Hello everyone! So, yesterday was Pioneer Day, and since I'm in Utah, that means that we had a huge celebration. I get that it's a big deal here because it's part of their heritage, but they kind of treat it like it's even bigger than the 4th of July. I don't really get why, but what ever, we got a day off, which is all I really care about. The main activity we had that day was a hike at Ensign Peak, which was pretty fun to do. Even though we have workout days that we have to participate in three days a week, was still pretty hard getting up there, even though the trail itself wasn't that difficult. I guess I should lay off the candy for a bit. One thing I should mention is that there woas a family or two who had set up a snow cone stand at the head of the trail, which was a really smart decision on there part, since it was a bit hot outside. I did make sure to buy one, and when they asked where I was from, I told them Chandler, which they said that they loved! I wish I could have talked to them more, but we didn't have much time, since we had more to do that day. We hiked all the way, and I got to say, if you haven't hiked Ensign Peak yet, you should if you are ever in Salt Lake City. The view is amazing!! I can understand why they used that point as the main spot to lay out the city. After that, we hiked down to our mission president's house, where we had a nice brisket lunch. When it was time to go though, we had a bit of a hard time getting back because a small brush fire had broken out near where our mission president's neighborhood, so they closed off the main road out of there. In the end, we all walked home baring a couple of the elders that would have had a hard time walking. By the time we started heading down, the cloud of smoke that we could see had thinned out a bit, and when we got a good enough of a view to see where the smoke was coming from, the fire was already put out. So don't worry, we were never in danger. After we got back to the apartments, we rested for a bit and then went to the stake center where we watched the first part of The Work and the Glory. It was pretty good, and I hope that I get to see the rest sometime. The only other notable thing that happened this week was the fact that we have new young elders in our mission! My companion and I are currently hosting two of them, and they seem pretty nice. They are still learning the schedule, but they'll get a hang of it eventually. Other than that, I hope you all have a great week and remember to have fun!
Till next week,
Elder Wright
PS: Transfers is on Tuesday, so be prepared to maybe not have me email next Wednesday.
From Mom: Pictures from lunch, I think. I'm adding these in January 2019 because we just got these pics from the mission facebook page. I do know it's from some mission meal in the summer of 2018
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