Hello again,

Well this week has been quite ... hmm... warm. Cali summers are toasty! But oh so grateful for our car.

This week was my first zone conference. Every other transfer we have these. They asked me to conduct the music :]  It was great.  I learned lots and kept thinking of you Mom when you would feed the missionaries lunch at these back in Wisc. A few nice ladies did the same for us and I was sure to give them many thanks.

This week I also saw a 600 lbs naked woman. She was one of our investigators that we had to drop. Yeah... I'm assuming you don't want details, if you do, let me know otherwise.

I made an idiot out of myself on a doorstep. I thought the lady had a paintbrush in her hand so i asked her if she painted, realizing soon afterwards it was maybe not a skinny paintbrush but rather something else I shouldn't be drawing attention too.  I froze up and things got really awkward really fast. Hahaha oh my, I don't think I'm going to live that one down for awhile.

So remember how I said Stockton is GHETTO.  Well we see and hear about drugs A LOT. Like A LOT A LOT! We actually had a member sit us down and give us a lesson on it all after dinner. It was good cause most of the time we had no idea what people were talking about. But we hear lots of funny stories of people doing crazy things. Bwahahaha oh good stuff. Kids don't do drugs. Seriously huge testimony of how the gospel blesses you tremendously.  Living the commandments really does set you free and enables you to do so much more.  Sin really does put you into bondage. Never quite got that until it was thrown at me so much here.  Also heard my first gun shots outside our apt this weekend! Woot woot! Mission goal accomplished lol.

Well that's mostly me this week. I'm happy to report I'm getting used to Lani (the deaf woman in the ward here) so I can understand most of her signing now. Prayer works! and the language is still coming along.

Love everyone so much! Hope the end of summer is filled with magical things. Catch lots of lightening bugs for me and best of luck finishing up all those summer goals.

Love,
Your daughter and sister
Sister Clarissa Oliphant