Today is a wonderful balmy 71 degrees. It's slightly cloudy, sunny, and I'm enjoying it while it's not frying me. I'm not looking forward to the summer. Maybe I'll serve down by the coast or the beach. Those ocean winds do wonders for the temperature.
This week, I've walked down a lot of dirt roads. We've been visiting a lot of the less actives that live way out there. So we've been walking on dirt. I've got the pictures to prove it. Sorry I don't have a whole lot of pictures, I just didn't take any pictures really so far this transfer. I'll try and get another of Elder F and I.
I sent you a letter this week [the next blog post] so that should go over a little bit of what went on this week. However, I did save one day in particular so I could write it up in my email.
I will go over the rest of the week lightly, but I don't have my planner with me and the moment. I am pretty much lost without the thing. It's my favorite thing that I carry with me (besides my scriptures and my water).
We taught a lot of new people this week. Elder F loves going out and just talking to people. It's not just tracting. He knocks on doors, talks to people in the street, pretty much everywhere. I'm getting better about just opening my mouth and talking to people about religion. It's a little weird still but it's getting more normal. I know back in Oregon, religion is just not a subject that came up really.
We met many interesting and sometimes very strange people. I talked more about one person in particular in my mailed letter [the next blog post]. We talked to lots of people and very few really pursued it any further. We've been busy though. Our meal calendar is the fullest it's ever been. We have about 3 to 4 every week! We taught some good lessons and had some fun times.
The day I was referring to earlier was in fact, Friday. We received a call late Thursday night. It went something like this:
"Hi Elders in Alma!"
"Hi there Elder T. What can I do for you?"
"Well, actually do you want to come to Tallahassee tomorrow?"
"Ummm,...why?"
"Someone is coming to speak and we're headed there."
"Uhhhh,....Sure."
So the next day, we arrived in Douglas about 11 o'clock. We hopped in the transfer van and drove to Tifton. We picked up the Elders there and then drove to Tallahassee. We got there a little before 4. Elder Larry Gibbons from the 70 was speaking. He talked a lot about working with members and finding people. He talked for a really long time. It was good but 3 hours straight of sitting and listening kinda wears me out. We had sandwiches at the mission home and then hopped in the car and headed back to Tifton. We had to ride back with the Sisters as there wasn't enough room in the transfer vans. On the way up, the Zone leaders had made two of the new missionaries ride with them. On the way back, they asked us to ride with the sisters. We left about 20 minutes before the zone leaders left and they still beat us to Tifton by 10 or 15 minutes. The sisters got lost twice on the way back. It was Sister F, Sister G, and Sister H. I was a little apprehensive about riding with the sisters as the two missionaries who rode up with the Sisters said they almost died. Sisters G and H were drifting in and out of sleep so we really only talked to Sister F. She's really awesome.
But yeah. We arrived in Tifton and then went with the zone leaders to Douglas. We drove back to Alma even though it was really late.
I love you all and miss you.
Loves,
Elder Matthew Carlson
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