Thursday was one of those days where nothing happens as planned. After lunch I went to get on my bike only to find I had a flat tire, so I pumped it up and we headed out, only to have it go flat again half-way to our destination. I'm talking really flat... like wrinkly!!! So we walked to a friends house where I patched up my tire and took out the steel prickly that I found in it. Then on our way to save the world. Well... we were going to see a media referral in a part of town I've never been. Come to find out that it's a really busy 2-lane road with no shoulder. So, it was a bit scary to ride on. I got more intimate with a semi-truck than I'd ever like to again! ;) Once we were there our appt was a no show but a semi-active member spotted us and drove us back to their home for 20 minutes where they unloaded some family drama on us, and then it was off to the other side of town to our appointment whose address ended up not existing. Oh well. Such is the life of a missionary, right?
Anyway... we're teaching a cool family named the Solanos. They came to church this Sunday for the 2nd time in a row. They're Columbian, and every time we teach them they fell the need to feed us Columbian food. Fine by me!!! They've definitely been prepared to receive the gospel right now.
Yesterday was Stake Conference, and Elder Cornish of the Seventy was there to preside. It was a great meeting, and the Solanos LOVED it... they were even taking notes!
Well... the time has come for me to conclude. This is the last email I will be sending out to y'all as a missionary. I am so grateful for the experiences I've had over the last 2 years that have reshaped me into a much different man than I began as. I know without a doubt that God lives, that Jesus Christ is His Son, and that His Gospel has been restored to the earth in preparation for His Second Coming. I know that They appeared to the boy Joseph Smith, and that through Him the authority & doctrine of Christ was restored. I have come to know this through study and prayer, and the Lord promises to answer all who seek to know. Heck... He answered the prayer of a chubby, timid, unsure boy in CA... why not you?! SO... the challenge I give to each of you who don't know YET is ASK! The Lord promised... put Him to the test. I love you all very much, and I thank you for the support you've given me. See ya soon!
-Elder Borgia
PS- Any of you that can, I'll be speaking at 11am on February 8th in Sacrament meeting in Morgan Hill! The building is located on East Dunne, just about 1/2 mile from the freeway.
PS2- If you haven't joined the "I wrote Elder Borgia on his mission" club... this is your last chance! *wink*
