June 8, 2010

G'day Family,

This week has been one of a few trials, but I'll be fine i always take then with a smile and a brighter look for the future. OK so this week was business as usual and we were doing our normal thing, it was going really good because our recent Convert Shelly is so pumped up and he wants to just hang out and teach with us all day it's so fun, we just drive him around to everyone with him. until thready... on Thursday we were driving and i was taking a right turn (left turn for you guys, the kind were i have to yield) so i stop and the on coming car is turning right so we are both stopped to yield oncoming traffic and so i see nobody is moving and she gives me the go ahead and so i look and then go. then Wham!!! we get basically T-boned (well L-boned they hit our back tire and door) by a car that was flying around the opposite cars. she spun us around in a 180 and we came to a stop, every body was alright. and the hit happened right on the door where Shelly was sitting but he's right. the police came and so did one of the office missionaries to help us out, no i don't think it was my fault cause she was flying and didn't even hit the brakes at all. but the police said minus the circumstances, the cut and dry definition it was my fault. so lame i have to pay some fine so lame, so now our Car is gone as well. it makes our work a lot different we Ride our bikes everywhere the first day was way strange, but i got used to the trains and buses and bikes and now i love it. we don't as much work done but i really enjoy it. we have a nice video of us a Shelly on the bikes you'll enjoi it. hahaha I've had a really good time on the bikes. and we're just truggin along. but now transfers came, and I've been here six months now and i was kinda of expecting to leave but the calls have come and i Am staying in the Glenroy ward. but Elder Jacob Bennetts is leaving to Tasmania. yup so at the moment i have a new Comp here his name is Jared Pullman from New Zealand and he is a Big boy. he's like 6'9" and massive i think I've talked about him before, he was down in tazzy with me and we went on a lot of exchanges, I'm excited to work with him but the only thing is he is too big for bike so I'm super bummed about that, we don't have a car for the next four weeks. man!! but it's good I'm excited. and also only three more weeks until the mission combine it's getting intense now. but I'm still pushing along being a foot soldier here on the front lines trying my hardest to pull my weight in the mission. I love you all and Be good.

Elder Ballard