I sent a letter with a card for Janetta (and Becca, and Dad.) But I don't know if you got it yet or not. So now it's my turn to spoil something before it gets there.
No I didn't take any pictures of the demonstration, because is specifically says that we are not supposed to do that in the mission handbook: "Avoid situations that could lead to confrontations. Stay away from public demonstrations and from locations where those seeking to cause trouble might target you." "Do not take pictures of civil unrest or demonstrations." If we had known that was going on we wouldn't have gone, but we did. My sandwich is a flatbread footlong with steak, pepperjack cheese, green peppers, onions, and chipolte sauce.
I'm glad Janetta had a good birthday and that you were able to go despite them working you to death. It's also cool that Becca's birthday and Father's Day is on the same day. Again I sent some stuff.
This week was also very eventful. I've gotten a lot better at remembering stuff because I carry my journal with me everywhere now and just write things as it happens.
THURSDAY: At the end of the day I went to a MoTab concert. They're going on tour and they always show their concert at the Tabernacle before leaving. It was free but there were a lot of people wanting to get in:
But we got in anyway and it was fun. They'll played a lot of cool songs that you wouldn't see in Music and the Spoken Word. And they played a lot of songs from their CDs.
Us at the concert:
SATURDAY:
I helped set up the swap meet today, because I was assigned. I didn't get anything of particular mention except for this guy:
Why did I get this little figure? No reason other than it was free and frivolous. I call him Captain Seaman Man, and he watches over my books.
MONDAY:
At the morning devotional the fire alarm went off. The alarm just said "There has been an emergency reported in the building, please evacuate." So all 200+ Senior Missionaries started to slowly shuffle out of the chapel. Because we weren't allowed to use the elevators, we were all jammed right at the entrance in front of the stairs. I was with Elder Smith and I said "Let's try getting out a different way." But when we turned around we were stuck because for some reason everyone wanted to go out through the same door, so we were surrounded by dozens of old people trying to slowly shuffle their way down the stairs. I looked at Elder Smith and said, "If there truly is a fire then we are going to die." Anyway it turns out the alarm went off because somebody burnt the bacon in the Nauvoo Cafe. But it's still good to know that in the case of an emergency with 200+ old people that need to go down the stairs, that it's going to take awhile.
TUESDAY: So I got tickets for the Pioneer Day concert because we were allowed. And that's about it.
WEDNESDAY: We had our last missionary conference (and this is just the young elders) with President Peterson and the Brandons, so it was pretty emotional. I got some pictures taken with them:
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| President and Sister Petersen |
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| Elder and Sister Brandon |
We were also surprised to hear a pretty big announcement. We now have 78 young elders, so because of that it was decided to have a 3rd Assistant to the President. Elder Jensen, who was a District Leader, is now an AP. And Elder Liddiard (one of the elders that came in with my January group) replaced his position as a District Leader.
And I don't know if this has anything to do with these changes but they put my apartment in a different district. I was in Elder McCarty's district but for some reason now I'm in Elder Fish's district. That means I was in Elder McCarty's district for a grand total of a whopping literal week. (June 5 to June 12.) Yeah I don't get it either but whatever.
Other Pictures:
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| This is the scary dolphin on my shower curtain. No matter where or what I'm doing in the bathroom, he is always watching. It's really starting to freak me out. |
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| This is a picture I took while walking home yesterday. I thought the sky looked pretty. |
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| Did I tell you that I have a flower mode on my camera? And that it makes flowers look awesome? |
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| I mean seriously, look at that! |
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| I'm always ready to help. Also I swear I'm going bald. |
Okay I think that's all. I helped many patrons this week and someone told me that I'm the best genealogist they've worked with, and I'm just a missionary. It's good I'm still in a great zone like the British Zone. Yes my mission may change a lot but I'm staying obedient to the end. See you next week,
Elder Larson
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