First Full Week

Ok... missionary work is quite a bit different than I was expecting. Things are going great though. The one area where I still have yet to improve is comfortably teaching (and without the structure we get so comfortable with in the MTC). It is most certainly a great experience though. I guess everyone takes a little bit at the beginning to get used to things.

Since I don't know if I mentioned it, I am serving in Charlottesville, Virginia at the moment. Awesome place! And, in case I didn't yet say, my companion is Elder Jones from California. He knows things pretty well, so I guess he will be a good trainer.

This upcoming Sunday we have a baptism. We are baptizing Qui~Hong & Pei~Hong Zhou (a chinese mother and daughter). It will be combined with the baptism of a spanish lady. It is definitely exciting. There are some awesome people here. In fact I wish the members at home were as involved in the missionary work as here.

Anyway, the teaching is going well. I am slowly, but surly, adjusting to the sleeping schedule and morning exercise. I still take a while to get to sleep at nights and its difficult to get up in the mornings and stay awake through the day, but I am persevering.

The food is great. This past week we have had several tasty dinner appointments.

Things really are going great. Until next time, farewell!!! God be with you till we meet again...

PS The roads here are crazy. Draw a pile of squiggles on a piece of paper and you will have a pretty accurate representation of the roads here (compared with Utah).

Love you!!!

Bye!

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