First Flat Tire!

4-27-15

     This week was very hot!  We are getting closer and closer to summer and it just keeps getting a little bit hotter every day.  We biked about 140 miles this week and we had quite a few bike repairs take place because we have worn our bikes into the ground.  I got my first flat tire on my mission last week.  Luckily, it was right in front of a bike shop, so I just bought a new tube and then we walked home and got it fixed.  The next day Elder Reynolds got a flat tire on his new road bike tires that he bought.  We were about 4 miles from a shop when this happened.  We ended up walking to our teaching appointment and then walking to a bike shop afterwards to get it fixed.  Somehow, we were able to make it to all of our teaching appointments, regardless of the fact that we had to walk to all of them.  Towards the end of the week, we replaced our rear cassettes and chains because those were worn to nothing.  We had a member replace it for us and now our bikes are working great again.  I think that is the first time that I have had to replace anything on my bike being out here.
     We got to go to another ward's baptismal service this last Saturday and bring one of our investigators who is getting baptized this coming Sunday.  His name is Alan.  He has had no problems in his progress so far and his parents are supportive of his decision.  Elder Pond is going to be baptizing him and Elder Reynolds will be confirming him the following Sunday.  I'm pretty excited for it.
     This last transfer just ended and we got transfer emails.  All three of us are staying together, which I am very happy about.  So, Elder Reynolds will kill us off and possibly stay for another transfer to show a new Elder around the area.  I'm very excited to see what will happen this transfer as we continue to work.

Love,
Elder A. Whaley