November 5, 2018 The Sink

This week was a crazy one! From the very begining it was crazy and it stayed like that through the whole week. So on Monday, we went over to one of the people we are teaachings house. Their house is pretty dirty and so we took a broom to sweep it and clean it up. Elder Adair was sweeping and I decited to go around and clean up some of his trash so we could take it with us when we left. We were doing this after dark and they only had one working light in their house. We were walking around with the flashlight on our phone and there was cockroaches everywhere. After we cleaned for 30ish minutes, we asked if we could wash our hands and proceeded to use the kitchen sink. In the sink, there was over 2" of buildup and both the sinks were clogged. I was going to leave it but saw a spatula on the side of the sink and recited to dig in. The smell was so bad, Elder Adair and I were both gagging! It was the grosest thing I have ever done! HAHA

We had a pretty chill week otherwise. We got to go in early for Halloween because of the dangers that are out and if we knock on peoples door and don't expect candy, they would probably be upset. On Saturday, we taught Tanisha about the sacrament and she committed to come to church and she did! After we finished teaching her, we went outside and there was a taco van selling mexican food and we bought some Tamalies. They were super good! It was a good way to end our night. We also had a super awesome lesson with Anita and Patricia. They are super awesome. They do have some big things to overcome but they are willing to work on them. We taught them about the healing power of the atonement and they really liked that lesson and were willing to make changes and have earnest prayer. 

That pretty much concludes my week! It was super fun and I enjoyed every day. Happiness is a choice! It is something we chose to be each day when we wake up first thing in the morning. I hope we will all choose to be happy and choose to make the best of every day! Love ya and hope you all have an amazing week! 

Elder Elgaaen & Adair with Alvin

Elder Elgaaen & Alvin