So, this week was pretty eventful! We have been teaching a TON lately! Monday, was fun. I don’t remember what happened but it was still fun...man, I am getting old...my memory is basically useless. Anyway! I remember playing chair soccer...again...still fun though!
Tuesday we walked around, and talked to people, A LOT of people! We got to see Sunny which was awesome! This guy is so weird sometimes but he loves the Book of Mormon, so no complaints!
Wednesday rolled around and we had district meeting, and man, I had a lot of improv to do. So, I had to assign some other people to give trainings on the Sabbath day, and of course, there really isn’t much to the Sabbath day. A couple scriptures here and there. Well, the other people who trained took all the scriptures I had and all the references as well, and thank goodness for the spirit, otherwise I would have no idea what to say or what to do. So, that was fun.
Thursday rolled around and we had weekly planning. This is when we plan for a full week of things to do in 3 hours. Of course, we are already scraping by to finish it all off, and I get a call from one of the Elders saying that his companion is not feeling well, right in the middle of weekly planning. So, needless to say, we may or may not be scrambling to plan for the rest of the week! Anyway, crazy miracle! That night, we were knocking doors and we come to this one house, and we don’t even get to knock on the door, and this guy comes out, asks if we are missionaries, and we of course have this dumb look on our face and say "YES!" cause that rarely happens. Anyway, we find out his name is Jerry and he tells us to come back the following night! Crazy eh?
So, Friday was fun! We went and did service at the soup kitchen! We washed windows and stuff, and unloaded this giant U-Haul full of food! I don’t know where they are going to put it all though! After that, a member took us to get milkshakes! Man, these milkshakes were the best! Apparently this place called White Spot is famous for its milkshakes...and I found out why! After that, we went and taught this guy named Roody. He’s pretty cool! Just wants to study with us for the time being but is very truth seeking!
We then floored it over to our miracle named Jerry! He’s pretty cool! Went over the restoration with him and he just sat there quietly. It was kind of a weird lesson. He was either soaking it in, or just dozing off. Don’t know what to think yet!
Saturday...oh boy...Saturday was by far the hottest day so far! It has been getting so hot and humid here! We walked everywhere, knocked doors and met with a couple random people, but that’s about it. Then we went with the Spanish Elders to this place called TEXX burger. So... Elder Hall and I made the dumbest decision...we tried the Super Texx Burger Challenge. Literally...this burger was bigger than my face...and what’s even worse, is that they brought out this huge bag of fries, and the challenge is that if you eat it all in less than 30 minutes, you get it all for free. So, before all this happened, Elder Hall and I are just getting super pumped. It wasn’t until they brought it out that we realized how big the dang thing was. So, they start the timer and we just go to town on the fries. If you eat the fries last, you literally kill yourself because it’s so starchy. Anyway, took us like 12 minutes to down all the fries. Next thing I know, I am on the burger, and, I’m about an 1/8 way through the burger and I just tap out right then and there...We were so full...I just wanted to die after eating all of that food.
So yeah, the next day I fasted for some odd reason...Sunday was awesome though! Valentino, this Fijian dude that we have been teaching lately who just loves god and such, came to church! We also had Gus there, as well as a couple less actives! God is just so good! The best part was the Valentino loved sacrament meeting! He loved the speakers and everything that went on! He was even crying while one of the speakers was talking about the atonement and Jesus Christs suffering. SO GOOD!
It was such a good week though! We were able to hit standards again, which was awesome! God is just so good though! I sure love and miss ALL of you and hope for the best for every single one of you!
Love ya tons
Elder McCown
