A Very Quick Week

I'm really not sure what to say about this week. Elder Smith and I did a lot of just trying to contact as many people as possible, and for some reason people in Phelan are never home. We've spent a lot of time trying to visit the less-active members in the ward, but they just are never home. Ever. Except one guy who was nearly blind, so he can't make it to church. There was this other guy who hadn't been to church for about three years and we asked if we could come talk to him some other time, he said sure but then his wife yelled, "Not for me! I'm Catholic!" Then the dude said never mind. It’s weird to me how many members out here are married to people of a different faith. I really don't understand it.

In the investigator department we’ve got a couple that are awesome and some we really haven't even met with yet. 

Jenny is still awesome and is just waiting for a letter from the First Presidency. Who knows how long that will take?

Carla came to church yesterday and freaking loved it. It was cool to see the way everyone in the ward helped fellowship her in. We will start to actually teach her this week.

There were a couple of people that just walked in to the ward last week. We're not sure if they are members or not, but they certainly haven't been active in the church forever. I don't know how that's going to go.

There are a couple of other people that Elder Smith and I tracted into that sound like they might sincerely be interested, we have appointments with them for this upcoming week, so we'll see how they go.

Nothing has changed with my companion. I'm living on a dirt road in a double wide mobile home. It’s got 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, a main room, and we have our own washer and dryer. I constantly get reminded that I live in the best apartment in the mission. What more could I ask for?

I've eaten pretty much every food you can think of. Not really, but the cooking here hasn't been weird. One day I did eat a breakfast casserole, which was 90% egg, 10% sausage. I honestly had to choke it down. As you know I can't stand eggs. Over at the Best's house (we eat over there once or twice a week) they always have something like meat and potatoes. Sometimes we even just eat Little Caesar’s. Yummy.

 

On a different note, you guys need to try Cucumber Lime Gatorade; it is freaking amazing. It sounds really weird, but this one member told us about it so we tried it and I have some every day of my life. Good stuff.

I went on exchanges for the first time. I went into the mountains to an area called Wrightwood. Pretty cool place. I've never seen a town actually built into a forest.

The Fourth of July was lame. Nobody was home at all, so we went to barbeque some burgers with some other Elders. I didn't even see a single firework that day. Ah well. Why didn't you guys go up to Evanston? I was so bummed that whole day because I was imagining all the fun you guys were having while I was just chilling in Wrightwood with some other Elders barbequing some burgers.

Anything else you want to know you need to ask me specifically. I want to write more but the computer is about to kick me off. Dang public computers. You all are my heroes! Keep up the good work with whatever you are doing. Please email me! r.sage.taylor@myldsmail.net I can't wait to hear from all of you guys!

Don't stop believin',

Elder R. Sage Taylor