July 13, 2011

Good to hear from you, as you may know already, it was transfer week and nothing happened to Elder Caballero and I. So we are still together is wonderful Rossendale Valley. Unfortunately, this will be his last transfer until he end his mission and goes home to Spain. So we are going to work extra hard to finish his mission strong. Next time it is transfers ill try to let you know so you can write me on Tuesday night instead of Sunday.

So the trip to St. George would have been great. Staying there over night, did you see the cousins at all? I still remember that trip we had a few years ago, wow time flies by. I have moved on to a new Cd now, it was the one from Nila called Songs of the Savior Vol III. I really enjoy listening to it, the Garretts are such great singers. I also got a letters from Elder Crisp(which he sent me one before he got my letter to him), the Crisp family with the entire seminary class, and also from Uncle David. Tell them thanks for the letters, I enjoyed reading them and Ill sent return letters as soon as I can. Maybe today!

On the Book of Mormon Challenge I am doing so great, I am now in Mosiah chapter nine. I really am learning a lot from this activity and I have a greater perspective on what it all means and how it applies to me. It is awesome!

Zone Conference was this week and it was a special one because we got to meet our new mission president, President Preston and his wife Sister Preston. They are so funny and they are great people. I had a great opportunity to get to know him a little better when he sat next to me at the lunch break and we talked about who we are. I really enjoyed it and I know that he is going to be great for the mission.

One thing that happened this week is that we have received a new investigator who is really starting to progress. Her name is Yvette and she is so great. She is about her late thirties and she has two kids, one who is eighteen and doesn't live with her and another who is three and his name is Finley. They are so nice and very interested in the Book of Mormon. On the second visit she had some great questions, one particularly about Nephi and how he was commanded to kill Laban. She wondered why when it was a commandment not to kill. I was not present during that lesson because I was on an exchange but Elder's Caballero and Wright handled it pretty well and answered her question.

She continues reading the Book of Mormon and wants to learn more about the Prophet Joseph Smith and his life. One specific need that we are working on with her is that we are trying to help her to identify the Spirit. I know that as she continues to learn more each day as she studies the scriptures and meets with us regularly she will begin to notice the change in her life.

I had an exchange this past week too. I was with Elder Burgoyne, who is an excellent missionary. We really got to know each other a lot better and we both enjoyed our experience together. One thing that will always be a memory for me is when we knocked on the house that Gordon B. Hinckley lived at when he served in Nelson. The spirit was so strong when we were there and we didn't want to leave. In fact I think we knocked a few extra times hoping we would get an answer at the door.

We are expecting great things to happen this transfer and I hope that you have a great weekend. I'll talk to you on Monday, love ya.