Greetings oh ye fair peoples!
Pretty good week. Elder Lawrence has been coughing like
crazy, and Elder Bartier finally convinced him to call someone about it. And
because I caught a little of what he was sparing with, I got dragged to the
doctors too. I'm getting better and I sure do enjoy not coughing up disgusting
phlegm. Even the word looks awful.
Thanksgiving in a Spanish ward wasn't at all what I had
supposed it would be like. A member and her two daughters took us and the
missionaries from the singles ward (Alamo 2nd ward. Does it ring any bells for
y'all?) to Cracker Barrel. I had never been there before. We went around the
table and said what we were grateful for. I have been grateful for God's gift
of air. I bet that air thinks we take it for granted for every day. I declare
the awesome authenticity of air. Anyways, I ordered the Thanksgiving plate. I
couldn't find myself not eating classic Thanksgiving foodlums. It had turkey,
ham, a sweet potato casserole, cranberry something-or-rather, and I order
dumplings on the side. Pretty good food! They bought us these pretty cool Texas
coasters that I will definitely make good use out of.
We as a companionship were pretty surprised by the amount of
English we heard at church yesterday. The youth speaker spoke English. That
wasn't too much of a surprise, but then her mother also decided to speak English.
Then in third hour, we had a tutorial about the apps the church has made
available, and the family history resources we have available. The family
history person spoke mostly English as well. Pretty interesting.
Had a weird dream last night where I dreamt that I finished
my mission, and I got sent to New York for some reason. I got lost there until
I found Elder Scroggs, and then I woke up. Elder Scroggs really needs to email
me. I haven't heard from him in forever.
We made some epic fajitas as a companionship. But really,
because our kitchen isn't the largest, Elder Lawrence and Bartier made them and
I watched form the couch. They were delicious and we called them the Sweet
Mango Jamaican Fajitas. We had this hot sauce from Jamaica that we found.
Pretty good. By the end of the week we had used the entire bottle.
Some people that we finally ran into were J and J. They had
been meeting with missionaries for quite a long time. Because of sickness,
however, we barely were able to meet them on Saturday evening. We talked about
how they came to know the missionaries, and afterwards they gave us a bunch of
pineapple, cereal, bread, butter, and table. They said they wanted to get rid
of table, so we somewhat reluctantly said yes. They also gave us ties.
Apparently it is a regular thing to come out with many more goods than you
enter their house with.
Sweater weather has finally arrived. On Friday we found
ourselves dashing from house to car, then to house and back to car. We wised up
the next day and geared up with sweaters, coats and such. Because of all the
moisture, it cuts right through you. I'm surprised it has taken so long for the
weather to drop. Hey, no complaints here!
I found my wallet this week. It's a little bit embarrassing
how I found it. It was on the banister of the bed in my room, but it was on the
corner that is usually obstructed by the door of my closet. Oh my butterscotch!
Thou fool Elder Hall! I was glad, however, that I didn't lose my eagle card
from doing my eagle scout, and it came in handy to have my license for the doctor’s
visit I had. Please forgive me mom and dad.
Otherwise, things are quite good around here.
Questions
and Answers
Did you receive your
new wallet?
Yes. (it was meant to be a replacement, but you know the
story.)
Have you seen or had
another visit from your stray cat?
Nope. There is a "neighborhood cat" that we see
often. Luna, as it is dubbed, often approaches us as we go to our neighbor's
home, the other missionaries, to visit every night. Elder Bartier lovingly pets
it, and we wait him to finish so we can get back inside.
Is there really such
a thing as dandelion candy?
You could invent it if you wanted.
What tender mercies
has the Lord brought to you this week?
I suppose I am mighty grateful for my quick recovery from
sickness this last week. Still working at it, but I'll be done soon. I'm
grateful for my understanding companions, and their desire to work with me,
rather than without, against, or in spite of me.
Elder Hall
Texas San Antonio Mission
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