- Elder Baird's #BLESSED Mission: WEEK 20 WHITE ROCK: Is it spicy?

Guys, next week is transfers. It's literally so crazy, like I feel like transfers just started last week. It's so wild.

But anyways

This week was pretty flippin amazing. Two big takeaways from this week. Pickleball is a majestic sport, and one we get to play every morning. And 2. Fog is the coolest form of weather ever. Rain sucks. Snow is good. Sun is better. And fog is best. The fog here is so cool, like you just sometimes be chillin in a big cloud.

Anyways...

Wednesday, had district council. Then decided to count the number of eagles we saw on the 30 minute drive-

We counted 45

It's actually so cool. We see so many eagles here, and y'all may think that's weird. But eagles are cool, and we saw 45 of them on one drive. They just be big chillin for real. Dad, this one's for you. I wish I had a big cool camera, cus I could get pictures of the eagles, and the epic fog. But an eagle will always be cool.

Later that night we had an amazing lesson with Pei JIa. He's been going through some mega ruff stuff recently, and so he kinda was just talkin to us for the first hour and a half. Then the spirit was like alright, mic drop moment, and I was able to share a super simple yet such needed scripture for him. It was just so cool to see how much God loves him.

Thursday is a goated day, because I get to do part manual labor, and part epic service. I love Hamper Thursday so much. Then we met with this guy who's friends with the sisters, and does a weekly Chinese lesson with them. So we've started joining that, and it's so much fun. Bro gave us the writing packet for homework with all the white boxes and stroke order (iykyk) and lowkey made me so happy. Yes. I was happy to get homework. :) Had English class, which is always a highlight, and had a lesson with our buddy Shaun after.

Friday we pulled up to a meet and greet type function, and ended up talking to this Chinese lady for 3 hour!!! All of it standing up! I was lowkey fighting for my life. She was standing perfectly still the whole time, and I was lowkey just trying to move. But we locked in and had an epic convo. Had a lesson with Song, and I'm slowly but surely coming to understand his Chinese. Like his Chinese is so cooked, that our Chinese members can't understand him. It's sooooo funny. But he's the goat, it was actually an awesome lesson. Then locked in on pickleball activity. Some of them are pretty cracked, so it's fun to play with them.

Saturday was a day. Went to the park and saw Mr. Song. So we walked with him for a solid 30. He's so funny. Then went to JoJo's Chicken shack for a birthday celebration (Shoutout Elder Roller for being unc status now) Had a lion dance practice. Hit up the driving range with our friend Mark. I'm getting pretty cracked at this point. Lowkey though it's so epic. So many of our friends love golf, so we just do our lessons there. Peak mission life! Then the dinner.

If you want details lmk.

Let's just say, the dinner was amazing. Awesome family. The wife's the only memeber, but they've had missionaries over before, but when we walked in, they were so happy that we spoke Chinese. It was such an amazing night though. They made Chinese food which was so good. I had a noodle dish and the grandma was like yo, is it spicy? And I was like nah, light work. Which suprised them all. But then the grandma was like, want real spice? I said sure. She gave me a spoonful. The family freaked out cus they thought white boy was about to die. Ate it. Not super spicy, but some of the best spice I've ever had.

But that's where things went bad

30 seconds after, it hit my stomach

The effects were felt

Upset stomach the rest of the meal

Get home

Lets just say it was a rough night

3 trips, and going to bed an hour late

I succumbed to the torment

And am a living breathing free man

Sunday was goated, even though ptsd hit hard. Hard fought war. But church was great, and I got to play ping pong, so w day.

Monday had another goated English class. Then kinda balled out with the missionary life, as one does on a weekly planning day.

Today we hit a lift with our buddy Zack. And boy was it nice to hit the gym, lowkey though, I've lost a lot. The gym grind gonna go crazy when I get home though. Then hit the district up and played some intense games of Throw Throw Burrito.

Epic

I've been grinding 2 Nephi and found a baller line

"Repent and Know"

My soul delights in plainness as well. Repent and Know. Repentance is one of the most joyful things ever. Repent and Know Joy. I love thinking of repentance like taking the most blessed hot shower after a day of work. After a day of mowing lawns, weeding, working outside in the hot hot sun. Getting home and taking a shower. There's not a better feeling of being CLEAN. Repent and Know cleanliness. Repentance is knowledge. It's the knowledge that we can, and are striving to be better. It's the knowledge that the atonment of Jesus Christ brings freedom, hope, joy, and peace into our lives. It's the knowledge that repentance is a gift given specifically for you. Repent and Know the gift. Repentance is how we come closer to our Heavnely Father and Jesus Christ. It's the act of knowing that we can be better, Knowing that we aren't perfect. But knowing through Him, everything is possible. Repent and Know Perfect Love. Endless Love. His Love

Repent and Know

I know that repentance is a daily habit that I'm so grateful I've built it into my life. I love My Savior Jesus Christ. And I know He loves y'all

And in closing

Bye