Email from Elder Lofthouse 8/2/16 Wreck of a Week

The district. Ha!

This week was by far and away the craziest week of all time.....It was so intense.  Well, the last few days were. Transfer calls happened, so you'll see what happens!
   
Tuesday was fun. We played sports with President and his son. It was super fun. We went to Dream Catcher for a volunteer BBQ.  It was awesome. they have a little goat named Joey that rammed me in the elbow while I was eating cake..... I spilled it on my shirt.  Haha. We were able to see John this week!  It was awesome. He's such a cool guy. It was a really good evening.

Wednesday was fun. It was the first time in a month that we didn't have exchanges. Elder Kamea's knee was in pretty rough shape, so we didn't really do much walking. It was an interesting day.  We didn't have much going for us that day....  It was pretty rough. Elder Kamea mostly rested his knee.

Thursday we had District Meeting. It was a lot of fun. Elder Kamea cooked for the whole district. It was really good. After that we went and saw Doctor Orth for Elder Kamea's knee. Get this; he had an infection in his knee from being on his knees too much. Elder Kamea prayed so much, he broke one of his knees!  Haha. He's not allowed to kneel for prayers for the next little while. After that we went and stopped by a lot of people. We had supper with the Fixsens, and then we went and visited Brother Kohn. It was really good. It was an excellent day.
   

Here's the car. She served us well since 2013

Friday we did a mini exchange. Elder Kamea and Elder Powell went to the pharmacy to fill Elder Kamea's prescription, and Elder Campbell and I went to Dream catcher to do chores. It was really fun. There was another little goat named Wanda that was being a little brat. Little goats are awesome. Haha. After that we had lunch and then we went through the area book to find people to stop by. We went out to George's to grab a pie that his wife made for us, and it was on our way back to Sherwood Park that things got intense. We were driving through a construction zone and somebody ran a stop sign and t boned us!  It was insane. It was a miracle that no one was injured.  I'll send pictures of the car.... Needless to say. We missed supper and our appointment in the evening.... It was sad.
   
Saturday was fun. We woke up a little sore from the wreck, but for the most part we were good. We did our weekly planning, and then we went to volunteer for heritage days. We were taking donations for the Edmonton food bank from people getting on and off the buses.  A nasty storm rolled in, and the whole park got evacuated. We made sure that all the missionaries either got rides or walked with us. Four companionships, including us, walked a couple Klicks in the rain back to the institute building. It was exciting!  Haha.
   
Sunday was the only normal(ish) day of the weekend. We went to church, and it was awesome as usual. After church we set up some appointments for later in the week, and then we had supper with the Tagalog Elders. We had noodles, corned beef, and burgers. It was really interesting. After supper we went and visited Vivian for her birthday!  It was a lot of fun. It was a really good day.
   
Monday was when the whole week came to a sudden plot twist. So transfer calls were happening..... We got a call. I though Elder Kamea and I were going to stay together for one more transfer, but that
wasn't meant to be. I'm going to be training a new missionary in a new area. That's right, I'm whitewash training!  It's going to be sweet! I don't know where, but it'll be fun. We went and visited a bunch of people in the afternoon, went to Swiss Chalet for supper, and then visited more people!  It was awesome.
   
Miracles really do happen. This week we were protected by God in that wreck. Had things been just a little different, if we had been hit a little harder, or had we been going faster, the car could've rolled and we could have been hurt. I know that God hears our prayers and cares about us. It was a pretty intense experience, but God kept us safe through it!


Ofa ma'oni
Elder Rusty Lofthouse

There is a power in belief
-Ice Nine Kills