Another week..

(Brock asked us to express to everyone his thanks for the cards and gifts he received for Christmas. He is trying to write everyone a personal thank you note but it is taking more time than he has.  He wants everyone to know how much he appreciated everything everyone has done and continues to do for him.)

 

So this week was not super exciting, we kinda had a lot of people bail on us, so we did a lot of going door to door.  I'm considering carrying around a dictionary so I can show people the definition of the word "solicit." We got kicked out of a few places and yelled at by a few people for soliciting. One guy actually said he didn't care if we were doing what Christ would do, but we could come in his house while he called the police... Soliciting is asking for donations, or selling something. It is completely okay to knock on somebody's door to offer service and ask if they would be willing to listen to a message (that doesn't involve asking for money or selling anything), then leave if they say no. To prohibit such would be a violation of first amendment rights. We do leave if it is a private neighborhood or something and they tell us they don't want us there, but still... 

 

Anyways, I went on exchanges with another missionary to hillbilly country and it was awesome.  One guy answered the door in his boxers, and told me he liked my tie because it was his two favorite colors, chrome and paisley. I also almost got eaten by a dog. Luckily the knot held and he couldn't get off his rope.  There were some of the nicest people I have ever met up there... Actually, the first door we knocked on invited us in, gave us water and had a nice conversation with us before inviting us to share our message.  That's kinda funny compared to the richer area I'm in haha.  It's great though, I really do love the people in my are, it just requires a very different approach.  The wards we cover are so amazing, they are all very missionary minded and invite people to all sorts of things and host activities for neighbors and all that.  They fellowship like crazy, which makes our job a bunch easier.

 

So as much as I'm trying to eat well for the meals I control, I have disovered the deliciousness that comes from wrapping everything in a tortilla, then frying it in butter until it's crispy... It's pretty bad haha. There is some good food down here, though. I'm still waiting on some real mexican food... I've mostly just had tex mex. Except, we do actually have some homemade tamales in the fridge right now... I also had the opportunity to get a lengua with sauce on it, but I decided I'd do it next time. haha

 

So apparently there are a bunch of scorpions here in the summer. I'm pretty excited. There is a good chance I'll try to catch one. I also hope to eat rattlesnake before these two years are up, though it doesn't seem to be as common of a dish as I had hoped haha.

 

Alright, I've got to go now, but I'll try and do some super exciting stuff for y'all to hear about next week. Paz fuera.

 

Elder Katzakian