May 24, 2010

The heat isn't here really. I mean, it was hot last week, but we got a cold front these past couple of days HAHAHAHA speaking of days, holy cow. First off, today was PDAY, and we went to Red Rock to go hiking. We were there for a while, chillin, you know, being awesome, and then we were about to drive to a picnic sight for lunch. BUT we lost our carpool!! Oh, and all the sisters in the vegas area came--so that means 7 of us were there, along with Sister McCracken, our mission prez's wife. So we pulled over in this gravel lot and were sitting there, with no phone service, for like 10 minutes when I decided that my comp and I will jog back to the place where we thought we saw them but weren't sure. So we started jogging, and we went for about a mile and then stopped, wanting to die. We waved down a car and asked them how far the stop was. They said about a mile and a half-2 miles. SO we knelt in prayer, on the side of the road, asking what we should do. I felt we needed to go back, and my companion agreed, so we did.

Only to find out our ride left us.
So we were stranded in the desert. With less than half a bottle of water for the two of us. And no cell phone reception. It was NOT okay. And then we finally got reception and called our ride and they said they'd be there in 30 minutes. SO we were chillin' in this parking lot...and 3 deputy cars come in it with 2 cars they were searching. And a woman was arrested for possession of crack. We were like WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?!?! and we just watched. It was really interesting, and we continued watching until our ride found us, and it was good. I'm pretty sure my face got a little burnt. BOO!!! But I love all the sisters in my area. I really love my companion too. She's great. We're determined to make our last week in transfers the BEST!!!! And hopefully we'll be blessed for our obedience :o). Because we have a lesson with our investigator next Sunday and if things go well WE SHOULD HAVE A BAPTISM IN JUNE!!!!!!!!! My first one!!!!! I'll write you more about her in a letter I'm writing you now.

And yes, I got a letter from you mom. On Saturday. Saturday is my favorite mail day because I always get one from my mom, and every other Saturday, from you!!! So it's good stuff. I also got a letter from my ex-Wifey Haylee, and I cried when I saw she wrote me because she's my first nonmember friend who has written me. It was a really sweet note, too.

YAY for Veronica!! Tell her congrats for me, K? I CAN'T BELIEVE KATIE IS GETTING MARRIED!!! Man, I mean, I knew about it before I left, but that's so weird. I have grown SO much on my mission, I can't even imagine getting married. Man. MAN!!!! MAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!!! Did Ryan serve in the fresno CA mission? I forget. LOGAN GREENBURG oh my gosh I need to get his MTC address ASAP so I can write him. My mom is going to send him a package from me, hahaha, and a package to my Finns for me too. She's a good lady.  And I ROCK the uke so far. I just need chords now. I need to know what they look like so I can play hymns. My mom is supposed to send me my simplified hymn book because it has all the chords in it. I haven't done Music Theory in a LONG time, so I can't pick out what the chords are.
I can almost play ALL THE WAY THROUGH Child's Prayer on the piano!!! Yay me!!