8/12

hey!

 

so another week went by. wow. I really dont know how time goes so fast! This week was pretty slow. It started out prety sad, our bball popped right when Elder Smith and I were about to win, so we couldn't use it anymore. (Sometimes in the mornings we run to a bball court and shoot for like 10 minutes, (but its ok because we use the frisbee that Sister Norris sent in the packages in the mornings now). It's a whole lot better than doing push ups for a half hour on the cold floor. 

So the new elder who lives with us now is from Orem. So many missionaries are from Utah!! 

Yeah, it is pretty frustrating that people agree to show up to a rdv, and then you call and confirm,  and they just dont show up. Its pretty much the biggest waste of time ever. I have a lot more respect for people who just say "im not interested". It happened a lot this week and a lot last transfer. This week we studied patience and we really really tried to obtain more patience. and God tried to give it to us by giving us a super trying week, but it made us realize that God really is in control and he grants us according to our desires... in his own ways.

So you know at the beginning of my mission how a bunch of people thought that I look like Arnold Swartznegger? Someone was like "I knew that you are American the second I saw you because you look just like Mick Jagger." Isnt Mick Jagger that ugly guy from the Rolling Stones? If he is then that's pretty mean.  

We went over to a member's house this week, and she made us tartiflette! It was super good. They used potatos and onions that they grew in their own yard. She has been to Chico and Paradise! She helped teach a french class at Paradise High. We were talking about Chico and she was like, "oh I've been there. I visited my friends in Paradise for a while!" Super weird, but her dad is kinda a troll, lol. He is in the bishopric and on the ride home he asked me to give a talk. Then Saturday morning he called and was like. "you prob wont give a talk but prepare one anyway" and then Sunday he was like "ok, you're doing it next week." aaaaaaaaaaand then Sunday morning in priesthood, none of the young men leaders where there so he's like, "ummm Elder Guymon, can you occupy the young men whenever there are no leaders here?"  So I taught Young Mens this Sunday.

In France, EVERYONE goes on vaction in the summer. So right now the ward is pretty small. A lot of people are out of town. 

So Metz has a soccer team. It's called FC Metz. Apparently they are pretty bad, but I guess they are doing well this season. They are maroon like Chico State.

That's really gross about the Jack in the Box burger. (Scott bit into a bone in his burger and chipped his tooth the other day.) I bit into bone the other day, too. It was super loud, but hambugers in France are pretty sad. and McDonalds here is like 11 euros for a full meal. That is super expensive in dollars.  I'm really excited to try to make the fish. I didnt want to buy pancake mix for 5 euros, so I bought crepe mix instead. I'm pretty sure it'll be a lil different but good still. I cook a lotttt now. Its hard to eat good on a small budget. Do you remember the show that we used to watch "Take Home Chef"? Sometimes I wish that that would happen to me. That;s why I was saying that Bradley and Andrew should learn how to cook BEFORE the mission.  And also play piano. That's a skill I wish I had. 

I wish Bradley liked me, but i dont know what he cares about. All I know is that he skateboards now and that hes not fat and all I know about Andrew is that he plays baseball.

I didnt know that Wally Herger had a ranch, but that's exciting that is exciting that you have a better place to hunt. I haven't been hunting in a LONG time!

What is mom going to do while everyone is fishing? Just sit around in the camper? Does mom still play Words with Friends? and Twitter (which can kill you)? Too bad there's no wifi. She should get a smartphone.

Elder Smith wants to know if you can mail us a picture of the Baron Davis dunk on AK47 the year that the Warriors beat the Jazz 1st round. Apparently it is a good dunk. 

Is the Jeep still running? Have you found out anything about colleges? Should I go to SVU? You said I can take the test there?  How is Melanee doing? How is Dax doing?

So I dont know what else to say. It's going prettty slow here but I'm having a lot of good times. Elder Smith is cool. We knock on a TON of doors and we contact a TON of peeps. Things are starting to look up.