Hey everyone!
Man this week was crazy. We have had so much fun but so busy. We have been finding people to teach and I have no idea how because it feels like we did hardly any missionary work this week. Definitely God helping us out, tossing blessings our way because we are just trying to do the right thing.
But first, I have a DISCLAIMER: P-DAY IS ALWAYS ON MONDAY FROM NOW UNTIL I GO HOME. SOMETIMES, THERE ARE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS ON THE WEEKEND SO THEY TEMPORARILY BUMP P-DAY TO TUESDAY SO WE CAN GO OUT AND FIND PEOPLE DURING THE HOLIDAYS. IF I WRITE ON TUESDAY, DON'T BE ALARMED. IT IS JUST FOR THAT WEEK ONLY AND IT SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED THAT I WILL WRITE ON MONDAY THE FOLLOWING WEEK. SO WATCH OUT FOR THOSE PESKY CANADIAN HOLIDAYS EH?
So that's the official doctrine of me. Haha I know it's all caps so it looks like I'm mad but I just wanted to make it noticeable so you can keep that for future reference.Haha it seems like every time I write on Tuesday("well then everyone loses their minds!" -The Joker.) Sorry about that.
Okay so for the title of my email this week: we helped move a guy in our ward named K. He is an old man who could be Filipino or Native, we aren't sure. But nobody in the ward would help us so it took 3 full days! I will tell you why. The reason is, this guy is a complete and literal hoarder. He saves EVERYTHING. From bottles, to take-home boxes, to newspapers, to trash, he keeps it. He even spends all his money each month on stuff that he is "sending to the Philippines" but it just gets piled up in his house. His fridge is full of old rotten food because he won't throw anything away. (actually we found $50 worth of weed in his freezer, but that's a story for another day). Let's just say it was horrible. I took some pictures of the piles of stuff in his house. We literally boxed up garbage and took it over to his new place. By the end of the 2nd day we just started bagging up almost everything and putting it out for the garbage truck. So bad.
On the other hand, he is the most giving man on the planet. If you commented on how you liked something, he would say "take it, it's all yours" So we went home with a stereo system, ties, hats, random kitchen items, sunglasses, shoe polish, and other things. He had tons of old watches as well, and most of them were cheap but we found 2 gold Rolexes. They are definitely fakes, but they look cool and pretty close to the real thing. Hahaha we felt kinda bad for taking his stuff, but if you saw how much he had you'd know that he's better off going without a few things. It was so funny though to try to help him throw things away and help him get moved.
Baron is so talented. Nuff said.
I'm glad everyone liked the letters! Thanks for saving a can of soda for me haha! Hopefully you guys like the eclipse!!
Love, Elder Clark
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