Healing a Broken Car...kinda

April 16, 2016

Hey Guys,

This week has been really pretty interesting as we have been trying to get all of the things for the car taken care of. As I previously mentioned, the car is a little sick after having been slammed into a pole pretty hard... So it is my job as financial secretary to pay for damages to public property and tows while the other secretary talks to the insurance company about how we are going to pay for this. It's been quite the stressful situation, but we now officially have the car in our possession, just waiting to someday be able to move again. Hopefully we can take it to the shop this week and have it before the end of May. You know, maybe.

Today for P-Day we went to Planeta to buy some crazy ties and drink giant shakes. Well, the ties were not a disappointment (I bought a dinosaur tie and a Mount Rushmore tie), but the shakes were closed, so we ate some chicken. Normal missionaries have a sister from their ward who they pay to cook for them, but, as secretaries, we don't have solid enough schedules to be able to do that, and we end up paying a ton extra for food. I am slowly but surely learning how to cook. My companion is really good at it, so maybe he can teach me a thing or two. So far all I have learned how to do is not burn ramen. Haha. You gotta start somewhere.

This week we will hopefully be saying goodbye to one member of our trio, as my new companion Elder Rosales is all trained and ready to go. We are hoping to prove in these next couple of weeks that the secretaries are missionaries too. We have a few people that we could baptize before my time runs out, and I really hope that everything goes well. I'm not trunky, but Elder Rosales will be my last companion if there are no emergencies, and that is definitely a crazy thought. I only really have about a transfer and a half, and I am ready to sprint to the finish, then sleep for my first few days home. Haha.

I hope that you all have an excellent week. You know the drill: read your scriptures, say your prayers, give references to the missionaries (and food. food is nice too).

Elder Aldrich