P-day
was epic. At first, we just went to Walmart, then the library. But then
we went to Skyzone. That was really awesome, with over 50 missionaries
all playing dodgeball and volleyball. We had 1/3 of the whole mission
there, and so got a great group discount. That night, I tried to make
divinity for the first time. It turned out a little off-white, and kind
of lumpy, but still tasted good.
Tuesday,
we had Presidential interviews. When I heard about them, I first
thought it would be an actual interview. Nope! Basically, we just
chatted for a few minutes, then he gave me a bunch of advice, mostly on
how to find investigators. Then, we took Elders Pratt and Whaley to the
bike shop again, and talked to the woman who worked there again.
Afterward, we cleaned out the area book more.
Wednesday,
we had Habitat for Humanity again. It's a lot different every time, and
this time it was painting. We had 8 missionaries all painting a block
of houses, and got through 3 of them. That took most of the day, until
dinner. We went to Pepe's for lunch, and had the most interesting
burrito I've ever heard of. It was called the California burrito, and
all it had in it was steak, sour cream, and french fries. It was
amazing! Literally the best burrito I've ever had, and it was huge. They
had some interesting signs, too.
Then,
we went back to the apartment, and went out for our first dinner-less
than an hour after lunch. Fortunately, it was a to-go dinner, so we
weren't too full for our second dinner. It was a pass-off dinner at the
stake president's house, with us getting an awesome investigator from
P2. She has a mormon boyfriend, and knows almost as much as the
missionaries, and has read the Book of Mormon and wants to be baptized.
Basically, the lessons are a formality. Either way, the lesson went
well.
Thursday,
we stayed in proselyting clothes for the longest time. We dressed up
really early because a member was making us breakfast. We did that, then
had district meeting. Afterward, we went to Pick-Up-Stix, an Asian
restaurant. I got the best fortune ever there-
At
dinner that night, we went to a SWAT team member's house. Last time we
went there, he showed us a video of what he'd done earlier- shoot a
machine gun out of a helicopter. This time, he told us about his time as
a jail guard, and all the fun ways he'd seen inmates make weapons, out
of Jolly Ranchers, Styrofoam, and how to get razor blades out of the
razors without guards noticing. Then, we learned how to smuggle drugs
into jail. All of this probably won't come in handy, but isn't bad to
know, just in case. That night, we did more setup for the 10 virgins
pageant. Later, we got leadership calls, and learned that Elder Wilding
is going to be a zone leader.
Friday,
we finished setting up the pageant. All in all, we were there for four
days. After setup, we learned what we were going to be doing the next
day. Afterward, we got to see P2's shattered car window. Apparently,
someone had gone around in their apartment complex and broke 8 car
windows. Nothing was stolen, not even their GPS in plain sight.
Saturday
morning was the much-vaunted 10 virgins pageant, the stake women's
conference. We had set up tables for 280 people, and had to set up more
by the end. We made 300 salads to start with, and nearly all of them got
handed out.
We
had a pretty good assembly line setup going on, and knocked them all
out in half an hour. Then, we had to serve them. Each companionship had
to hand out bread, water, and salads to 4 or 5 tables, 40 or 50 people,
and be ready to help. That was just a little stressful. After it was all
done and everyone had left (we didn't actually see the pageant, we were
making the salads at the time), we tore everything down. Despite the 4
days it took to set it all up, it took under two hours to clean it all
up. That night, I tried making divinity again. It turned out pretty well
this time, largely because I used an electric mixer this time. It
actually turned out white, and had no lumps. Afterward, we went to Sonic
to await transfer calls. We eventually got ours-Elder Wilding is going
to Anaheim singles ward, and I'm staying in Brea 1 with a new companion,
Elder Mackey.
Sunday
was interesting. It was Elder Wilding's last full day in the area,
after being there for 9 1/2 months. He got loads of goodbyes at church,
and then packed for a few hours afterward. Normally, missionaries will
accumulate junk until they are transferred, then throw away most of it.
He had 6 transfers worth of junk to go through, so that took a while.
After that, at Persian, we had 8 missionaries there, mostly to see
Wilding off. Their dog was in the middle of a shed, so it looked like it
had lost a fight with hair clippers, as an unrelated sidenote. Here are
some other funny pictures from this week:
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