Monday, June 29 2015

this week was a very strange week. to start it all off we were planning on going to see everyone that we met and saw last week to follow up and see how they are doing. well, that didn't work out as well as we hoped it would have because everyone that we went to go try and see was not home. we tried them like very day at the times that we met them but no one was home! but for the most part even if you have an "unsuccessful" day you still feel like a success. i have no idea how to spell most words. there are a lot of movies being filmed down here so sometime when we are driving down the road we can see movies being filmed, and most of the time they shut down the roads that we are trying to drive on! the 4th of july is coming up this weekend and ill sure miss hanging out with the family at our parade having a lot of fun and then going to bear lake! make sure yall have fun without me! i know its pretty hard (nearly impossible) but i know yall can do it! well i cant really think of anything more to say so peace out. love yall elder horrocxsk

Monday, June 22 2015

this week was a great week! the only thing that could have made it better is if the weather wasnt 1000000 degrees. well i cant really remember what actually happened this week so this one might be a little short. we ahd a great fathers day yesterday. sunday was my first sunday in this area and i had to share my testimony and everyone was complimenting me on my spanish so apparetnly im doing pretty good! this week we were going tracting and one day was so hot i was sweating so much that it looked like i just got out of a swimming pool! dang we also went to one of the investigators for downtown (an area in our district) his name is manny and he is the funniest guy ive ever met! well i dont really know what else to say. thanks for all the support and love guys! hope yall have a great week! talk to yall later elder horrocks

Monday, June 15 2015

this week we had transfers. and i was transferred to New Orleans! or NOLA for short. it was hard to see elder page go home. we really became great friends throught these last six weeks. but im happy to be down in nola. my new comp is elder caldwell. he is from idaho and hes pretty cool. we have been out for the same amount of time and so our Spanish is the same. not very good. but when we combine our spanish we can get through a lesson with only a minimal amount of awkward moments haha. plus one of the best things that has happened this transfer is that we have recieved a car! finally got a car right before summer starts. thats a huge blessing. because when it rains here its already like 95 degrees and then after that the humidty multiplies by like 10! its been kind of embarrassing for elder caldwell because everyone that we have tried to go see hasnt been home haha. so we havetn really dont much this week as in meeting current investigators but we did go tracting and got some new ones. the blessings you recieve from tracting are amazing. right before we were getting out of the car the sun was shining bright and there was no wind but as soon as we got out there was nice shade and a cool breeze the whole time! i guess thats all i have for this week. love yall so much. thanks for all the support and prayers. elder horrocks

Wednesday, June 10 2015

hey mom i got transfered! finally. so im just writing you to let you know that i am no longer in baton rouge! i have gone down to new orleans! i am in an are called challmete. its the most dangerous area in the mission and in downtown new orleans! im super excited to be here! here is my new address. my comps name is elder caldwell. he is from idaho falls and has been out 1 transfer more than me. so we are still pretty new here. hopefully we can get by with our spanish. im excited to see how well my spanish wil improve now that i have to use it haha 3301 golden ave #b New Orleans LA 70043

Tuesday, June 9 2015

this week was one hectic week! one of those weeks where it flies by but then you look back at it and it seems like its been a year. this week we spent a lot of time with the east elders going to dinner appointments with members because elder page and elder drollinger are going home this week. we spent a lot of time eating. the food we had this week was unbelievable! sorry i dont know how to spell. anyways. we went all over our area to members house because elder pafge started his mission here and so all the members in the branch wanted to feed him before he leaves. well thats about it. i dont have any time left. love yall elder horroksc

Monday, June 1 2015

this week was a pretty hectic week! i did send my email last week though, i dont know why you didnt get it but whatever. im doing great! this week is the last full week of the transfer and so that means that it is elder pages last full week on the mission! so we have a lot of dinner appointments this week. which is not bad at all haha. because we hardly ever get fed here in baton rouge. this week consisted of a lot of service and rain. we had a couple appointments with investigators throught the week but literally every one we went to was not there! we hope that this week is a little better than the last. i was actually thinking about the time when i went and helped the allens move and how much fun it was to work and get it all done real quick. i also enjoyed the time i had to hang out with the allens children. thats one thing i miss a lot is hanging out with all the cousins! it is a great time out here. on friday elder drollinger and i went to a LSU baseball game with one of their investigators and that was a lot of fun. its crazy how big of fans the people are here for LSU. if you think BYU fans are crazy think of the craziest one and times it by 5. thats a normal LSU/saints fan here in Louisiana. we then proceded to go to her house and paint one of her bedrooms and realized that we probably shouldnt go into a house painting business. hopefully it dries out better than it looks.. well thats about it. llove yall. elder horrocks