Monday, December 5, 2011
Hi Mom!!!
Well, it was another
amazing week in the Great California Ventura Mission! Bakersfield is on fire,
and I love life. My companion is good, and we are having a ton of fun together.
We loved the SpongeBob pillowcases!!!! Thanks so much. :) That’s why I love
you!
Soo.... This week was
crazy. Monday (as I’m sure you heard) I broke 2 big mirrors at beehive book,
then on Wednesday I broke a big table full of books at beehive. But wait, it
gets better! Thursday we were on exchanges and i was driving our car and
drifted over into a median and bent up the plastic hub cap on the car.. Yikes!
Then I accidentally drank elder Udy's milk from the carton and butchered the
piano during elder’s quorum in the YSA ward. WhoooO! Crazy week. Satan
works hard! But I kick him in the face and kept going.
Other than that, it’s
been a good one!! We helped Garrett in our ward work on his bathroom. You both
would have cringed, because he always says,” It’s good enough!” or "You
won't be able to see it!" and so it’s hard. But its looking good, and we
gave him a blessing. Crazy thing - While I was putting oil on his head, he had
a seizure. Satan was doing everything he could to stop that blessing! But we
gave it to him, and afterwards he said that he felt ALOT better! WOO!
Blessings.
Last Monday we got to
give a blessing at one of the hospitals, then on Wednesday we got to give
another one! It’s crazy because the hospitals are owned by other churches. One
is Adventist, and the other is Catholic. Its fun! One we gave was in the ICU,
so we had to suit up and everything. Fun!
We had zone conference on
Tuesday and I thought of you! :) I love you! At Zone Conference we got new
phones (nicer!) and a little black box in all our cars that monitors our
driving speeds and stuff. It also makes calls I found out! (On accident I
called Jessica. its like an on star thing.) His name is Tiwi, because that’s
what’s written on it.
We had a meeting with
President Castro to discuss a missionary in our zone. He blew out his knee and
went home, came back too early, and is now needing to go home. This time they
won't let him come back. So that’s too bad, but it’s for the best. Work is
really hard for him.
Angela came to church
yesterday with the kids! And Katie bore her testimony! How cute. Angela’s phone
also went off and I'm pretty sure it was Pink. Natalie will tell you who that
is. haha! Chase is still on track for the 17th! I can hardly wait. He gets home
from work on Thursday and is getting interviewed that night. WOOOO! He is a
stud. Keep them in your prayers!
We got a new investigator
in the YSA ward - Corinna - and she is quitting smoking and is working to get
baptized on the 31st. YEAHHH!!!
I went on exchanges with
Elder Lifungula this week. He is from Oregon (Actually the Congo in Africa, and
was adopted. Very cool story! I’ll TELL YOU SOMETIME.) But we had a ton of
fun! :) He’s as black as they come!
We are going to Ventura
tonight for ZLC, so that will be fun. I love it!
I'm glad that Austin is
doing well! I LOVE HIM! He's my best friend too. :)
Well, I think that’s
about it! If there’s anything I forgot, just let me know. I love you a million!
Elder Matthew Monk
California Ventura
Mission
Jan. 2011 - Jan. 2013
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