November 7, 2011 (Week 45)

Hello Mom,

I am doing well, the snow has yet to fall in Michigan. Sounds like you are having a harder time with winter coming in Utah, than we are here in Michigan. But soon the snow will fall, we have been having freezing temp. lately. I finally sent the Carey's their letter last week. And yeah we had been working with C H for the last transfer that I was there. I didn't know how long it was going to take before she got baptized. Before I read your email today I read updates from the mission office, and it said that she had been baptized. That is awesome. I bet we have an impact on those around us, but sometimes it seems like the work is stagnating. But you never know the impact you will have on other.

That is so cool that L is going to to the MTC next week, I am going to write him a letter today and send it out on like Friday. He is going to do great. Have you heard much about Elder P? I was thinking this morning that I have not talked to, or written him in like a year. So if you could get me his mission office address that would be cool. Elder S sent me an email a couple of weeks ago talking about that we are already on our year marks.
The lesson we had with D was pretty sweet. We met with him for the third time; at the end of the lesson we were talking about him quiting smoking. He was planning on quiting the week before he was baptized. Then Elder G asked him what would be holding him back from quiting Friday. Then he was all I really don't know. Then he went and grabbed all of his tobacco and gave it to us. That was the second time that someone had given all of their tobacco to us. And then we picked up another investigator, it was like the second or third week I had been here and we tracted into this sweet lady. And then we were finally able to make an appointment with her. So on Thursday we were able to teach her. And she was talking about bringing her parents to church.

So all is swell here. And have you been reading your scriptures everyday? I love you and keep up the good work. I love you and I am so thankful for all that you have done for me, so that I could be here out on my mission this day.

Love Elder Wood