Well family, its been interesting. I got transferred. i kinda knew that i would be so its no suprise but still kinda shocking haha. So i got transferred to Hollywood. I'll be in the North Hollywood 4rth ward. Im really excited for a change but im going to miss this place so much. Its been my home for the last 6 months. Anyway, so my new companion's name is elder Shepard. Hahaha i dont know him but i've heard hes great. Really dorky but great. scott, you know that flute thing that Link plays in Zelda? well appearantly he plays that. haha I talked to him on the phone and one of the first things he asks me was.. "do you like boardgames? I really hope you say yes" haha i was like... uhhhhh not really. hahaha this is going to be a great companionship! no im really excited and were going to be on bike which will be fun. o about a bike.. So i found an old bike awhile ago while cleaning out an old elders apartment and i've fixed it up and its great now! i have to go get some linings today for the tires but other than that its in good condition and sturdy. its name is Kathy, she's wonderful.
So when i first got here i was with Elder Longhurst who was great and who had been here for foerever. The only thing was that we were teaching a lot of dead ends, people that werent progressing or couldnt. So 2 transferrs ago we kind of started this area over. We dropped some people and went looking for the ones that were ready. We had a ton of work, we knocked and contacted a ton. i cant even tell you how many doors we've knocked. haha ALL of teuanita! so it took a lot of time and hard work but its all payed off. We have found amazing, ready people who are great. We've been teaching more lessons then ever before. Juan Chavez is getting baptized this sunday, Then this girl named Bianka after him, and then Crazy luis after her! its been great and were finally seeing the fruits of our labors. haha figures though that im leaving right when all of this is happening. Yesterday at church we had 4 investigators come which was great. 2 were this couple that are soooo great! we had a lesson with them this week and only taught them the importance of coming to church and they did and loved it! their so great. The mom kept saying how tranquila she felt and it was just the best. They stayed like an hour after, they didnt want to leave. And their so excited to come next week too! ahh it was just the best.
So saying bye yesterday to the ward was about 100 times harder then i was expecting. First off, they called me up to bear my testimony to say goodbye and when i got up there i recieved a note that the other speaker cancelled so talk as long as you can. hahaha it was interesting but i loved it! with white people i think i would have been nervous but not with Latinos. Their my people now. i feel so at home with them. And it was so much easier talking to them cuz i had so much to say. haha it was fun. ahhh but saying bye was THE worst thing ever. i've never tried harder to not cry. It was awful. I love these people so much i cant even tell you. They are the most unbelievable people ever. Hard working, humble and have the strongest testimonies ever. They have such hard lives and have to deal with so much but they get through it all and somehow find time to serve and help one another. their amazing. Saying bye to the lara family was awful. And Hermano Gonzalez, and Hermano Elias, Hermana De leone! And the cruz family! the little boys wrote me some really cute notes and drew pictures. jeeze i wanna cry just talking about them. goodness, when did i become such a wuss? (dont answer that melanie) haha ahh im just going to miss this place so much. Mom and Dad, i am so excited for you to pick me up, not cuz i want to leave but so you can meet these people. I cant say enough about them. I look at them and dont understand why I have been so blessed and not them. I mean they are so blessed because they have the gospel but right now in their lives, they just try to survive. ha it makes me feel like a jerk. I just dont understand why i have been so blessed.
Anyway, im going to send y'all some pictures so you can see these people.
O so i took this one picture with an investigator named maria. haha she just grabbed me and in the picture she just put her arms right around me and i was so shocked and didnt know what to do so its a great picture and i have an extremely awkward smile. haha im trying to be completely, 100% obedient but I think thats the only rule i've really broken. I just had to hug some of these people goodbye. I hope thats not too bad.
Anyway, im out of time. But my new address is, 9057 Cayuga, Ave. Sun Valley, CA 91352. I think its a members house so that will be interesting. anyway, i love you and cant wait to hear from you!
Love elder foulger
ps, did i tell you i found a sword in our apartment complex? ...cuz i did!
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