Days feel like Weeks, and Weeks feel like Days-Week 2 at the MTC

Days feel like weeks, and weeks feel like days.

HO. LEE. MACKEREL.

I have never typed a more true statement than the one above. Okay so let's start with my companion, shall we?

Meet Elder Johnson.

He has played piano for 13 years. To the extent of his knowledge, Pokemon is a card collection that kids owned at his elementary school. He has only seen one PG-13 movie, and that was about glaciers. It was rated pg13 because global warming is a "controversial subject."

He thinks kissing (I'm not talking about passionate stuff-- I mean basic, level 1 stuff) is disgusting. Mushy I love you stuff falls in the same nasty category.

Weight lifting is an abomination and long slow cardio is king.

Eating a lot of food is disgusting.

He is very sassy.

Meat should not be consumed that much.

(Did you read that? DID YOU READ THAT!?)

Boy oh boy, we are true opposites.

We get along just swell though. I feel bad sometimes because he is literally okay with almost everything I want to do. I end up controlling the schedule, pretty much. I told him he is free to express his opinion whenever he wants though! He just doesn't have opinions, I guess haha.

The guy is flippin hilarious.

The ladies love him. His sass power level goes OVER 9000 when they are around! Then when they leave, he goes back to his quiet non super sassy mode. He is starting to open up and be more comfortable around me though!

(I would not rather have any other companion, despite our differences)

Okay, moving on.

On the way to the laundry room, something crazy happened.

I saw a guy.
Not just any guy.

A tall guy. A familiar guy.

I stopped in my tracks and stared at him for a second. I was about to walk away, but then I felt I should pop the question... "Hey, do you know a guy named Clayton?"

He stood there dumbfounded.

"Um... That's me." I looked at me for a bit, confused.

"Do you know who I am?"

"....K..Kel?"

I grinned.

His eyes grew huge and his smile stretched from ear to ear. He then pretty much tackled me and squeezed the crap out of me.

Okay time out, lemme tell you the story behind Clayton.

REWIND FOUR YEARS AGO TO MY FIRST TIME AT EFY

My roommate was Clayton-- we were seriously best buds. He did not have a facebook, however, so after we left EFY we lost contact of each other.

I have been searching for this kid for YEARS. Twitter, google plus, facebook, instagram, you name it.

The only guy who kept popping up was that cocky dude from Tarzan (I didn't bother friend requesting him because he is such a tool... those poor gorillas).

Yet, I could never find him.

Here he was! It was seriously such a blessing. His family just moved into my mission area too, so I will be able to see them!

He then turned around to his companion.

"This is--"

"Haha yeah I know who this is."

I was kind of confused. How did Clayton's companion know who I was?

I asked Clayton and he told me he pulled out his bag that he used for EFY to pack for the mission three weeks ago, and he found a card.

REWIND FOUR YEARS AGO MINUS ONE WEEK (so at the end of EFY)

I bought a card for Clayton and wrote inside of it how great of a friend he was and how much I loved the guy. I hid it in his bag right before he left.

Okay, back to the present.

He told his companion all about the letter and everything! So his companion knew all about me!
DO YOU RECALL THAT THIS ALL HAPPENED FOUR YEARS AGO?
Craziness.

Anyway, moving on.

I can't think of much else to report... we were so sad when our new "investigator" moved to China. He taught US a chinese lesson once. Such a great teacher.

Now we have two new investigators.... HAVE AT YE!

Okay so I do not have much else to report...

I will send you all an email next week!

LOVE YOU!

ELDER VALENTINE XOXO HUGS AND KEEESSESS
DEAR ELDER ME PEOPLE.  I love getting those!
Thank you so much to those who have dear eldered me!  You all should be getting a letter soon! :)
 

P.S.  I also ran into Maryann a ton this week! Soooo my companion and I got a little left behind at the temple and we ran into Maryann's district... PHOTO OPPORTUNITY! Apparently, during the five minutes I used to take some photos with Maryann, my branch president was looking all over for me because he didn't want to start his surprise devotional without me.... Oops. I hope he doesn't find out why haha....

I hope my companion doesn't get too bothered by my unusual circumstances hahahahahaha.

He says he doesn't mind, so is all good :)

Take care folks! I will write you all when I can! :)