Splits, the Ocean...and Not Coming Home 'Til June ?!

HELLO WORLD OF CANADA LAND AND COLD AREA'S OF THE NORTH!!!!

California Surfer
(NOT Elder Routledge)

Some news that will make you happy, just kidding, mad. Sooo I checked my visa and it does not expire until June of 2017 so I am going to hang out here until then, get released, do some surfing, live with a member so see you in June of 2017 (I don't think so, young man !!!)

Monday was good. My comp and I found a Fry's (electronics type store) so we went and had fun in there for like an hour looking at all the cool stuff. We also went on a walk down by the ocean. We got some good pictures and I saw some cool navel boats, so that was really cool :)

Naval Ship

Tuesday was a day of days. We did service at Food Share again, that was fun. We just set up for an event they were having. Then that evening we went on splits with our ward mission leader and that was fun. After we went and saw a few cool people, then had an awesome ball night in which I got way too intense. 

Wednesday was good. Kind of a repeat of Tuesday, as we went back to Food Share and did more service at the main office and then went on more splits with members, so more cool people...ya sooo.

Thursday was a good day. We had a nice weekly planning session and we had to plan for two wards so that is always fun, fun, fun. Then we had a nice dinner at a members house in Third Ward. We cover First and Third ward so I'll start to say who is who in which ward. We went and taught a part member family in 3rd Ward who are in the same situation as us, all members except the dad, but we'll get him :)  After that we taught Kenna and Josh, the two little kids, they even came to church this Sunday.

Friday was pretty good as well. We had a nice zone meeting, some good talks and stuff and President is really cracking down on our music, so Motab is gonna be my favourite thing now. We also had a funeral going on at the church, and get this, so there was a member in a wheelchair named Bob B and he was the guy we gave a blessing to in the hospital a few weeks back. He passed away, it killed me as I saw him like 10 days before his passing, but I was able to go talk to his daughter and that was nice. 
Then we had a fun lunch with a member, yeah, two wards, we get lunch and dinners. After we ate at this nice bbq place for dinner, and that was oh, so good. 

Saturday I was on an exchange with Elder Harper and that was fun, he is a fun Elder. We saw a lot of cool members and had a fun dinner with a member who just made fun of us and I made fun of him. I loved it, it was like I was home. My comp was not used to it, so he was not too happy, but I tried to take the jokes and rear him towards me and away from my comp. It was good and then I changed a tire again on my mission, because we had a flat, yep learning life skills here. 

Sunday was another great 7 hours of church. I loved it. We had two really great dinners tonight and all in all, just a great day. Then to end the night, my comp hit a truck while parking, so yeah, fun day. I am very safe, we just scraped it, so yeah, fun, fun, fun. 

Well mom, dad, Shel, Scotty and FAMILY. I love you all so much. Take care and have a great week. I'll talk to you all soon.