Hey everyone! We dont have much time to email today, we have
been so busy doing service! And alot of it. We did a few things in baton rouge,
but all that was incredibly minor compared to what we have here. We came back
after a week of evacuation in baton rouge, staying in an apartment with no
power and therefore no AC, we came back on saturday and started on the service.
New orleans itself isnt too bad- but the place that got it good is LaPlace.
Weve been here the last three days gutting houses from the floods. most of the
houses in the area we are working in got 1-2 feet of water IN their house-
which means like 4 or 5 feet in the street. Its mostly taking all their
furniture out to the street, ripping out carpets and cutting the drywall a few
feet up to get the molded stuff out. And if you think you know what stench is-
you have no idea until you open a fridge that has had no power in it for 5
days. No. Idea.
So the plan for the rest of the week is all the
missionaries to work all day cleaning out more houses, and then go back to
their area and teach at night. I've noticed a huge difference in people letting
us in when we have a gospel message and when we offer to help clean out their
smelly flooded house- no telling which is more successful!
Side note- Obama came to town! we saw him drive by in
a huge caravan of police cars. Michelle waved at us!
-Elder Cardon
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