Good morning everyone! It has been a crazy week of change and adjustment but life in the field is great! After flying into Santa Barbara on Monday, we ate dinner at the mission president's house (who already astounds me with the knowledge and spirit that he has), had an introduction meeting at the offices, then it was straight to business.
My companion is Elder Hawkins from New Hampshire. He's an experienced missionary with "just over a year" under his belt (more like 19 months but that's what he tells everyone). This Elder is an absolute WISHING WELL of knowledge so I'm super excited to learn from him. I've absorbed more random, specific details about the scriptures in this last week than ever before.
My area is in a city called Simi Valley which is the southernmost part of the mission. It's just northwest of LA county and is fairly close to Calabasas and Beverly Hills. Fancy, I know. But Simi Valley is awesome! It's a beautiful mountainous area that is usually really warm, but it's been rainy this week and it even HAILED one day which is definitely unheard of. I love the homes here because none of them match each other and they all look super unique.
This area is popping in terms of teaching. Elder Hawkins put in the work last transfer and we have 6 people we're currently teaching with plenty of potentials. One of my favorite parts so far is that the ward here is super great about missionary work and we spend a lot of time visiting members. There are so many awesome families and people I've met so here's a quick rundown of some of them:
- We've been meeting with a middle aged man who is a recent convert and is insanely hilarious because he doesn't hold back at all.
- We often visit an older couple because we are teaching the husband and they are legit the sweetest people. His wife is a member and he's really interested and knows a lot about the church but he has questions.
- We helped a family clean and organize their garage. The older children in this family are super into LARPing and so we got a nice rundown of that. Plus we got to play with some of their foam weapons a bit.
- Helped a lady with the dopest dog move bricks.
- Lastly we took one of the people we're teaching the sacrament and she had the coolest house and coolest property I've ever seen. It reminded me of Edna Mode's house from the Incredibles. Super modern, made of steel, with tons of art and a crazy layout.
A bit of a longer email but there's the basics. Missionary work is hard but it's so rewarding to be entirely focused on serving others. I'm pumped to see what comes. You all are the best!
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May God give you health
Elder Miles
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| The hail looking like some familiar snow |
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| STOP...hammer time |
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| Simi Valley |
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| My district. Elder Hawkins is the farthest to the right. |
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