Week #4

THE CLAM IS FOREVER
This week has been awesome!

Tuesday I got my iPad so now we Rollin, the first thing I got
airdropped to me was the CLAM is forever rap. In the California Los
Angeles Mission it is a big thing to right a rap and film it and send
it to everyone right before you leave. The one I got is straight fire
and it gets me pumped. The CLAM is truly a straight up crew and it is
the best mission and I am so blessed to be here. Hopefully we can put
the rap up on my blog so all of you can see it because it is awesome!
Also I have a ton of pics I hope all of you will enjoy!

  I went on my first exchange with the zone leaders elder Wassum and
elder Rawlings two super cool and awesome elders and they are English
speaking so I spent to day teaching and talking in English which I
didn't like.. But at the end of the day they took me to yogurt land
since it was my first exchange. Then on Wednesday I went on another
exchange with my district leader elder Sambat a little elder from the
Philippines. He let me use his bike because it was the bigger bike. He
used his companions bike a small little Korean. I thought this bike
was going to collapse right underneath while we were biking... But I
loved biking I thought it was fun! This exchange was also in English
so two day this week I was speaking only English and I did not like
it. I probably looked like the biggest idiot riding down the street on
this tiny bike but hey I had fun that day.

Funny conversation we had this week :
Big black guy across the street says to us "you boys know where you
at?" We reply "yes sir Compton California!"  He then says "you boys
know what you look like?" We answer "yes! A couple of White
missionaries" then he says "your guys faces are really red you boys
scared?" We said " no sir we are just out on the streets everyday so
we are a little sunburnt!" He then says "you feel alright walking
around in Compton?" "Yes sir we are he on the lords errand he will
protect us!" Then he says "what if a gang comes up and shoots y'all?
Then were do you go?" We answer "probably the hospital sir!" Then he
goes on about how Jesus is an alien and we told him to have a nice
day! Probably shouldn't have been so smart to this man cause who know
what he has in his back pocket. Thought it was a funny convo.

All things crime don't even phase me anymore we hear police cars and
ambulances everyday now I don't even notice or hear them. The smell of
weed and cat pee have mixed so I don't know the difference now. Still
loving it and I am getting nervous for transfers because I don't want
to leave because I love this ward and I love going to Compton. The
other night we were walking back to our apartment and there were
cockroaches all over the side walk so we started to stop them out and
I bet you didn't know when you stomp out a 2inch cockroach it sounds
like a pop-it firework man I love it here and that is with no sarcasm

This week has gone by fast and transfers are coming up soon and
Saturday my companion turned to me and asked if I thought this was a
successful transfer. I said define success? Because success to me is
going out and giving it your all everyday and trying your hardest.
Number wise we aren't having much success. But I think we have been
successful because we haven't let our lack of numbers or "success" get
to us and we don't give up. We give it our all everyday and we can't
control others. As long as we give it our all everyday God will do the
rest and then we will start having success number wise. We are
starting to see it though. Please pray for Fransisco my companion and
I are hoping to get him to the visitors center this weekend and
hopefully it should be a huge spiritual experience and i am excited!

The language is coming. Still not as fast as I want but it is coming
little by little. I am able to stop people on the street and ask them
if I can ask them a question and then I can ask them a question. The
members here in the Hermosa Liahona ward really help me and make me
feel comfortable speaking and I love church because I can speak in
Spanish and they correct me with love and they give me help and
pointers.

Thank you for all the safety and language prayers I can feel them
everyday and I can feel that I am getting better and I feel more and
more safe everyday. So thank you

I hope everyone has a good week this week! And never forget God and
Jesus Christ love you! He was willing to sacrifice his body so that we
can live with our father in heaven again!

Peace and Blessings

Elder Clark