May 30, 2011

Hey Mom,
This week has been great. We had a very great week, even thou all the drunk people because of the Indianapolis 500 race. We were able to add 5 new investigators to our teaching pool. Most of them are really solid. They all have been really prepared and are willing to learn about the gospel in their lives. We had 10 lessons this week, all of them have been with a member present except for one. It was one of the best weeks that I have had on my mission thus far. I have never been so exhausted as I have this week. It's been super great. Don't be worried about the tornado's. We haven't had any problems down here so far. We had more problems in Plymouth. Oh well, I am still looking forward to seeing one on my mission. I don't even know where to begin. We had a lesson with an extremely rich guy yesterday and it was actually at the golf course. He bought us dinner and also the members dinner that were with us. It was awesome how he came in contact with the church. He was coming back from Vegas, and had a 7 hour layover in Salt Lake and decided to take a tour of temple square. He loved it. He was super amazed that we had found him so quick because he wasn't even home from the trip when we got the referral. He is super solid. We have another investigator that has read through the end of Alma and loves it. We just have a really hard time getting lessons with him, he wants to finish the Book of Mormon before he wants to meet us. We know that he is reading because we quizzed him about the story line and the characters. We are also teaching a set of 11 year old twins that are super solid. They are going to be getting baptized some time in June. We don't know for sure when yet. We are teaching a Baptist preacher that is a little bull headed and is in some way getting antied. Hope fully tho we can get things all figured out with him. We wont go to the lessons unless we have a member present. He asks some questions that Elder Belliston and I have no idea what the answer is. We are definitely in the bible belt now and I sure am out of the catholic realm. We live in a members home and the members are originally from Pocatello but had moved away at a young age. It's kinda weird living and sharing living quarters with them. I am use to it already. Except for the stairs. I actually fell down them the other day and twisted my back and dislocated my bad shoulder. Luckily I was able to put my shoulder back in place, but my pack is still really sore from it. I will manage it. This week we have been doing a ton of walking because we have not received my bike from Plymouth yet. Hopefully the zone leaders get it to me soon. We walk so much its not even funny. Luckily this week we will have the car again.
I have been keeping the Snake River Vally in my prayers and hopefully all is getting better. Sounds like the farmers know whats up with the sand bag filling contraption that has been invented. All in all this week has been great. We had a lot of fun and a lot of success. Thanks for all the prayers. I love you all.
Jared