Hey people!
I have been having a very weird week and also a lot of things have been going on. First, I sort of scratched the front bumper on the car and tore it off from backing up because it was scraping on the curb and it ripped it off a bit. That was crazy - we went to garage and they slapped a $550 estimate on it. We had to get the paperwork filled out so we can take it in to get looked at. Because we didn’t want to drive the car with the bumper dangling, we had to tract walk on Wednesday. The tracting went terrible from all the rejection. Several people told us they go to a nearby church. Two girls that were trying to be funny were walking past us while we were at a door and they were saying to each other "I love you so much" and "I love you" and then when we turned around, they started to fake make out with their hair over their faces. They thought it was funny to fake being lesbians, trying to make fun of the church. Still, we were able to get a return appointment with a family - they were a little interested. Sadly, they didn’t keep the appointment when we returned. Besides teaching this week, I also needed to prepare for district meeting.
I have been having a very weird week and also a lot of things have been going on. First, I sort of scratched the front bumper on the car and tore it off from backing up because it was scraping on the curb and it ripped it off a bit. That was crazy - we went to garage and they slapped a $550 estimate on it. We had to get the paperwork filled out so we can take it in to get looked at. Because we didn’t want to drive the car with the bumper dangling, we had to tract walk on Wednesday. The tracting went terrible from all the rejection. Several people told us they go to a nearby church. Two girls that were trying to be funny were walking past us while we were at a door and they were saying to each other "I love you so much" and "I love you" and then when we turned around, they started to fake make out with their hair over their faces. They thought it was funny to fake being lesbians, trying to make fun of the church. Still, we were able to get a return appointment with a family - they were a little interested. Sadly, they didn’t keep the appointment when we returned. Besides teaching this week, I also needed to prepare for district meeting.
On Thursday, we had district meeting. I trained on commitments and was very anxious about doing it well, but when the time came I did a pretty good job. I used President Monson's remarks from the priesthood session in the last Conference. He spoke about seeing people for what they can be, like imagining them dressed in white about to be baptized. We then talked about our investigators and how to help each other. The senior couple made taco pizza for everyone and it was pretty good. One of the missionaries was able to help out by pushing our car’s messed up bumper back into place. After this we went on an exchange. On the exchange, I was able to be with Elder Marriot and we taught a guy named Tee Jew from India. We had to explain the 3rd chapter in 1 Nephi while reading so he could understand. When it came to casting lots, Elder Marriott asked for toothpicks to demonstrate and Tee Jew thought he asked for toothpaste. That was really funny.
We had an interesting few days, but yesterday Elder Joyner got emergency transferred to another area due to a number of issues. I have Elder Down now and he has only been out for 3 months. So, I am basically taking over the area now. It’s very insane that this is all happening. However, I did get a GPS on loan from a member, which is helpful. GPS devices are really important on the mission.
I sent some pictures of my adventures and I am just winging it now. Well, I love you all and also I burned my name into a shirt to celebrate my one year mark. Yahoo! Enjoy the pictures!
Love,
Elder McClure
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