Elder Brad Skalla: Very Busy Week & Austintown Apartment!

Hi! Happy Birthday Dad!!!

Glad you got to go to St. George! I am jealous! Not gonna lie I wish I was there haha I could use a vacation right now... But whatever, I have more important things to do! I just wish it would slow down a little!

We went on exchanges this week with Alliance. I spent a couple days back in Alliance with Elder Johnson. It was so weird, but way fun serving with him again. We have both changed quite a bit. They are doing really good. Elder Johnson works himself to death still haha he is probably one of the hardest workers in the mission. It was fun to get to teach with him now that I know a little more and see some of the investigators and members in Alliance again. Even though I was only gone for 2 weeks it felt good to go to my home again haha. It was weird like not sleeping in my bed and stuff cuz Elder Johnson took it haha.

I think I spent like 10 hours driving this week going to New Castle, Warren and Alliance and Cleveland. I think that's what I hate most about being a Zone Leader-- all the places you have to drive. I am about ready to blow TIWI up too... haha. We had mission council in Cleveland Friday which was way good. That is just a meeting with Zone leaders, president and the APs. It was cool, they tell you a lot of stuff there you don't get to hear when you are a normal missionary. We have zone conference all day tomorrow and then stake meetings tomorrow night and then zone development again next week. Way too much planning and way too many meetings! haha I am sick of giving workshops haha! Elder Anderson and I have to do one together tomorrow at zone conference. Then prepare for another one for ZDM. Oh and I had to speak in Sacrament meeting yesterday which was crazy. I had like no time to prepare and the youth speaker and Elder Christensen left me a whole 35 minutes to fill... I think it went well though, haha people came up to us after and told us about people they were going to invite now and I even made one lady cry. haha I don't know why but she just came up to me in tears right after sacrament haha .

Our investigators are doing so good. Tina and Alicia are still looking good for the 12th so we are excited about that! We met a new guy this week named Brian. He is 22 and is a big evangelical guy. He even goes door to door talking to people. He is way nice and feeds us lunch and we have discussions haha.

So yesterday this lady from Oregon called us and said that her aunt wanted to meet us or something I don't know, it was a weird situation. So we go over to this lady's house and the lady from Oregon is there and I guess she is on her way to Washington to speak because she was mother of the year or something like that and stopped at her aunts house for a few days and started talking about the church and gave her a Book of Mormon and stuff and wants us to teach her. We didn't even talk to the aunt but she wants us to go back in a few days and try to teach her. I don't know, weird situation but the reason I am telling you this is because she has a son on a mission in St. Louis and says he is companions with an Elder Lewis. haha So I may have met Dillan's comps mom yesterday... haha weird huh?

Well I think that is all that happened this week. I cant wait to see what you do to the kitchen. I feel like I am not even gonna recognize my house when I get home... I hope you guys enjoy your time in St. George! I have no idea about Mother's day yet... Honestly I haven't even thought about it. We will figure it out after this week when things start to calm down. I cant believe its already time to talk to you again... I love and miss you!!

Elder Skalla