So I am now serving in….. Indianola Iowa, just a few miles south of Des Moines. I am with a sweet companion. He is Elder Austin from Macon Georgia. It took a while but I have really grown over the last few days to enjoy this guy. He is really loving and a really good missionary. He has been out for 13 months. I have heard that Indianola is a really hard place but I have really been enjoying it. It is strange being out of the city. I am back in a small town and for years the work has been dead here but it is starting to pick up again. We have a lot of investigators. The branch is smaller but not like the German branches Eric is in. We have about 15 active families making about 40-45 active people. Elder Austin is loving and caring and a really good guy and a good teacher. He is a hard worker and I am excited to be working with him. The area is great. There are a lot of really good people here and I am looking forward to the 6+ months that I will be here. It is a town of about 1500 people and then we have the surrounding towns that we work in as well.                 Other than that all I have to stay is Iowa is cold. Usually under 20, and often in the single digits with humidity that cuts through you. It is going to be warming up to about 35-36 next week and I am excited for that. We have had a little bit of snow over the past few days but nothing major.  I am excited to be working here and to be serving my God. I know this church is true and I know that I am here for a reason. I love and thank all of you. -- Elder Jacob Gibson of the Iowa Des Miones mission