This week has been a lot of mixed emotions.

We’ve taught some great lessons, ate a burrito the size of a small child, bike issues, and so much more! Wahoo!

While eating a huge burrito, a member asked what my first name was and I said, “Fred.” with a straight face. to which the reply was, “You look like a Fred!” Elder Reed and I bust up laughing. I am now Fred.

We had a great District meeting in which after all the spiritual learning (about following the spirit and speaking by it) we had an awesome activity. There was a table of the most random objects you can think of, like there was a fire extinguisher (that probably belonged in the hall….). We are given an object and have to use it in a roleplay and tie it into the gospel. Before the meeting I was looking at the objects and found a teddy bear holding a present. I found a dish scrubber and stuck it in the present, just to see if anyone would try to use it in their roleplay. Turns out that When it was my turn, the teddy bear was given to me and I had to think of how it relates to the gospel. I held the bear in front of the district and said, “This teddy bear reminds me of Christ! He has a gift for us and all we have to do is accept *opened present, pulling out scrubber* his cleansing power!” Everyone laughed really hard and thought I was a genius. And I dont blame them! hehe

       We also got a call from the APs and they told Elder Reed he is going District leader and I was being transferred to Hurst to be a senior companion!

       Later, we took pictures as a Zone because transfers are this week. After, for some reason (I think its because we are stupid) we played hacky sack with a pen. Needless to say I had many freckles, messed over my favorite tie, and spotted my shirt. For the Eldredges: Hairspray didnt get it off….haha….The ink didnt come off my face for about 2 days.

When I got home from the District meeting we had lunch and were ready to head out on our bikes. My tire was flat AGAIN. So I added some more slime in the tube to patch the holes, but there was no pressure inside that piece of rubber when I pumped it up again. I took off the tread and found my tube was shredded. OH MY LANTA. I JUST replaced that tube! I just had to laugh. Got another tube, and called up rides for the rest of the night.

We were teaching a partmember in the ward this week and wants to learn and be baptized, but she is iffy on English, so we made the Spanish Hermanas day by giving them an awesome investigator! feels good.

Were teaching an 88 year old lady that can only hear in one ear and see in the same side. (We sit on either side of her) So I yelled lesson 1 at her and Elder Reed just had to sit there…So I let him yell Lesson 2 at her a week later! hahah She hasn’t been to church in 40 years and Bishop couldn’t find her records because they were only archived in a folder somewhere in Salt Lake! So we may have had to rebaptize her but they eventually found her records haha.

Our board is FULL we are teaching so many people each week it is ridiculous. This board was EMPTY when we whitewashed in. I feel so accomplished! This ward is HOME. I may move back here one day – you can’t beat these members. They care so much about everybody. Bishop said that he wasn’t so sure about missionaries whitewashing this area, but he soon realized that “Pres. Ames knew what he was doing.” He said I will always have a home here. I’ll miss this family dearly.

Well everybody, I love y’all and hope you have the best week ever!

Elder Householder