So, a lot went down this week. I'm pressed for time currently so I'm going to just go through this as fast as I possibly can, so that all of the information gets to you.

So, as I'm sure you've heard, Oahu had a bit of a mishap the other day. Somebody who is really, really smart pressed the wrong button or something, and an alert was sent to phones all over the island that more or less read "Ballistic missile inbound. Take shelter. This is not a drill" which threw the island into a state of intense panic. As you know, there is no safe spot or point of refuge on this island, so in the event of a real situation like this, no shelter you could take would help you. Everyone on the island would die. A singular ballistic missile has the capacity to wipe out all of Oahu. It doesn't help that there are, like I said, no safe spots whatsoever. The point is, a warning doesn't do anything. In the event that this was real, there would be no survivors and no Oahu.

Let that sink in, and know that Hawaii is in full range of North Korean missile force.

I wasn't really so much afraid as I was just disappointed to be honest with you. I just made a video saying "if you find this here's my last will and testament, I love my family, goodbye" and waited to die. We found out it was a false alarm, but it has everyone here on island all up in arms about emergency preparedness. I don't get it though, because it doesn't matter how prepared you are, if a ballistic missile hits Oahu the entire island would be wiped out, you wouldn't need supplies because you'd already be dead. There is no place to hide and wait it out. That's like knowing a nuke is dropping on your house soon and saying "Well, we better run to Costco and get some more water! We'll hide in the basement and have a survival plan!" Food can't help you if you no longer exist because you've been obliterated. But, oh well, I guess it's good to be prepared anyway.

Like I said, it was a false alarm, but it was still pretty scary.

It kind of made me feel grateful to be alive in that respect. I never knew how pretty the dead side of the island was before. I sure am glad THAT IT IS still here! Gee whiz! It's so great that I'm not writhing in agony and horribly disfigured because of a freaking missile right now!
That's a real blessing!

So, all of that aside, this week was transfers, and I'm still here. In Makakilo. Elder Lock is going to Kauai though, so that's cool. Elder Campbell is actually returning, but not my companion. My new comp is Elder Maxwell. All I know about him is that he has the name of a Scribblenauts character, and that he's from Alabama and loves football a lot. I haven't met him yet, so I'm open and excited to see how we'll get along. Let it be known however that Elder Rogers is slightly frightened about this. I'm sure it will work out. He seems nice enough anyway, and we're already friends on Facebook, so I think I'll be fine, after the initial shock and terror of having to talk about football of course. In all seriousness I'm looking forward to it. Elder Deadman loves the guy, so he's gotta be pretty cool. That all goes into effect on Tuesday.

Now then, now that all the formalities are out of the way, let me tell you how cool it was to be a missionary this week! I spent a lot of time at the hospital this week. Not for myself, because I'm not sick anymore. Now I just get stress headaches. Not eyesight headaches anymore though, because now I have glasses. I refuse to show you a picture of me in glasses because I'm evil and enjoy keeping you in suspense. Also, I feel like I look dumb in them, and low self esteem has the final say in the matter.

That aside, this week was really monumental in that I got to use Japanese, to teach somebody.

Yes, folks, the day has come at last! It was on exchanges with elder Ellsworth.

Unfortunately, I can't write anymore right now so I will have to tell you about it next week.

Aloha!

Elder Rogers