January 12, 2011

January 12, 2010 - Week 3 of Transfer 8

Dear Ma and Pa! I love you both!

I really liked the emails this week, you guys do a great job. Give me enough information to keep me up to speed yet it doesn't make me trunky! The three feet of snow at home and your movie date on Friday night with a certain someone really got me excited! I don't think there are any better parents out there, you guys are perfect.

So the church is going all out with MORMON.ORG and I love it. The website is really good we are using it in with the people we teach. I love how the church is on it and up to date with technology. I'm sure we will be using laptops as area books soon, it would make mission life 10x easier. So here is my challenge to you this week. Go to mormon.org and make a profile. At first I was a little skeptical but now looking into it and seeing how it can help those who are not of our faith understand who we really are, normal people that is, I am convinced. The First Presidency has written a letter to all missions, I believe, saying missionaries are to go on mormon.org during proselyting hours to keep up to speed with the updates on the site. They want us to make profiles as well, I am looking forward to this. Although it is really scary and President has basically left it up to us (ZL's) to control it and make sure it doesn't get out of hand! Ahh!

So I am right with dad, this week was way to busy. There is no such thing as relaxing, you are constantly going. For the past two days from ten to three we have had leadership training with all the District Leaders and Zone Leaders, it was actually really good. It was centered on improving our district leader councils, district meetings, exchanges, and teaching the Great Apostasy! I am excited to review my notes, information overload and I'm grateful for the time that was put into it although I'm glad its all over! Time to get back into a routine of things. Being a zone leader some of your proselyting is taken away and I hate it! My favorite thing is just being outside and working. I'm sick of driving in the car!

So this week I met up with former Elder Van Dyke. He served in my singles ward back home and has recently returned. Lindsay and I actually met with him the day before I left. It was weird to have the tables turned and I be the one with the name tag. We had a good time over at the institute and were able to catch up and talk about home. Lots of fun.

I continue to love this singles stake. It seems like each week someone falls into our hands. There are so many people who are not of our faith just attending the wards, I am always on the look out. Meeting with a few new people this week from just asking them if they are LDS or not at church and then scheduling a time to meet. I don't get why people don't invite before I get to them!? The man's name from last weeks story at testimony meeting is Dago. He is a great guy and we will be meeting with him this Saturday. He plays in a really well known band, I love it. We might be teaching his roommate, the drummer, as well. Their house is basically off the Weezer music video in the apartment. They do all their recording from home.

So this weekend we will be having three baptisms, two in the Draper Stake and one in the University 7th Stake. It will be a great weekend! Dung (young) Le from the University Stake has asked me to baptize him and normally I try to get fellow shippers to do so but I love this guy to much. I am excited, time keeps flying. I hope you enjoyed the update. Keep the faith by making a profile on mormon.org. Please return and report next email. Thank you! haha

Love your son, Elder Pizzey.