Oh man so much going on! The mission home is so nice, and it was great getting to stay in there the first night and everything because Sister Anderson cooked for us, and it was super good, and there was us and some more elders and sisters that all stayed there, and it was good getting to talk to everyone and getting to know them. So I was either going to the heart of Philly or in New Jersey, but I got Philly! So we are right in here and loving it.

The weather has been pretty good and just talking to so many people, and it is a walking area that we are in and well we take the bus a lot so I have a pass they gave me for that.

President is great and so is his wife and all the people that work with him. I know I am going to love it here, well I already do. We have lots of great investigators as well. Too many to say but we are lucky because this area has been struggling for a while but starting to pick up.

It is a little sketchy here in north Philly, but I love it and really it is so many Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians.  They talk super fast though, but I am surprised at how much I really understand now and if I don't then Elder Newbold will ask me if I need to know what to say so I know like where we are in a lesson or something like that. No English at all pretty much ah but that is what I wanted.

Oh! So we have these great investigators who's names are Awilda and Roy and so last night we went over and taught a great lesson on reading and praying about the Book of Mormon. And so they were super nice and she is just about done with the Book of Mormon. They have three little kids but some struggles. So she had a bad marriage before so like next month she is signing papers to finalize the divorce so then she can get baptized and I was the one who gave them the invitation, and they both said yes! Super excited for them and we have two more who are just about ready as well and so I am super excited for that and we just teach so many lessons every day. We taught 15 lessons this week and also had 7 investigators that came to church yesterday which was like way crazy. I am loving it here and learning more and just having lots going on and lots of appointments. Also, we just meet people on the street and bus and it goes real well actually, and we do service actually at this Ronald McDonald house every Friday.  It is a place where families stay whose kids have like bad disabilities and stuff, and there is a ton of free food, and we can have as much as we want. One of the ladies at church said that I will for sure gain weight out here which will be good, but I gotta stay in shape. It is awesome out here and oh! so today Brother Lopez who is in the bishopric went with us last night and so he was asking me questions well in Spanish and found out I haven't had a cheesesteak yet so he took me and Elder Newbold today and oh it is soooooooo good and I got bacon on it and everything, but next week we are going downtown to see everything and going to a real famous place down there. It is weird taking a subway also.

I am so excited for Courtney, and ah yeah I gotta hear from Sam!

I can't believe that school is starting.

Oh man I can not believe that everyone is gone.

I can not believe he (Michael Moon) will be home then like that is so crazy that he will be home then already! Goes way too fast honestly.

I like hearing about all that is going on and so glad Sam is home but that is crazy. Just keep me updated on everything and that is so crazy (talking about the sister missionary that died in the car wreck in Oklahoma), but I mean things happen and you just gotta stay careful. Our mission president said The Lord protects you but as long as your being smart.

Well I'll send pictures in and I love you so much mom and so happy to be out here and hearing from y'all! It was great to give you a call and get to speak some Spanish.

Love you mom!

The group that went in the field the same day as Adam.  He and his CCM companion, Elder Hillstead, were the only 2 Spanish speaking missionaries who arrived that day.