Week Twelve

Yes it was an extra busy week.  There were approximately 2500 people here.  On the main floor people were packed shoulder to shoulder, and on my floor every computer was taken.  I had people coming up and asking me questions while I was helping people.  It was pretty chaotic.

I was only upset about Grandpa coming to visit me because I told him that intentional visits are against the rules and that I could get in trouble but he came anyway. To quote from my handbook: "Visits from family members, friends, and acquaintances are against Church policy.  The impact of such visits may extend far beyond the visit itself, both before and after the visit and among other missionaries.  It can often take some time for missionaries to refocus on their callings and their work.  While expressing your love and your desire to share your experiences with them after you have been released, help those who may want to visit you to understand the importance of maintaining singleness of heart and mind on the work of the Lord (see Matthew 10:37-39; Luke 9:61-61)."  So yeah I think I'm kind of lucky I didn't get reported because I know quite a few young elders saw me talking with Grandpa.  But it's whatever I guess I know it probably won't happen again.  I'm not worried about such things though so don't think I'm stressing.

Speaking of Becca, she told me that she promised that she'd e-mail me "this week" like 3 weeks ago and she still hasn't.

No I don't really want a keyboard.  I do want CDs though.  Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing is my favorite Motab CD along with Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  Good stuff.  And while we're talking about stuff I want.  I really want an ab roller.  I used Elder Simpson's all the time when I lived with him and I really miss it.  It makes exercising fun and it really works out dem abs.  Also I'm pretty sure you can see me on last Sunday's Music and the Spoken Word.  There were a couple of shots of Mack Willberg conducting and I saw on one of the monitors that the balcony area where I was sitting could be seen in the background.  Plus I could see the camera man that was filming that particular shot and he was facing directly at me almost.

Yes I believe Christian is in Long Beach California, and I still haven't gotten a letter or anything from him so I'm wondering if he even knows how to mail me.  If he does he's probably just procrastinating because I was terrible at mailing him in which case fair enough.

Well I just got the news last night, I'm moving to another apartment again on April 3rd, and Elder Scotto will no longer be my companion.  I'll have 3 new roommates and a new companion so I'll tell you more when I know more about them.

Temple Square is getting more and more busy and so is the library.  Even though I'm allowed to walk to the library, and my apartments, and the Temple Square area by myself I kind of hate doing it because I'm tired of hearing people whisper "Where's his companion?"  and I've had plenty of people ask me why I don't have a companion with me and I'm getting pretty tired of having to explain.  And I actually just found out that conference weekend is the exception to the rule and that we will need a companion with us even in the free zone.  Because there's going to be members everywhere and there's going to be protesters everywhere and they will point out that we don't have a companion with us to them and no amount of explaining will be able to convince them.  So it's easier just to have a companion with us during those times.

The night of rootstech.  They offered free pizza.  Hence why there was so much chaos.  Elder McCarty is the one kneeling and the other one is Elder Davis who is now an Assistant to the President.  They're both in the British Zone though except Elder Davis only works with us in the evenings.

PIGEON UPDATES!!11!!!!!111:
I know you guys are just thrilled that I have more pictures of some random pigeons than I do of myself and my mission, but look they're all grown up!  In fact I'm surprised they haven't flown away yet.  They still have some yellow feathers on their heads though.