Service Work, One Year Out!....and a 5 LB BURGER !!!

Hey Mom. I am super sorry for last week. This week will be better!! So first, AUSTYN I LOVE YOU AND MISS ALL MY FRIENDS. YOU ALL LOOK SO GOOD!!!
Mom, you should send more BofM action figures haha. I love those !!
Well, 365 days left today, so that was really freaking weird. I will not lie, it's a tad creepy that I have one year left already. It is cool, but scary at the same time. And one more thing. I don't care if they get offended...JARED, you started your papers, you need to finish them. I hear you are working on them and that's great, but DO NOT delay GOING !! THAT'S TIME THE LORD NEEDS. HE NEEDS YOU, so get your butt in gear, friend. Love you lots, have a good week. A mission is too precise to waste !!!

After emails...before
the 5 lb burger 

Monday was insane. So this week, I ate a 5 lb burger or tried hahaha. I only ate 4 lbs of it but, oh my, it was so much food, I felt so sick after. You have no idea how sick I felt hahaha. We had a dinner with a member that night as well, and told them and they said, "Oh don't eat if you can't". It was crazy. That night we went and had a good talk and lesson with one of our less actives and we tried not to die with all the food we ate hahaha. It was a really good day. 

That's one
HUGE burger!!

Tuesday was cool. We had service all morning. We put some branches in a bin for this lady and we also went and helped out at the food bank this morning, so that was cool. We were packing boxes for hungry families. We had a nice lesson with a less active named "A" and we read some scriptures with him. We also had a nice less with two other less active members. The one man is like, 98 and does not really know what's up (or down!) so that was fun. He just kept saying, "It's mighty rough be old" haha. It was funny, but we were able to pull a spiritual thought out of it haha. 

Definitely Before...

I also went to the dentist today and I got a few things cleaned up for free. I am cavity free besides one little one that is too small to treat, so in 6 months I'll go back and get it patched up, but I am clean :) We had an awesome lesson with a Star Wars freak and he gave it all away to me haha. 

Wednesday was good but slower. We did some service and had a district leader council so that was pretty cool. 

After some service work

Thursday was fun. We did more service cutting boards for an older guy and I ended up bashing my pinky all up. It's okay now, but I cut it up good and got a good bruise on it. Haha, how do I always hurt myself :). 
Today was my 1 YEAR!! So we went to a less active's home and I did my shirt burn haha. It was so great!!! It felt so good to burn it haha. It was great, we had some smores over the dirt and banana splits, it was a freaking awesome night. 

Before.....

Friday was so, ugh, I was so mad at today!!! So we had a big zone meeting and you now how every transfer we have a big meeting? Well, the Quorum of the 12 has banned that in all missions world wide so that freaking had me steaming. I literally almost burst out in the meeting. It was bad, but now I have calmed down and have realized that they are inspired men, so it will be for the good. They don't want us wasting time and stuff I still don't get, but we keep the commandments. That's what we do, even the ones we don't get. 

Only 'After' photo received...

Saturday I was on an awesome exchange with Elder Leavett and that was so great. He is my ZL (Zone Leader) and I freaking love him. We had such a good day.We had 5 lessons and stayed busy all day. He is so much like Liam, it was like being with one of my friends haha. I loved it, a good day today. 

Sunday we had nice church meetings and a nice dinner. The dinner was with the people over Pathway out here and I think I might give it a try when I get home, so that's cool. 

Well, mom dad Shel, Scott...I love you all. My friends and family, MUAH to you all. Have a great week. Thank you for all you do for me and I love you all !!!

Muah, Muah 

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