So much for the incredible weather. The girls and I headed off to sunny California. When we returned, we were shocked to find that we had over a foot of snow. And to think that last week it was in the 70's. This morning it was 20 degrees when I went running. Winter is officially here.
We had fun in Disneyland. I thought that three days in the park would be too much, but we didn't even scrape the surface of what there is to do there. Although the weather was cool (in the 60's) it was still so much fun. They had the whole park decorated for Christmas. It looked so cute!
I heard on the news this morning, that there was a huge explosion in Indianapolis over the weekend. It killed a couple of people and displaced dozens of others. They aren't sure what happened. At first they though an airplane had crashed, or perhaps a bomb, now they are thinking that it's a gas explosion. It completely obliterated a few houses. I hope all the missionaries are alright.
Bummer about the election. Four more years of the same. Maybe it's a good thing Romney didn't get in. He brought the church some positive publicity and now we won't be blamed for everything that goes wrong in America. The Lord is in control.
I love you, Jared, and I hope you week is great.
Love, Mom
Hello,
Well, it's that time again for transfer calls. This time was different from the last few times. Elder Zeyer and I are both staying in Elwood, and I'm becoming a District Leader.
We've had a pretty great week. The weather has been nice. The last two days it's been 65-70 degrees. It cooled down this morning and it was rainy while we were studying. By the time we got out the door though the rain had turned into snowflakes. It's in the process of melting though.
We were able to pick up two new investigators this week, which is great, because we've been dropping them like crazy lately. The first is Melissa. She and her husband investigated the church at one time, but got busy and quit. We had a member with us for a different appointment, which fell through, so we stopped by and she invited us in. The lesson went pretty well. We've got another appointment with them on Wednesday, so we'll see how things go.
We've spent a few days in a town we cover called Alexandria. We were there last night and we met with one of our investigators named Jim. He's a neat guy. I like him a lot. He's one of those people that really takes in what you say and thinks about it. He has great comments about everything we teach. I've got really high hopes for him.
The second new investigator was a girl named Lindsay. She's been to tons of different churches and hasn't found one she agrees with. We taught her about the Restoration and it was fantastic. She said when we recited the First Vision she had goosebumps. She's awesome. Next time we go back we're meeting with her boyfriend as well.
Things are going well in Elwood!
Love you,
Jared
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