Anyways, I am just going to transfer some excerpts from my journal.
"Sunday, August 7, 2011
I found a sacrament meeting at 8:30 in the morning in JFSB. After I took the sacrament and got changed, I headed to Sacramento. It was definitely an adventure. I don’t even know how I survived such a long drive (actually I do know how: energy drinks). I had to stop time to time to rest and stretch my back because it got so stiff. I had to sit differently every now and then to relieve some pain from my back. I took some pictures when I stop or while driving.
I left Provo around 9 am and I got to Sacramento around 7 pm. That was such a long drive. I was glad I bought some energy drinks to keep me awake but that also gave me a massive headache when I got to my parents’ house. I got fed so much that I went to bed with a stomachache which is never a good feeling.
"Monday, August 8, 2011
I called Mama Amaya, Josefina Bonilla and the Sosas to find out what time I can visit them so I got a schedule for tomorrow. I was so excited to talk to Mama Amaya because it’s been such a long time since I’ve talked to her and she told me that she’s with her daughter and her grand-children! She’s able to see them more often than she used to! I am so happy for her! :)
"Tuesday, August 9, 2011
I left to LA 7 in the morning and arrived in LA around 1:30. I wanted to see Katie and her children but they weren’t home. I didn’t write down her apartment number for some reason so I had to talk to her neighbors trying to figure out the apartment number. I was accepted so easily by them even though I am an outsider. This is what it’s like to be an outsider without a name tag, a tie, and a white shirt.
Anyways, I decided to just visit the Sosas and they were awesome! I love Hannah, Kailey and even Jasmine who were there just clinging onto me. Little Romeo can walk and talk now! Oh my goodness! He’s getting bigger! Before I came home, he could barely crawl! Ashley told me that she’s more excited to get her endowment than her patriarchal blessing so I told her that’s not bad at all. She should be more excited or anxious about getting her endowment because that’s the only way to enter the Celestial kingdom. She was actually scared than excited about getting her endowment because no one told her what’s going on in the temple and that it’s such a big secret. I assured her that she’s not going to be naked in front of everybody but explained to her what really happens (without telling her really important things). She was kind of mad that everybody makes it so weird and secretive about the endowment. Unfortunately, there was a time for me to leave them for another year or so... :( Next person I visited was Josefina Bonilla. She was really happy to see me and started telling me what was going on in her life. I forgot how much she loves to talk. It sounded like she still has hard time finding opportunities to work but her son started working for this company which is really a blessing for her and him. She updated me on her neighbor whom I used to teach but she wasn’t willing to change so missionaries dropped her. Anyways, it was so happy to hear that Josefina is so strong in the Church and she will never go less active.
I was at the Fonis when Sister Foni invited Keith to come to their house with Destiny. I played tag with Destiny for a while and she has grown for sure. I was sad to leave them so early though because I had to meet with Mama Amaya and she broght Mason, her grandson with her. We went to a pupuseria and had some pupusas but for some reason, I wasn’t feeling very well. It must’ve been from driving so much. She told me how her and her daughter started to see each other again: Soon after Mama started working at the temple, she got a call from her daughter saying that she wants her mom back. She knows that that is a blessing from the Lord and even her daughter started praying with her and with kids. It sounds like she’s coming around. :) Also, Jaida still has the picture I gave her before I left the area and whenever her friends ask her about it, she explains to them the meaning of the picture. I actually wanted to see her but she had a soccer practice. I love Mama Amaya so much!
I went back to the Fonis after dinner with Mama Amaya. I wasn’t feeling great so Sister Foni made some tea for me. While they were singing on karaoke, their software would stop and play again so I got on their computer and tried to figure out what was wrong. Along with that, I helped them with bunch of other things on their computers. They needed help figuring out how to write on a PDF file, fixing an iPod, etc.
"Wednesday, August 10, 2011
I spent a night at the Fonis and when I woke up, they were still asleep. I checked on my car which was definitely not functioning properly. I am not very happy about that. I will have to take it to a shop and it will cost me a fortune. Freaking crap!
When the Fonis woke up (there were only Brother and Sister Foni because everybody else lives somewhere else now), they made me breakfast then Brother Foni took a look at my car and checked some things for me. When he checked, the transmission fluid was super low but filling it up didn’t fix the real problem though.
After that, I talked to Sister Foni who told me how they had so much back in New Zealand then they received a revelation that they had to move to Utah. Now they don’t have much and don’t have a job but they know everything will work out. Her story inspired me so much. Everyone’s story inspired me so much. I feel like my testimony isn’t growing while their testimony grows stronger and stronger.
