Woo hoo! I remembered my camera this time around. I figure that deserves a self pat on the back. The family in the pictures are the McInnis family. He was the ward mission leader in that area. He is a machine.
I can't wait to get the packages! This is going to be a good gift, if it takes two packages to send out! I can hardly wait to receive them. Thank you so much in advance for sending those. I appreciate it so much! I will be sure to have that cheesecake in the freezer when it arrives. Luckily packages here arrive around 10:00 AM, so I will be there to rapidly move it from the heat to the nice cold freezer..
Speaking of heat, things have been crazy hot here in Maine. The temperature has been around 100 degrees, plus 70 to 80 percent humidity. You literally walk outside for a few seconds and then get plastered with sweat. Some of my shirts have gone through a bit this week, but thankfully they are still holding up. I bet you could collect the amount of sweat between Elder Gaykowski and I in the gallons! I hate humidity. But thankfully we DO have A/C in our apartment. I would literally cry if we didn't. Glad I got out of Somersworth when I did, because the A/C unit doesn't work there. Poor Elder Miller.
Right now we are teaching several people.. All of them are around the age of 30 or so. From what I have put together from talking with them, I don't see any of them getting baptized any time soon. But they are amazing people and I know eventually something will happen. We do have a lady who is getting baptized on the 27th of August. Her name is Melissa and she is really funny. We had dinner over at her house with her Husband and kids the past week. Her husband plays the guitar, so you know I brought up music into the conversations. He let me play his electric guitar, which was ridiculously fun to play. Their sons listen to the same kind of music I do, so it was awesome to talk with them about that sort of stuff...
So Elder Gaykowski and I did talk to President about the Gym.. We talked with him during the zone training this past week and he told us that it was ultimately up to us, but he gave some words of caution. Apparently gyms are common in our mission, so I think President is going to make an official ruling on whether gyms are OK or not. I hope they are, because they truthfully and honestly make the day better. I definitely have more energy throughout the day. But I can also clearly see the real possibility of a gym being a bad thing. So we are going to finish out our month membership and see what President has to say about gyms this upcoming transfer. I hope they are OK to still attend!
Elder Gaykowski said a deep comment the other day in church, he said "I don't necessarily remember everything that my leaders in church have taught me, but I do remember the actions and the way they lived there lives." I thought that was a great thought. Action speak louder than words.
Things continue to go really well here in Gardiner. I found out last week that our bishop owns the subways in this area, and he gives us free subs every Monday for lunch... Guess I am going to subway!! The only thing better than a subway sub is a FREE subway sub!
I hope you have a great time in Lake Powell. I figure your on the road right now, so I guess I can say that I am enjoying myself more than y'all.. I love you so much
Elder Novak
