Transfers #2

I don't have much time, so I'll just touch on the most important few thing that have happened. We got transfer calls last night and I'm staying here with Elder Luna, so no change in the area or companion. I'm hoping we'll be able to find some elect over the next few weeks! We also had a baptism yesterday! A lady we had been teaching for quite a while was finally able to enter the water. She finally put her faith to action with the thing that had been holding her back and it all worked out! The Lord watches over those who test their faith to follow Him. 

The other exciting thing is that I got hit by a car on Saturday! This guy ran me into the curb as I was biking and I just got destroyed haha. He wasn't paying attention and kept drifting closer and closer to the curb until he smashed me up against it and I had nowhere to go but down. "He will go down, and he will go down hard" -Dad haha. It was quite the experience. The strap on my bag broke and the arm of my nice blue suit got a little scratched up though (it was folded over my bag). Those are the two things I am most bummed about. I'm doing okay though, you can't hurt steel haha. It could have been a lot worse, so I feel pretty lucky. I just have road rash on my right forearm and some bruised ribs. But other than that I am doing good! It is almost inevitable to get in a bike accident here in LA, almost all the elders have gotten in at least one, so I'm hoping I'll be lucky enough to not have any more for a while haha. 

We don't have any type of service program here in this mission. We actually are only ALLOWED to do 4 hours of service per week at the max. So it's kind of the opposite of there it sounds like. I haven't done any since I've been out here because it all has to get approved beforehand and we aren't allowed to do very much of it. Mail gets delivered to us on Fridays after district meeting, but it is picked up from the mission office on Thursday morning. I've been reading your scriptures you send me, Ma! They are some good ones! That's crazy with the gluten-intolerant elder. I eat whatever I can get from people! Haha I guess it's good I wasn't ever picky beforehand. 

That talk by President Monson about finding joy in the journey is so good! I'd recommend a listen for that one! Did you guys ever get the chance to listen to that "Why 1820?" talk I mentioned a few weeks ago? Thank you all for the prayers and support! Let Aunt Patty know I got her email and I will email her next week! I love you all! Have a great week!

Elder Reynolds