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August 28, 2017

Hey Everyone,

It is weird how time works when you are on your mission.  If you look to the future time slows down.  If you look at the present you don't notice the time.  But if you look to the past you realize that time is racing past you.

Thursday 8/24/2017
Well, today was pretty crazy. We woke up at 5:00 am, got ready, and were heading to the temple by 5:30 am. Because we were heading to the temple, today was going to be our P-day which totally threw me off a bit. We were at the temple for the whole morning, and, I have to say, the more I spend time with the other Anaheim missionaries the more I like them. They are crazy and super fun to talk to, but they always stay close to the spirit. We went to Costa Vida and I ate a spicy chicken enchilada which was really good.  Right after we went and played volleyball as a zone and that was fun. For dinner my companion and I went to a member's house and guess what they had made... chicken enchiladas, and they were pretty good.  I had eaten two and was really full, but then the member gave me some more and, being me, I was way to nice to say "no thank you," so I almost threw up, but such is life for us missionaries.

Friday 8/25/2017
So today was supposed to be a typical planning day where we took care of anything we had not completed in that week, but nope...instead we got a call to head to Mary's [kitchen] again.  I have only been in the field for about 2 weeks and I have already gone to Mary's four times, which is more than an Elder who has been in the field a year. Mary's does remind me of my time at the Ogden Pizzeria though and I did kind of enjoy working at the Pizzeria. We got back to our apartment around 4:00 pm and we had to get ready for dinner with a member so we had to hurry, so I guess we will have to do weekly planning another time.

Saturday 8/26/2017
Another day of exchanges.  This time I was paired up with Elder Jones, and at first it was a little awkward since he doesn't talk a whole lot, but then we found out we both played a lot of soccer and both still enjoyed doing so. The whole day was spent tracking and trying to find investigators, but it seemed like no one wanted to learn, at least until we met a guy named Kevin. His religion was similar to ours in many ways but he did not believe in the Book of Mormon. He wasn't attacking us though, in fact he was helping me realize how questioning everything is the way to know truth. 

Randy got baptized too!!! It was very spiritual and amazing for me to see, especially since I've only been out for 2 weeks. 

Monday, 8/28/2017
Hey Mom,
So today was really hectic for being a P-Day and....well, let's just say that my companion and I and two other missionaries got in a wreck... We are fine and no one got hurt. It scared the crap out of me but that's about it. I will try to send out more emails to people, since my email list is so big, although I don't know if will have enough time since I don't have any wi-fi at my apartment.  P-Day lasts until 5:00 pm and I am not allowed to draft emails, so I promise I'll give everything I've got to send out the emails I have.
Love, Ethan

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