Elder Mason Rankin: The end of the RV Duo... (RV = Rankin Vest)

Yep, you know what that means.. Elder Vest is gone. He has been transferred to be an assistant the last 6 weeks of his mission. I was looking forward to being with him till the end but it's okay. We became brothers, we worked hard and we saw miracles. It was a great time. I will get my new companion tomorrow, so I will let y'all know next week all about him.

For this last week, we had some highlights. We went up to El Dorado, Arkansas for an exchange. It was a blast going up there. We helped out with a fair that they had a booth at. We were so inspired that we decided to do one this week here in Monroe. We have a big booth set up! It will be fun to talk to a lot of people, I bet we can find someone awesome to teach from it. I will let you know how all that goes next week. Later in the week, we went done to Winnsboro, LA. We were just all over the place this week. Lots of time on the road..

We finally made it back in the area Thursday and got to see some people. Then all the craziness happened not too far after. Elder Vest started getting calls and found out that he was going to be the new assistant. I am pretty sure we were all shocked. hahaha He left Sunday afternoon, so he said goodbye to a few people. He will be missed for sure, I loved being his comp.

M______ is doing good! Last night we had an awesome lesson together. We broke down Moroni 7 together and it was actually really awesome. As I helped explain each scripture, the spirit touched my heart and mind with what to say. It was all so simple. I think that was one of the biggest reflections of this past week. The Gospel is simple, teaching it doesn't need to be confusing and living it can be simple as we focus on the "small things." I know for me as I come near the end of going home, trying to help a zone, help the area... Living the simple truths of the Gospel help me. We may not always understand why, but that's the faith part. Faith is not a perfect knowledge.

Well, I better get going. We've got dinner tonight, going to the fair and my companion for the night will be Ty McMurray so it should be fun. He's really helped out teaching with me the last couple of days. Have a great week y'all and keep on smiling! God loves you... and so does Elder Rankin! :)

With love and hugs,

Elder Mason Rankin :)