this week has been good. nothing to crazy going on but i guess that's a good thing. (i think) its all ways a good week when the ward feeds you. in this area the ward will feed us everyday for a week straight then there will be a week when know one will sign up. its crazy. but i looked at the dinner calendar for last year and the ward hasn't feed the missionaries like this in at least 10 months. so i think that means they like us as a companionship.
me and elder Burnett are getting along great. we have alot in common but at the same time we are complete opposites. he is super... um... nerdy? but he is cool. the other day we talked about what would be the best weapon to fight a dragon. but at least we get along better than my last comp.
so here are some things that happened this week. Monday we did the normal stuff shopping, email, write letters. its was kind of boring because we have nothing to do. then that night i got to practice my Spanish again with a lesson we taught to a less active lady. i wasn't good when i practiced everyday but now i cant understand anything. i mostly just shook my head and said Si. thank goodness we had a member there that spoke Spanish otherwise i would have been toast.
then that night our district leader called us up and asked if we wanted to stay up in Lawton so we didn't have to drive quite so far for the memorial service the next day. so we drove an hour and stayed the night. the other elders are super crazy. they had a air mattresses for us but i had a terrible night sleep. i don't know what the deal is with air mattresses going flat in the night but they all ways do. so we got ready and left. it was super foggy that morning and elder Burnett was scared to drive. but i helped him stay calm and keep up alive.
the memorial was so great. sister Taylor was balling her eyes out for the first half of the meeting. it turned from really sad at first to really happy. alot of old missionary's that have gone home all ready came back for it. some of her former comps and district members. they told us the whole story about what happened step by step and that it wasn't anything that the sisters did wrong and it was a complete accident. and that they were doing what they were supposed to be doing. they went even at the wrong place at the wrong time. but the mom of the boy that hit sister smith was there. and she gave her apology's and her gratitude for how nice the church has been. and of what i understand she is being taught the missionary lessons. then at the last there was an opportunity for anyone that wanted to get up and speak and tell stories about sister smith. some were really good and spiritual and it makes me sad that i didn't meet her. but other people got up just to get up and speak because they could. then at the very last her comp that was with her at the time of the accident, got up and said a few words. it brought the whole house to tears. and then there was a special musical number. and some missionary's and president Taylor's son got up and sang and played "savior redeemer of my soul" the same version on 17 miracles. o wow it was so powerful the spirit was just flowing through our hearts. its hard to comprehend the feelings that were there. then after that we all signed her uke that they left behind to send to her family.
after the service we had the three hour drive back to altus. but the district leader surprised us, he told us that he was driving us back. because he didn't trust Burnett to drive us five back. needless to say elder Burnett wasn't to happy.
Wednesday we got a call from president Taylor and he was asking me about elder Burnett and about his driving. and about his almost accident about a week ago. i told him the truth and that i wasn't worried about him driving. but president Taylor told me that he was worried about him driving and that he wanted me to drive form now on. i asked about my red dot and that im not supposed to drive but he said im unreddoting you and i think that the whole not driving think was a miss understanding. (which it was i think) so needless to say im happy because i get to drive again. and not just be a copilot. but elder Burnett is super pissed. not at me and not at president but at a certain district member who likes to slander other missionary's. so this particular missionary called the mission president and told him that he doesn't want to drive with elder Burnett anymore. so now im driving.
but anyway we have found a ton of new investigators this week. the Lord is really providing for this area. one man that were teaching just fell into our lap he is a part member family and his wife and kids are in DC. he is just here for a couple of months for training at the air force base. but we started meeting with him. he told us that he has come to church for about five years. but never joined back home he had a calling as a scout leader. so by definition he is a dry Mormon. but were helping him out and trying to let the spirit convert him.
there is a bunch of other people that were teaching but that one is the one im banking on.
but i guess that's it for this week
i got your letter mom. and wow it was good. i got grandmas letter. thanks grandma.
hey dad i know were i got my spending habits from. wink. (but its on sale i have to get it)
Lauren i love you don't worry about not writing me long letters. any letter is better than no letter. and dont worry about the dance im sure that every boy thinks you all ready have a date so there scared to ask you out. because a girl as pretty as you would for sure all ready be asked.
but i love you all so very much and i will talk at ya ladder
Love Elder Clements
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