Day: first pday in Shafter
Pushup Count: 274
Buenos días a todos! This has been a crazy week, as transfers usually are. I got switched to a new area and had to say goodbye to the wonderful people of Buena Vista. It was kinda tough... But more on that in a sec:
- The transfer board (that tells us who's moving and who's staying) was supposed to come out on Tuesday afternoon. Our wonderful assistants, who i love so very very much, decided to not release it until late that night... So we carried on into the unknown
- We went and visited some members so I could say goodbye just in case I was leaving
- One of my favorite families ever made us completos (hot dogs covered in basically everything you could imagine)
- Elder Dewey's phone died so we couldn't see the transfer board when it finally did come out 
so we ran home as fast as we could and the other Elders had to tell us the news
so we ran home as fast as we could and the other Elders had to tell us the news- We found out that I was going to be transferred to Shafter, a little town just north of Bakersfield, and that my companion was going to be Elder Westerby, my follow-up trainer (which never happens btw)
- I did a lot of packing very quickly
- Elder Dewey tried to build a bunk bed
- The Esquer family made us tacos that were soooo good
- I said goodbye to Elder Dewey and drove to Shafter, where we have a full house to ourselves and we can walk pretty much everywhere
- We had some lit lessons with some awesome people
- We knocked a lot of doors
- I already got called as the ward choir pianist 
I guess that's a calling the missionaries have held for a while now
I guess that's a calling the missionaries have held for a while now- We had three dinners last night, two of them unplanned (also one of them was with a random stranger.... We are way too trusting as missionaries)
- I also found out that I'm ward sharing with my trainer, and that all the missionaries in the ward have served in my first area 
- I broke a resistance band cause I'm just that strong 
- We had a couple studies in the orchards (I forgot to take a picture, but they're super pretty)
- I ran outside for the first time in months and I'm soooper out of shape lol
- I got into an argument with a three year old over who a tortilla belonged to (it was his, don't let him tell you otherwise )
)But yes, I'm super tired cause transfers are kinda stressful, but I'm getting used to the new area and everything is going good. There's still plenty of opportunities to speak spanish out here and we've been finding lots of new people to teach. I'm not sure if I'm getting sick or if it's allergies, but either way please pray that I don't die, cause missionary work while you don't feel good is kinda miserable haha.
Spiritual Thought:
Transfers are crazy! And stressful! And super fun! But kinda hard! So guess what - I've been reading a lot of the Book of Mormon. No matter what's going on in your life, reading the Libro bring so much peace, even when it feels like everything is falling apart. Take a minute this week to read it, even just for a couple minutes, and I know that you'll feel better (even if you're already doing good)
Les amo muchísimo!
Élder Page
Fotos!
Elder Dewey bought 4 lbs of almonds
just me with a ton of people
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