Hello to ya'll,
This past week was pretty crazy. We went fishing on
Pday and Elder Drumright got scraped up a little by some rocks so we got that
taken care of. Nothing too serious, just a small cut. The fish were
biting but did not take the bait which is frustrating. Saltwater catfish
strangely abound all over the place off of the beach.
District meeting was good. The Assistants and the Zone
Leaders both came down to be there. Elder Drumright was stressing as he
was the District Leader but it was a good meeting. We took District
pictures after.
I went on an exchange with a Zone Leader, Elder
Perrero. He did the baptismal interview for young David and he passed
it. After that we went around Ruskin and talked to a bunch of people in
the dark. It gets dark here at 6:15 and people do not like it when you
talk to them.
The rest of the week was pretty much slow going except for
Saturday. I did go on another exchange with Elder Pruszynski and we
walked a lot. Elder Pruszynski is a snake catcher and he almost caught a
non-poisonous snake called a "black racer". These snakes are
fast and are extremely hard to grab on the ground. He wants to catch a
"Cottonmouth" or a Rattlesnake, both varieties are obviously
dangerous so he shouldn’t do that.
Saturday was David's baptism. Elder Drumright was
chosen to be the one to baptize him. The whole Mendiola / Enriquez family
came and a bunch of members showed up to give him support. The whole baptism
was pretty cool and David was happy afterwards.
Sunday was confirmation day and David is now the newest
member of the Apollo Beach ward. The whole Mendiola / Enriquez family are
supportive and David wishes to be a missionary. I hope he does it because
then he will grow a lot. Hopefully Elder Mendiola will show up in a few
years.
Transfers are this week. I will be staying in Apollo
Beach and getting Elder Reichner. He has
been out about 6 months. We will be
hitting the streets hard.
I hope you all do well and enjoy the holiday season,
Elder Fabricius
The heights by great men reached and kept,
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Picture 1 - David's little brother making a cool face
Picture 2 - David and me
Picture 3 - all of us after the baptism
Picture 4 and 5 - Elder Drumright, David, and me before the
baptism
Picture 6 - all of us being goofy afterwards
