John: "So who is this mission president and what does he do?"
Me: "He's over all the missionaries in the Czech/Slovak Mission. He serves the missionaries, or in other words, he helps and supports them in their missionary efforts."
John: "Is it that American who was here at church with his wife that one Sunday?"
Elder Barton: "No, that was President Dresher. He's the president of the Žilina branch."
John: "So does he 'serve' you, too?"
Me: "Well, he buys us lunch sometimes."
John thought that was a funny answer, but I meant it seriously.
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Fun side note, President Gehring has just okayed me to read Sherlock Holmes in Slovak for language study, as long as I keep it to 20 minutes maximum per day.
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Transfers. Again. Well, we all knew that Elder Barton was going home. On the car ride over to the train station in Žilina, we had a solid, hour-and-a-half talk. We reminisced on the past transfer: what we did, what we learned, and how to move forward.
You know how they say the more inside jokes you have with a person, the better your relationship is? Maybe they don't say that, but Elder Barton and I had a lot of inside jokes with each other.
Here are a few of my favorite things about Elder Barton:
-During our transfers together, he called home often, pretty much every week. You can call his dad "Mr. Cool." He's given Elder Barton advice that has changed my life.
-Elder Barton loves clean dishes and a clean apartment. We've made this place into a home.
-He always has a clear idea of what he wants and how to get it.
It's been a great two transfers learning from his strengths. I'll miss this šašo (doofis). Watch out, Sandy, Utah!
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