Elder Andrew Luymes

We biked more than 150 miles this week! Now I know that if you compare that to a bike race or somebody who does 50 milers every other day then 150 miles is nothing. However, when you take into consideration that our goal is to teach lessons, and talk to people and that we have to stay within a specified area of Kenosha, biking over 150 miles is pretty dang impressive.

Looking for Usain Bolt at Lake Michigan.

So without further delay, Elder Norton and I will be releasing an Album named: Miles to Ride

We will be featuring many wonderful songs such as:
"Bicycle" by Queen
"Pioneer Children Sang as They Biked and Biked and Biked" by the Kenosha Ward Primary
"I Biked So Long and Got So Far, But in the End" by Linkin Park
"I Can't Bike" by Lil Wayne
"I Hope They Call Me on a Bike" by the missionaries of the Milwaukee South Stake and
"Misty Bike" by the Hobbits, from The Hobbit
We will continue working on our music video, and it will shortly be released at bicycle stores near you.

In truth, I'm having fun. Biking has gotten my legs in great shape and it expels any extra energy that I might have at the end of the day. I have also been sleeping really well. We had many amazing lessons this week. We met a woman who is a professional figure skater and even competed in the U.S Olympic trials before she had an injury. This same woman has also performed for Disney on ice and Snoopy on ice. I jumped for joy when I told her that I was from LA and that my family faithfully watches the Snoopy on ice show every Christmas Eve. Sure enough, she has been performing for the company for many, many years. So there is no doubt that my entire Luymes family and I have seen this investigator perform. It was super cool. Her boyfriend is also getting drafted to the LA Clippers in the next season or two. Who knew famous people could come from Wisconsin—of course The Great Houdini was born and raised in Appleton WI, and my apartment was only one block away from where he lived. Sweet!

The weather has been decent, but the bugs have been unrelenting. A couple of times the humidity was unbearable and so I'm sure I sweated out all the weight that I might have gained here in Kenosha. The last time I weighed myself I came in at 177 lbs. This is simply not good enough. My goal was to finish my mission 10 pounds heavier than I started my mission that would mean coming home weighting 180. Why can't I gain weight, while others can't lose it? Life just isn't fair.

That's all folks. See yah in some 10 days.

Love,