Hello everyone
For those who don't know, yesterday, April 17th, was my 20th birthday. So, I'm freakin' 20. That's a scary thought to me. First off, it's because I'm officially no longer a teenager. As I put it to a member at church yesterday, "Dang it, I'm 20. Now I have to be responsible. Dang It!" That's essentially what I feel, but I don't really care too much, actually. Even though I now have to take a bit more responsibility, I'll still always have that little kid inside me that I absolutely refuse to let die. It doesn't mean I won't mature, it means I'll just throw in a few immature fun moments to keep life entertaining. Am I brilliant or what?
Okay, anyways, about what happened for my birthday. I wanted to go out to dinner, and my loving parents kindly provided me with money to do so. We went to a burger joint in Encino called the Stand. It is this really good joint that offers MASSIVE burgers. and I mean MASSIVE. I got a bleu cheese and bacon burger. It was really good. I even took my companion, and the Zone Leaders in our apartment with me. It was really good. Also, yesterday, a few things happened.
1. I found out just how much the members of my ward loved me...and how much I loved them. We were all really good friends, and now I'm leaving them. I'm going to miss them so much, but I'm going to enjoy a new ward. I did get pictures, though, so I'll always be able to remember them.
2. We came home from church, and there was a frosted bundt cake on the table that our Zone Leaders made for my birthday. They are so cool sometimes.
3. We went home teaching with our ward mission leader. We went to the Browns, my absolute favorite family in the whole ward. However, my ward mission leader is hard of hearing, so the whole time, he was calling Wesley, the son in the family, Leslie. It got so bad to the point that everyone was cracking up. He thought we were all laughing at Wesley, but he didn't know. I told him, which he was really embarrassed about, but I think he can only look back and laugh at it now. He still, though, calls Elder Newey Elder Newley. It's hilarious, but kinda embarrassing for him. We think it's probably better that we don't tell him that one until he's gone.
4. We had dinner with my brother from another mother. I'm serious about that one. Bro. Magleby and I are so alike that it's freaky. He likes pokemon, I like pokemon. He likes Mega Man, I like mega man. He likes Disney/Pixar movies, I like Disney/Pixar movies. It's freaky how alike we are, but, naturally, we're amazing friends. He's the one I'm going to miss so much. Not to mention, his wife is just the sweetest thing you'll ever meet in your life. He really worked hard on his mission, and he got the most amazing girl ever. We had an awesome dinner there, and they even surprised me with a birthday cake and ice cream. It was cool.
5. We had a missionary musical fireside. It wasn't nearly as good as the one that my ward put on, but it was still good, especially the last singer. He sung Via Dolorosa (The Way of Suffering, from Spanish to English). It was so powerful. I said a lot of good-byes, especially to my one friend who I've had ever since I got here on the mission. He goes home this wednesday, and I'm going to miss him so much.
So that's what happened yesterday. It was awesome.
Also, as I'm sure you guessed by now, I'm getting transferred. It's not exactly a good birthday present, but I'm excited. I'm going to the Lake Los Angeles Spanish branch, and my companion's name is Elder Huskinson. I've heard a lot of good things about him, and I've also heard that they do almost nothing in Lake Los Angeles except for board games and whatnot. That's going to be fun. I'm pretty excited. I'm sad that I'm leaving so many friends here in the valley, but you've gotta do what the president says you gotta do, so I'm peacing out. Here's the address for my new pad:
Elder Marcus Shepherd
41056 168th St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535
Well, I'm running out of time, so I gotta go. Take care, y'all.
Elder Shepherd
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