Volunteering, Awesome Roomies...and WINSTON!!!

Lots of news. 

First skype will probably be in the evening (only 3 more weeks!!) our time. 

Camarillo 

I also have been feeling very different since I left. I don't think I'll ever go home the same or look at movies or video games the same. There has just been such a change in my view of life and I think I just realized it. I feel way better, but in a weird way, that I won't go home to my old life, that I'll have a new one waiting for me. I am going to come home, look for work and marriage and start my life. I also really badly want to come back to my mission as soon as I can. 
February if possible.  

Room mates/companions

This week was good. Monday we had a fun day. We played sand volleyball at a cool park, had Panda for dinner, which is no good. I have to kick fast food. I did half a baptism interview and that was cool, but I had to stop halfway through because of issues he had, so President finished it. The man and his wife were baptized on Saturday. 

Tuesday I was on an exchange with a new missionary in the district and that was good. I was able to print off a name to take to the Temple and it was my great uncle Routledge and that was freakin' cool! We also took a YW to a lesson and it was awful. The guy was a bit strange and made the girl feel uncomfortable, so she left and so that was no fun. 

Wednesday we went on another exchange and we had district leader training and counsel. We got chastised by the mom of the young woman we took to the lesson so that wasn't much fun. 

Thursday was okay. So, I am not going to lie, I really just don't feel like emailing today, but I'll push on for my mom, and family and dad. 
Today we had an awesome zone meeting and we had a lot of training working with member sand other stuff. That took up a lot of the day and then we did our weekly planning. 

Elder Routledge & Gemar

Friday we went to a big dental thing, where we were volunteers. All these dentists come from all over Cali to do dental work for people who cannot afford it, so over the 3 days, they see about 2000 people. This year they did over 1.8 million dollars in dental work. That was really cool and took up a lot of our time. 

Saturday we went back to the dental thing and we were there for 6 hours walking people around. We got to see some guy have his teeth pulled. It was just a really cool day. We worked real hard all day, so by days end we were tired, and came home to a nice meal our zone leaders prepared for us and that was just awesome. I live with 3 really great Elders. Like last night the one gave me a back fixer upper and massaged my feet and everything. Kinda weird but still...the love hahaha. 

Sunday we got yelled at 2 more times by a member telling us we're not good missionaries because we had to cancel a lesson this week. And our neighbour swore us out, so it has been a crummy week and a great week at the same time. That's probably why I am not feeling up to emailing. 

Well, that's my week and I love you all and I'll talk and see y'all soon. 
Love Elder Routledge 


PS

WINSTON IS BACK!!! I found him in one of the apartments in Oxnard!! He is back!! For 6 months he was gone but we're back together!!!

Elder Routledge...and Winston