May 26, 2011

Dear family and friends,

So I did get transferred. I was in Mesquite for 2 transfers and it's funny because Elder Colon (who I used to be companions with) is taking my spot with Elder Alatorre. I'm sure that they'll do great there. I was kind of sad to leave because I really liked it there, but I guess God has another purpose for me.

So now I'm back in Las Vegas in the Central zone (right under the Sunrise zone where I used to be) serving in the Monte Bello ward, and now I'm back to using a bike. I guess I haven't used my bike in a while and some things happened to it (I had a flat that I had to fix, my brakes don't work) that I wasn't really ready for. I pretty much got the flat tire fixed, and I can manage now without brakes until I can fix it...maybe...I'm not good with fixing bikes. There was an Elder in our zone that said that they have a disassembled bike that I can take some parts out of, so I'm not worried about it that much.

It's kind of funny because our area is super ghetto. We actually cover 28th street, which Mom said was like the 4th most dangerous street in the country, or something like that, but nothing's happened to me yet. As far as the type of people we find on the streets, it's like the exact opposite of Bullhead City, AZ. When I was in Bullhead, it was all old, retired white people, but here it's pretty much all blacks or Spanish people.

Oh yeah, my companion. His name is Elder Cunha and his family is from Brazil, although he's lived in Boston for most, if not all his life. So he can speak Portuguese and English perfectly, but he's also right along with me at learning Spanish. He's almost tri-lingual, which is crazy. He's been out for 1 more transfer than I have and it's his first time being senior companion.

So there's never a whole lot to say when you change areas because you've only been in the area for a day, but hopefully I can tell you all a little more about the people we're teaching and all that next week. I'll tell you if I need anything.

I love you!

Elder Meiners