"Friday, August 12, 2011
Can you say Kyoo’s worst day ever? I woke up early to get my car fixed and when I walked up to my car to put the key into the hole, what the heck? The cylindar was all messed up. Yes, someone tried to break into my car. Nothing was missing from what I could see so they failed but they managed to mess up the key hole. I had to get in from the trunk in order to drive. I was so upset that I just sat on the curb for few minutes before I drove off.
I was at the Fonis when Sister Foni invited Keith to come to their house with Destiny. I played tag with Destiny for a while and she has grown for sure. I was sad to leave them so early though because I had to meet with Mama Amaya and she broght Mason, her grandson with her. We went to a pupuseria and had some pupusas but for some reason, I wasn’t feeling very well. It must’ve been from driving so much. She told me how her and her daughter started to see each other again: Soon after Mama started working at the temple, she got a call from her daughter saying that she wants her mom back. She knows that that is a blessing from the Lord and even her daughter started praying with her and with kids. It sounds like she’s coming around. :) Also, Jaida still has the picture I gave her before I left the area and whenever her friends ask her about it, she explains to them the meaning of the picture. I actually wanted to see her but she had a soccer practice. I love Mama Amaya so much!
I went back to the Fonis after dinner with Mama Amaya. I wasn’t feeling great so Sister Foni made some tea for me. While they were singing on karaoke, their software would stop and play again so I got on their computer and tried to figure out what was wrong. Along with that, I helped them with bunch of other things on their computers. They needed help figuring out how to write on a PDF file, fixing an iPod, etc.
"Wednesday, August 10, 2011
I spent a night at the Fonis and when I woke up, they were still asleep. I checked on my car which was definitely not functioning properly. I am not very happy about that. I will have to take it to a shop and it will cost me a fortune. Freaking crap!
When the Fonis woke up (there were only Brother and Sister Foni because everybody else lives somewhere else now), they made me breakfast then Brother Foni took a look at my car and checked some things for me. When he checked, the transmission fluid was super low but filling it up didn’t fix the real problem though.
After that, I talked to Sister Foni who told me how they had so much back in New Zealand then they received a revelation that they had to move to Utah. Now they don’t have much and don’t have a job but they know everything will work out. Her story inspired me so much. Everyone’s story inspired me so much. I feel like my testimony isn’t growing while their testimony grows stronger and stronger.
"Friday, August 12, 2011
Can you say Kyoo’s worst day ever? I woke up early to get my car fixed and when I walked up to my car to put the key into the hole, what the heck? The cylindar was all messed up. Yes, someone tried to break into my car. Nothing was missing from what I could see so they failed but they managed to mess up the key hole. I had to get in from the trunk in order to drive. I was so upset that I just sat on the curb for few minutes before I drove off.
At the shop, I waited for a couple of hours before they came up with some estimates. There were a lot of things that were wrong with the car but I only needed to fix whatever was causing the engine to shake so much. They told me to fix that it would cost me about $360 and that was nothing to compared to getting a new transmission which I thought was the problem. Also, to fix the key cylindar, they had to wait till Tuesday to get the part which I didn’t have time for. I will be heading back to Utah on Monday and that is set. I will have to get that fixed when I go back.
While they were working on my car, I ventured this city for a bit. I saw some people holding up some signs to direct people into different parking spots. At first, I didn’t know why they were gathering at a convention center in Sacramento then later I realized that they are there for a Jehovah’s Witnesses convention. After venturing for a while, I settled down at a playground that I saw while I was driving to the shop. It was pretty nice with the wind and the shade. I sat on a bench under a tree and read “Jane Eyre.” What a perfect moment and place to read that book. I saw a woodpecker pecking away at the tree I was sitting under with a squirrel eating a nut of some sort below the woodpecker. I saw children playing at the playground while their mothers watched them. I saw people walking their dogs. I saw homeless people lying on grass. After an hour or so, I decided to join the homeless people and lied down on grass to take a nap. When I felt the sensation of my soul leaving my body, my phone started to vibrate. It was from the shop and he wanted to show me something. ‘That’s never good,’ I thought.
When I arrived at the shop, he told me that he found another thing wrong with the engine which caused the fire starters or whatever to break down. He gave me an estimate to fix whatever was wrong: $1700! I told him that there’s no way of paying him that much money so I told him to leave it alone and I left to venture this city again but not for too long because I had to use the restroom. I found a little cafe/restaurant which looked like it had a restroom. I went in and got a croissant pudding and a bottle of orange juice so I could be a “customer” to use the restroom. While I was enjoying the croissant pudding, I got a call from the shop telling me that they are done fixing the car. Sigh, finally."
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