Canada Day, Returned Missionary and Zone Conference

We just had our July 4th breakfast this morning and it was packed tight. We have to be in at 8, so no fireworks for us. 

With Will Comin & Elder Hull 

Monday was actually good. We had Will Comin come back and I got to go out for lunch with him, and that was so great to see him again, I miss that guy. We went to a war museum for activity and it was pretty awesome, we had a lot of fun. We had a good dinner with this one family and the mom had a baby like 2 weeks ago, so I got to see a brand new tiny baby child person. 

Tuesday was pretty good as well. We had a family in our ward get stationed in Spain for the Navy so we went to his house and cleaned out his fridge and got a bunch of free food so that was pretty good. You know me and food...we are inseparable. We also did a bunch of less active visits and that was really good. A few people were really good about us coming back to see them. 

With Elder Crook

Wednesday I was on an exchange with Elder Crook and he is a freaking RIOT. Man, he reminded me of Brandon the ginger hehe. I think that is why we got so close, because I was like, with Brando. We got to see people from Oxnard that I had not seen a while so that was cool. It was a real fun day and he taught me a faster way to solve the Rubik's Cube. I can do it in like 1:30 now, so it's pretty cool. 

Thursday was good. Elder Endicott and I talked and I think we may have fixed an issue we had between us. We had a great day and are doing great. I also ate a full pack of brown sugar bacon and was put in a food coma for like 2 hours. I could not move, so that was great and horrible all in one day haha. 

Friday things were great. We had a great Zone Conference, but we did not win the clean car award :( 

Zone Conference

We did get to hear from both Stake Presidents from the two stakes, and it was great. I wore my Canada tie and had a Canada day, that was good. We had a great pizza dinner and then a lesson with Curtis and we had an awesome fire and smores at the Hernandez to end this Canada Day. A good day. 

Saturday we were in Oxnard almost all day either getting our car fixed, or giving a blessing to one of our sick Elders, but almost all day we had stuff to do so we could not really do work. 

He says he needs more photos

Sunday we had a great American fast and testimony meeting and I said the Opening prayer and thanked God for the States and wore an american tie. My Bishop got up and said, "If a Canadian can be that patriotic and thank God for the USA, why can't you all be more involved?" haha. It was kinda funny. 
After that I had a supersize meeting with the MP and we talked about how things have been going and hopefully things will get better from here on out. 
It was a good and bad week, more good though. 


I love you all so much and thank you for all that you do. 
Muah, Muah 
Have a great summer. I'll talk to you soon
Love, 

KEV Elder Routledge