So as usual I don’t have much time. I love being a missionary. There really is nothing greater then this work. I am learning that there are a lot of heard headed people here in this town. They are stubborn and unwilling to listen but yet the Lord is still blessing us. It may not be for a month but we will be seeing a baptism in this area soon. They have not had one for over 2 years so it will be exciting. One of the ladies we are teaching is doing really well. She is about 70 years old and she gave up coffee and tea and is staying strong, when she makes up her mind about something she sticks too it. Now she just has to decide if she feels February or March is right for her to be baptized. We have been praying for her a lot and she is doing really well. No matter the choice I feel she will be baptized. There are a few other people we are teaching but like Eric I am finding many of them are not listening to us for the right reasons. Many people are willing to listen but unwilling to make the necessary changes. Because of that we have spent most of our time finding new people to teach and knocking a lot of doors. But the lord is blessing us for our obedience and diligence. Transfers are next week and we are 99.9994638465893523% sure that one of us is getting transferred and 89.6453% sure it will be elder Austin he has been here for 6 months. But I am learning to love this town and learning to love the people here. There are a lot of really good people here and I am excited for all that is going on. I love you all. I am grateful for this gospel and for all the many ways in which we are abler to find peace and direction in our life. I know that this is true and that as we rely on our savior all can be fixed and corrected. Thank you all for your faith and devotion.

Hey Family. This week was a really good week. We have 3 people with a baptismal date. A couple who we found a few weeks ago was able to come to church this week (family emergency took them out of town last week) and they said that they really liked it. We are going to be teaching them again soon. My only worries with them are that they are younger and not married but that is our next goal. The other lady with a baptismal date is progressing really well. She has come to church 3 weeks in a row and is really enjoying it. There are quite a few other people that we are working with and we are hoping for many of them to soon be taking the steps that they need to. Elder Austin is doing well. He is from Georgia and so he is not used to this cold. He is taking it like a champ though. He is a really good guy and I am learning a lot from him. I am glad that I have this chance to be working with him. I love being a missionary. I love this chance that I have to just rely on the lord. I am learning so much and I am constantly changing and improving. A true believer of Christ looks for every chance to share the gospel instead of letting people come to them. We were talking to a Jehovah’s Whiteness lady yesterday and she vented about how must christens don’t take the time to go out of their way to share the gospel. We need to sacrifice for this. If we are not actively sacrificing to share the gospel and to lift others we will gain nothing. Charity is the greatest gift you can have. The scriptures tell us that without it we have nothing and we cannot inherit eternal life. You have the gospel which brings you so much joy the most selfish thing you can do is wait to be asked. You must active share. Why deny them the chance of this joy. I wish I had more to talk about. We have to go to Des Moines here is a few minutes so I don’t have much time but I will leave you with my testimony that I know that this church is true. The Holy Ghost has touched my heart and confirmed this to me. The promise for all who doubt this is that you will find that lasting peace in this gospel. I love you all and I thank you all for your faith and your prayers.

This week was a really good week. Last Monday we got a call from some missionaries. There was a lady who was in another room during one of their lessons and after the lesson she came out and said that she wanted she had been praying for guidance and she wanted to know more. That weekend she moved to our town. We called here to setup a time to go and ended up teaching here and her boy friend a few minutes later. They are an amazing couple, really sincere. A family emergency took them out of town this week end but they will be coming to church next week end. We also finally set a baptismal date with a lady who missionaries have been teaching for a few years. She told us from day one that she would never give up her coffee. Well on Tuesday we decided it was finally time to teach her the word of wisdom. The spirit was strong and we were able to describe it is a way that made sense to her and now we have her coffee maker in the trunk of our car, and she has a baptismal date for next month. There are a few other people that we are teaching but no one that I would really call progressing. But the lord is hastening his work. In a few weeks we are getting the first group of the missionaries that qualified for the age change. Our numbers are going to exponentially increase. I am excited for this change. The lord needs more laborers. There is a lot of work to do and not enough willing hearts. The weather is cold and we have been walking a lot. Many people are choosing not to listen to us but the spirit is still strong and lives are being changed. The lord’s hand is in this work. I am excited for the upcoming weeks and the work that the lord has ready for me to do. I love you all. I thank you for your faith and for your prayers.

This week was a sort one. We had a lot of meetings and a lot of little things that kept us from doing our regular missionary work. This upcoming week should be better though. We had a few people who came to church for the first time and I am excited about their progress. The missionaries that where here before me where hard workers and so it has made my job a lot easier. We are continuing to work hard and we spend a lot of our time trying to find new people. The branch is growing though. The members here are sweet and I am excited that I have this chance to work with them. Because of all the meetings I don’t think that I really have that much to talk about. I did get the chance to spend some time in Oskaloosa Iowa. That is a bigger town about a little over an hour from where I am at. I was with one of my zone leaders and we were able to teach some really sweet lessons. I am learning to enjoy this little town. I have been in much smaller towns before and I am excited that I have this chance. When we get complacent the lord stretches us. He will bend and try us and if we endure it well he will help us be better. I love you all. Thank you for all of your faith and your prayers.