Hey whats going on?!?! Well I know you are all excited to hear about the baptism! So I will just tell you now that it got pushed back to the 27th... :D It was really kind of a cool thing though because Richard wasn't really seeing the importance of quitting smoking to be baptized and he was just gonna tuck it under the rug. Well we weren't getting too good of a feeling about it and then we talked to his nurse (who introduced him to us) and he said that he is still smoking and we weren't too surprised. I guess Thursday night the nurse went and talked to him and told him that he wasn't going to be able to make it and Richard said why not and he said cause you haven't quit smoking and you are just going to get wet not to take upon you what baptism is all about... and so Richard called us himself and said he was sorry that he wasn't truthful with us and that he would like to move it back. So we went and saw him the next day and he is doing so much better! It feels right now and you know he isn't smoking cause he snaps at everyone :D and he is more cranky! But its awesome to see that when we start reading the scriptures and the spirit is there he is just happy and its awesome. He has been good for 2 days straight and tonight we will see if it is 3 or not... but he is so much fun to teach! So with Tessa and Jacob we went over there today and taught them cause it was the only time early this week that we could get together with them cause we have zone conference on Tuesday. They were busy Wednesday so we were like what the heck and just set up a time today. It was fun we taught them the law of chastity and we left them with a proclamation and told them to consider getting married and what not and that it was required for baptism because its a commandment from god. But anyways it was my first lesson that i have taught that was a well you need to get married... stop having sex and tie the knot... but anyways.. lol They were very open minded and so it wasn't that bad. Tessa kept giggling the whole time cause we used words like sex and pornography and things like that. She just couldn't hold back lol. Sooo what do ya do. she is in her 20's too.. but hrrrp anyways they are so cool and they want to be baptized too! Its just a matter of time... so I better not get moved out of here! I love it here! My area is so cool! You know me and elder Ashton get along great now.. seriously I have just excepted the fact that he is a goon. But he is cool and we are getting along just fine. He really has humbled himself though and its cool to see. He says all sorts of goofy things at dinner w/members and such but I just have to laugh and smile... I figure that the lord makes up for our weaknesses. So things are fine now and I think he just came into this area in panic mode cause it was his first time being senior comp. A lot of his other comps sucked the big one and didn't work and he has been out 16 months. He feels like a lot of his mission has been wasted and so he just wanted to get right to work and I guess he just assumed that I was going to be another comp that didn't want to work. But since he was senior he was going to make me work or something I dunno... anyways once he has realized that all I want to do is work then he has relaxed A LOT! Its nice... its funny though cause he doesn't know the area at all yet and we will be walking down the street at the same pace but he is like 3 steps in front of me :D but we are going the same pace... and so I will turn and he will be like oops and have to turn back and follow me :D Its funny. BUT!!! OH MY GOODNESS! He wrecked so hard on his bike the other night!!!! Holy crap we are flying down this hill and they are repaving the road at the bottom of the hill and so there is like a 5 inch lip cause they only had half of it done... well anyways he is behind me and I go up the lip and I look back and he is laying on the ground and I'm like what the heck. He jumps up and is doing the I'm embarrassed dance.. lol you know what I'm talking about where he is like oh ya I'm fine... no I'm alright lets go.. ya I'm good.. LOL!! So I'm like dude chill a little are you alright.. what happened? He goes ya I'm fine I just squeezed the front brake a little too hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!! It was hilarious! I couldn't help but laugh!! There was a pizza delivery guy that saw the whole thing too. But anyways we are riding back to the car and he is like you know I wish it was a little better story!! I was like ya that one is kinda stupid and he agreed and then we get in the car and we are driving home and I said I bet next time we go down that hill your gonna use your back brake... and he was like yep... LOL!!! Nothing like learning the hard way! Oh man... I think that is all that really happened that was too exciting this week! We were so busy! We taught 17 lessons last week! That was between lessons with a member.. other lessons.. and recent-convert/less-active lessons. We taught lessons every day and it was way fun! I know you're probably thinking well that's how its supposed to be.. and its true but unfortunately its not like that every week .:D But anyways mom I did get that bank deal sent in the day after I got it.. it should be there by now so thanks for taking care of that driving record for me! You're the best!! Go BYU holy crap! Oh and even better go NINERS!! They never win!! woohoo!! that was good news!! lol It was funny cause we are in elders quorum and they ask who saw the BYU game yesterday and I raised my hand and they all looked at me like what the heck?!?! I just smiled and was like I'm kidding but how did it go?! Its so funny how serious people take you as a missionary! I love it :D Granted it would be worse if they didn't but you know what I mean :D I make comments in district meeting like that all the time.. like we went to the temple on Wednesday and when we were planning it I was like what time to we need to be there... and they were like 6:45 and its like a half hour drive.. so I was like dang that means ima have to get up almost on time! They all got quiet and looked at me then I just smiled and started laughing... the sisters believe anything! Its great and well the ZL's are in our district.. so people just don't joke around about things like that cause then they might tell pres LOL! Oh well. I base my work off of virtue! If I know I'm working hard and heavenly father does too then who cares right? lol Well anyways ya I still like to laugh a little! Our ZL's are way cool now since the bald one got transferred out :D But I love you guys! Good luck with football dad you guys should smash Granger! Oh and DON'T take it easy on those kids at practice! Losing with those kinds of numbers is just simply out of line... and will not be dealt with here in the Highland High organization!!!!! :D LOVE YA!!! Take care of yourselves! Hey the year is almost over!!! READ YOUR SCRIPTURES!!! Oh and I have no idea what I want for scrips... maybe some nice boots that will shine up and keep my feet warm who knows but I will think about it and get back to ya! Thanks for everything! Take care! Love ya!
Elder Penman