Berry, Benjamin T

Okay, transfer news. Sorry I didn't write an email last week. Anyways, yes, I still love y'all and appreciate it so much when y'all write me. I do read them! I typed up an email last week but never sent it, and I'm not gonna send both because that's too much to read! I'm heartbroken to leave Sanger because I really liked it there, and we revived the area with the help of the Lord. Nevertheless, it's in good hands with my trusted Trainee Elder Pancheri. We were sad to leave each other but knew we'd see each other again. I am in Exeter, CA now, in a smaller ward with mostly older people. My companion's name is Elder Quigley, and I'm finishing off his training. He's a jolly fella and has a kind heart. He's from Santaquin, Utah! In this area, I feel so strengthened by the Lord, and I am so thankful. Days have been really rough on paper, but they haven't felt as rough as they ought to have felt. Like, we'll go a whole day getting strai...

Yo, it's your boy Chips Ahoy. It's finally getting cooler up here in California. It was fun to see all the election stuff, haha. This week was one of the better weeks in the mission (every week is usually pretty great). So, how about I talk about it? It was nice getting opportunities to do some service for some people. I dug this hole for over an hour to plant a tree. That dirt was so darn tough I had to use a dig bar every single inch I dug to break up the dirt. It felt so invigorating though! The tree we planted already looked half dead, so we'll see if it survives and I didn't dig a hole for nothing. I want to know how people (probably kids) think you can dig a hole to China. Why is it always China? We also helped another lady pull up tons of weeds out of her garden, and Elder Pancheri kept chucking oranges and lemons at me! It felt good, though it sucks to see that the washer didn't wash all the dirt out of my jeans later that week. We also were driving during a...

Yo, how's it going? It's been a minute since I emailed. I've been doing great here in Sanger! I was originally in a trio, but then the third (Elder Kennington) left for the Saratoga Springs, Utah mission! So now it's just me and Elder Pancheri. We have a great time out here, and the companionship unity is on point, even though he's in his training. We did a deep clean on our apartment and threw away four or five trash bags full of junk. We vacuumed everything, swept, mopped—the whole ordeal. My mom wouldn't believe how clean we got it. I was notorious back at home for halfway doing everything, if you even want to call it that. I would just put my clothes under my blanket on my bed and call the room "clean." Or just chuck my shoes in my closet or stuff things into my drawers. My mom always didn't like how I left my drawers out (I still do it sometimes out here). Speaking of cleanliness, we have this thing in our mission where if you keep your car su...