Dear family,
So we are here in the Hayward area and I am absolutely loving it! Elder Roberts is such an awesome elder and he is a really hard worker but also knows how to have a good time. He is from Spanish Fork, Utah and knows the Mt. Pleasant area pretty well- so we have that in common and that's cool. He is a hunter and golfer so that is something that we have in common. We were super bummed when we found out that there isn't a golf course in our area though... There is a driving range so we may go hit that but we will see. We live like right on the boarder of the mission. When we go to FHE for the YSA ward we actually have to leave the mission to get to the bishops house. haha it's a weird feeling. We literally can't go across the street to the subway because it is outside the mission boundaries. Kinda crazy.
So the area here in this area is at the moment really slow.. We worked our butts off this entire week and no joke only taught four lessons.. It is so crazy that you can work as hard as we do but to not get in to homes. It's so crazy! But yesterday at church we actually got 4 really solid referrals from members and they even called the people and set up the lessons for us! So amazing when ward members understand what their role is. We also met a really cool guy at a gas station last night at like 845. I of course had to pee really bad and haha didn't know if I was going to be able to make it home so we stopped in and after I came back out the guy who was working the cash register asked us if we taught about the Bible. We told him that we did and showed him the Book of Mormon also and he got really interested. He was telling us that all his friends smoke and drink but that he has always felt like those things were bad and not good for our bodies so he doesn't do them! He set up a lesson with us on Tuesday and so we are really looking forward to meeting with him. He seems like he is really going to go far and so that is super cool!
Yes mom we eat with members like every night. Once in a while we will have to eat at home but over all we get fed like every dinner.
As we finished up our transfer in Walnut Creek we did end up going to the temple and that was an amazing experience. Mikayla didn't end up showing up but Noushil did and he absolutely loved the temple. He felt the spirit really really strong and kept thanking us for bringing him there. He still wouldn't except abaptismal date for some reason but we feel like he will have one within the weeks and so that is super cool. I hope that him and Mikayla will get baptized this transfer so that we can go back for them! We will probably just drive there ourselves because members wouldn't want to drive that far. We could ask though.
Well I have to close for now. There are a lot of missionaries that are waiting to email. I have some sweet pictures to send but there is a rumor going around that we are not allowed to email pictures home so we are going to call president and see what is going on with those. I hope that that is not true because I love to email the pictures to you guys. One of the members have an amazing 50's room that they have built and they have a super old record playingjukebox and a lot of super cool coke things that I took pictures of! If i am allowed to I will email them home next week. Hey there is a family that is going to be coming to Mesa to the temple in late October and they would like to meet up with you guys and say hello. They are flying there but said that they would love to bring back letters or what ever they can put in their bags back to me. So I will get you more info on that later when it gets closer to the date. Kadon that is awesome about your Go Kart. You will have to send me some pictures so that I can see it. Dad about your scooter too! I want to see some pics! You andKadon just drive that around and leave my truck alone!!!!!! hahahahaha
Well please always know that I know that the church is true and that the Book of Mormon truly is the word of God! I was happy to hear that you have taken my challenge. I know that it is going to bless your lives so much and that as you keep reading and studying from the book that you will grow spiritually. I am so happy to hear that the family is doing well! Hello out there to Unkey and Aunt Lissa's family and the Aunt Kim and Shane's also! Love you all and hope that everyone is doing well and is staying close to our Heavenly Father! Nothing else matters in this world!
Love,
Elder Shelley
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