Hey Mom! 

This week did go by very fast. It was busy and a great week. I heard about that storm! Sounds like fun. I love ice storms though haha. We got a little snow this past week actually but nothing too bad. I do love the mountains that is for sure! Especially with all the snow. 

Well we have some pretty solid investigators. The ones that are getting baptized and a couple other with baptismal dates. Our less actives are doing ok. Some basically just say they don't want to come to church right now because of the cold which is dumb, but we had some great lessons. We went on splits but since our district isn't all Spanish like before I don't have someone who can help teach haha. It went totally fine though because I feel like I'm at the point now with my Spanish that I can teach without stumbling too much. I also have a talk and taught this lesson this week for the Spanish group and Elder Wilson put me down for a talk for English next Sunday. I definitely did miss driving and our days are just packed. I believe we are the highest in numbers in the whole mission right now. President Anderson is actually coming out to teach with us sometime soon cause he wants to see how our day is. We are asking for another set of missionaries up here because there is a lot of work to be done. We actually have interviews with him today, and we will talk to him about when. So it has been a great week for sure. Had some great lessons and I think I told you about the new member R that moved in who is a return missionary. He is Dominican and 23 years old. Super awesome guy and is going to help us out. We did have that big meeting which was super awesome. So we had Elder Allen from the 5th quorum of the 70 and Elder Evans from the 1st. Super great men and so they gave us training on what all is about to change. They are updating all the technology and now 80 missions around the world are going to be doing this. We start next week. We will be getting all new iPads that we will have to buy now and also I will be able to keep it when I go home. They will just have to change a few things so it will go back to a normal iPad. We are the first to receive them and get that training. It will start only becoming better and better and more ways for us to work. We are all pretty excited to see how this will go. However, if you only have 6 months left then you will not buy it and all that because of other reasons. So it was a very great conference and got to see everyone since it was the whole mission. Elder Park told me that R is now the young men's president which is super awesome and that they are doing great. He is training now but I think I told you. I also saw Elder Newbold and he is coming in tomorrow to do our baptismal interviews. It was real good to see him. Pretty hectic week and this week is crazier because we have interviews and planning the baptism and all that good stuff. 

 

It has been so awesome to be serving around Jake or Elder Weisler ha. I talked to him more yesterday and we are still just like so surprised we are here together. We were talking about how our districts are doing and all that. He is going to be a great missionary.  I started talking to him in Spanish yesterday and he just kept saying si si si. I also saw Elder Hillstead of course. Haha it would be so awesome if me and him served as companions. It was fun just serving in the same district. 

I feel like I need to write some letters so I'm gonna do that soon.

Time in the mission is different though for sure. 

I love those quotes. It is funny cause a great quote I have learned from a new member here names P who I heard so much about from Elder Newbold cause Elder Newbold started his mission here. He always tells our investigators or anyone who does not feel like prayer that a day without prayer is a day without blessing. I think it is so great cause then they just say it. I love the Prophets and all of our general authorities. The power that comes from them talk is so touching and you can just tell and feel they are called of God.

Well I love you mom and I will talk to you again soon! I'll let you know how the baptism goes and everything. I think President and Sister Anderson might come up so that'd be super cool. Well again I love you! 

Love, 

Elder McArthur