This week has been such a hot one. We walked a lot because I refuse to buy a bike until after the transfer. This is because I am hoping if I do get transferred, that I will go to an area that is full car. I think I have hit up most of the areas in the mission that have been a car share, meaning that you have the car one week, and the bikes another.
So on Wednesday we had district meeting all the way up in Greenwood which it is about a 2 hour trip, and it was such a boring drive. Especially when you can only listen to church music the whole time. I swear that Elder Conger was going to fall asleep because we were just bored out of our mind. But luckily we made it safely and it was a good time. Then we had to make the trek back, but luckily I was able to relieve him and drive a little bit.
Then on Thursday we went up to Jackson for an exchange with the zone leaders and that was such a great time! It was Elder Scoresby's birthday and I bought him a cake and ice cream because birthdays on the mission really aren't fun unless you have another missionary make it fun! So we made it fun. But before we had fun I went and worked with Elder Thorley. He is such a good guy. I wish that he and I could be companions! We taught two great lessons. The zone leaders took our Mission President to the lesson and the lady that they were teaching said that she felt like she knew me and Elder Thorley and Elder Scoresby from somewhere. It was really cool. They talked about how in the preexistence, that we promised that we would come share the gospel with her. It was amazing! Then after that is when we had fun for Elder Scoresby's birthday. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner! Then after that we went back and had cake and ice cream, and played a few games. Then the next day we exchanged back!
So then on Saturday, we did another exchange with the elders in my district and I went with Elder Atkinson. We had so much fun. He is from Malad, Idaho. He knows the Horsley family so we talked a little about them but we also worked really hard on a hot and humid day. While we were knocking doors we came across a Muslim "official". I'm not sure what that is. He started talking and he was actually really nice and said that the Mormons are the ones that are keeping Christianity pure. Right then I had a lot of respect for him. Then he gave me a newspaper and that's when I lost all my respect for this man. I read a little part of it on the back about what they believed, and it was crazy. It talked a lot about how the black people were wronged with slavery and that they are God's chosen people. Also it talks about how they want to re-segregate schools and how they also want a separate country or territory of their own. That the white people who had their ancestors in slavery would have to provide for them. It was ridiculous. It is crazy what people will actually believe haha.
Also Earlier this week we tried giving this man a picture of Jesus and talk with him, but he wouldn't accept it because apparently Jesus wasn't white. We had a little debate and his argument was that Jesus was an Egyptian and that Egyptians aren't white. But I pointed out that they aren't black either haha. But then I also was telling him that Jesus wasn't an Egyptian but that he was a Jew. I swear some people aren't very smart haha. That guy was just trying to bash us and I wasn't going to put up with it because that night we got permission to go see a football game!!! I was so pumped and looking forward to it. It was so much fun but both teams were awful. I think for both teams they had more completed passes to the other team than they did to themselves. It was pretty bad. it felt like every play was run right up the middle when their o-lines couldn't block to save their lives. In my mind I was just wondering, is this what Logan High looks like? And I thought probably haha. The really cool thing that did happen at the game though was that before the national anthem this guy said a prayer over the speakers!! I am trying to talk with the member to be able to give that prayer at their next home game! I hope I get the chance.
I hope that y'all have had a good week.
Elder Corbett
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