!Se me robo la bicicleta!

We were low on miles in the car because of a time that we got lost, so we decided to ride our bikes so we wouldn't go over.  We'd been riding for three days I think... anyways we locked them to a stop sign to knock some apartment doors for twenty minutes (on the side of a busy road) and the lock was cut when we came back and my bike was gone.  They left Elder Robinson's though, so I jogged home while he rode so we could get the car and get to our next appointment.  The good news, though is that I did have insurance on it, so I should be able to have it replaced. I'll be talking to them today to find out.

So, things I need for my birthday...  I don't know.  I can never really think of anything,  Mostly just money would be good though, that way I could get stuff without a shipping charge.

Anyways, I've been picking up texas stuff like "howdy y'all," "fixin' to," and a touch of an accent, but more california is coming out than even did in california... I keep finding myself saying things like "right on" and "gnarly" without meaning to... I never did that before though haha.  It's kinda weird.

So there was an Elder Rodriguez in my ward at home from San Antonio who went (or came, rather, because of my point of reference) home a couple months ago.  It was pretty funny because he found me and took us out to lunch, which was fun.  Another one of those changey things where someone who was a missionary when I left is now a pool technician who took us out to lunch haha. 

As missionaries we do role plays every day to practice teaching and talking to people and stuff, and we've started teaching it to the members now too, so they can use it as a tool to help them be more comfortable with and know what to say when talking to friends and neighbors and other people about the gospel and extending invitations.  Basically the goal is to help people see how easy and casual it can be.  An invitation to come to church doesn't have to be super dramatic or a big deal.  It can just be casually interjected in a conversation about anything, really... It's cool though because I think it'll help a lot.

I don't think there was anything else really exciting this week...  Definitely keep up the prayers, the help is always appreciated.  Thanks for everything you do.

Love Elder Katzakian