The
weather here in Michigan is WAKO (as E. Ekins would say) It was in the
70's and 80's last week and then in one day it dropped down to 40
degrees and has stayed around there ever since... But all of the trees
are now changing color!
I realized what it is I like about my new companion, he has "greenie fire" (I HATE the word greenie)
I
have never had a companion who has had it yet. My last few I have
really had to push along and get motivated basically ever since I left
Alpena. But hey This is way healthy if anything hes pushing me along at
times.
I learned something That they should have
taught me in the MTC! I have been with loads of missionaries the past
week and a half and one a trade off I learned that the Big white box
doorbells that NEVER work actually do work...You have to hold down the
button for 3 seconds hard to get them to work! I have been living a lie!
I would always try them to but they never work. Now they always do =p
I
was over In Alpena today for district meeting and Sister White told me
about how when she was first meeting me she thought "there is something
Mentally wrong with this kid"! I actually wasn't to offended, there
might be some truth there =p. She went on to explain how when I sit
down She would notice how I would sway back and forth and back and forth
all day every day. She was really worried until she got to know me and
figured out it's because I cannot get music out of my head. After that
all of her worries went away, It then became a game for her to when ever
I would start swaying to ask me what song it was in my head or guess ha
ha.
I went on a trade off last week and we
did work and then a few days later the Zone leaders came and blitzed my
area. I went with Elder Saure and missionary who used to be my district
leader down in Holt and we went up to Grayling to go teach the Former
Investigator who we had just miraculously found. When we arrived there
there was some other guy there too and we started talking to him and
introduced ourselves and he asked if he could join in our discussion...
"Um yes please!". As I started asking questions about his life I got him
to open up and turns out he actually used to be a investigator too! I
got him to keep talking about that experience and he told me he was
baptized even! But the thing was he never went to church the next week
to get confirmed... We taught a lesson to them both and then set up a
appointment to teach them both together again. It was Sweet!
Elder
and Sister Ekins are goin back home next tuesday =(((((((. I am not to
excited about that because I love them so much, They are hilarious! E.
Ekins came in the other day and sadly said "I have a departing gift for
you two" and then he placed 2 squirt guns in our hands and then yelled "
Defend yourselves you Sorry Suckers!!" and whooped one out and started squirting us. Doors opened, chairs instantly went flying and he ran to
another room; and the battle commenced until he was on the run down the
stairs trying to do a Han Solo shooting and running down, To bad the
Old man is ...Old ha ha couldn't really run as we blasted him.
He told
me the story today of how he named his daughter brandy. He grew up with 2
sisters and hated the Idea of having girls because of it. He was Way
disappointed when his first two were girls. He then had 2 Boys and
thought ok it evens things out... Until he got another girl. He then
got another and was so bummed that he didn't get another boy so he could
raise more men, it made him want to go drink, but he is very active and
would never break the word of wisdom. He decided that he wouldn't drink
but he was gonna name her after a drink, he thought beer and whisky was
a horrible idea so he named her Brandy. ha ha ha, And he tells her that
story as much as possible. Forealzies and youre like 70?!? =p Hes an old
man William.=p
Sorry I didn't email on Monday, we set
up a temple trip so we gave up our p-day. Yesterday was Way crazy. I
went over to The Kalkaska Elders apartment to have a sleep over and so
we could go down to a MLC meeting in Lansing together the next day and
our companions were going on a trade off. I slept on the floor since a
lack of bedding, I had enough padding to make it bearable with all the
blankets I brought, but it took me some time to fall asleep.
We then
woke up at 4am to get ready and drive down to lansing for our meeting
that they wanted us there for at 8:30am. We then sat in hard metal
chairs until like 5pm that whole time with a 40 minute lunch break. I
learned a whole lot But I was Sick of sitting! It was way cool I gotta
my MTC companion for the first time since we got our trainers, and some
of my best friends out here, it was way fun but we eventually had to
make the trek back up and that was Brutal!
I was Back In Kalkaska at
8:45pm and I was even sicker of sitting and was super tired. Our
companions weren't back yet and so there was no way I was staying in the
Jeep any more, i went to their apartment and picked the lock and
crawled into one of their beds ha ha. When our companions came back I
got up and packed the jeep and then kept driving. I got back at
10:32pm and then I went straight into bed. I am still way tired but am
better because I gotta sleep on the way to District meeting in Alpena.
This
week is pretty busy still, i was supposed to have a trade off today but
we had a miscommunication and thats not happening but I am glad I would
be way swamped. I am baptizing S on Sunday and going down to the
temple on Saturday and Still have things to arrange for it. This week
has been loads of fun!
Cops just got called here, crazy guy came in, i
was on my toes ready to jump in but the Librarian resolved it, no chokes
needed.
Well I am off on another crazy drive to two different cities today
Bye I love you have a good day!
Don't get shot!
Or get Cops called on you!
- Elder Truman Rex Crockett
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