Dear Family,
It's going to have to be another quick one this week. We are trying
to make the 8:00 bus to Zagreb and it's 7:00 right now, so I have half an hour.
We are going up today to spend p-day there and then there's a fireside tonight
with Elder Rasband for members, investigators, and members and then we have our
zone conference with him in the morning, so we are spending the night at the
zone leaders apartment (it's pretty nice...it has a loft and a
dishwasher....was there almost 2 months ago).....It's going to be fun in
Zagreb, but I hate the bus ride. It's 3 and half hours long...they take a 30
minute smoke break about half way. It wouldn't be too bad if I hadn't already
been to Zagreb and back this week.
On Wednesday, We left for Zagreb at 8, got there around 11:30 and
had an exchange with the assistants until Friday morning. Elder M was here
in Zagreb with Elder H (the M's nephew) and I went up to Zagreb to be
with Elder F. He's way cool. He goes home in like a week, but he's still
hitting it hard. So we had fun up in Zagreb. We taught some homeless people
that they met at a McDonalds. They overheard them in the corner talking about
"the Jehovah’s Witnesses over there" so they got up to talk to them
and tell them that they aren't Jehovah’s Witnesses. It was kind of interesting. They found
out the guys were homeless and created a plan to make them not homeless by the end
of the month. They found out that the homeless guys were spending 50 kn a day on alcohol and
cigarettes and they told them that if they stopped smoking and drinking, that
they would be able to afford an apartment. That blew their minds. The guys had
never thought of it before. So they taught them the Word of Wisdom, and they
stopped drinking tea and coffee and between the 3 of them, they've pretty much
stopped smoking and drinking too. It's way cool. Now they are spending their
money on new clothes because they have job interviews. It's pretty crazy. But
we had a lesson about the Restoration and watched the movie. They all liked it.
Two of them said that they thought it was a true story, so we asked them to pray
until they knew. They said that they would. It's cool seeing that dramatic of a
change in somebody. Three bums that collected plastic bottles for a dime apiece so
they can have their smokes and beer to three guys that are getting jobs and an
apartment and learning about the gospel.
We also went to a pretty crazy restaurant. It's in the center of
Zagreb around the corner from the mission office. It's a place called Karakas,
and you walk in the door, go down stairs and the restaurant is all wood
paneling and pirate themed. It feels like you're in the hull of a ship. And the
waiters wear pirate clothes too....but for some reason, all of the food on the
menu is Mexican food. It's the weirdest thing, but it was really good. The
waiter was pretty cool too, which can sometimes be a little bit hard to find.
And while I was in Zagreb I got my PACKAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In case
you haven't opened the picture yet....that Warhead candy really does turn your
mouth blue. I went and got my hair cut after eating it, and the lady got a bit
of a kick out of it. The Gatorade is awesome. And I like it better with the 20 oz.
of water. It's a bit like Kool-Aid if you just use 16. The music is great too!
A couple of other missionaries made the comment that you're a good package
maker/sender. They were impressed that I didn't get any weird decorations or
other things like that. The Velveeta was a savior yesterday. Because I was sick
last p-day, we weren't able to shop, so we were pretty much out of food. But Velveeta
just needs water, so we were in business....It was so good....so much fake
cheddar goodness.
So a quick interesting story from earlier this week. We were walking
across the bridge from the town center, and a guy at a cafić started waving and
yelling, "Hey!" at us. We weren't sure if he was yelling at us or
someone else, but when we crossed the street, he kept on yelling. So we walked
over to him, and he said "Help me....my soul is so lost" and he was
obviously messing with us, but we walked over to him anyways. So we walked over
and he had a bunch of empty glasses on his table and he was kind of staggering
and one eye was more open then the other....so drunk.... and he said, "Hi,
my name is Jesus, you know...your boss...What are your names and what are you
doing today?" So we told him that we were missionaries and told him that
he had to be serious. He said, "Okay, you don't think I'm being
serious?" And then he turned around and dropped his pants.....full moon in
full public.....So yeah, we got mooned by a drunk guy claiming to be Jesus. We
just walked away..... I've been thinking a lot about this. Maybe this guy had
some legitimacy to his claim...after all, Jesus always said to turn the other
cheek.... Bud-dum-ching (like the drums.....)
So I've been feeling fine since Tuesday...not sick any more. I think
that's pretty much the major events from this last week.
Guess what? We have transfer calls this Thursday. Can you believe
it? Probably not because it's not that big of a deal for you, but this last
transfer/2 months just flew by. So we hear this week what's going down for the
next 2 months. It's pretty crazy. I hope I stay. I like it here and it feels
like I haven't been here very long. So by next Monday, when I email again, I'll
know what's going on and I'll let you know.
I better get going. I love you all a bunch. Mollie, don't worry
about the lack of the email....I’ll talk to you next week. And Bri, thanks for
the email...and I'm glad your dental won't be too bad. I hope you get your
papers in soon. And Dad, I'm super excited to see your new truck. It sounds
pretty awesome. And that sounds like a ton of fun to work on that '67!
Until next week, Love,
P.J.
P.s.... I tried to attach a pic of my blue tongue, but it's taking
too long....so maybe next week.
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