20 months
I told yall I would be writing something big for this week so here it is. Probably the apex of my mission. All of those gutters I've ran through and all of those super tough transfers have all paid off. There are still lows that happened throughout the week but there are 2 hours in here that just make worlds of a difference.
Starting off strong we had General Conference! I know that was last week but y'all saw how much I wrote last week... but I havent had the chance to listen to all of it yet but I'm making my way through it. So far I am LOVING it. S tier conference. I mean all of them are but this was a very good one.
Yall ever get a little itchy before? So you scratch it a little? Then before you know it your entire body is swollen and covered in red spots making it look like you got a mix between the plague and a second degree sunburn? No? Well I did. The bugs down here are the BANE of my existence. I got ONE bite and I scratched it subconsciously throughout the day and when I get into the shower at home I am completely covered in hives. It was horribly. I almost went to the hospital because of it. I dont know if I have the short end of the stick when it comes to getting sick or if my body is just very weak. Me not know.
Y'all know our truck Doc? Well guess what! Some idiot hit her and ran away. We were driving along and coming to a stop along the light and people made a gap for a guy to come through and cross traffic. As they creep through we are pulling up to our line and I see they are still moving so I give them a little beep. Thinking I'm clear, I pull all the way up and then BAM. Dude hit us. Hit the back corner of our truck and I am super annoyed. We drove infront of this guy and I made eye contact with him and even did a nice beep so he knew I was there. Then he still hit us. We pull over, very frustrated, and then we see it. He starts driving fast. Now I'm mad. Ive never driven so aggressively through traffic to get somewhere. Yeah I've gone slicing before but I always had a level head. But now I'm just pissed. I start chasing this guy as fast as I can as the TiWi is screaming at me to slow down and how I'm driving aggressive, but I could explain myself later and get it all waved off. We pull up to a light and I'm ready to flame this guy. Throw hands if necessary, and before we can get a picture of his plates. He speeds through the red light almost hitting 2 other people. He was gone. Pissed, hungry and frustrated. I couldnt be bothered to do anything else. So we got pizza, ate some dinner, went to an appointment and then called the vehicle coordinator. The damage on the truck was barely noticeable so it was easy to fix. But doesnt mean I was happy. So after explaining our situation they take our truck for repairs and give us a stupid Nissan Rogue. Just imagine the worlds cheapest parts to make a car that can't even accelerate. Its a POS and we won't even get the truck back. WE NEED THE TRUCK FOR OUR AREA! HALF THE ROADS ARE DIRT! Not. Happy.
But besides having one of the only things keeping me alive be ripped away from me, I found a new anchor. LouAnn Garcia. My very first recent convert. I had the once in a lifetime chance to actually go with her to the temple! Not to do baptisms or a tour. But to do her endowment. The spirit I felt was incomparable to anything else I've felt in my life. Trying to get the appointment scheduled was a pain because president said we needed special permission from the temple president to go as missionaries. Alright I deal with that. I wait a day and send president a follow up text and ask if he's heard from the temple president at all. Left. On. Read. I figure he's busy so I wait a bit then shoot him another text. Again. Left. On. Read. I'm not about to let this happen. The session is the next day and president isn't even gonna say he hasn't tried yet. I've had my spot reserved for about 2 months now and am not gonna miss this because president couldn't follow up. So I went AWOL. I went anyways. If I get sent home because of this. I could not care less. Going to LouAnn's endowment and see her make these covenants is better than anything else I could have been doing on a saturday morning, Heck, my whole mission. LouAnn is endowed. I can die in peace.
I discovered some new energy drinks that are ⅓ of the price of monster and the same size. Sprechers charged lemonade, and venom energy. They taste so good and will be buying them for the rest of my life. I need a sponsorship or something by them.
Had a cute lil bbq with some other elders sunday night and just had a good time.
I love yall sorry for not writing before it was a wild week.
-mapache
