THE WALK OF SHAME

Monday, October 28, 2013, Garrett Eichers wrote:

Sorry I was going to email you but we are going to grab lunch downtown at a 5 guys nearby! I will write you later today! I love and miss you! Talk to you soon!

Much later, Garrett writes:

This week has had a lot of ups and downs. So on Saturday we came to the church to do our facebook stuff and there were a bunch of cars here so we didn't know if we could use the computers or not so I only locked up my frame of my bike and I was planning on going back out and fixing it after we were sure we could use the computers.  But we were on the computers for like 15 minutes and an English elder came in and was like, "uh, Elder Eichers do you know your front tire is missing" so I run out there and I am just so sad and when I got out there it was gone. I had to walk pretty far to get to the bike store and it was just the walk of shame, walking a bike with no front wheel.  I got everything worked out now it just cost a lot of money to buy a new tire.  I was so frustrated because I have been working so hard and then this just happened.  

But when we got home we got a call saying that there was a primary party for our ward and there was an investigator there who lived in our area! So that made things much better and so we went over there and we spent a lot of time with all of the kids in our ward and plus O's little girls were there who always make my day! Everything just seemed so much better after that and with all the love of the people here, it is impossible to stay sad!

Yesterday was a great Sunday! We went to church and everything and then visited a member who seemed so happy to see us! They said they were just leaving and they were sorry they couldn't go to church but they really want to come next week! It was great just because he had a good attitude and showed like he was starting to feel comfortable with us even though we didn't teach them! Then we went to the family As' house and we were there for a while and it was what Sundays should be like! We just ate and talked and shared a message with them, they are doing great at sharing the gospel with all of their friends!  I loved spending time with them!  But before we got to the appointment, I have a little cord to lock up my bike and I wrap it up around the frame of my bike and it came undone and got in my tire and I fell on my bike! It was my first crash and it was so sad but so funny!   But anyways after A we went to O and L and their whole family was there (L's parents too) and it was perfect! We taught them and they gave us more food, I was already full but we are missionaries so I ate that food too and was happy about it!  So the whole week ended up being great even though there were some really rough patches!

But I am staying here with Elder Gomez and I am really happy about it! There is only one Elder changing out of our zone. But I love you guys and have a great week!