Hello family,
Not much going on down here. I think I had a couple of crazy stories but I forgot what they were. And don't worry mom I got everything, thanks for the cereal. Also we are finally moved in to a new apartment which is nice and clean and has two bathrooms. So that's all good. Oh and we didn't get to e-mail yesterday because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day or whatever it's called, and all the libraries and stuff were closed, luckily we had permission to do it today.
Blast.... I can't remember the amusing story that I was going to write about, I remember one of them, as you can see in one of the two attached photos(*) that there is a bicycle with a wooden leg for a handlebar. Our new Elder, Elder Smith, got my previous companion's old bike, and by old I mean old. The other day one of the handle bars broke off and we figuring out if it was possible to fix, we tired a few things like duct tape and braces but they all failed. So we were about to give up and go get a new one at one of the hundreds of pawnshops here in Conroe when I came up with the idea that we should use a leg from this rickety old stool that we have. So we did, it was a lot of fun. We didn't have any tools except a pocket knife and some wrenches. We unbent the hole in the remaining metal tube of the handle bar on the bike by using a 5lb weight and the biggest wrench, then we shoved the stool leg in and pounded it in there, and used the pocket knife to whittle at the leg so the brake switch and the gear shifter could fit over it. It actually worked and it's pretty solid. And it's hilarious, we took so many pictures and movies of the process and we were laughing our guts out the whole time. Pretty funny. I wish I could remember the other story but I can't The other picture is of one of the many Mary shrines that people have in their houses and driveways. The funny thing about this one is that it's in the driveway of a members home, she's inactive, obviously. We're going to visit her today and I think we ought to share something about how we shouldn't worship idles.
Speaking of today we're doing exchanges with the zone leaders. And for the first time I will be the one staying in the area, and since the zone leaders speak english that means I'm gonna be teaching all by myself today. So wish me luck, I think I can do it but we'll see how it goes. We have appointments only with less active members today so if I say something wrong the consequences won't be all that bad. Well I'm out of time, hope the house looks good with new junk in it, love y'all, peace out.
--Elder Rice
* From the Mom: I couldn't open Alex's pictures, so I have requested that he send them again.
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