Usually I get the standard email that Nick cuts and pastes for everyone. This week was no exception. He briefly mentioned that he received his patriarchal blessing and that it was really cool, the patriarch said some cool stuff, and he can't wait to get the printed copy. That was it. It was a much bigger deal to me! He didn't even mention that his family got to come!!!
He gave a talk in church on Sunday about the 2nd article of faith. He was so excited that he had spent zero minutes preparing for a 10 minute talk. Before his mission he would have spent two hours preparing for a five minute talk. The funny thing is, my mom forwarded me an email from someone she knows in the Buhl ward who said that he gave an amazing talk in church! Not bad for not preparing at all.
There's still lots of action in Buhl. One of the bishops called an investigator a retard because he is "poor and weird," and cancelled his baptism. After lots of fighting and battling, the baptism is back on for next Saturday.
One investigator said he cleaned his house for the missionaries, but there was still dog poop everywhere! Nick thought Elder Tukuafu was about to pass out, but Nick says he was glad for once that he doesn't have much of a sense of smell. Nick had to stand for the entire lesson because there was no where to sit down. Then the investigator showed the elders his new nipple piercings. Nick got mad and told him that if he was serious about the church, then he shouldn't have pierced his nipples, and he shouldn't have shown the elders because it's "gay, and gross, and weird!"
They started teaching a man who had been excommunicated. He is ready to be baptized and is "super nice and super cool...legit!"
They are teaching a less active family, the Rules, who invited the elders for dinner and promised Nick a big steak. So he was looking forward to that.
Jay, another investigator, is scheduled to be baptized, but the date was pushed back again.
The Pearsons, a family they are teaching, came to church and promised to come next week. So now they can be baptized!
They cut down tree branches for the Kelseys for their service hours this week. And the Kelseys made them lunch. They'll take that anytime!
Nick was looking forward to zone conference the next day, because he gets to see his friends from all over.
Elder Tukuafu is a super cool and nice guy. Nick just wishes he could talk to him. He doesn't know English enough to have a full conversation. But Nick knows Elder Tukuafu has it hard. His mom doesn't do email, so he only emails his brother. He writes letters, but they can take months to get home. A trainer is called the dad, and the companion is his son. Nick said he gave his calling card to his son because he needed to call home when he was super homesick, and he'll need it again for mother's day because he doesn't have much money. It may have been hard for Elder Tukuafu to be there when Nick got to see his family. I'm sure it's much harder being so much farther from home.
Nick thinks a girl in Buhl has a crush on him and it's a little awkward, so that is reason enough to be transferred...hopefully soon. He said he is slowly dying in Buhl.
But he is looking forward to growing two more inches! He ordered a book that (looks legit) tells him how to grow 2-4 inches from a special diet and exercise. He says we can laugh now, but when he's six feet tall in six months, he'll be the one laughing. So check back for an update in six months!
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