November 22, 2005

  • from an e-mail dated 11/21/05:



    Dear Friends and Family,

    This transfer (6 week period) has been getting stranger and stranger.  I'm ready for the end of it next weekend.  Here are just some brief stories that kind of explain how the week has gone:

    Thursday.  A man interupts our District Meeting at the Church.  He claims he is living out of his car, dying of aids, and is in desperate need of money.  Now, I am not opposed to helping people, but this man was ridiculous.  He was causing all kinds of trouble- yelling at us and such.  The whole thing turned into a complex nightmare.  Why can't people just be honest.

    Thursday Afternoon.  Our car needs to go to the shop because the steering was acting up.  (so glad I'm not driver any more).  This put us on Bikes.  1st 10 mins. and I'm riding down the hill to a referral.  I see the house, so I stop quickly with my new disc brakes.  Elder Lord was too close behind me.  He tries to brake quickly.  His back brakes are not connected.  Elder Lord's front tire stops quickly.  Elder Lord does a sommersault in the air.  Elder Lord is on his back staring up at the sky.  We walked over to the Hawley's and they nursed us up.  My bike didn't get hit luckily.  Elder Lord is ok.

    Saturday.  Still on Bike.  Appointments are far away in Silverlake.  We hop on the paved bike trail.  Riding Riding Riding.  Of course we didn't see the thorn patch.  5 out of 6 tires flat.  15 thorns in one tire.  We walked our bikes to the Mayer's to park.  While we're at the door, a dog uses our bikes like fire hydrants (yes, it really happened).  We hitched a ride to Silverlake from Attwater.  We walk around being missionaries.  Then we have to walk back from Silverlake BLVD to Los Feliz.  Those roads are not close to each other.  It was a 1 3/4 hour walk.  Fun times let me tell you.

    Anyway that's summed up my week.  There are more stories, but not more time.  Basically luck has not been with us.  I am optamistic about next week.

    Happy Thanksgiving.  Be grateful.  Read the scriptures.  I miss you all.  I love you all.  Goodbye,

    Elder Embree