Monday, May 4, 2015
So, here’s the hot poop... I’m gettin the boot. I’ll be
transferred on Wednesday. I won’t know where until then. But,I can still assure
you that we will talk on Sunday! Its pretty tough knowing I’m off to a new
adventure. Elder Christensen is nervous and I have to help him feel confident
in taking over the area. He can do it. He’s had the practice and has been
learning from my example for a long time. I totally saw this coming though, I
could just tell it was my time. But, I’m grateful. It’s always great to be able
to see more of the mission and work with another elder. I wont be training
again! At least know that much.
Some
other cool news, I ate some weird exotic food this week for the first time. We
had dinner with a Peruvian family from the ward last night and they told me to
try this meat that they had. They asked if I wanted to know what it was before
I ate it or after. I told them to tell me after, I had already finished it, ha
ha. Turns out, it was kinda gross. It didn’t have much flavor and it was pretty
chewy. It was eticocha, cow heart. I don’t think I’d be able to eat it again
knowing what it was. But, I’m super happy to see I’ve had something way out
there! And that I was able to eat it and neither gag or make me feel sick.
Things
with Josh are good and bad. Bad news... he didn’t make it to church. He also
can’t make the 16th for baptism. But, on the bright side, we had a cool lesson
and taught him about temples and family history this week. President Ashton
wants us to teach about it right after they decide to be baptized to help them
get excited and also feel responsibility to work and be baptized for their
ancestors. It helps them a lot. Josh thought it was amazing and would love to
go to the temple with us. He also almost made up for the not showing at church
by sending me a text yesterday asking what he should be reading in the Book of
Mormon. I reminded him of the chapter we left with him and he read it that
night. So that shows he still likes reading. There was just a huge championship
fight this weekend on tv. It was like the super bowl out here. Talk of the
town. Josh stayed up late doing that and was too tired for church. I tried to
plead with him Sunday morning, but he didn’t answer. So, I just had to leave a
message.
Saturday
night and Sunday were way fun though. We had stake conference. Elder Hallstrom
from the Presidency of the Seventy came to visit with another brand new
authority named Elder Haney. They were so inspired. Stake Conference is
awesome. Things are taught in such a great way. We didn’t ride the bikes quite
18 miles this week, ha ha, no. We rode a lot because it was the end of the
month but then we purged on the car when May started. We still work out every
day. Yeah I couldn’t go without it. Even in the next area I’ll make sure it
happens. We just had a gym here at this place. I hope I get one in the next
area. I’ve had plenty to eat. We’re getting fed more and more and also lots of
good food at the apartment when we don’t.
Things
are pretty good. We saw lots of members and less active members this week. A
family that’s recently gone inactive recently and that we've been working with,
let us come over on Tuesday. They also had no idea about stake conference, so
we gave them the low down and they actually came! It was sweet to be able to
see them acting and making commitment for the Lord again. Glad we were part of
it.
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