week 15: mid transfer-transfer

Elder Iongi is so much fun and I know I'll learn so much from him!

This week was crazy.

Tuesday was pretty normal, we started teaching a new family, and I got a call saying they needed me in the offices early Wednesday to take some pictures and stuff. So we left early Wednesday to go to the mission office, and it started raining. There was so much water in the street, I had to move seats on the bus, because water was coming in the side. We were walking the rest the way to the mission home after taking the bus, when we got a call from the APs. They told us we needed to come to the office for special transfers and we told them we were almost there already. We got there and me and Elder Arroyo said quick goodbye, and then he left with one of the APs to pack up. They also told me the next day I had to go to Mexico City for immigration. I stayed at the office most the day until my new companion arrived. His name is Elder Iongi. He's awesome. He's a Tongan from Tooele which is nice because it means he speaks English! After he got there we ran back to our apartment to drop off his stuff. We grabbed what we needed to stay the night in the offices and left to go back to the mission home for interviews with the President. 

We stayed the night and we talked with a lot of Elders who were also going to immigration. We heard some pretty funny stories, and then got up early to go to the airport. We left for Mexico City and made our way to immigration. We went to a really good taco stand after for food and then hurried back to the airport. We got back to the airport about 2 or 3 and our flight wasn't until 7. So we chilled there for a while. We played some uno, I ate half a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts, and we went back to Veracruz.

Saturday and Sunday we had conference and we watched almost all of it in English. It was awesome and I learned a ton. This week was very crazy and conference was the thing I needed. I encourage everyone to watch it if you didn't. 

Until next week

--Elder Thompson

Bits and pieces from family phone calls:

I finally got on the scale at the mission home...I've lost 25 pounds so it's no wonder I've had to adjust everything I wear. Didn't feel bad at all when I ate those 6 donuts.

I got my card and it's finally activated...time to finally go and buy my own sheets (my mom was a little grossed out that I've been using sheets someone left in the apartment, but not as grossed as she was when I told her about the cockroach or very large spider that ran across my legs and woke me up one night last week. And no, I couldn't find it, it ran under my bed!)

My new comp is awesome! Sarcasm in English is soooo much easier and funnier!
My trainer gave me his fanny pack before he left...it's big and ugly and it's been floating through my mission for several years. Trainers sign the inside, pass it off to their greenies (to use or hang on to). Once the greenie has trained someone, then they pass it off to that greenie...and on and on it goes. 

best.burritos.ever.

Taco stand with such good food in Mexico City.

That's right...I ate all 6 at once!