Jones, Jarret

Good day mates! Well another couple weeks have flown by and it is time for another email! Hopefully, I can summarize everything that has happened!  Fun Australian things: -They have some big salt flats….just like the salt flats in Utah. There was a road named “Salt Lake Rd”.  -There was a dangerous drop bear on a store (look at the pictures)  -Average speed zones where they average the speed during a 10-20 km section of road. It is very annoying because if you even average 1km over the speed limit then you get fined.  Weekly Highlights: -Well we are revamping the mission's social media page. It has been a lot of work and I am excited to finally publish the revamped page in a couple weeks!  -We spent time planning transfers with the President. After, the President took us out to dinner with all the STLs. That will be an experience I will never forget. It was a fun night and great food. Then there was “48 flavors” ice cream to top the night off.  -The next mo...

Well, well, well, it has been a couple weeks since I have emailed! I have been extremely busy and haven't had a proper p-day in a while! Thankfully, I have time today to take a break and write wha has happened. It has been a blur! It is a really long email so no need to read all of it.  Fun Australian experiences: -Australia is known for their snakes. I was driving with some Elders in the middle of the Australian bush. We pulled over on the side of the road because I needed a bathroom break. I walked out into the bushes and one of the Elders from Australia said, “I wouldn't have dared go out that far because there are so many snakes!” He was pretty worried about me…but thankfully I didn't get bit by a snake!  -I was driving at night through one of the local intersections. On the other side of the road a car was speeding through the intersection and then out of nowhere a brilliant flash of light blinded me. It was a speed camera flashing and getting a picture of the speeding...