Atwater

Wow, that sounds like such a fun weekend with games and work.  I will do my best to get to the museum I think we might do service there sometimes.  My companion is Elder Toombs and he is from Utah.  He has a great heart and he loves talking to people and serving them.There was a Sister Simonsen that replaced us when we left the Valentine ward and I think she is from Texas but I could not find a Sister Simonsen serving from our stake.  Transfers here are done by car, all cars drive to a central point, swap stuff and then head back. We have a car in this area just for that purpose of transporting missionaries. I forgot to bring my camera otherwise I would send pictures.

The hardest part this week is that I don't know what to say to my companion, he does his best on somethings, but on other rules he does not like, waking up on time, exercising, and following the rules here on music and caffeinated drinks.  His last companion made it very hard for him and they argued on everything because his last companion was even more disobedient.  I guess I just need to love him and support good decisions. 

My new area of Atwater is great, we don't have many investigators yet, but that will come with time.     We do have a car but with very few miles, so we are always biking around.  I am excited to keep learning and having so much fun.  We have some great members and people that were recently baptized, its so much fun to work with them.

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