Driving In A Real Car!

     Not much happened this week that seems to be worth mentioning. We were actually really busy and we continue to be getting busier. Our schedule next week is filled to the brim. We now have 4 people that we are currently teaching. All of them are kids, 3 nine year olds and an 11 year old. Seems like teaching kids is a big part of this mission. Elder Stewart is in charge of doing the baptismal interviews for people that other missionaries have taught and both of those interviews were for 9 year olds as well. 

     The car is nice. I really can't complain, but I'm going to anyways. There's this thing called "driver i" that our mission is piloting. It's a camera that tracks both us and the car. So it'll yell at us for a bunch of stuff while driving. Like when we're having a conversation, it tells us to stay alert. It's super picky about maintaining a safe distance, breaking too hard, accelerating, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Other missionaries beware, enjoy the device you currently have while you can. It's almost certain this "driver i" will soon be adopted into all missions and it's not very fun. 

      What was super fun is this guy who's super nice to the missionaries let us ride in his Tesla. It was like a 2 minute ride, but I think I'm sold on Tesla's. If I ever have money to buy a car I want someday, I think it'll be a Tesla. This guy is so nice to us though, one day he asked if I liked my sling and I said I didn't. His response was ok I'll buy you a better one, it'll be here tomorrow. He's just really nice to us it's amazing. 

      With that being said, I'm really really grateful for the car we have. You know how I said we were really busy? I don't think we'd be able to do more than half those things without a car, even if we were biking. 

      My wrist is feeling fantastic. During church this week somebody mentioned that during a challenge they had in life they kept asking God, why me? It then occurred to me that I haven't once asked that question. I'm honestly really proud and impressed with myself and how I've handled this. I said to Elder Stewart, "this has been such a non-issue (my wrist) that I honestly believe it's possible that the only reason I broke it was to get a car." I'm having trouble seeing a lesson I can gain from this experience because it hasn't been a trial for me and it was simply an accident,  I wasn't being unsafe. I'm sure I'll learn later another reason for it, as I have for so many other things in the past. Anyways, I'm excited for this week and how busy we'll be. 

 

                       Enjoy your week, Elder Blacker