Lexington

The Blue Ghost, the USS Lexington

Last P-Day, we went to the USS Lexington, a museum and tourist attraction in our area. It's an aircraft carrier that served during WW2 and now has a permanent home in Corpus Christi. Probably the coolest military museum I've been to since we got to sit in a bunch of airplanes and guns. 

We've been focusing a lot on working with people who were baptized in the past year or two. In the past, people went to Church a few times, got baptized and never came back. We're reaching out to try to bring them back and active and with great success. Sometimes people just need a push to get back in it. Last Sunday we saw people at Church we never thought would come, and they brought their families no less.

Our happy place.

Some awesome things are happening here in Corpus.

Elder Gray

Frito

This past week I was sick for about 4 days. I think I got another sinus infection, my face and head felt like they were about to explode and I had body aches and chills. It could have been Zika, but who knows. I feel better now though.

Gray Frito

We finally got our hot water fixed. After almost two months of being here, I told the office and they came in and gave us the gift of hot water. Prior to this week, it was all cold showers.

Happy Mothers day to all the moms. We were able to Skype our families. Haven't spoken to them since the Christmas call so it was good to see them again. My herbivore mom and sister ate salad for like half the call, but that's ok. 

I show them Texan Barbecue when I get back. 

Elder Gray

Army of Two

 We aren't usually in drainage canals, but... 

Hello, everybody!

We have received a new companion. Elder Harris is from Utah, (surprise) and happens to be in the National Guard as well, hence the title of the blog post. He works hard and teaches harder. I'm super excited for this transfer together. We'll probably be together for the next three months, so I'm glad he's cool.

The  Zone Leader is asleep, there are no more rules!

Presidente announces that we have permission to travel up to the Temple in San Antonio, but only if we go with people who were baptized under a year ago. We are super excited, many of us haven't even seen a Temple in years. And we can go with the people we baptized!

Another announcement General Authorities made was in order to combat the Zika virus, which is found in our mission, all the sister missionaries in our mission are now required to wear pants while proselyting. Ours is the only mission in the entire United States to do this, but it's probably a good thing since there is conformed Zika in the valley. The sisters in Corpus kind of freaked out. They have to change their whole wardrobe!

We're on going to the Naval base today, which should be fun!

Goodbye, everybody!
Elder Gray

One and Done

Transfers! I'm going to be staying in Corpus for another 6 weeks, but Elder Meza is leaving tomorrow! Love this vato. He's going to Laredo, where all his extended family lives (crazy right?). 

We were only together for one transfer, but I definitely enjoyed our time together and learned a lot. Change is hard guys, but it's fun. Don't know who my new companion will be, but we'll find out!

Or maybe they won't give me a new companion and will just move me in a trio. Like Zapata. 

Took this on the first day it broke 100 degrees.

Corpus is still great! It's slowly getting hotter. The South Texas Summer is slowing creeping in. We went downtown for the first time and it's actually a pretty good town. There's a long road called Ocean Drive which goes right along the coast. Tons of palm trees and a view of the ocean make it one of my favorite places so far on my mission. 

We're about to go play Zone vs. Zone volleyball. Until next time,

Elder Gray.