Sorry that I didn't send a big email last week, we only had
15 minutes to email because a member was going to take us jeeping up a
mountain. It ended really bad because his ignition broke and so we couldnt go.
So that was super lame but we went and played soccer with all the Spanish
Elders. I miss soccer it was really fun! Last week was a good week, general
conference was absolutely fantastic! I think my favorite speaker over all was
president Uchtdorfs in Sunday morning, with President Eyrings on saturday
afternoon was a close second. I love his words when he says "if the
blessings came right away it would not strengthen our faith" That really
hit me, especially the way I look at missionary work. I get really frustrated
sometimes when I know I am being obedient and working as hard as I can and
nothing seems to be going our way. We are told to expect miracles but not to be
discouraged if they dont come. That is really hard to do, so when President
Eyring said this, it was like getting slapped in the face by the spirit and
hearing God say, "you already knew that." So that was a very humbling
experience for me, If there is one thing that I need to drill into my head it
is that acts of faith is a process and not an immediate deal. We become better
missionaries by striving every day to strengthen our weaknesses and making
correct choices. I have the vision of where I want to be and I am a lot closer
than I was. It took me almost 8 months to get this far and I have a long way to
go. I loved conference. The first thing I wrote down in my Book of Revalations
is to actually pay attention to speakers other than the apostles. I kind of
zone out and I feel bad haha so I am trying to work on that.
We picked up some more investigators these past few weeks
and they are progressing at a steady pace which is good. A few of them are
actually rap artists who are trying to bring back the tupac era of rap. When
its not just about sex, haters, weed and money but its about philosophy and
life. I was pleasantly suprised by some of them, that and I havent listened to
any good music in months. The only good music is whats playing in the
background at best buy while we email. Right now I think Coldplay is on, but I
dont know anymore!
The bad thing about this week was that I got an ingrown
toenail removed. That sucked worse than the warts. I was out of commision for
like 3 days. I wanted to die, lucky for me Sister W is awesome and made me
her special cinnamon roll cake. It is pretty freaking incredible! We didnt get
any missionary work done all week and then I finally got back on the bike on
Saturday. We found some really cool potentials. One of which is a refferal from
the Elders back in Rosamond. I asked what they were doing in rosamond and they
said they were doing service for a lady named Billie Stocking. I freaked out Im
like do you know Zac Fernandez than? They said they were family friends and
have known eachother for years. I lost it I was like " OH MY GOSH I
BAPTIZED THEM!" Than they were like "oh YOU'RE Elder Carper" which
I dont know why they didnt make the connection, how many Elder Carper
missionaries do you know? Bottom line I was really excited to talk to them,
they are R and L P. In all seriousness they are kinda scary because
he just got out of Prison like a month ago. He is 46 and has been in and out of
prison since he was 14. We did the math and he has spent more than half his
life in there. He is a really solid potential though and wants to learn what
his purpose is in life. He also hates people who are hyppocrytes and so I was
excited because most mormons arent! At least Elder L and I arent haha.
I got the call on saturday and I am staying for another 6
weeks with Elder Lewis, we were both pretty excited! Elder L is a
goofball haha he is awesome. So we had a party because Sister H is finishing
her mission, and Sister W is getting transferred so on Sunday all the Ana
Verde missionaries came over to our apartment and had Monster Melon. Its just
diced watermelon in a bowl full of Monster. Its basically the greatest
invention in the history of ever. We had a lot of fun, signed eachothers
transfer journals and today have dinner with the Bishop and will say our
goodbyes that night. The Elders are staying but both Sisters are leaving. Im
bummed cause they would always bring us cookies and brownies! They pretty much
owe me because they always call me to give blessings and kill spiders. So its
cool, I think that is all for this week, I hope you guys are doing amazing and
I hope you have a wonderful Easter Sunday!
Love,
Elder Carper
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