More stuff happened this week, I promise. This week we did a lot more door knocking and maybe some new people to teach. We'll have to see. But next week is transfers so I'll let you know Monday if anything changes. One thing that will be changing is our mission President which is crazy. It's so weird to think that he's only got a week left. But here are the weeks highlights:
Anand - so we still haven't met everyone which we are trying to work on. Anand was someone that was being taught but hadn't responded back since December. So we just stopped by and he invited us in and heard his crazy story of getting covid then getting hit by a car and destroying his jaw. And so he had braces on and something was keeping his jaw closed so he couldn't speak. He's had a crazy 2022. But he wants us to come over and he's super nice so pray that his desire to learn can grow!
YM - Bishop asked us to support the priests and this week was the first time we've actually been able to go to their activity and their Sunday class because all our friends canceled at the last minute.
But for their activity they are doing a "no rules" pinewood derby which sounds super cool and we even got challenged into doing it but because we're missionaries we can't really devote a lot of time, also possible transfers so we'll see how it goes.
Exchanges - so went on exchanges with ZLs and drove around in a car for a day. It was pretty good and it was nice to mix it up for the day. Sadly we exchanged back before the planned volleyball activity so that was sad. But during the exchange I was encouraged to upgrade my bike. Pic below
Kris - one of our friends who we knew over the phone but had recently ghosted us so we knocked on his door and found out this super quiet, timid dude was 6'7". Absolutely crazy. We came back the next day and taught the armor of God which was fun because I made little origami representations for each peace. I didn't take a picture so sorry. But thanks for the idea Bryton!
So for the past little bit I've been studying humility and one thought that I wanted to share wasn't from what I studied but sitting with the priests in class. The question was brought up. Who benefits more from gratitude: You or the person you thank?
I thought about it and it hit me that us worshipping God, thanking Him for the countless blessings He's given us, and thanking others isn't necessarily for them to feel happy or needed or good about themselves. It's for us. It's for us to be more humble. In Matthew 5:3 it says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
God is literally telling us the way to enter His kingdom, it's by being humble. And so He's given us these blessings, this opportunity to live on earth, and other things so we can be grateful and grow that humility needed to enter the kingdom of God. Cool thought. I challenge you all to thank God for one thing everyday and really mean it.
I love and miss you all and God feels that way too so He really loves it when you talk to Him. Just like I love your emails. Guess I got a few attributes from Him 
Pics
Cool scenery and sunset, and the bike I should upgrade into
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