Hey
Family! :)
It
was an awesome week! :) So answer to your questions real quick, the all-nighter
went good. It was a bad idea though because I was so tired the next day
and pretty much falling asleep all day. I kinda slept on the first flight
but then the connecting I talked with the people I was sitting with and planted
a Book of Mormon so that was pretty important. It just was at the expense
of my sleep but it’s all good. I was the only missionary who didn't go to
sleep that night. I was just doing stuff! The rest took little
naps. No problems with my flight! It was all good!
I am
serving in Cerritos in this kind of rectangular area. Don't really know
where it is but it seems like a bit of a poorer area and stuff but it’s pretty
nice! California is in a big drought right now so everything is kind of
yellow and brown but it’s all good. It gets super hot though and the
humidity doesn't help AT ALL.
My
companion is pretty cool! His name is Elder Petersen from Cache Valley.
He's really into video games and weird noises but he's a good trainer!
He will be out a year in a couple weeks and I'm going to make him a cake
or something. :)
I
don't really know anything about my missionary ATM card right now. I
don't know my pin so I need to ask them to send it to me which may take some
time. I am just going to have to use my personal one until I can get that
figured out and they will reimburse me on the food I buy. I get 30
dollars a week for food once a month I think.
President
Tew is pretty cool! He's a nice guy and really spiritual. I only
have had one training class with him but it was pretty incredible. Made
me see things I haven't ever seen before with really simple statements like ‘In
the name of’.
Spanish
is coming. I think I am at the brink of being able to talk and understand
people. I can talk, just fine-ish but it’s the understanding part I'm
having trouble with. I am seeing big improvement already though from when
I got here so I really hope I can get it soon.
My
bike is good! It's super old and has no shocks or cushion or anything and
Grandpa probably used it when he was growing up here. :) It’s good
though! The rear brakes do not exist so that's interesting. :) But
it came with a lock and a helmet so it’s all good!
I
will send my SD card when I can. :)
Are the kids excited
for school? I'm trying to get a box together to send to you guys but it
doesn't look like its going to be this week... My companion has a box he wants
to send too but he's not done so I gotta wait... Sorry! It will be
worth it!
Ok so this week I got
here and we went to work but the problem is that this area is having a hard
time with investigators and just people in general wanting to talk to us.
We haven't really done any proselyting or anything and no one we visit
will really talk to us. So that's hard but it’s good! I love the
study time we get in the mornings but this next part is the coolest thing ever.
So the whole mission runs every morning. Apparently a long time ago
everyone got really sick and no one knew why so an apostle came here and said
that if everyone will run 20 minutes a day they won't get sick. So that's
what we do! I love it so much. :) Everyone is kinda out of shape
though so I don't get too much out of it. I work on form though. :)
It's so cool. I am also getting into Legos again. :) On
Friday I think we went to get lights and a tube for my bike because I
popped a tire already and we saw these awesome Star Wars Legos. I got an
x-wing Lego thing and it’s pretty much the best decision I've ever made.
I love it so much. :) I am going to get one per transfer I
think...It was so much fun because it reminded me about how much I love putting
Legos together and playing with them. :) I feel like a little kid almost
again who is learning how to talk and plays with toys and stuff. I love it
though - it’s amazing.
As far as the food
goes, nothing really spicy yet. Pretty disappointed. :) I hope it
comes soon! I got this amazing eggnog popsicle thing though and it made
me remember what heaven is like. We haven't had all that many
opportunities to eat at members houses though so that's too. Also with
music- missionaries here pretty much listen to whatever. As long as it’s kind
of smoothish but pretty much anything piano guys and I’ve heard David
Archuletta and yeah - so I'll update you on that stuff! It would be kind
of cool to get some CD's. Maybe. We'll see. It’s kind of hard to get what
this area is like but I’m slowly getting it. It's pretty different living
in a big city like this and harder to remember where things are but it'll come.
We bike everywhere and it doesn't help that we are the only companionship
in our district without a car and we don't even live in our area but it’s all
good! I'm way excited to be able to actually do stuff! I can't
wait!
I love you guys!
Talk to you next week!
Elder Passey
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