Urgent Care

Hey family,
How’s the week going in Colorado/ California/ Idaho? Well, things are going great here. We are having a baptism this week for Adam Carlson (I don’t know if I told you about him). But he is way cool, about 10, and a good kid; It’s on the 3rd. Then on top of that we got another baptismal date for a lady called Cici. She is also way cool; she is going to get dunked on the 1 of June.

Everything is going great... oh except one thing. Now when I say this don’t freak out too much. Your going to but just don’t to much ok? I had a little trip to the urgent care again. I was hit by a car on my bike and almost had my fingers sliced off, literally (no joke). I was going down a huge hill, when a car was pulling out of a parking lot and wasn’t looking, and I couldn’t stop so I got hit and sliced my fingers on the spoiler. It hurt really bad. So I got a ride to the hospital from a member and now everything is good. I am just having a hard time typing... still cool hua! Otherwise the week went pretty normal. The temperature is about 105 but I guess that’s normal here.
Well, that’s this week. I love you all and will talk to you soon (because Mother’s day is coming).

Crazy Week

So this week was everywhere. First of all, it’s the end of the transfer so every thing was intense. I am staying in Riverside another transfer, it is going to be a sweet one- I can feel it.

Ok then there is not a lot to say. There is one funny experience that happened at church. Elder Anderson and I were getting ready to welcome everyone into sacrament meeting and then we look outside, only to see a little boy who just dropped his slacks and bent over and started to poop right in front of the church building. Then it got worse, he kicked his pants off, they went flying, then he started to run around the front of the building. It was one of those things that reminded me of a Spencer-thing, it made me giggle

Well I hope every thing is going well with all of you. I love you and will talk to you next Monday.

Cool Stuff- Answering Parental Questions

1. Andrea called and said it got to 96 degrees where she lives. How hot has it been getting in Riverside?
The hottest it ever got was when we were directly in the sun, that was 103. Pretty hot, huh?

2. Do you think you will be transferred soon?
No I think I will probably stay another transfer

3. We read that Riverside has the largest paper cup in the world - it is a statue of a paper cup. Have you seen it?
YES, it is in my area and the first time I saw it I freaked out. It was the funniest thing to see, I have a picture of it on my camera so you will get to see it.

4. We also read that Riverside has a famous hotel called the Mission House. Have you seen that?
Yes, I have been in it. It is so cool we call it the ‘Mission Inn’- its amazing.

5. Where is Elder Anderson from?
West Jordan, Utah

6. What has been your favorite service project?
I would have to say re-planting ‘birds of paradise’- the reason why it was so fun was because it was so muddy.

7. Are you getting along with the members in the wards?
Oh yea, they love me, its awesome.

8. Are you washing your sheets, and your face, and brushing your teeth?Yes Yes and Yes

9. What is the newest thing that you have had to eat? Was it good? Let’s see… I had an octopus. It was the sickest thing ever because when you bit the head the ink squirts everywhere- eww.

10. Are you drinking enough?
Oh man am I. We have to drink every 10 min but its good we have a lot of member pit stops.

Ok I got a few things to tell you, one of which is that we got a ticket for not riding in the bike lane and going over the speed limit. I am not going to lie we were hauling. We were probably going 33 in a 25 mph zone but its ok because it is all taken care of now. Another cool thing that happened is that we had a fire on campus. It was huge!! I don’t know what happened but you can hear it from me on the internet. Yes, you heard right, I am on the internet now. We were interviewed by students and put on the internet, go to "the palestra.com" then go to select school pick UCR and I should be somewhere on there. So cool isn’t it? I hope it works. Anyway I got to go but I love you and thank you for your prayers.

I love you, Elder Stones

Community Service- Apology Letter

Last fall, I did something dumb. Some friends and I put dry ice in a 2 liter bottle just to watch it explode. You may think this is cool, but it is not. I will tell you why. First, we could have been hurt. Luckily, we weren’t. Second, it could have caused some property damage. Luckily, it didn’t. Third, it could have scared people. It did and they called the police. I got caught and then I found out some other reasons it was a dumb idea. Fourth, I wasted the police’s time. They spent a lot of time figuring out who did it and then dealing with us. Fifth, it could be thought of as vandalism, especially if it hurt anything. But most importantly, sixth, making anything that explodes is a felony. I didn’t know that. I’ll bet you didn’t know that either.

I am really sorry that I did this dumb thing. I got in a lot of trouble. It caused other people a lot of trouble. I now know that I should think about the consequences of what I do before I do it. I won’t do that anymore. I won’t do vandalism. I hope you can learn from my lesson.

Sweet Week- April 7, 2008

Hey Family, How’s it going? Thank you for the e-mails. I love having the window open and seeing all the e-mails. Anyway this e mail is going to be a little random.
First I got a cool Rock Aztec calendar from an investigator. (I will probably end up sending it home but its way cool.)
Also, man have I been riding a lot- we ride around 20 miles a day; its way cool and a good work out. And I am loosing weight- woo hoo!
Ok this week we did the coolest service project ever, we basically played in mud. We planted a plant called ‘Birds of paradise’- way wet, way muddy, way fun.
Oh by the way, (ok Mom brace your self, this is a bad one) the one day I wore a suite and ride a bike- I crash. The coat is fine but I ripped my pants. That’s ok, I got one other pair.
As for conference, my very favorite talk was by Holland; just because he helped all the missionaries in what to say when people argue with us or bash. We also have the funniest prophet ever; I didn’t even know he could wiggle his ears. It was a great conference.
Till I talk to you all again. I love you.