Skin Disease....Again!

We didn’t get a weekly email from Chance, but below are some of the excerpts from our Google Hangouts conversation.  Enjoy the pictures.

Chance: I have the skin disease again! lol

Dad: What do you mean. Again?

Chance: Just from wrestling, it felt like I was getting it all the time.

Chance: Apparently, this one may be bacterial or caused by an insect so we shall see.

Dad: Have you been to the doctor yet? How are you feeling?

Chance: It has drained me a bit that is for sure?

Chance: I don't feel too bad though it just looks ugly.

Chance: I go to the doctor tomorrow.

Dad: Are you having to stay inside a lot now?

Chance: Nah, not yet we will see though. I went to church with it. Ha-ha.

Dad: Nice. But you are thinking insect.

Chance: Yeah.

Dad: How hot is it there now.

Dad: You surviving

Chance: It is cooking with humidity right now.

Dad: The pictures look awesome. The colors are so amazing. Sad you can’t get there.

Chance: Yeah. Ha-ha, but it is all good

Dad: How is the work going?

Chance: It is good we are working with girl named Rachel and Jahari and they both are keeping commitments and are keen.

Dad: Very cool. Is the branch still treating you ok?

Dad: How is your comp? Is it good to be back in the area?

Dad: Just saw the photo of your skin. What have you done for it?

Dad: Did you put any antibiotics on it?

Chance: I have put some lotions like anti-fungal and an antibiotic but nothing else.

Chance: Yeah the branch is the best.

Dad: Makes me nervous with it that close to the eye.

Chance: Yeah it hasn't grown since Saturday.

Dad: How long have you had it?

Chance: Since Saturday morning.

Dad: Just woke up with it?

Chance: Yeah, I have no idea where it came from.

Dad: Wild. Keep an eye on it. Sounds like you are doing some cyclone dodging. What is that?

Chance: Well the cyclones smash the upper coast of Western Australia during the summer or wet season due to currents. So it floods with rain every once in a while and the winds are insane. Broome has gotten a lot of them lately so hopefully we get to be a part of one.

Dad: Where are the beach pictures from?

Dad: What is the UFC picture from?

Chance: UFC fit is our workout program we are doing to get in shape. Ha-ha.

Chance: The beaches were in the Cossack

Dad: Nice. How is the UFC thing going for you?

Chance: Oh it is kicking our butts to be honest. Ha-ha.

Dad: That is a good thing.

Dad: How are you guys getting to Broone? Aren’t there other elders there? Going on exchanges?

Chance: Exchanges.

Dad: We are having root beer floats.  What types of things can’t you get there food wise?

Chance: Oh solid. They don't have root beer here it is sarsaparilla

Chance: American cereal is also a no go here.

Dad: What kinds would you like? We can send for a good time. Wild on sarsaparilla. Home made root beer.

Chance: Anything really, I just am fed up with wheat bix.

Dad: What was your favorites?

Chance: Fruity Pebbles, Frosted Flakes, Frosted Mini Wheats.

Dad: We are on it.

Dad: Sounds like the people you are teaching are pretty sweet.

Dad: Are you guys finding many people?

Chance: Yeah the tracting here has gone a lot better than either of us have thought.

Dad: Are there mainly Aussies or islanders?

Chance: Lots of NZ people. The people in the area come for work because the mines pay heaps so they work hard for a couple years and then have an easy retirement. Really multi-cultural. Hard people though.

Dad: The mines must pay a tone but it is dangerous work I bet. Any mines to tour?

Chance: Not really they are ages away all of the workers bus in. It is a bummer not having a car

Dad: Here is Cale.

Cale: Hey loser

Chance: Hey man what up

Cale: The sky

Chance: Why don't you or Gaje use hangouts on your phone?

Cale: It’s boring 😜

Chance: I bet the kids here could whoop you and Gaje in Fortnite.

Cale: No way we are so good.

Chance: Oh, ok then!

Chance: How is the life?

Chance: Middle school all right?

Cale: Good. What about you?

Cale: Yeah

Chance: Life is good here just some hot weather and some short shorts.

Chance: Ha-ha

Chance: Any good songs come out lately?

Cale: Nope it sucks.

Chance: Ok ha-ha. You should watch Cozmo the Cougar and the Cougarettes do a dance to Rolex.

Chance: They listen to some funny stuff like a band called the Wombats.

Cale: What sport do you play with a wombat?

Chance: No sport, a band like music, called the Wombats.

Cale: Wom

Chance: Rugby, cricket, AFL are big here you guys need to watch an AFL game.

Dad: Sorry. Cale gone now. I am back. What are your plans for later today?

Chance: Basketball and then making a book of Mormon cheat sheet?

Dad: Nice. What is going into your Book of Mormon cheat sheet?

Chance: Just a good index card so that we can study up good!

Zone Conference on USB?

I am enjoying my time in Karratha. The red dirt gets into everything even when you are no where near it. We had the amazing opportunity to fly down to Perth to go to a mission conference. As country Elders, they generally send us the zone conferences on a USB. We low-key missed our flight down. We had our e-ticket printed but apparently that can't be used for boarding who knew. Any way we spent the majority of the week with the Midland Elders, Elder Cooper from Brisbane and Elder Wilsher from Calgary Canada. We had a good time exploring the city and for Elder Mortenson to meet new missionaries for once.

We are pretty isolated up here. We are going to a little town called Cossak today so we will see what is there and let you know how that is. The members might take us fishing for p-day which would be exciting.

Here in Karratha, the mission leader Named Brother Otto does something called the Bread Run.

So for the majority of Sunday after church, we go around handing out fresh bread from the local bakery and deliver it to branch members and investigators or if we have extra just random people.

We had an awesome game night with the Clarke family last night. We got to meet people and do a hakka at Whyatongi day which was fun. (New Zealand day)

I only have a short time. I have enjoyed reading the Peace Giver. We watched an area conference message for church on Sunday which was cool it talked about President Nelson’s life.

I will fill you in on more exciting stuff this week.

Love

Chance

Met or Seen a Kangaroo? Met and Eaten One!

Chance was unable to send a weekly email this week, but I was able to talk to him over Hangouts.  Here are some snippets of our conversation.

Dad: Hey but how is the city by the shore? What have you been up to?

Chance: The city is alright it has a lot of upsides

Dad: How is the work going? How is the comp?

Chance: Everything is going well. It seems like we are always full on booked but we aren't going to be able to get a lot done because of the mission conference in Perth this week.

Dad: That is tough but it keeps things exciting to be busy.

Dad: How is your comp?

Chance: He is good still but adjusting to missionary life but it’s all good. He is pretty funny. He rides dirt bikes and loves to ski. We get along well. His name is Jackson Mortenson

Dad: Seems like this is an easier companionship though than the last one.

Chance: Yeah

Dad: What do you guys have going for today? Any play?

Chance: We are getting haircuts, a flat inspection, and we have to print flight stuff for Perth.

Dad: Fun times.

Teagan: Are you biking or driving.

Chance: Biking so I have some fat legs ha-hah.

Teagan: Have you eaten anything different?

Chance: I have eaten. some octopus and some oysters.

Teagan: Oh gross. Have you met or seen a kangaroo?

Chance: Yeah and I have eaten it ha-ha!

Teagan: You’ve eaten kangaroo? You monster.

Teagan: What’s your favorite thing about Aussie?

Chance: Favorite thing about Aussie is the people and the beaches.

Teagan: I thought you couldn’t go to the beaches.

Chance: We can't but from a distance the water looks beautiful 😉

Chance: I have got to go. I love you.

City of Karratha at night.