Elder Wood says hello from the Brimhall Ward! He was transferred there this past week. It is in the Bakersfield Stake, which means he is right back in the heart of Bakersfield. Sadly for him, that also means back in the heat of summer. But he says he's getting used to it, and didn't really complain about the heat at all, so good for him! And I suppose it's the right attitude, since he thinks most likely this is where he'll finish out the last 3 transfers of his mission.
As far as his living situation, his apartment is right next to the mission home, and about 3 miles north of the site they've announced for the Bakersfield temple. (The temple site is in the ward just to the south.) It sounds like the temple is currently facing some community concerns before it can get started, so the local leaders are working to try to understand and help to resolve those. Elder Wood says he thinks the neighbors just don't understand yet what great things a temple does for nearby property values.
His new apartment is shared with another set of missionaries, so there are four of them there. His new district consists of those four, plus another two elders for a total of six. The new area is technically a bike area again, but the other elders in their apartment are kind, so they share the car, meaning he only has to ride his bike in the heat for half the week.
As far as missionary work, Elder Wood has only been in the area for a few days, so he doesn't know much yet, but he's looking forward to getting to know the area and the people. The ward he's serving in is a good size, so there are lots of people to meet. It's in a much nicer part of Bakersfield than he was in before, with lots of big houses.
Picture-wise, I was happy that the mission leaders posted photos from transfers on Facebook, so I was able to get three different pictures of him on transfer day. I'll post all of them to make up for last week's dearth of photos.
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| Transfers - Elder Wood far left |
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| Transfers - Elder Wood 3rd from left in this one |
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| Bigger group at transfers - Elder Wood is on the far right of the front row |
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| Bird photo #1 - An osprey nest with a chick peeking out |
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| Bird photo #2 - Probably the parent osprey |
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| Bird photo #3 - Not sure whether the same bird, but a nice shot of a raptor framed by the wires |
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| Bird photo #4 - Rocky, a cockatoo that he met when they were visiting a ward member at his job |
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