Week 50-Jan 22nd

 So you did hear correctly. I am getting transferred. I leave ladera today at 2:30 and I find out where I am going at 4. I am pretty nervous but I am also pretty excited. It is going to be a good change of pace. I didnt think I would be leaving, but I guess I was wrong. I am going to miss the people here but the next area is going to be good also. I will let you know next week where I end up going. We did have Cafe Rio last night. It was really good. The Drapers are an awesome family. I heard you guys are pretty good friends. It is interesting getting transfered. I have mixed feelings about it but I know the Lord needs me else where. It will be good.

   This past week has been really busy. We have been running around so much. We have had a lot of appointment in both areas so we have been doing a lot of driving. A lot of back and forth between the 3 wards. Yesterday we drove 60 miles getting to all the places we had to be. Sunday we had stake conference. It was really good. Elder Reynolds from the seventy came and spoke. He is a really funny guy it was a good meeting. President and Sister Cook also came and spoke which was really cool. On Saturday while we were walking around trying to talk with people I guess the key to our car fell out of my pocket. We looked for over an hour trying to find it but there was no luck, so the senior couple over housing and cars, Elder and Sister Olson, who I guess we are related to had to drive up from carlsbad to bring us the spare key. While they were driving up I did a baptismal interview which was pretty cool. Its always great to get to do them. But they brought us the key and everything was ok. We had to go to the dealership yesterday to get a new key. The key was 300 dollars. That is incredible for a key. 

   Last week we had a lesson with one of the investigators in the 2nd ward. It was the make or break lesson. We asked question on why he was meeting with us and what he wanted to get out of it and it was basically just knowledge. We asked him if he found out that it was true if he would change and he said he wouldnt so we had to drop him. he was kind of offended that we couldn't meet with him anymore but we did what we had to do to use our time more effectively, because time is precious. It was a very interesting lesson but it was good. 

    We have met a lot of really interesting people while we have been out walking around. It is so funny to hear the ways some people try to interpret scriptures. We have run into a lot of people this past week that want to bash with us but we don't and it really bugs them. We  just share our testimonies and some scriptures and walk away and the people are always so confused its pretty funny. 

   That is so crazy that it is freezing back home. How cold has it been getting? Here it has been pretty warm, the days are about 70 and the nights are about 60. It doesnt feel like january at all. I definitely miss the cold and the snow. Thats awesome that you guys are continuing to read. keep it up. It is really cool to see how many times Christ is mention. Thats pretty funny that dad has to get glasses. He's getting old. Thats awesome that Austin didnt get any F's I'm proud of him. Tell him to keep up the good work.

  Thanks for everything mom. I got the 2 packages that you sent. thank you. Have a great week. Love You!! 

Love, Elder RINDLISBACHER