The world is a pretty beautiful place guys! Although I think I've figured out why California is the Golden State. It's because the shrubbery and foliage is typically in a state of brownish-gold color instead of green. I got to see some more of it on a hike this morning, which was a short one that we do pretty often. But this morning it was really foggy, so we couldn't see the sunrise or anything. But a few of the other Elders came with us, including one who we didn't think could make it to the top. But he did! And we were so proud of him.
Elder "J" and I taught a whole ton of lessons this week. But we slept in a lot of mornings because he's been feeling sick. On Saturday, at a missionary farewell, one of the other guests there mentioned that he's an ER doctor. This wonderfully kind man diagnosed Elder "J" with a kidney infection, prescribed him some drugs, and gave him the medication for free. So now my companion is on antibiotics and anti-nausea medication. I hope he takes them all and gets better. He seems like the type to try and tough it out without the meds and then bring upon himself an even worse bacterial infection.But yeah, we taught a lot of lessons on splits this week. I set it up so we could do splits Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and thus take advantage of our evenings even more. Evenings are by far our most productive hours, and so it makes sense that we try to use them to the fullest. Well, it worked this week, and it turns out that we had a pretty productive week even though my companion slept until noon and didn't feel like working at all this week.I am still concerned for my companion, and I'm concerned about transfers this coming Monday. I've been here since the weekend after Thanksgiving, so my time is probably running short, but I really feel like I would leave a lot of loose ends if I left right now. But that feeling of dread is typically what one feels when a transfer is looming, I'm told. So I guess I will do my best to just keep my head up and keep moving forward.
The ward members here are so special and dear to me. I love them a lot. I honestly think that Pres keeps me in one area for a long time because he knows how well I connect with people and that sometimes the people need an Elder like that. They know me and they know that they can trust me. And I like that feeling. I'm looking forward to doing the same thing in my next area.
Fun times ahead! I got some awesome letters this week, one of which was from the Nielson girls that I baptized. They told me that my trainer was coming back to visit them! And last night, I got a phone call from this wonderful man, who will be meeting up with me later today, if all goes as planned. I can't wait to talk to my first companion about how I've grown as a missionary! I will probably spend a little bit of time complaining about how much more I appreciate him now that I've had the rest of my companions, but hey, I'm told that's typically how it goes.
Keep on trusting in the Lord! His promises are sure. Jeffrey R. Holland said that the most broken commandment was "Be of good cheer." Well, I'm definitely working on that one, and I think I'm doing okay so far. Love you all tons! And be of good cheer. :D
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