01/27/2010 - Week 37

I wish I had some exciting stories to tell you, but the rain didn't change much. When it rains, here, the ground doesn't soak up any of the water, so the streets turn instantly into rivers. Because we are in a car we managed to stay mostly dry. We didn't get any simpathy let in's. Most people think we are confused, brainwashed youth, so they feel obligated to tell us, we don't have to be doing this. They tell us to go home, but we don't. :) I got to stand in on Robins confirmation on Sunday. That was good. Today, we are going to the temple. And, yeah, other than that, same old, same old. We do have a young couple we are teaching, so we have high hopes there.

01/18/2010 - Week 36

Hello again from southern California. We are getting a little rain. El nino? I dont know. Well, Robin got baptised Sunday! Elder Wilcock, our zone leader, performed the baptism. He was originally in this ward and was her first contact. Plus, we, only, had met with her 4 times, so we didn't know her too well. However, it was great to help her endure to the end and beat her smoking addiction. Everything went perfectly. I got to be a witness and give the benediction. In other news, I have, also, lost my mini-van. Today, I traded it out for a red, 2006 toyota Corola. I am rollin' in red! Our new problem is, we have lost our only investigator. The search is on. I guess baptism is a worthy cause to lose an investigator to, lol.

Rebecca, to answer the question in your letter: The rest of Christmas went really well. I had a really good dinner appointment that night. Thanks for asking. Also, it does get chilly in California at night.

ps: they need to make p-days a little longer. *sigh* :)

01/11/2010 - Week 35

Elder Lim and I are still burning mini-van rubber all over Fullerton. The roads are always packed with people, but I am a very good driver, even in a van. Yes, I do shuttle the other bike Elders around. We are living in the classy, Club Acacia appartments; they are nice. Today, for district activity we got some in-and-out burger and played some football. Guess who I met at dinner the other day, the son (and wife) of George Cook. He said he knew Dean Wigington. "He was always my favorite," is how he described grandpa.

Missionary work: We have a few potentials, but we are still doing alot of searching. Robin (our investigator) is staying off cigarettes and should be baptised this coming Sunday! She could use your prayers to stay strong.

01/04/2010 - Week 34

I am living out of my ward boundaries on Acacia and Chapman. Matthew, I am still living in Orange County, so the shirt is still from where I am living. Yep, a shiny new van. It reminds me of the drivers ed days. I don't do any freeway driving so it isn't too difficult, and my companion is a really good gps. Some missionaries have an actual GPS but our Thomas Guide does a really good job. Plus our area is pretty small.

The ward here is pretty good. The hardest part is that we are sharing the ward with another pair of missionaries. The boundaries of our ward have just changed last transfer so everything is all mixed up. We have got the area book all sorted, now. The Euclid ward is very similar to Orange 3rd. A lot of Fullerton College Optometery students mixed with old people. Parts of our area are quite well off. Yes, we have some very large houses. In general, the people we have been contacting have been a little more receptive to listen to us. We will see how it goes. Cool coincidence: When we were teaching Lauren, a newly married couple (her friends) came to our lessons. They attend in our ward. In the past we have eaten 3 dinners and had 3 lessons with them at their parents home in orange. That was a nice surprise to see them. We have one investigator, and she has a baptismal date for jan 16 (i think). We will meet her tomorrow. Elder Lim has only been out for 1 transfer but he his way cool. We get along great. He is from Korea, Canada, and Utah.