January 16th Letter

Hey there! How are you? Well things are going pretty good here I do want you to know that I was dreaming of you on New Years Eve cause I went to bed at like 10:00 Lol. Yep it is a small world ...Elder Mulvayne(I don't have a clue how to spell his name either :))went to the singles ward in my first area and he was dating Wendy...remember Wendy? Anyway he is pretty cool.

Well things around here have been just crazy! Training is very tiring! I have no idea how it all gets done but it does somehow! Its like I am doing the same work but there is a lot more and I am twice as tired. It is wierd but I love it! It makes time just fly by. In fact I didn't hardly realize that a week had gone by and that I hadn't written you yet :) Don't worry I didn't forget you!! But our schedule has been nuts. Yesterday (Tuesday) we were in Spokane from 9:00-2:00 for a newbie pow-wow or in other words a new missionary training. That involved 5 hours of driving-two and a half each way. So we got back and ran to our members who were feeing us and ate then ran to a lesson(we didn't really run, we actually drove) and then went straight to another lesson and so things have just been nuts. Its great I have no complaints.:)

So we were in the meeting and Pres was talking about how when we talk to people we do what he calls "ask the inspired question." Anyway he share this one story about these 2 missionaries who were tracting and this lady comes to the door and she is holding a baby. The one elder talks to her about the restoration and she says she wasn't interested. Well before she shuts the door the other elder asks ma'am do you know where your baby came from? That got her thinking and they set up an appt. and went back and taught them. Well I was sitting there and I am like wait a second...that was ME! Lol that was me and Elder Everett talking to Tessa! Pres. said he didn't know how it all turned out but the elder that is in my old area said to him that that was me and he was shocked that he forgot who told him that! :) So I finished the rest of the story for him...it was pretty cool to have one of your spiritual experiences used for a training by president! But anywho we also had interviews last week and I absolutely love pres. He is so cool I am going to be sad when he goes home in July.

I am very sorry for no pictures! I will send some soon! I wanted to take some before we went to Walmart and my batteries were dead and we weren't home so I couldn't charge some. Sorry! I still love you very much if that helps any! Good luck with school! I hope all is well for you! Hang in there! Can you believe its been 1/3 of my mission today? Wow that is crazy. Well I love you and can't wait to hear from you! Take care!

Love, Elder Ryan John Penman