I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go......." (2)

FYI from Claudia. As you can see by her time-stamp, she finished after I had gone to bed. 

Honestly, I was too tired when we got home from the fireside to really care about writing. And my week was quite hum drum as weeks go. 

I will share one vehicle experience with some Elders. My phone rings, Hi, this is Elder____, we have quite a situation here. How can I help you? Well my companion made a left turn, which apparently was illegal where he did it. The police pulled us over and they are writing him tickets right now. But he didn't have his driver's license on him; he left that in the apartment. And you didn't put the registration and proof of insurance in our car. I assured him that, yes I make sure that is in every car. His companion said to him, it's not in the car because it's on our desk. Why they would take it out of their car is a total mystery to me. The Elder continues, They said they would probably impound and tow the car since there were three violations. Well the officers had mercy on them and didn't two the car. But they cuffed the driver, put in the squad car and took him down to the station where they booked him, tug a mug shot, etc. Fortunately, they released the Elder to his companion.

I spoke to them the next day and they informed me that he was given a mandatory court date, and told that if he failed to appear he would be arrested and incarcerated. So I made sure he knew that whatever he had planned for that day or wherever he was, he must not miss that court appearance. I also told him to make sure that he was extremely humble and not a typical 18 year old. Oh, and that he should pray that he gets a judge who might be merciful and a bit lenient. So I asked him how much the three tickets were. He shyly said, $1500 and then said, Elder Taggart, my parents will kill me if we have to pay that much. I then shared all of the previous advice again. Hopefully once he shows proof of a drivers license and proof of insurance, those two will be dismissed. We then talked about what he had learned from the experience. 

My real highlight for the week was bring able to sing with the young missionaries at the fireside last night. We love these young people. They love us and don't hesitate to tell us so. They always  seem thrilled for a handshake and a hug. We do love what we are doing. The gospel of Jesus Christ is true and we are all known and loved by Father and our Savior. 

Have a great week. 

Elder Taggart