Aaaaaahhhhh snap
I'm actually over in Vegas now
Well, technically it's paradise, but I could bike to the strip from where I'm at and come back before lunchtime if I wanted to. (But the strip is red-zoned, so that means I'd get sent home if I went there)
Wow this place is way different than Henderson. In a few days I have learned of three different types of helicopters. One is a grand canyon tour helicopter that flies high over our heads and goes up and down the grand canyon and also tours Vegas sometimes. The second is my personal favorite.... It's the Ghetto Bird. It is a police helicopter that patrols in the sky and spotlights terrible criminal acts and helps direct the cops when something is going down. The other one I learned about was the Ghetto Hawk. This is a raiding helicopter. It fits a squad of officers and can get to locations fast and they kick doors down and wreck people who are of ill intent. I hear the sirens every day out here.
Although I am actually in the least ghetto area of the zone, it is still way more... "low income" than Henderson. When we were working in an apartment complex I saw a woman climb out of a dumpster, pick up a bag from the other side, and walk off like nothing happened. I saw a guy sitting on a rock on the side of the road who was drinking something, and then when we went back that way 4 hours later, he was passed out, totally wasted. We have a bunch of restaurants here, and the Little Caesars is super sketchy and always seems to have homeless people peddling for money outside. There is a little shopping center with a "99 cent store" as the main shopping place and the whole parking lot has permanent police cameras set up as 24 hour ministers. Apparently a ton of stuff happens in that parking lot. I met a drunk homeless lady on the side of the street one night who had a plastic toy gun stuffed in her pants like it was real, and she drunkenly asked us to say a prayer with her. Everyone has tattoos. I love it here. It is so much fun! I'll be biking down the busiest road I've been on my mission and then everyone will stop, and then a police car or two will zoom on by and then sometimes the Ghetto Bird will start circling an area.
When me and my companion have asked for referrals from members, I legit got the reply once: don't go to these few houses on the street, they are full of squatters!
This is a whole new world for me. I love it.
My new companion is Elder Picinich. He is 26. He has been a fun companion already. He has a similar taste in music, he loves guns, and he has had a lot of interesting life experiences that are fun to listen to.
It was bittersweet to leave my last area. I had a lot of fun, good, and uplifting experiences. I won't have any pictures of the people I taught dressed in white, but I told all of them that they better message me on Facebook or something when they get Baptized and whatnot. I taught a good handful of people on my last area, and I won't be able to see them actually partake of Baptism...but it was all worth it, because I saw some lives change. It was awesome. I'll honestly probably come back here someday. It was a good area, and a good few months.
I had a cool experience on Sunday. A man walked in and he sat down in the chapel between meetings because some other missionaries invited him to church. The man was going through a tough time with his family, and we were the only missionaries in the chapel. So we sat with him until his session of sacrament started. As we talked, I shared Ether 12:27 with him. I have yet to actually have someone cry over a scripture. It made me cry too. It was a cool experience.
A few people in my new wards actually know where St. Anthony is, so that's kinda cool!
Well... Here's to a new area in Vegas!
The Church is True. The Book is Blue. (Even in sin city)
-Elder Moore
The two pictures I have are of the strip behind some Palm trees, and me in front of an abandoned apartment. It was boarded up and the top window had something thrown through it....
***A note from the blog-poster: Elder Moore has a new mailing address and is able to receive his mail directly on a daily basis. He would love a letter from you!***
Elder S. Porter Moore
NEVADA LAS VEGAS MISSION
4800 E Tropicana Ave
Apt 1107
Las Vegas, NV 89121-6763
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