We get to talk to Ethan on Saturdays and that is when he is the most talkative. It's fun to hear his stories and see how chatty he is. Bryan says I can't steal Ethan's thunder and tell stories he may want to share in letters so I am just going to write a few things down here and then if he doesn't talk about them in his letter on Tuesday, I will put them on his blog also.
On Saturday, the elders did a split with the other elders in their apartment. So Ethan went with a different missionary to work. He said it was nice to see the other part of the area that is on the other side of the freeway. There is a frisbee golf course that is next to a pond. They went there in the morning to do a companionship study. There is a group of boys who dives for frisbees that have missed the hold that is next to the pond. They get the frisbees out of the pond, clean them up, and then sell them at the park. That is something Ethan would have done if it were possible when he was younger. So he bought one of the frisbees from the kids. He was pretty excited about that.
There are also 4 fires around where he is and he said that the smoke was really cool to see in the sky. They hadn't been able to smell it until Saturday but he said they now could smell the smoke. Their plan for one day last week was to go and help a family with service but then they were called and told that the sheriff had told people not to go up there because they may have to evacuate. So they had to find something else to do that day.
He has had some experiences with a guy who really hopes the missionaries keep looking for the truth. It really ticks Ethan off because the guy is condescending and makes it sound like these young missionaries have no idea what the truth is and that he does. So we have had some good discussions with Ethan about agency and how without it, the entire purpose of life is gone. If we aren't here to make choices and learn, then there is no reason for us to be here.
Ethan has also become the cookie elder. He made some cookies for the elders last week and mixed up the teaspoon with the tablespoon. He still ate them (of course) but the cookies were kind of salty. Haha! And he didn't know how to form the cookies without a cookie scoop (curse modern kitchen gadgets). But he made the cookies again and was more attentive to things. He said he scooped them better, made sure the butter wasn't frozen and did the measurements correctly. He made 4 dozen and the cookies lasted 2 days. So he said they turned out perfectly.
That's about it. We talked for quite a while. Courtney showed him her ice maker, the car, and apologized to him for making fun of his driving. She complained that she was a slow driver and now she is the slow driver and completely understands.
It's fun to see how happy he is and how well he is doing. They have people they are teaching and the work is progressing.
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