Howdy ya'll,
Hope you're doing well back home, on your mission, or wherever the heck you are. Life is bumping here in Greenville! After a member of our ward brought a couple box fans to make up for the busted AC in the apartment, life has been much better! We've had a bunch of stuff going on this week. First off on Tuesday we had interviews with our mission president! Awesome as always, President Dalton's a sweet guy. Super rich, sold off like three ferraris when he came out to the mission field. However, the highlight of the day was after interviews........ There's this awesome, all-you-can-eat, sushi place in Frisco, Texas that our district went to eat lunch. It was actually really good sushi. The trick though is that whatever you couldn't finish you had to buy........... Let it be known to the world that between the four elders present, we downed over 12 rolls of delicious sushi. Life is good.
Another cool thing from this week is that I can now officially count myself "true" missionary, now that I've spent a day on bike! (Up until this point it's just been cars............) But I went on an exchange over in Rockwall in a 100% Spanish area (WHICH WAS AWESOME!) and we biked around all day! I loved it! (Though I probably looked like quite the noob trying to learn how to ride a bike again.........) In other transportation excitement, I drove a car for like the first time in five months last night........... That was exhilarating. I feel blessed to still be living! XD
Another fun thing......... I got to rock out last P Day when we went over to a members home in the ward who plays in a rock band! It was sweet, I got taught the basics of drumming, and Elder Hiatt simply went nuts! (He could play before his mission........)
Now because I whole heartedly agree with Nephi in the book of 2 Nephi 25: 4 when he says "my soul delighteth in plainness" I take that in this instance as keep things simple, entonces I don't want to write this story all out again so here's this weeks cool story straight out of my email to president.........
A story you may like from this week. In Zone conference you shared an example of some members literally following somebody into the ocean to get them to church. We had a similar experience here. (Minus the ocean........) We have a couple investigators, Mike and Lorie Lockridge, who we set a baptismal date with this week for June 23rd. The one thing standing in the way for them is that they need to come to church, and Mike literally has no clothes. (He wears strings around his pants for a belt, and hasn't bought any new clothing for 10+ years) And of course you can say it doesn't matter what you wear to church, but no one wants to be underdressed. So Elder Hiatt and I took this challenge on ourselves to show them how serious we are about them coming to church, and how much we love them. Now the challenge was that Mike wears size size 32x38 (CRAZY).......... And after much searching and asking around we FINALLy tracked down a pair of pants his size. It happened to be the only one in the store. (Hand of the Lord right there........) Mike was so grateful to recive the clothes we got him. I even donated one of my white shirts and a belt. So I literally gave him the clothes off my back. This couple is going to be baptized no question. It's just a question of when.
I freakin love missionary work! It's seriously the best! If you're ever feeling down or depressed, get off your rear and go serve somebody. I know I make it sound simplier than it really is, but service is seriously an incredible remedy. You just feel so good afterwards. Stop thinking about yourself, and "Just Do It".
Love ya'll!
Have a great week and a blessed day,
Elder Clark Fox
(Crazy to think this transfer ends next week.........)
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