"We had a pretty cool week"

Dear family and friends,

Man so we had a pretty cool week. Second week of the transfer. im really starting to get the hang of this area and where everyone lives and kinda who everyone is. And its fun because from the get go in the stake i had a high expectation of what the work should be here and im finally seeing some changes. Ward mission leaders got changed out and more ward missionaries were called, ward councils are looking a lot better, and the focus is more on missionary work in this stake when previously there wasnt much support. We are still just teaching 3 investigators but it looks a lot better because we actually have potentials and we have lesson set up with a bunch of member families and we are testing a new way of asking for referrals. its not super new but i have found that if we actually share a really good lesson or bring the spirit strong and then ask who we can share the gospel with more names are brought up.

So we are really struggling with how to teach scott walker the kid that got adopted from china. i wanted to get direction and i called the mission president and explained the situation he made a few phone calls and we are going twice a week to temple square to teach scott the gospel with the sisters there that speak mandrin. they will most likely have the gift of tongues and they will also have pictures and the spirit will be strong there. So this will be a lot of fun for me becuse i love temple square.

Bud didnt come to church. he had some family problems but we're not giving up on him yet. he could take some time because he has to quit smoking and he hasnt come to church yet. But i just cant help but think he needs this and if we do all we can he will accept it. Zack came to church and so far he is progressing nicely towards baptism and nothing has really come up to stop him from being baptized. the mom hasnt bought him his coffee ice cream so i think hes off of it. not that he was addicted to it. i think he just really likes the taste of the coffee.

Today we are going mountain biking. a bishop wanted to take us and so i thought why not. the whole district is coming and it will help us build district unity.

Well glad to hear lifes going well out there. Take care and share the gospel!

Love Elder Salmon