Monday 2- We played basketball as a district for a while and that was fun. We had dinner with Albert, Cindy and Waiting. We had "hot pot" which is the Chinese version of shabu-shabu. I had squid and some very spicy Szechuan (very spicy) food. Then we met with Tim and we all went over to the Bishop's for pie. It was fun. And then I started packing. It was hectic.
Tuesday 3- Transfer meeting! I was one of the last companionships to be announced (third-to-last, I think). We had a fun time trying to fit 5 people plus three people's luggage in a normal-sized minivan. It was a bit squishy. The previous Elders were kind enough to plan our week for us so it wasn't too bad. We saw sister Buboltz (less-active) and gave her a blessing. Then we saw Emilee (investigator). We met with Charlie, a referral from the Roseville North Elders.
Wednesday 4- We had district meeting. I'm in a district of just Elders. The senior couple, the Nobles, fed us all enchiladas for lunch (delicious). Then we saw the Scott's (investigators). It was quite a change from Ann Arbor. There was smoke everywhere, and family everywhere, and it was pretty dirty. It was eye-opening. Then we saw Kimmie (member) and she made us cupcakes. She's pretty funny, she makes delicious cupcakes but she doesn't eat any of them. It was good. Then we went on splits at the church (apparently an every week thing). I went with Brother Myers to see Sister Rumbley (both members). Sister Rumbley recently moved in and we wanted to check how she was doing.
Thursday 5- We went to help someone move a couple things. That was fun. Then we saw Sister Rumbley's granddaughter, Tamara, who wants to be baptized. Then we had dinner with Sister Kerr and her grandson.
Friday 6- Weekly planning! Woo-hoo. It was weird because we knew nobody to plan for. We got the oil changed in the car and that took a long time. We tried to see the Scott's but they weren't feeling well so we saw Hank instead. He was actually found by Elder Shepherd so it was pretty interesting. They're a very nice family. Then we had dinner with Emilee. She had brought her friend and we made up songs about the Plan of Salvation. It was pretty fun. There were many laughs shared.
Saturday 7- We saw a less-active member named Escalon. He's an interesting young man. He didn't like the last Elders so he shot them with a marshmallow gun. He's pretty smart but he doesn't come to church. Then we did some painting for Sister Kerr and I did very well. We finally met with the Bishop. He's very nice and very missionary oriented. Then we went with Brother Myers to see Jessica. I'm pretty sure she is a member. It was crazy. They were planning a baby shower, so all their family was there. There was a lot happening.
Sunday 8- We finally made it to church. Our ward is pretty tiny. There were 10 people in Elder's Quorum and 5 were missionaries. We had ward council but only one missionary went in, so I stayed outside and was pretty bored for the next hour or so. Then we went to the North apartments and talked for a really long time. Then we went to correlation. That was fun. Our ward mission leader is part of homeland security so he's very blunt. It's great.
That's about it. Love you all!
-Elder Michael Carlson
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