Singing and preaching

So I have to say that it was way cool to sing at the game. It's been a while since I've had a real singing performance and I forgot how much I liked it :) Also the game was pretty fun to watch. Honestly, though, I didn't enjoy staying for the game that much because the spirit couldn't really be there... It was basically babylon. People walking around selling beer and other things that do no good for your body, the only benefit being the immediate satisfaction of the taste; girls wearing almost nothing doing dances that are designed only to show off the body in a provocative manner, not for the fluidity and grace that is a part of the real art of dance; music with tempo and beat that drives almost all thoughts out of your head but those of compulsion and aggression; and then nearly a whole stadium of people booing and mocking five men who were playing their hearts out to do well at the sport they loved.  Just being there with the perspective and mindset I have now killed most of the fun that could've been had.  Not that that is bad, though.  George Hill did have a sweet dunk that we're going to have to talk about when we knock on his door...

 

Anyways, that's probably the most interesting thing that happened this last week.  I actually just drank a smoothie that had protein mix, weight gain mix, and butter pecan ice cream in it (and I got it in the largest available size). That was pretty interesting.  It's called The Hulk and you can buy it at Smoothie King. It just sounded too delicious to pass up...

 

So  transfers are this Thursday.  I'll still be here, so go ahead and keep sending whatever to this address.  Anyone who just wants to be safe, though, (like if they don't look at the blog much) might just want to always use the mission office address.  I get my mail from there every couple weeks. Elder Lish is leaving. He's going to be doubled in to a new area, and still be a district leader, just for a different district. We don't know where he's going until thursday though. I also don't get to know who my new companion is until I drive him home on Thursday, but I do know one thing about him...

 

...He's going to be as green as a seasick Irishman! Fresh out of the MTC.  I'm a trainer! :)

 

So that's pretty cool. I'm way super stoked, but also kinda nervous. That also means I'll probably be here next transfer as well. That means I'll most likely be spending over a quarter of my mission here in the stone oak area.  That's pretty intense.  This transfer that's about to start will make it a quarter here...

 

Anyways .. that's all the exciting news for this week. It seems like some other stuff happened, but I can't really remember... so yeah.

 

Talk to y'all next week. Love you mucho.

 

Elder Katzakian