Post Transfers - Always an
interesting time. The week after transfers is always interesting because you
see the new missionaries to that area trying to figure out how the next 6 weeks
will be! It is not a problem for us because we always stay in the same place,
but it is still really interesting. I
was really upset about losing half of my district! We were all doing awesome
but hopefully this new one will be great as well!
ASL Class - This week we had a
real cool thing that happened with our ASL classes. On Tuesday we were teaching
about the deaf culture, it was really interesting and was a lot of just
question and answer for Elder Nelsen. What was cool about it was something I can't
really explain. Elder Nelsen started talking about his life and how life was
being the only deaf person in his entire city.
It was really cool. He explained
how hard it was and everything and it completely changed the class! It was
weird but it felt like the class really kind of started to relate to him. I am
sorry I can't explain it but it was a pretty cool experience.
Hippie Help - The most interesting
thing that happened this week was the service we did for the "National
Make A Difference Day" on Saturday. We went to help do some service at
Lincoln Park down here. It was both the deaf branch and the YSA ward that were
assigned to that area! It was really fun! Our project was to help make it look
better by digging up some places where we would later plant trees, where they
hopefully will not be destroyed! What was fun was that the people who were
running it were some of the most tree hugging people I have ever met! Ha-ha The
ones where you wonder if they shower everyday! It was so funny to hear them get
up on their little soap boxes every time someone asked a question about
anything they could relate to about saving the Earth. Now don't get me wrong, I
am all for saving and preserving the Earth and everything but there is a
difference between me and someone who has their water bottles made from plants
(I'll send the picture) and also one that would yell at someone if they throw
their cup in the trash instead of the recycle bin. It doesn't matter that both
the trash and recycle are in identical giant metal trash cans and they are
both identical white trash bags, oh no need to explain that to
anyone...Everyone knows that! And we have it in our right to chew out any idiot
that thinks otherwise. Right? Makes sense? Oh well, who is John Galt?
Well........that idiot that got chewed out.......was me! Ha-ha I threw my cup
in the wrong place and one of them yelled at me. I am not too proud of what
followed as I told this individual to, "Go take your yearly shower and
calm the heck down!" Not my proudest moment as a missionary but most of
the YSA people that heard it came up to me after and told me that is why they
love me! Ha-ha Anyways it was a good project, not how I would have done it, but
we got it done! We got more done then they expected and they were pretty happy
about that!
Primary Program - We went to the
primary program in the Palo Verde ward on Sunday because Tamiko's (one of our
members) kids were in it! The whole branch went and it was so nice to have that
change! It has been a long time since I went to a family ward; I had forgotten
just how....loud they are! Ha-ha I forgot what it is like to have kids crying
and screaming! It was pretty awesome! The
Primary program was really good! I really enjoyed watching it! I was the
interpreter for most of it, which was an interesting experience trying to keep
up with all the little kids and their nervous, high and quick voices! But
it was really fun! I felt a little bad that during a few of the songs it seemed
that most of the people in the ward were watching me instead of the kids singing!
But it was a good experience!
Lesson with Lino - We finally were
able to have another lesson with Lino this week but it wasn't all too
promising. He is listening to us but he seems unwilling to try and find out for
himself if it is true. I'm not sure if we will continue to teach him if he is
not ready to try it for himself.
District changing again - So the
reason that this email is late is due to the fact that an Elder in my district
decided to go home. On Sunday night, when I was doing the weekly calls, Elder
Kim called me and told me that his companion was going home the next day
(yesterday). That was interesting, this was an older missionary who had been
out about 17 months, I'm not sure why he was going home, and I don't really
need to know. So with that, we spent our P-day helping them out and getting
them ready for that. I guess there was one positive thing that happened with
this change though. The missionary who is going to replace him and be with
Elder Kim in my district is Elder Ellison! Elder Ellison is awesome! He is from
Logan and the two of us are defiantly going to party after the mission as well
as have a good time here! I am excited to have the two of them together in my
district!
Well that was this week! Hope all is
well for you!
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