Elder Bloxham - Week 1... of the next transfer :)

Oh my gosh this week has gone by so fast! I say this every time, but seriously it just gets faster!! I have some missionary information to start off! So i am now training Elder Packer, he is from Fort Worth Texas and he is a visa waiter.... So do you know what that means? I get to learn Portuguese!!! Elder Packer has his mission call to Brazil, and is lucky enough to get to serve in Dayton, which is way better than Brazil! (We tell them that every day :) ) But it is awesome serving with him, and he has so much energy and life in him, it makes the work so fun! Also, this transfer i was called as District Leader, and little did i know, that means i'll not be sleeping as much as my poor body needs! But i guess there is no turning back now! But it has been fun, and what is cool is Elder Elquist and I talk every night, sending in numbers and such, so it's just like Winchester! But it's great, and i love it so much!

     So funny story, we went to the Pawn Shop to check out bikes for the new missionaries, and as we were riding them around, seeing how they felt, Elder Packer jumps on and is all wobbly, and the guy who owned the store said, "What is it your first time riding a bike?" haha, but once he got going he was fine.... We then had an appointment that we got to ride our bikes to, so we head out for the first bike ride! We were riding along and i look back to make sure he is close by, and he was like way back there! I was like oh crap i gotta wait. He eventually rides up and was like sorry... I crashed... I was like what!? hahaha how did you crash? We were just on the sidewalk!? And he said i was trying to catch up and my pant leg got stuck and then the next thing i know i was on my stomach!.... Haha, he was fine, but i wish i could have seen him in action! He's getting better, i'm teaching him how to shift into different gears :)

     There is so much going on here in Dayton, and i love every second of it! I  learn so many new things every single day, and my testimony grows so much as well! I love being a missionary, i love serving in Dayton, i love my Companion, and i love serving the Lord! it's an amazing privilege to be able to be out as a representative of Christ, and knowing that i can bring this Gospel into other peoples lives just makes me that much happier!

I love you so much!!!

         -Elder Bloxham