We currently live in a modified garage with a family named the Merricks (pics to come) they are so amazing and so nice. I am serving in the San Andreas ward and I will most likely be able to go to Yosemite at the end of the month! It's so beautiful here! I am hoping I get to stay here for a good amount of time because I just love it! The area is kind of a low income city but everybody is super humble and sweet. It is rather safe but I have met some people that are very interesting such as people who think they are good to people who looks at the sun through a Candy Jar. There is also a lot of herb here. But at least everyone is nice lol. I am doing super good here! My companion is Elder Wood. I will most likely be his last companion. He has 2 transfers left. He is truly an amazing guy. This week I got to know a lot of people including the ward missionary leader Brother Zahnizer who is 65 years old and still lives on the same street that he did when he was a kid. Our ward is sort of small with only 120 active members but we have about 300 total members including less actives. This area has had a sort of rough past when it comes to missionaries. The missionaries here used to be very disobedient. Which caused a lot of members to go less actives. However, we are here to help!!! I love being a missionary here. This week I had an amazing experience with an investigator named Tracy. One experience that I remember specifically from this week is a lesson we had with an investigator named Tracy. As we arrived at her house we quickly found out she had a friend over who decided to stay as we taught the restoration. We were able to teach Tracy and her friend Jeanine the restoration. As we were teaching the spirit was so strong and you could tell that both Tracy and Jeanine's faith was growing very rapidly. Tracy started out by kind of joking about all the lessons but then as we ended the lesson she was just wanting to learn more and more. That was the same case for Jeanine. We were able to give a Book Of Mormon to both of them! It was truly an amazing experience. I love this!!!!!
A couple things I especially love about this area is the hills. Especially when riding a bike. Oh the rush of hitting 40 miles per hour on a downhill slope is just breathtaking.( I promise i'm being safe) That's usually how I start out my day. The only thing bad about that is the walk back up the hill. Yep, It stinks but it is so worth it. I love being here!
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