Hi everyone, this week was super
great and went so fast!
We had Transfer Day on Thursday and
my new area is Eagle Pass which is literally on the border. We are like a mile
from Mexico so that's super cool. My new companion is Elder Johnson and he's
been out just a little longer than me so we are both still pretty young in the
mission field. He's from Utah as well and we found out that we actually were at
a scout camp together a couple years ago so that was pretty cool also. We
actually got doubled into our area together so we are basically starting from
scratch in our area. Our area covers a Spanish branch or in Spanish, 'La Rama
de Espanol'. We are so excited to get to work and begin helping people come
closer to their Heavenly Father. We moved into a house with 2 other
missionaries and basically those are the only missionaries closest to us. The
next closest are about an hour away. The house we moved into is actually for
sale so we are going to be moving on Wednesday into an apartment. On Friday we
had a super big thunder and lightning storm so we all sat under the porch and
watched it. At night scorpions are pretty common around here so me and Elder
Johnson have been going out to find them. We have a black light so it's super
easy to find them because their body is an exoskeleton so it glows to the
light. It's pretty cool. It's also a lot hotter and is going to continue to get
hotter through the next week.
Today for going to the store it's
going to be super weird because there is a current rule in Eagle Pass where
only 1 person in a household can go shopping because of Coronavirus so what we
have to do is we have to wear normal clothes without our name tags and be by
ourselves while we shop. It's going to be pretty weird not having my companion
for a second haha. We asked our Mission president about it and he said that he
gives us permission to do this so we are not breaking any rules
technically.
We drove a little around Eagle
Pass today and saw the border fence, bridge, and the Rio Grande River that
borders Mexico. It's super cool being so close to the border because there are
so many people that speak Spanish. I also finally got a haircut from this Spanish
called ''Peluqueria Noe''. It feels so good especially because it’s getting
hotter.
Before Transfers me and Elder Corry
and Elder Ward went to the Tower of Americas to do some companion study and we
found a really cool area with cool water fountains and waterfalls. We also
found a spot with angel wings so I got a picture in front of it.
Some of the Elders from the Border
stayed with us the day before Transfers and there was this Elder named Elder
Hoffman who fixed my bathroom sink that had been clogged for a long time. We
took it apart and it was pretty gross but super cool to fix my sink haha. I
also now know how to fix a clogged sink, so that's a cool skill.
That was about it for my week. The
work is doing great and I feel so blessed to be here serving and helping
others. Even though we are still inside and can't knock doors and stuff we can
teach through technology and do amazing things through that. I know the lord
loves us all and listens to our prayers.
I love you all and hope you all have
a great week!!!
1. We stopped by the temple right
before transfers.
2. A picture of a scorpion we saw.
3. Elder Hoffman fixing my sink.
4. Me with angel wings.
5. Elder Johnson and I in front of
our house.
6. Eagle Pass
7. Me and my companion
8. The Rio Grande river
9. The bridge and border to Mexico
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