Update from Elder Gold

We had transfers last Wednesday and E. Gregory flew home to Sandy, UT. I got an e-mail from him today and I guess he's been on a couple dates and he's enjoyed hanging out and rehabilitating himself to normal life again. I miss being companions with him.
My new companion is E. Gentry. He's a solid missionary from Alpine, UT, but the two of us don't seem to "click." We get along just fine, but our styles of humor are different and the topics we enjoy discussing are different. We do have one topic in common - basketball - so we discuss that while we're tracting. We'll probably be together until 27 May, so we'll make things work.
I've been feeling really tired over the past week due to all the meetings we've been going to and the constant work that we do. The only time we really have to sit and relax is in the car while we're driving to a new destination. Daylight savings time on Sunday was rough too, but I'm feeling better today.
I gave a 10-12 minute talk on Sunday in the Gardena Ward (English) about missionary work and how members can help us with the work. We had a general authority - Elder Douglas Callister (Quorum of 70) - visit us last September and he said, "If you can't give a talk without notes, you don't know the material well enough." So, I decided to give it a shot and I used no notes. I think it went pretty well though.
Over the past couple days I've been thinking about some advice that I'd like to give to the family about feeding the missionaries. If missionaries come the house to eat, offer them water! They will gladly accept. Also, if they're full, don't urge them to eat more. I've been on the opposing end of these things recently and it's made me appreciate the control that I had over my diet before the mission. I love eating with the members, but I wish I could drink only water for dinner and eat as much as I want, then be done. Random advice, but yeah, see what happens.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you all again next Monday. Take care and thanks for everything!
Elder Brycen Gold