Mission goodbyes are no fun. I got transferred this
week to go to University of California Riverside and be in the University
Heights Ward. I'm Chinese speaking now, so I need to brush up! I'm really
going to miss everyone though. Not only the missionaries in this area,
but the members of the ward too. It's like I'm leaving my family again!
We had to say our last goodbyes last night with some members in the ward.
This past week we did a lot of errands preparing Johansen
for tomorrow (when he goes home), sending his bike and books home, and packing
up. I had to pack up too because I'm being transferred! – my first
transfer. I'll be in the University Heights congregation of our church so
my new address is:
Elder Jacob Dyer
2700 Iowa Ave. Apt 28
Riverside, CA 92507
I'm excited because now I'm Chinese speaking so I'm going to
be talking to a lot of Chinese people! (and maybe eating more Chinese food).
Saying goodbye to the people we've talked to for the past
three months was hard to. Tom, our friend who owns the Pho restaurant was
nice. He's a member of the church. Today, his son called the Elders
in the ward he lives in and thanked them (us - me and Johansen) for going over
all the time and becoming such good friends with him - apparently it helped him
a lot. We love him. I'm going to have to stop by sometime in the near
future!
For Halloween night, we had to get off the streets by 6
o'clock. Johansen and I went as soccer players (Arsenal for me, Real
Madrid for him). We got to watch the movie, "The Best Two
Years." It's surprising how accurate it is about missionary
life! We obviously kicked a ball around in the gym or a little bit too.
It's going to be sad leaving this stake, because apparently it's the only Stake
that plays soccer on p-days! I do not like basketball... but sometimes we have
to do hard things... :)
Johansen turned 21 on Saturday so on the mission that
entailed eating lots and lots of sushi, which was really fun. When I turn
21 I'll be back at Brown! – weird thoughts.
Elders Dyer and Johansen at the "Riverside" (what the city is named after)
Elder Dyer and Easley, investigator and bowling expert
Elders Johansen and Dyer in Halloween garb as grocery store workers
Elders make cookies
Last Pho (for now) with Tom
Last Taco Tuesday
Halloween soccer customers 1
Halloween soccer customers 2 (what is different in this photo from the previous one?)
Elder Dyer sews pants for companion
We go to go to a wedding!
Elder Dyer with the Bishop and his family
With the Hafer family
With the Hunsaker family
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