Hungry Hungry Hippos

Being in the YSA can be kind of expensive. Since we cover so much area we have to really plan to have meals at home. Because we tend to be 15 miles away from our apartment. And YSA people like to meet at like fast food places. And I feel bad sitting there using their places without buying something. So I try to just grab something off of the dollar menu.

Monday for FHE we did basically human sized Hungry Hungry hippos. It was pretty intense. So there were a TON of balloons in the middle. Elder Whatcott and I were volunteered to be the dummies on the wheels. It was intense. ha! They would push us out there and we'd try to collect balloons on the baskets as they pulled the rope to bring us back in. When you pop a balloon there were letters in it for the other team members to gather up and use in a hangman. The idea was to find out the location of a "treasure" aka candy/food. It was fun!

Transfers took up all of last Tuesday. Getting everyone there and getting everyone's stuff to their places. We did it pretty efficiently though! Sister Stoddard was crying a lot that Sister McLaren was leaving. But she has seemed to adjust to Sister Storms really well. Everyone else seems to be adjusting pretty well.

Wednesday was super successful at the booths. We handed out another 200+ cards between us two and had a super sick display. Plus we got about 3 peoples' info AND talked/taught a couple few more people. Of course, I am always one that tries to teach the members. A member came up (He is married so I didn't know him) and I started to ask him if he had every heard of the church. He said he has gone to the church in the Philippians. I quickly found out that was when he was on a mission to the Philippians (however you spell it).

               

We taught Micheal twice this week. He is getting close to go on a mission. We are just trying to roleplay with him the first 3 lessons. Bless his trainer's heart. He is a good kid with a good testimony but he doesn't know a lot of the basics. He is definitely improving a ton though! He is awesome. We met at his house instead of Burger King this week. Because his aunt wasn't there. His brother was playing Halo/Call of Duty/Battlefield something... It was interesting because I haven't thought much about video games in the last 2 years. And turns out a bunch have came out. Micheal loves Halo.

Had the most awkward dinner appointment of my life. With the parents constantly yelling at their kids more than what was reasonable. With the husband making snide remarks to his wife the whole time. It was just super super super awkward. We were ready to get out there as quick as we could.

In YSA you are always adjusting things last second. Because YSA people are super random with their times and stuff. So on Saturday we had to completely call an audible for our day. Luckily people were flexible. There was a member that was having a birthday lunch in that our branch presidency's second counselor thought we should attend because it was looking like not many people were going to show up. Which wasn't too bad! But it was a sushi place so it wasn't a cheap lunch! It was pretty nice. I also learned of a sushi buffet!!!!!! Like 11.99 for lunch. Just like the sushi place back home that name is escaping me right now. SUPER excited. I might save up and find an excuse to spoil myself there sometime before I leave.

We also had regional stake conference. Elder Anderson and Hales. Plus some area 70 and I think his wife. But it was pretty good! It was interesting because the meeting started out local with a local song and music. We had President Pace at ours. Which was awesome because he is a stud. He gave a talk. Then we turned on the projector and had the regional stuff. Then the closing hymn and prayer was local as well. It was interesting!

Pretty much it for the week. Same old Same old. But a good week.