HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS!!!!!
How are you? How was the new year? Did you all party with me there in Spirit? Let's talk about my...exciting?...week. Last Thursday, I was called to the travel office. I am temporarily being reassigned to serve in the Omaha Nebraska Mission!! You are probably thinking, "That sucks Elder Lakey" YOURE WRONG!!! I am SO excited to get out of here! Dont get me wrong, I love the MTC and the people here, but Im ready to get it started! Im also very nervous but I know anything is possible with the Lord on my side! I will let you know my address when I get there. I never thought I was going to be a hick, but..here goes nothing! :) On Wednesday, I have the opportunity to do traffic control for the new missionaries coming in. I had the priveledge of working the walkie-talkies. Is the closest thing to a cell phone. Is that even allowed? I dont know but I do know that I sure had lots of fun on it! There hasnt been a ton happen. Just class and study. All day every day! We had a erally good lesson and got another investigator baptized. Cool? Yes! What else? we made a gigantic rubber band ball and these two elders were playing with it when it hit the "Maitence Request" nox and broke it... Coincidence? haha! Also, one day, the police came into our residence hall and knocked on our good friends room. They asked for Elder Toyn (this crazy elder) and well, I listened in...this is what the police officer said "Elder Toyn, we have two reports of you running naked through the sisters residence with nothing but a shaving cream thong on..." Everyone started busted up laughing!! His response "Sir, I never left the bathroom!!" And we laughed again. Why? Well, he was in the shower one day and thought it would be funny to waste a TON of shaving cream. He covered his body completely in shaving cream and said "ELDERS! I forgot my razer" Thats all. It was really funny how the whole story played out!!! Also, I took a bite of this super nasty popcorn ball from Thanksgiving because, in return, I was given a bottle of Sparkling Cider! Good trade? Absolutely! This week Ive been extremely sick. Im slowly getting better but it was really bad. Is that I surprise to people that know me? No. I always get sick! Not good! Oh well. I saw Sora Sam a lot this week! She gave me some pictures. That was really good to get. It was actually kind of hard saying bye to my teachers and friends. I grew to love a lot of people here. And now, we are off! YIKES! Brother Duerden showed us a bunch of pictures; that made me super stoked!! I cant wait for this new step! This week will be probably the hardest yet but I know I can do hard things through Jesus Christ!!
I love you all! If you have questions, let me know!!! I will let you know how Nebraska is and my new address. My leg is bouncing a million miles per hour and it seems like I have to pee my pants 24/7!!!! Here goes nothing!
Until Next Week,
Um Abraço,
~Elder Ryken Lakey
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