April 15th, 2024 - 34th - Email - Buzz buzz

Hey

So this week was purdy fun

We worked so hard this last week we tracted (knocked doors) like literally an hour and a half on average every day so I'm like super tired lol

We found 8 new people which was crazy but it's also what we're supposed to be getting so we boutta run it back again

It was actually really fun ngl we ran into some... interesting people and had some... interesting interactions (with drunk people)

Also we had a wholesome interaction last night we pulled up to this dude's house and he bought us street hot dogs (and they were ) and then we chatted it up for a minute

Also idk if I've ever mentioned daves hot chicken but it's this chicken place here that's absolutely gas but hecka expensive but it's so good so we tryna go like every week and we went last week cuz it's so good

Anyway

We had an english class on Thursday where we invited friends which was super cool and our friend Richard loved it it was super basic but really good

Also we had like a bee infestation in our apartment

So basically

Monday evening we hear a buzz buzz and we see a bee and kill it with a flyswatter

And we were chillin

But then Tuesday morning we wake up to another buzz buzz and elder arvidson stepped on it with the loudest crunch imaginable it was crazy

And then Tuesday evening we had another buzz buzz well actualy like 3

One was in the lamp of our bedroom and we were too scared to deal with that one so we just put a pizza box on top of it to trap it and it got super mad

And then we realized that it being super mad meant it would buzz buzz all night so we were like whoops

So elder arvidson ended up killing that one too

And then we realized it was like kinda a problem

So we call the mission housing coordinators (Elder Avarill and his wife) and they called management and then management proceeded to not do anything

We figured out the bees were coming from a pipe outside the apartment, they definitely have some kinda hive in there but the thing is it's too far from our balcony and too high up for us to deal with and there's an open vent in our laundry room so that's how they were getting in

The neighbors even noticed the problem and called management and they proceeded to not do anything again

The bees are still in that hive thing outside but their numbers in the apartment have dwindled we find a dead one here and there but they haven't been buzz buzzin in lile three days

The housing coordinator thought our dryer ball was attracting them or something and so we up and lost the thing lol so maybe that helped

Oh yeah so on thursday we went to daves hot chicken it ended up being elder jones and i and a random english companionship

So we have our zone council (which was a really good Spirit filled meeting btw) and then we hitch a ride with the shadow hills ward elders because elder arvidson and elder pittman were taking forever and they're all like "ok we goin to daves?" and everyone agreed yeah and we said we were going to the one in indio and everyone ended up going to the one in palm desert lol and then elder pittman and elder arvidson ended up going to popeyes after telling us they were on their way which was pretty funny lol so it was just us and the english elders and then another english companionship pulls up and we're like "bruh we already done eatin lol

Also coachella fest is going on which is like a huge deal (it's a big music concert) and I've never heard of it but all the other missionaries thing it's so sick we're here while it's going on but it also means everyone is staying at family's houses for it so there's like no parking anywhere lol

But apparently the population of the valley "doubles" this time of year lol

Oh yeah we're teaching this lady named Ana and she is super awesome and was super close to coming to church on Sunday but she ended up having to go to LA but we have seen an awesome change in her since we started teaching her so keep her in yalls prayers fr

But yeah the work is kinda popping off we're having kind of a good problem of having too many people to teach so we're having to clean out our teaching pool a ton and it's lowkey kinda satisfying lol

What's crazy is the transfer's already over this week I hope I stay here so much

Also i saw a guam license plate that's a new one

Anyway this email's too long but I like this quote from Jacob in the Book of Mormon

"Oh be wise, what can I say more?" (Jacob 6:12l) so don't be dumb ok love yall take care cuidense

Pictures!

-fire mailbox

-us having too much fun

-broken sprinklers

-cat