Loving the People of Fillmore, Turtles and...Peewee Herman?

I got a new haircut, shorter on the sides and longer on top. (I'll send a picture next week). A cool miracle while getting my haircut. We were looking for a place and they were all closed but we found one that was open. The girl cutting my hair started to talk to me and well, turns out her and her husband used to live in Utah and go to church there. They moved here and went to a ward in Oxnard but had some circumstances arise where they could no longer get to church so I told her about the ward in Fillmore and she got all excited and took our number and said her husband would want to come ! 

We got to go play mini golf at one of the courses in Ventura so that was cool. A little weird as a missionary but we were allowed to go. 

Must be in California 

A bush that kinda looks
like Mickey Mouse ears

THEN GET THIS SO I've started to go for runs in the morning and I ran a mile in 6.54 minutes which is pretty quick I think. The other Elders said it was and I am getting back into shape. It is my goal. 

You know who Peewee is ? Like Peewee's playhouse? Well he is here in Fillmore filming his new movie. We tried to be extras but no luck :-)

Downtown Fillmore
Peewee Herman film set

On a sadder note, Vanessa (one of his investigators) is not doing so well. Her dad is very sick. He has pretty much killed his liver to the point that he has like 2 months to live. There is nothing they can do as his body is poisoned and he is only 55. So please just pray for her and keep her family in your prayers. 

Chickens

And Turtles 

Friday we did some service for a man in Santa Paula. He has a cool backyard full of rabbits and chickens, a goat and a bunch of other cool little things running around. He also had turtles and I fed them raw meat and they went crazy !!

The whole mission has been called to a random meeting on Sunday. Every missionary in our mission so updates about what that is will come next week. Oh and transfers are are next week so that should be interesting. 

Today we went to Lompoc for a baptism of a guy my companion taught last transfer so that was cool. There is an elder there named Elder Chatterton. He is from Lethbridge. We've met a few times so it is always fun to talk to him about home and all of our same interests. 

On Sunday we taught Vanessa and Jared. He asked me to give him a blessing so I gave him one and he just broke out in tears. It just kills me to see him struggle because he wants so bad to overcome his issues. I just want to see him better. It is cool how other missionaries have said you will gain true love for your investigators because I have. I truly love Jared and Vanessa and Robert and his family and all the other people we teach. I just love Fillmore and the people here. 

The Beautiful Ocean 

Well, I am doing good. I am loving the mission so much. But. Until next week. I love you all so much.