Hosed

Hey Everyone! Sorry I didn't write anything last week, it was because it was mothers day and I called my family, and the rest of my district didn't want to do email so we didn't. So this week we knocked on many, many doors because almost every appointment we had fell through. We're supposed to write down the numbers of people we taught, found, ect. in our planners, and one day I just wrote the word "hosed". But good things came out of that doldrum. We gave out something like 4 or 5 referrals to the English missionaries, and one referral to the Armenian speaking missionaries, which is a first. In fact, the referral secretary said that that hadn't happened since last July. We also knocked on a door of a lady who started crying after we said we were missionaries because she was really looking for God. It kinda freaked me out. We're gonna stop by again today and see what happens. I'm pretty excited. At least now I think we've found enough people where we can start stopping by them and have that take up a significant portion of the day. I still feel really happy to be here. Actually, there was a solar eclipse yesterday, and I got to see it for the first time! It was pretty cool. But unfortunately, that's all I got. Con Carino, Elder Call

Earnest

Sup guys!
Sorry I've been kind of neglecting all of you. I apologize. Well, I saw Jay Leno the other day, and I found out that the place where they make that super gross show "1000 ways to die" is in my area, and I bike past it every day. Not that I'm proud of that or anything. But yes, I do live in california, and Hollywood is just over the hills from me.
This past couple of weeks were kinda tough. I was kinda sick the whole time, and we didn't have much success. But near the end we found some really good people. We get to do a Family Home Evening with one of the parents of a recent convert, which I am very excited about.
We've been knocking a lot of doors lately. But it's tough when there are lots of JW's that live around here, and lots of people who don't speak Spanish (or English), and another pair of English missionaries. But we still have success. Through the grace of God, we find people.
Also, something really cool that I found out is that the Holy Spirit is like a tiny taste of what Eternal Life feels like. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. Check it out. The Apostle Paul, in Ephesians 1:13-14 and 2 Corinthians 1:22 calls the holy spirit an "Earnest", which is, according to dictionary.com:
ear·nest

2    /ˈɜrnɪst/ Show Spelled[ur-nist] Show IPA
noun
1.
a portion of something, given or done in advance as a pledge of the remainder.
2.
Law . earnest money.
3.
anything that gives pledge, promise, or indication of what is to follow.
Pretty interesting, eh? I thought that was super cool. But my comp is looming over my shoulder, I gotta go. I love you all!
Elder J Call

Shorty

Hey, So I'm not getting transferred. I'm staying here in Burbank. I admit I was kinda discouraged about that, but I know that I am here for a reason, and I'm gonna go forward and find out why. It has to be good. I got to give a talk yesterday about the "Pure love of Christ". It was really cool, if you guys ever want some motivation go ahead and look in the topical guide under "love". Well, that's what it was in Spanish anyway. I'm sorry I have to cut this short, but I'm out of time. I hope you all are well and I wish you all the best. Elder Joe Call.