Aug 5 sushi is awesome!

I love sushi, specifically the Green Dragon roll! We went for Elder Cheney's birthday on Friday and he showed me what true sushi is. He used to go in Albuquerque to all the Sushi places to find the best one. He doesn't remember which one but he spent a lot of money. I didn't realize how much sushi was until I got there but it was worth it. Just earlier that morning we helped some people at a service project. They were handing out backpacks, giving tons of coupons for fre food in them and giving out bike helmets. We got a picture with a lot of the cosplayers that were there for the event. My companion loved it so much.

Thursday we went to visit some friends and one of them knew it was Elder Cheney's birthday and we had some of the best spaghetti for dinner and then he got a cake! He also got a lot of presents of food because he will eat everything in front of him. 

I had a ton of flat tires this week and it was always the same one! We had to put slime in the tube to fix it because we don't have any patches. We had a few really long walks back to the apartment but it was good. 

I helped rebuild an engine for a member and he taught us a lot of things to do for cars. It took a really long time but it was very educational. I am apparently really good at finding things that get lost or where hoses connect. After we rebuilt it, we found out there was an exhost leak so he had to take it into the shop to fix it. 

We're also getting doubled out of the area so I'm going to Modesto! Our area is closing and the Sisters are taking over. Elder Cheney is actually going to Turlock! Literally one area over from mine. We'll see each other in a few weeks so that will be enjoyable. 

We also went mini-golfing today. We ended up having a lot of fun just messing around. I'm not too bad but I haven't played in forever. The Fresno heat will not be missed, though.

Have an awesome week and prepare for school!

Sincerely,

Elder Robertson 

P.S.

1. Car engine we helped rebuild 

2. Sushi bar

3. Friends house for cake

July 29 Street Ball?

There was a lot of strange things that happened this week but it was all really fun. So first, we were walking and we saw someone with a basketball and he said he was going to the public park to practice. It was later at night and we found out that he played college basketball and he was just there for the night. After shooting some hoops for a little bit, we played on teams with the people there. It was so much fun but it was really hard because they were really good. I actually made a shot ,for once, and we won! That was definitely lead by the Holy Ghost because I can't play at all, but we did get his information thankfully.

The next day, we went to a group gathering with an investor. They were all from the same church and really wanted to ask questions about revelation and prophets. Faith was also something that was talked about a little bit. We ended up having to Bible Bash (when people try to prove us wrong with the bible) which was just annoying honestly. They had the ultimate anti book to reference and it was sad they were turning to that instead of actually reading and seeing what we say. It just proves that they are searching for a reason to not change honestly. We could feel the Holy ghost with us for some of the time so someone there did need to hear what we had to say.

The next day, I broke my glasses trying to clean them. I honestly was so mad because I didn't do anything that could have broken them. I should be fine though. Superglue is amazing. 

Friday we had a leadership meeting to go to and I got to experience being an office Elder for a few hours. It was weird because they were dealing with all the mail and food for meetings and checking cars. Later that day, we attended a funeral for a friends father. It was really weird attending because the things talked about were really odd. It's so comforting to know about what happens after we die instead of just guessing or assuming. We are going to do all we can to help that family. It's great to know how to help everyone, but it's only if they want to be helped.

Then we had our appointments fall through for the whole day and we ended up teaching with one of the Assistants to the Mission President. We talked a lot about Adam and Eve a lot and we could tell that was something he was trying to wrap his head around. He's really trying though so I like that about him. 

Another great thing that happened was that some other Elders had four baptisms all at once! It was weird because there was a guy running on the street right in front of the church and six cop cars pulled up and arrested him. We were worried it was going to disrupt the baptism but they were in and out really quick. 

It's also been really hot here! It was basically over a hundred degrees the whole week. The thing about Fresno is that when you're biking, the wind itself is hot. It was strange though because it got really humid for two days and just disappeared. Cold water has been such a blessing to have right now.

I hope everyone has a fantastic week! Don't get heatstroke, ok?

Sincerely,

Elder Robertson