Subject: Transfers
From: samuel.crapo@myldsmail.net
Hello Family and Friends!
So today is transfer day, and we just got our call about.... an hour ago.. Looks like i'm stayin in Tehach! WOO HOO! I love it here. My companion Elder Summers is getting transfered to Camario! I will be getting my new companion tomorrow and his name is Elder Winward, and from what i hear, he's an awesome guy. Its gonna be another change, but i think it will be a lot easier now that i know how to lead this area even though i'll still be Junior comp :( I dont like being JR. haha oh well! But it's gonna be a nice change, i've grown to understand Elder Summers, it was rough in the begining but it got a lot better. But definitely good for a change.
So thats the big new for today, but this week... OH MAN!!! BIG NEWS! Just wait and see!
Monday 7-4-11
So I didnt get any sleep the night before because it was SO DANG HOT!!!! some nights it gets so hot. So i kept getting my hair all wet and that cooled me down a bit, but then it just dried really fast.
We accidently slept in a little, it was nice though because i hadnt slept well anyways, and it was P-day so it wasnt really a big deal... dont judge me
Then i got my stuff all packed and as i went out to the truck it was funny i walked down and had just regular gym clothes on and i forgot to put on my tag, well this lady was sitting in the back of a car and started talking to me. She blabbed on about how my army bag (with all my laundry in it) was cool. and i looked in the car and see all these little magazines in little bins.... Watchtowers... Yep, they were J dubs! But she was really nice, and she was like "Do you ever read the bible?" and i was like "Well ya! All the Time!" haha and she gave me some watchtowers and then she asked me what my name was, and i said "Elder Crapo" and she was like "Wow, that's a very interesting name, what nationallity is it?" and i said "Its from here, from Utah" and then i think it clicked... and they got in the car and drove away! haha! so funny. Silly Jehovah witnesses.
Then we went to the church and did emails and did some MONDAY FUNDAY! YAY
Then we did shopping, then we did nothing, then we went to the church for the 4th of july BBQ, that was way fun, but we only got to stay until 8 :( No fire works :( No party. So i just came in and worked out until ten, it was my favorite holiday and i was inside :( We better have a HUGE party when i get home! haha
Tuesday 7-5-11
Started our day doing Mormon.org and there was a pretty sweet video about a guy in the army,who got deployed and lost his foot.
We went tracting and it was WAY HOT, no takers either :( If only they knew!
Then we went out and got some Quiznoz
And we came in to eat and i was like "Ya know elder summers, i really miss thunder storms and lightning" And then like 15 seconds later 'KABOOM! Thunder! it was so nuts! it started raining and lightning! Turned into a way good day! I love those storms. Smells so good!
So then we went and did some contacting in the rain it was so nice, nice and cool. We went to Alpine Forest and had to put on the Four Wheel Drive! Woo hoo! Got the truck all dirty.
Then we went to brother moffats and had a BBQ, it was way good, really hot because the sun came back out and made everything humid, but it was a way good bbq. After we ate, we went out to his dog's gate and set up an electric fence. And to test it, ya gotta touch it, so elder summers touched it and got zapped so did brother moffat, but for some reason everytime i touched it, it didnt hurt, i held onto the wire even and rubbed my hand and arm all over it... nothing... the dog even got zapped and i didnt get hurt at all... i think somethings wrong with me...?
Wednesday 7-6-11
We went to bakes and met the new president and his family... that was pretty good.
then we went to lunch at A&W... its just not as good as utah though for some reason?
Then we had district meeting.
On our way back we went to 7/11 and they had PITCH BLACK!!! WOO HOO i bought 4 of them!
Then we went to tehachapi and went to the tire store to get a full service on our truck.
Ate dinner with the Mauldin family
and for some reason my eye hurt all day... i dont know why? but i thought i was gettting pink eye? But it went away after a few days.
Thursday 7-7-11
So when i was studying in the morning i was using elder summers book he has called "Missionary Pal, Reference Guide For Missionaris and teachers, By Keith Marston" and we looked it up at a members house to see how much it was and it was $80! And its just a little book, if you guys wanna look it up for me and see if you can find a cheap version on amazon or something, that would be sweet!
anyways we went over to the bennetts and baptized sister Bennetts car. (washed) then we had a lesson with a guy named Sven. Now this is where the week got WAY COOL. So this guy, he's a 22 year old guy who is friends with a member, and me and elder pulham went over to their house a while back and he was there, and he got really quiet and just listened to us and stuff. Well later that night we got a text from the member saying that Sven had a whole bunch of questions about the Mormons, so she gave him a Book of mormon. So then we finally met with him 5 weeks later... he has read to Heleman, he's read the entire Gospel Principles book, and we set him with a date to be baptized on July 30th! He wanted sooner too. He says he loves the gospel and that he really wants to be a member. When someone starts saying this kind of stuff, thats when missionaries get giddy and want to jump for joy and scream like a girl haha it was WAY cool.
Then we went to the Jacobsons and had dinner. I made their kids laugh so hard that food was flying out of their mouths all over the table! haha then they all left to go see the Green Lanturn :( i was jealous.
Friday 7-8-11
I got a package from Christine Brimhall! Yes! She is so awesome! Then we went to the post office and sent some things.
Did a little weekly planning, went to lunch, visited the Salyers family, visited Joe Moynagh, Visited the Kernazitskas, Ate dinner at the Rowley's and then we FOUGHT A FIRE!!!
It was so cool we came in from bear valley and on our way, we saw smoke in golden hills so we drove over, and started taking pictures but then i was like, "Wait, we're eagle scouts! Lets go help!" so we did, we fought a HUGE fire on the side of a hill, we had shovels and hoses and stuff, and got pretty much most of it out before the fire department got there. I'll send Pictures!
Saturday 7-9-11
We helped brother williams with some junk in his yard. We loaded it in a trailer and dropped it off at the dump. They fed us lunch and bought a ton of Del Taco! and gave us a ton to take home, i'm all del taco'd out.
Then we came home and showered, no mail :( i was sad, i thought i would get my package! Oh well, i'll get it tomorrow when we got to transfer meeting.
Then we went out and contacted as many people that we could, and came in for dinner around 6.
Then we stopped at the Caswells, and i'd never been there before, but we stopped by, and you should see this house! Its amazing! There are Antlers, and trophis, and pictures, and weapons and old fashioned shadow boxes, and the coolest stuff you've ever seen. Two huge garages that can hold those huge motor homes. And they even have like their own apartments above the garages! it was sooooo coool! I told them i was going to go back to their house after my mission haha
Also, when i get back, i'm probably gonna get a motorcycle, for the road, like i've been saying. but for the camping, i will be getting a 250 or 450R dirt bike... just sayin...
Sunday 7-10-11
Church was good, Sven showed up and loved it! i'm so stoked for him! Then we went to dinner and visited with the Kings. The Kings are so awesome, she's fixing another pair of my pants! :D
Thats pretty much it. I miss yall! I'll see you soon! i've been out almost 5 months! crazy huh?
Miss ya Love ya
Elder Crapo
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