Transfer 3 Week 3

Well time has really been flying this transfer and we have been just so busy. We love having a car because our area is extremely massive. So yeah that's been pretty nice. My Spanish has been improving leaps and bounds from where I began but it’s still not perfect. I think I could probably have about an hour long conversation before becoming too mentally exhausted to keep talking in Spanish. I have made a couple of really long 30 minute phone calls to members in the ward where we do just chat and share a message which really shows me that my Spanish is better than I think it is and I should have more confidence in myself. But still, very scary you know hahah.

Well one of my buddies from my first area got baptized this week. I'm not in that area anymore but luckily I was able to go and see his baptism and congratulate him. We even got some pictures with him and Elder Gray and Elder Saunders since they are his current missionaries. 

They had me direct the music for the baptism and it was definitely not my best work. Directing and singing in Spanish and it was A cappella cause we didn’t have a piano player. It was fine though, just dandy.

Also, today we went to a restaurant called Sills and had these awesome breakfasts; they were so good. I may need to start a diet soon and try to shed some weight, keep my suits fitting for a little while longer. We actually did buy a 10 pound bag of chicken breasts and we've been cooking chicken breast and rice to stay healthier. We also made some really, really good breakfast burritos the other day and oooh they were good. 

A little more about food, well there's this place called FIIZ that missionaries love! They sell special sodas, and us missionaries get any size drink for only $1. Well, another missionary told us about this drink called the Mermaid and it comes with gummy sharks on the lid so I'll show you a picture of that too. It was very, very exciting to eat those. Probably one of the highlights of the week.

Something that we've taken to recently is when we are out and about and then we have a phone or zoom lesson, we'll go park in the Ace Hardware parking lot to teach which I think is so funny. So we hang out there sometimes and teach.

Spiritual thought: we have the chance to listen to a living Prophet of God, Russell M. Nelson this Saturday and Sunday during General Conference. In my life General Conference brings peace, hope and comfort. So if you have a little time this weekend, tune in on BYU TV or lds.org. I highly recommend it.

Funny thought: Elder Locke tackled Elder Gray, a Division one track runner, during our football game today. We were dying laughing about it, especially since he had already scored the touchdown.

Well love you all, but Jesus loves you best,
-Elder Golden

My Mermaid FIIZ Soda

Teaching in the Ace Hardware parking lot, haha!