The Richmond Raceway Has Two New Entries

Hello again everyone! Coming live from the home of the one and only Pump Road that turns into John Rolfe Road and then back into Pump Road for no apparent reason, it's Elder McMullin! If you would like to send me a new brake disc or some motor oil, I will be happy to accept. But, without further ado, her we go!
   This week was pretty ok for work. We only found one new person, but it was a great porch lesson that we all really enjoyed. She may have been slightly drunk during the entirety of our chat, but hey. We covered some large chunks of church history and explained some controversial points with hardly an eyebrow raise, and if her glass of chardonnay was the reason for her calm and reasoned acceptance, than so be it. Besides that, we had two of our friends come to church, and it was one per service so BOTH wards realize that we're chugging away! This, combined with the unholy amount of member meals we're trying to set up, has driven the Elders popularity through the roof- almost on par with the sisters!
    In other news, we're flying headlong into President's last week in the mission field, a bittersweet experience for all involved. He is however going full-steam ahead determined to "burn out not rust out", so nothing is slowing down. To speak in parable, it may make it a wee bit difficult for the next engineer (namely President Warburton) as the train cannot and will not slow down for him as he tries to learn where the brakes are and what all the dials mean while we hurtle down the tracks at about 134 miles per hour. But, I am bound and determined that the office will be with him from the beginning, even if we have have to scream with him for the first lil bit. 
   In the spirit of talking about fast objects, a new competition has emerged in Gayton. You see, the church is about 5 minutes away from our apartment complex we share with the sisters, with a solid 2 turns between them. Plus, the sisters are in the exact same car we are in (a 2025 Toyota Corrolla Cross, for those interested), which has lead to the lively spirit of competition. Any time we leave and arrive at the same time, the checkered flag depends and the little guy in the cloud from Mario Kart gives us the green light, and it's an all out race home. Now, TIWI is still active, so our Mach speed caps out at like 40 mph, so our visions of blistering speed are mostly a personal feeling. But! It still gives me a fat adrenaline rush to desperately hook a left as the metallic blue hood of our SUV enemies edge up to us. Out of the last 4 times, I think we've lost 3 of them because the Sister's are not above breaking minor traffic laws to win, but Elder Miller and I are going to try some "24 hours at Les Mans" tactics by running to the car and swerving out to gain a valuable 3 second lead. 
   Anyways, hope yall have a great day, and talk to you again soon!

From your favorite Surburban Swerver,

Elder McMullin

Photos!
1:The Roman's!
2: a cool bug I found
3: We think this is Honeysuckle, but we're not sure. Plant experts, please message us back so we don't have to resort to taste-testing.
4: I, of course, am the unfortunate bloke holding the exploding watermelon
5: Ne'r have I seen such nationalistic cheese snacks before, except maybe Cheddar Wales





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