Party At My House On February Second

On Tuesday our district leader, Elder Valgardsen, came on exchanges with us. That was good. We had a good lesson that night with our investigator, Rose. It went pretty well. Even though we had the wrong session of conference with us, it was still a good lesson. Apparently, as we found out just yesterday, she went on to watch, on her own, that whole session of conference and other stuff from conference, which answered questions, cleared up concerns, and gave her peace. That is excellent news to hear. Later that night I ate pork rinds, which I have never had before. For deep-fried fat, its not awful, but its not something I would eat a ton of. On Wednesday we, due to having a third person with us, were able to actually go in and have a lesson with Mary, another of our investigators that is doing very well in learning the gospel. The lesson was quite productive, I think. Later that day we did some impromptu service for another investigator. Well he and our district leader did some cement work, me and Elder Higgs stained the outside of his new door. That was good. Later we had a good lesson with a new investigator named Sarah. That went well. Later that night we had happen the same thing that has happened a bunch of times already, that is getting pulled-over and checked because of all the breaking and entering that is apparently happening around here. He said that it will probably happen a bunch more because we have Virginia plates and we dress in black. Anyway, that's at least the third or fourth time getting checked, and probably won't be the last. Later that night, after a good discussion about the exchange, Elder Valgardsen got picked up.

On Thursday we went to our President Drake's house, with President Carter present, for a dinner and such revolving around a Spanish holiday called Three Kings Day. The food was pretty good. In tradition, they had this thing called Three Kings Bread, which is a circular loaf of bread with candied fruits baked on top. They hid a little plastic baby inside the bread and whoever cuts the piece with it inside gets luck for the rest of the year and gets to throw a party on February 2nd. I was the first to cut a piece and I cut the piece with it inside, so apparently I get to party. After that we went on splits for about an hour. That was actually my first time on full splits. It was interesting. On Friday my companion cooked me pancakes and eggs for breakfast. That was pretty good. Later that morning we were picked up, a little bit late, to go to Zone Meeting. We made it right at the start though, so it wasn't a problem. The meeting was excellent. Following that we were taken, for my second time, to Cracker Barrel. I got, like last time, the Sunrise Sampler. It was pretty good. Later that night, as well as on Sunday night, we had some good mormon.org lessons. Its good to see that some of you have created profiles on the site. Its a wonderful tool. On Saturday, we were filling up on gas and a less-active member we have been working with jumped around our pump, in hopes of scaring us. My companion got a bit startled, but it didn't phase me that much. We set-up an appointment for that night. It was also snowing a little bit that morning, but it didn't stick. For dinner we went to Sonic. The foods good, but its so expensive (at least I think so). At our lesson with the less-active, he said that the reason he wanted us to come over is because strange things have been happening and he has felt an evil influence in his home. We explained what the course of action would be. Hopefully that comes to resolve.

On Sunday, church was pretty good. Also, two of our investigators were there, after a while of missing church. For lunch that day we cooked up pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Its not the healthiest choice, but it was good. Later that night we got transfer calls. My companion is going to Mechanicsville, where he started his mission, with my last companion, Elder Bangerter. I know that will be good for the both of them. It is inspired. My new companion will be Elder Demadgio or something (I don't yet know how to spell it, but Ill find out soon enough). He's apparently Italian. I look forward to this coming transfer. I love you all and know the gospel is true. It has such immense power to heal any affliction, change and entire life around, and carry the humble straight to the throne of God. I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week.

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