Hey, everyone, it's Elder Z.S.Weber, reporting in once again with an exciting update on what craziness is going on in the Colorado Fort Collins Mission. And this week has probably been the craziest week of my mission life yet. This is the last week of the transfer, after all, so y'all know what that means. It's Transfer-Time! And this transfer's set of Transfer Doctrine was pretty crazy, for all of us included. But, before we get to the insanity that came from Transfer Doctrine, let's get to the insanity brought on through the craziness of the week--because, in all reality, the week was just as crazy as the end of it was! From Magic to Munchkin, from frenemies to bonfires, this week was the craziest week ever. So, without further ado...lets go!
I think I'll start my week off with Thursday, when Elder Buchanan took a look at his actions and life as a missionary, and came to conclusion that he wasn't doing everything he was supposed to be doing. Together, we came to the conclusion that Magic: The Gathering, the trading card game, was his biggest problem. You know the whole 'leave all worldly things behind' part of the missionary rules? Yeah, definitely applies to Magic. So, we decided to see if we couldn't sell some of his cards. We finally found this place called the Gamer's Guild (totally sounds like the kind of game shop I'd go to in my spare time) and stood in line waiting to sell some of Elder Buchanan's Ultra-Rare cards he'd collected.
When we finally stepped up to the front counter, I noticed a display window with several Rare and Mythic-Rare Magiccards in it. I suddenly became well aware of why this hobby could be so draining on your accounts. There were some cards there that were worth over one-hundred dollars! Not only that, but some of the descriptions of the cards were just insane and crazy. There was one card that actually said that you had to tear it apart and sprinkle the pieces on your opponent's cards. Who would do something like that?! Anyways, once all was done, Elder Buchanan got thirty dollars from the game store. He then gave me the rest of his cards, which I thought was awesome seeing as I was starting to really like playing Magic in my spare time.
Now, the only question is...what am I going to do with these five boxes of Magic cards...?
Anyways, with Thursday done and gone, Friday came along and we had service once more with the Lafayette Elders. Well, much to my surprise, along with Elder Stone, we were graced by the presence of Elder Greer. Yep, DC Chillin' was back. I just couldn't believe it. I first met him in Loveland. When I left to Nebraska, he followed me. Now, with only a few days left in the transfer, he shows up again! I swear, sometimes it's like my life is Heaven's #1 comedy, with all the crazy and weird fiascos that go on in my life! Still, it was good to hear how things were going with him and spend some time doing some fun service to help the day go by faster.
Saturday, however, was where everything got crazy! Elder Buchanan got a message from one of his friends in the Mission, Elder Carnation, asking if they could hang out together one last time before they possibly got transferred. So, we met up at McDonalds, had a nice lunch, talked about basically anything that came to our minds--and that was when insanity kicked in. To my surprise, and horror, I found that Elder Carnation's personality is almost an exact replicate of Elder Buchanan's. For the last three months, I had gotten used to his crazy persona, but to know that there were now two of them? Once more, it feels like my life is Heaven's #1 comedy.
After we were done talking and chatting at McDonalds, we headed back to our apartment and played a few rounds of Munchkin with Elder Carnation and his companion. Once they shoved off back to their area, we headed out to a member's house for dinner. Turned out that, along with dinner, they were having a start-of-summer bonfire. So, we helped set up the wood, built a huge wall of lumber, and then set it ablaze. The fire was so hot, I think it might've melted Elder Buchanan's and my name tags a bit--even when we were over thirty feet away from it! It was as we were watching the flames rise into the sky...that we received Transfer Doctrine.
Ladies and Gentlemen...Transfers for June 23rd are...
...Elder Buchanan, transferred to Laramie as a District Leader, companions with my former companion, Elder Vakameilalo, both on bike. Elder Weber, staying in Coal Creek, Boulder, companions with Elder Hale. Elders Wangsgard and Stone are both staying in their areas, Louisville and Lafayette, respectively, and getting new companions. So, this transfer should be interesting. I have no idea who my new companion is. He's probably someone from the more northern parts of the mission. Someplace so far away that no one's heard of him before. Well, whatever the case, wish me luck with this new transfer!
--Elder Z.S.Weber
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