January 20, 2014-Letter from Elder Perez to his brother Jakob, explaining in sports term, the inner workings of a mission

 So here in the mission every six weeks we have what we call transfers. This is when the missionary has the opportunity to get called and change areas, companions, leadership positions, etc.. 

Sometimes I look at the mission as a big sports league and our president is the manager. He'll put the shooters with the rebounders, the dunkers with the passers, and the defenders with the good offensive players (analogy). But sometimes he will put two passers together or two big time dunkers together so they can have a bit of a harder time and learn. 

Recently I got a transfer call and I am leaving Boyle Heights and going to Lincoln Heights, Arroyo ward. And I have been called to be a zone leader. If you don't know what that is, ask papi. But Going back to the analogy, I have pretty much been put with two veterans, one being a hall of famer and one a prety experienced guy (I am in a trio). So it's gonna be cool. We get calls on Saturday night, and the whole mission anxiously waiting around their phones like it's draft day. Getting these calls literally feels like getting another mission call. It's cool how it works out haha.