he has described as "the ward he wants to live in when he is married" to a tiny branch. The Sugar Land 1st Ward is a well established, affluent area. The Ward has a nice chapel and a lot of really great, active members. The Sunnyside branch has only 30 members and has no building. Until they recently rented space, they met in a member's home. The branch (Mormonspeak: a small congregation) can only rent the space for two hours, so they cut out the ususal Sunday School class.

Eldrew describes the area as "mostly extremely poor ghetto" with some areas near the University of Houston that has some nicer homes.

His companion is Elder Tufaga (pronounce Two-fong-ah) He is from Hawaii. He is part Hawaiian, Samoan, and Chinese. Eldrew says that Elder Tufaga is hard working...and he is excited to serve with him. The congregation is so small that Elder Bellomy and Tufaga took the responsibility of passing the Sacrament on Sunday.

Eldrew says that if they don't find, teach, and bring people into the Church, this small congregation will not grow. So, he and his companion are working hard.

We are excited for him and his companion!!!

Time for another Mormon Moment.

Here is an inspiring video of a young LDS mother who overcame the challenges created in her life from a terrible car accident.