"How is everybody doing? I'm sorry I
missed you guys when I flew out. They had us get calling cards for the airport
and I forgot you guys weren't home. Each card only has about two calls but one
of the elders in my mission forgot his. Thankfully I bought a spare but there
wasn't enough left on there to call the cell phone afterwards. Yesterday Sister
Pitt called us and told us about Sister Tuckett and relayed the message, she
also said that President Pitt had a hug from you guys waiting for me next time
I saw him. I'm glad you got back safely, how was Christmas and New Years? On my
second day here I saw Sister Herring, she's awesome. On Thursday I met my new
companion and trainer, Elder Sorensen. He's from Draper, Utah and is the best
person in the world. He's kind of quiet but he's really patient and is good at
explaining everything. I am currently assigned to the West Virginia University
area in Morgantown, WV. It's one of the best party schools in the states so we
aren't allowed to tract in dorms. Haha. I'm excited to be here, President Pitt
said it was the big league of the mission but that he had confidence in me so
we'll hope I do well. We flew in on the thirty-first from Fort Worth, TX to
Charleston where President and Sister Pitt met us. They fed us dinner that
night and told us about themselves. The next day we went through the
orientation and went to appointments with members and taught a couple of
lessons. The next day we were assigned our areas and headed to our mission
homes. The apartment is nice and warm and I got all settled in. From what I can
tell West Virginia has a lot of hills and trees. I say that because from where
you are standing you are only able to see trees and hills around you and
nothing behind it. On my first day they said it was all uphill from here, and it
was. I'm in one of the walking missions which is fun because now I can say I
walked in a foot of snow uphill both ways. Haha. The weather here is kind of
temperamental and goes from really nice to really cruddy. The majority of the
people we teach are students and they are all really polite and fun to talk to.
The new semester starts on Wednesday so we'll have a lot of people to teach.
There is one guy that we are teaching named Josh, his baptismal date is set for
the sixth of February. Our other main focus is a girl named Laken, we feel like
if we can teach her it'll be easy but the adversary knows that and has thrown
up obstacles for her. I am excited to be here and feel very blessed and
enthusiastic for the amount of work that can be done. On Saturday this week we
have a class to help the international students practice speaking English and
we're hoping it'll roll into teaching them the gospel. The new semester starts
on Wednesday and we'll have lots of people to teach. I love you guys and miss
everyone terribly and will testify that only the true gospel and doctrine of
Christ is worth sacrificing for. Often times we lay things on the alter for the
world, or for our convenience, but God rewards us for the things we give up for
Him. He knows us and knows how and when to bless us. I can't wait to hear from
you guys again and will write letters this week. I love you guys and pray for
you continuously, thank you for the scriptures. I love you so very much."
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