September 24, 2012

Hey Family!

This week was pretty good. On Monday I got my meds and the brownies, they were way good. I'm definitely going to be making more someday. Umm have you sent the clothes yet? The temp is starting to drop a little so I was hoping to have my coat soon if you can, or if not let me know so I can go buy something.

On Tuesday I went on another exchange. It was really fun, as we were knocking these 2 Koreans asked if we could help them move some wood. So we helped and it wasn't a whole lot, and afterwards he gave us $20 for lunch ha-ha. Good man. We went to Cafe Rio and then to McDonalds to get a rolo mcflury! I'm not sure if you have had a rolo mcflury but they were surprisingly good. Also while we were at Mickie-D's it started pouring!! Like no joke the most rain I've seen at once, I tried taking a couple pics, but not sure how well they turned out! It was more water than a shower!!! Ha-ha people would walk (more like sprint in) in from outside and would be soaked!

On Wednesday we did a lot of work. The only downside for Wednesday was that we had 3 dinner appts... O_o too much food.... ha-ha and the meals they made us were pretty big. I was destroyed ha-ha, food overload. I ran a mile and workout in the mornings but still gaining a couple pounds.

Thursday was pretty good, we used our efforts to find. Lots of biking and it’s a good workout too. We got a couple let ins too, which we were really happy about. You never know when someone is going to let you in, especially at the door because some people will look so uninterested then out of nowhere they are like yeah come in! HUH?! Ha-ha its good. I feel like during our lessons the spirit is a lot stronger now. Powerful. We also met a Jamaican girl who seemed a little interested. We'll see.

We've been going to the DMV a lot the past couple of days because we haven't gotten our stickers for our license plate and we've been getting pulled over ha-ha. It’s been such a complicated process and really slow. And guess what, still not worked out!! Ha-ha. We spent all of Friday after that just finding as well! Not too much luck, except our last door before we had to go home (it seems like it’s always the last door) and this little girl from France opened and she said her parents were gone. So we asked when they'd be home, she said a little after midnight. So we were like so when can we come back to talk and share this message with them. Ha-ha she's like “at midnight!!” Ha-ha we said that that was too late, so she's like “oh”.... seemed kinda down, Then she said “just come Saturday around 1”. She was super excited ha-ha she definitely felt the spirit. It was just funny ha-ha how she wanted us to come teach them that night. I asked her if she likes soccer and Thierry Henry and she's like “yeah I love soccer!!” Nice!!!

So Saturday we go over there and meet her parents and they let us in and all that. The parents are originally from Ghana and no joke the dad was one of the calmest laid back people I've met. I think even more calm than Jeremy Moodie which is hard to beat ha-ha. But the lesson went sooo good. They had a lot of questions about prophets and how our church has "secrets" referring to the temple. But through the spirit we were able to answer all their questions and they had even more respect for temples and this church. We hope to be able to teach them one more lesson before we turn them over to the English missionaries. It really was such a good lesson, man loved it.

Later that day we invited a 16 year old who we put on date to be baptized to come tracting and working with us! He said yes and he was super excited about coming. He really loved it, we took him to a member's home just to feel the difference in a member's home and the spirit there. They were really nice to him and invited him to a camp out coming up and mutual! After the day he said he wants to come out every Saturday with us! Ha-ha maybe just to get out of the house because he is on house arrest and has an ankle monitor ha-ha, but he seemed really interested and loved it! It was great.

When we were biking home it had just rained a ton, and a car went to drive in a puddle next to us and sent a huge wave coming towards us, it missed me by 3 inches!!! It was like the cartoons ha-ha when a car drives past and just soaks the kid! Ha-ha. Luckily I didn't get soaked.

Sunday was good, but I woke up with the cold thing that I always get... and everyone at church was really nice and caring for me ha-ha. They kept telling me to go to the store and by claretin. They thought I was having allergies, but I was just sick. Then the family we always go to eat dinner at was busy so they bought us chipotles instead ha-ha, it’s funny because the sacrament talks were on keeping the Sabbath day holy ;) ha-ha it was nice of her though. We then finished the day with a big FHE a family threw and invited non members!!

New Countries: Nicaragua, Vietnam, Tanzania, New Guinea, Lebanon, Syria, and France

That’s good to hear Amanda and Matt will be living together again soon, I know they missed each other like crazy!! I hope Pres. Packer is doing ok. That’s sweet you all got to go to the temple dedication! Is it a big temple?! Ouch Michael's knee doesn't look too good! Ha-ha poor little punk ;) jk.

But everything is going good. This week is transfers I'll find out tomorrow if I'll be staying or changing. I hope I stay but anything can happen.

I love you all so much. I can't believe that September is almost over! Happy b-day gramps porter! Well I hope everything is going good. I'm doing really good. The other pic of me is me with a skyline. There is a ton of nice cars everywhere!!! Ha-ha. A lot of the members here talk to me and Elder Ochoa about the importance of an education. They are always giving us talks ha, I really enjoy them. I'm really excited for college and study in 20 months. Still not sure what I'll do with my life but it'll come ha.

I love you all so much!!!! Keep in touch, thanks for your love and support. I couldn't be here now without all of you!!

Con amor,

Elder Andrew Lifferth

Su hijo, su hermano, su amigo