Dear Shanell,

This has been a super day for my companion and I. We started it off by opening with two of the zone leaders and it was really good. We then practiced with them to present the new study program that we are going to present to the mission this next Tuesday.

After that, Elder Larson, one of the zone leaders, and I went to teach one of our investigators and we committed him for baptism for November 23. He is the 2nd person we have committed for that date. It is going to be exciting to see my companion, Elder Jackson, see some baptisms before he leaves to go home. His parents are coming out to get him, and he is pretty excited. It is really tough to see him go because we were in the MTC together and we came into the mission field together.

President Gray keeps us busy and that is the way I like it. I don't want to waste any of this time while I am here serving the Lord. We don't get a lot of chances to go out and find our own people to teach since we are always in the office, so Elder Jackson and I went to our Heavenly Father and asked Him that if we couldn't find the time to find our own, that He would guide them to us. He has done exactly that! It has been miraculous to see people walk into the office and say that they want to hear the discussions. I am so excited about it all!

We were teaching a man the other day and in the middle of the discussion he looked at us and said, "You know the feelings you told me I would have as you spoke about these things? Well, I can feel them now." He also made the comment that thinking of getting baptized makes him feel all tingly all over.

We did go tracting on Sunday, November 9 and asked about three people if they were Mormons and then we said, "Why not?" like President Sonnenberg told us to do! It was funny to see how people responded.

A while back, we opened with Elder Larsen and Bleyl and they cooked us breakfast. It was pretty good except these little meat things they gave us were a bit weird tasting. They told us it was veal, but it tasted like slimy chicken to me.We found out later that it was lamb brains! We planned to get them back in the morning by not getting them back. We will show love in return and turn the other cheek. They came over for breakfast and we fed them pancakes. President Gray helped us figure out that it work best to feed them a good meal and leave them wondering. They were a little apprehensive and it worked!

The experiences that I have had out here couldn't be traded for any other experiences any where. The weather is beginning to get quite warm and it gets very hot sometimes. I appreciate you very much!

Love,
Elder Wallentine