Dear Family & Friends,
I got our transfer call last Sunday night that I was going to leave Price Spanish. I came here to St. George (specifically a town called Washington, but this is all St. George really) on Tuesday. For some reason, it's COLD here. (Picture me with a grumpy face as I write this). In Price it was about 31-34 degrees, but here the past week it's been SNOWING! We looked out the window today and saw a couple inches of snow on the ground, car, etc. UGH!
I was hoping for warm here in St. George. no luck.
Anyway my new companions here are both gueros (whites). Elder Hayden from Oregon has been out about a year and a half. Elder Carpenter is from Montreal Canada, and he goes home at the beginning of February. He's not too trunky though so that's good. He was our Assistant to the president before this transfer, and he's a really good missionary. With him here, we're teaching about 13 lessons a day, which is REALLY good (in price, we were teaching maybe 4-5 if we were lucky).
We knocked on a door and it turns out that this single mom has been waiting for someone to knock on her door and teach her about God and church. She didn't care what religion, she was just waiting for someone. So we started teaching her and she came to church yesterday! She is so ready for the gospel.
Another woman answered the door and chatted with us for a little while then let us in the second time. When we asked her what she expected from our visits, she said that her son was baptized a few months ago and they had seen the changes that he made in his life. She said that she wants to make the same changes in her life and her other son wants to as well. These people are so ready as well. The work is really going forward here in St. George.
Another two investigators (family i think, though not husband/wife. maybe brother/sister?) are preparing for baptism. We taught the Word of Wisdom the other day and the woman put on a sad face about Coffee, but she said she will stop immediatley. At the end of the next day she told us it was her first day without any coffee! She was so happy that she could do it! The man also told us that he had gone the whole day without smoking! He said he has tried to quit smoking 3 different times but has not been able to do it. He now has to take medications to clear up his throat so he can breathe. He said that this time, he is determined to quit with our help. We helped him set a goal of 2 weeks away and he is determined to keep that date and have quit smoking by then. Then if he can keep that, we can baptize him a few days later.
Well that is about all for this week. It's been good in Price, but President said they white washed our area (but 2 new elders in instead of rotating us in/out) because he anticipates my visa coming soon, so they wanted me nearer to the office and airport. One of the other elders i came out with as visa waiters got his visa to Mexico City North, so they expect mine to be on the way shortly. We'll see though. I'll keep you posted with any other information that I get.
I love you all and wish you a great year with all of your resolutions and goals! Make sure they are specific, measureable, attainable, & reportable! Have a great week.
Love,
Elder Bunker
