Aug 20, 2008

this week has been intesrting to say the least. it was on the slow side but still fun. I still haven't recived the packge yet, but it should arrive here. yeah, i was just reazling it's been five months as well. it doesn't feel like it. but then i think about all i have done and it makes sense. well my companion elder meyers is from Oregon. a small town named Cottage grove. in school he was on the school swim team. he's been out about 6 months. or a transfer ahead of me. he's a good missionary as well. now for the other person you were asking about, belinda. she is thirteen, and she was born in ghana. then they moved to new york. her mom converted there, and her dad i think was already a member. they move around alot, and went less active. the sister missionaries in the area next to us went over, and taught them a bit and found out she and her little brother hadn't been baptized. so they began to work with them. derrick mostly thinks it's a game when were over there so his mom wnated him to wait. so they ended up moving into our ward boundries, and thats the story.
so thurday we normally would head down to the meadowbrook chapel to pick up my new companion, but i was already with him, and so i didn't get to go down. so we were both sad about that. on friday the ward a a barbaque so we went and was good to introduce him to alot of members. thn saturday we ended up having to take bikes up to scotchtown. it turns out that the schotown elders didn't tie there bikes down and one fell off and was in desprate need of repairs. so they take to a shop, and then we had to take it back up there. so we went into a very country area. it was very beautiful, and alot of been fields. then sunday we had a dinner appointment with the high councilor over missionary work, bro. anderson. and it was a very good meal. i enjoyed it alot. i alos got to met elder wangemann's family. all excpet his older brother whose wife is expecting any day. he flying home i think today. his family came out to pick him up. so that was fun to meet them. then monday we went on exchanges with glen allen. so i met elder amlone greenie. his name is elder holly, and he reminded me alot of spencer nish. that was very fun, we had a great time. then yesterday was my funny story for the week. we had a return appointment with someone we met off of tracting and she said, she would have goodies over there for us as well. i figured it meant snack foods. we ended up having a dinner appointment that night, and we head straight fro, there to see her. she had a fried chicken meal. luckly i saved some room.
it was a very interesting week this week. not much else i know to say, but i will email you next week. i also have herad micheal phelps is tearing it up in china right now. but I haven't heard much else other than about him.