Diarrhea's since Easter's

Crazy Rain

HOWDY! Allllrighty then. So uh. This week was good. It rained a ton on Thursday and it was the worst. We were walking through like 4 inches of water on the road. It wasn't fun. Ummmm also something I learned is that whenever there's shoes up hanging on a power line or phone line then that means there's a drug dealer nearby. So if you drive by real slow a few times someone will come hook you up I guess. That's what someone told us Haha. Well I go through each day I guess.

Monday: I dont really remember.

Tuesday: jk Monday we met with a family we've been talking to for a while and I think they have a lot of potential. Were talking to them today too so I'm excited for that. We went to longhorn steakhouse with a member and it was soooooooo good. I ate past being full hahaha. I can see why people are obese here. It's a little too easy. 

Water in someone's front yard

Tuesday for real: today was awesome. We went to the gas station and a random guy came up to us and asked for a Book of Mormon. We were so surprised Haha. Nobody does that here. ALSO! I had gumbo. Hahah its so good. I ate a ton of it. It totally seems like a foreign dish but its here in the south so Haha idk. AND. I gave my first blessing. Wild huh? I Have The Powa. Jk not really.  I had no idea what to say but I feel like it was super good. And later we taught a guy named Chris at a members house and it was so good. He understood everything Haha. Having a member helps so much. We taught some other people and that was good too.

Wednesday: I'm kinda crazy. But I didn't sleep at all last night. I dont know how but I had a ton of energy in the morning even though I didn't sleep. We had district council and I held a discussion Haha. I've only been here a few weeks but I totally nailed it. Also we talked to someone today and convinced them they want to be baptized. Haha we're good huh? Also I met a guy named coach Green. He is capital D Dope. He talks about football and all kinds of stuff Haha. Hes in his 70s and hes sick. Also one of the senior missionaries Elder Ferrell gave me a bunch of small things cuz I'm cool I guess. He gave me a jar of salt, a jar with a mustard seed in it, a marble, and a might like the coin or whatever. But each thing represents something and it's super cool. They're all really small so I carry them on my pocket. Kinda intense cuz I asked some missionaries who talk to him more and they didn't get any of these things so uh. He told me he rarely gives them to missionaries but he chose me. And it was also cool cuz a missionary I talked to said he can read people really well. Like he is way in tune with the spirit. So that makes me feel pretty cool haha.

Stereotypical Southern Louisiana Home

Thursday: we helped do commissary for the mission office. It was pretty fun. We got all the supplies that the missionaries needed and then packed everything up for each zone conference. I liked it even though it sounds boring. Later there was huge storm warnings. They cancelled school and work like everywhere. They thought there would be another huge flood like in 2016. But it wasn't too bad. A lot of streets were flooded and even today like 4/22 Monday there's still water in some places. So we were walking in the pouring rain and the streets were flooded. Also turns out my jackets not water proof. Soooo. Bad news bears. But I was freezing all day. BUT. The Lord blessed us for going our because we went to the bishops for the last visit that night and man. They dried our socks in the dryer and them we had steak, crab, and shrimp. Also these huge potatoes but zooweemama. Crab and shrimp are really good Haha. I've never really had it before. There was this weird spice in the shrimp it was so good Haha. Also one of the elders I live with gave me his old machete Haha. Don't worry I'm not gonna use it. But I might for chopping down a members weeds and stuff. Its pretty tall so.

Friday: we talked to a lady named Mary who's a catholic and she's really nice. I think she should be coming to church next week so that's cool. Later we helped some members with their garden. And they fed us taco salad it was pretty awesome.

 

A man on his homemade riding lawn mower

Saturday: we talked to some teenagers who seem really cool. They really liked when we read the Book of Mormon with them so that was cool haha. Later we had pizza at a members and Gatorade it was so awesome. The member works at the temple and he sorta told us what they were doing with it so it was kinda cool. And we talked to coach green again. Hes a cool guy Haha. OH. We also taught a cool guy named Ramone. Hes so freaking smart. He knows like the whole bible and the history of it and hes read a ton of religious books. Crazy stuff but he seemed really interested in learning so he might be super legit. 

Sunday: Easters. Church was really good. They did like a whole musicalish thing and it was cool. Later we went and had dinner with the senior missionaries and that was pretty fun. That's about all that happened really though haha.

So yeah pretty solid. I wrote down a few things that happened so I wouldn't forget. Like we saw lightning bugs after teaching a dude and it was the coolest thing ever. Like they look like embers from a fire. So cool. Also I used my burglaring skills to break into the apartment haha. We locked ourselves out but I "carded" the door and got us in. So pretty sweet. Um. Yeah pretty good week. It's been really mild in the weather lately so its felt way good. Alrighty then. I'll talk to y'all later. 

Ducks outside the apartment

Elder Checketts 

Ps. Thanks to everyone who helped get me out here. And big thanks to everyone who gave me cards and stuff. I read through them when I was having a hard day and it helped a ton so thanks to everyone. Also thanks mom, Chris and Ariel for the candy. It has saved my life.