This One is Action Packed (see new pics)

Lots of stuff went down this week. I'll get some info out of the way first, and then tell you probably the coolest thing that has happened here, aside from missionary work.
First off, we had transfer calls on Saturday, and i got to call in for the first time. woo woo. I'm gonna be staying here in Sanford another transfer and will be going senior companion. So i'll be here in Sanford for a quarter of my mission at least, by the time this transfer is over. My companion is going to be Elder Duane. He has been out 4 1/2 months. I've seen him a couple times. I know who trained him and who is with him now, and they are both cool dudes, so he should be in good shape. Also, the Spanish missionaries are both leaving, and no one is coming into their area. So we live in a 4-man apartment, and it will just be the two of us, so there will be a lot of room. It should be fun.
We were going to have a baptism this upcoming Saturday, the 26'th. We had it all scheduled and everything, but he called at 2 am Sunday morning and said he wouldnt be able to make it to church, so his baptism will now be scheduled for June 2'nd.
The "love bugs" are out in full force already. I mentioned bugs that the University of Florida created to eat mosquitoes, but they dont do that. The dont do anything really. Just multiply and die. So they aren't all that annoying, but there are so many of those suckers around. They come out twice a year, for about a month or so each time. Once around now and once towards late Summer.
I'm happy to be staying in the area and looking forward to the next 6 weeks. Elder Ostler is going to a place called Lecanto, which is only known for the fact that people like to eat squirrel out there, so you can imagine he is thrilled to be going out there.
Now on to the really cool story. Tuesday afternoon, we were driving down a street. We saw a man booking it, just running as fast as he could, with a bag. And we thought, just joking around, that he had stolen something and took off. We drive around the bend and we see a car, up in someones yard, crashed into a lightpole, which had been knocked over. So we put two and two together, pulled over and asked someone what happened. They said that guy just crashed and took off running. Well there weren't any cops around or anyone else......so guess who had to go chase him down......Elder and Ostler and I started running in hot pursuit and apprehended the madman until the cops came. The story of what actually happened is quite funny. He had stopped to pick up a turtle in the road. He then started driving again, but the turtle was bugging him and he couldn't get it off him. So he wasn't paying attention and went off the road into someone's yard and hit a pole. His license was suspended, so he took off running, because he didnt want to get arrested, since his wife was pregnant. Now....what was in the bag? Vegetbale oil and one box of rice-a-roni. Just getting some groceries. And you are probably wondering about the turtle. The creature survived with just a few scratches. Ya see, turtles have a protective shell to shield them from these types of accidents, and he was just chillin' in his shell. The cops eventually came and asked the guy if he wanted them to call paramedics for his turtle. So he tried to do a good thing and ended up in a wreck. We don't know what happened to him, but i got some pics by the scene. You should try to find an online news site for Sanford newspaper and see if we made it in the paper ever. I just wonder what people saw as they drove past and saw a man with blood on his face being chased by two missionaries in slacks, white shirts, ties, and dress shoes. It was fun though.
That's about all that happened this week. I did get my hat from Mike and Leslie. It was just sitting in the apartment office. Apparently they dont worry about delivering thigns to us when UPS drops it off.
So my address is still the same and will be for another 6 weeks. 7204 Stonebrook Drive, Sanford FL 32773. Hope you enjoy the pics. I'll talk to ya next week. Love ya lots