HELLO EVERYONE!!
Oh man. Prepare to be jealous.
So here in Morro Bay, the Hermana's apartment is right on the ocean. We
are a little ways away, but we are out in the country, and nothing
blocks the view of the ocean. We can see the Morro Rock perfectly, and
we can hear the ocean clearly. It is also right next to a national park.
so we are in the mountains (well, "mountains" compared to Idaho...")
with lots of trees and horse trails as well. The apartment we live in is
the basement of vacation home of some people that aren't members of the
church. They have a tree orchard with grapefruits, oranges, cherries,
tangerine thingies, apples, and lemons, and we are free to eat them!
Everywhere we go is basically right around the bay, and it is SO PRETTY!
I'm convinced it is the prettiest place I will ever live. The only
problem with it was the beds...super uncomfortable. But luckily for
Hermana Ricks, they closed down her last apartment that is only like 20
minutes away, so she called and asked if they could bring those beds to
the Morro Bay apartment and they said yes! So come Wednesday, I will be sleeping in Paradise.
So
basically, I am loving Morro Bay! Besides the fact that is the most
beautiful place I will ever live, the people are amazing. The ward is
very supportive, and they seem to be very involved in missionary work! A
lot of the youth bring friends to church, and many members come up to
us and tell us their missionary experiences. I am excited to be able to
use the members in this area to further the work! We were already able
to have a lot of member present lessons, and our district leader, Elder
Phillips, is having us all do power hours (an hour where the members
come out with us and their family stays and prays/reads scriptures for
an hour) at least once a week. So I am expecting to see lots of
miracles!
Hermana Young is awesome! We got
along right away. She is the first companion I have known before I was
companions with her, so it wasn't as hard to adjust! She was Hermana
Huey's back-up trainer, and I had talked to her a lot because she is
really friendly. We have been using music a lot in our teaching as well.
I am really excited to work with her. She is very observant and does a
lot of little things to serve me, like filling up my water bottle and
sticking it in the fridge while I'm in the shower. I need to be better
about doing that for my companions!
So you
won't believe what I'm about to tell you, but I am going to tell you
anyways. This week, I tried Fish and Chips for the first time in my
life, and I wasn't even forced to. So there was a restaurant right on
Morro Bay called Giovani's that had their 30th year anniversary last
Wednesday, and they were giving out free fish and chips. I figured after
that time in Oxnard that I was fed a bowl full of muscles, crab,
shrimp, and oysters, and after all the other times I have been fed sea
food so far, that I could try it. So there you have it. I guess I'm not
as picky of an eater anymore... But I still wouldn't try the bag of
crickets Hna. Young had in the car...that'll take me a few more months.
Also
last Thursday, we went to a member's house for dinner. They are the
seminary teachers here, and they were throwing an end of the year party
that they invited us to! It was so fun. They had sent the students on a
scavenger hunt around town where they had to do things like take a
picture with a biker, and give out a pass-along card. Seminary is the
best! Hermana Young and I decided we should do missionary work like
that...just tell everyone that we are on a scavenger hunt and we have to
take a picture of us giving them a passalong card. haha! Anyways, the
family lives right on the beach and their house is so pretty! They also
said I could come back and stay at their house when I come back to
visit, so I will keep that one in mind.
Anyways, I love you all! I am excited for this transfer!
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