11-02-09

Our newest convert was introduced to the Church by the Bishop who his next door neighbor.

I have talked with Brother Roper who is on the high council and he says Dietre, the young man we taught last fall and was baptized after I was transferred out of the Indian School area last winter, is doing amazing.

The singles ward is different because it's so quiet and well, different. The family ward is like any other family ward, except they only have one young man. We attend the singles' sacrament at 11 am, take lunch at 12, and then attend all 3 hours with the family ward, 1 - 4 pm..

Pball is dodge ball with tennis balls and tables set up to hide behind like shields. Its a harder version of dodgeball which we sometimes play on preparation day (P-day).

I met someone in the singles ward a week ago who has an amazing story. She is from CA but this past summer she worked in upstate New York at a "Camp Eagle Hill" in a place called Elizaville, a small spot on a map. She and another LDS friend working there could not get off on Sundays to go to church. So one week the Branch President, a Pres. Richards, and a youth from the nearest congregation brought the sacrament to her and her friend. (This camp is approx. 7 mi. from Jake's home and Pres. Richards is the current Pres. of Jake's home branch. Pres. Richards recalls the sister stating she had been attending BYU Hawaii before taking the job in Elizaville. It's fantastic how small this big world can be.)

I want to write about the whole area and everything, but that would take to long, so if you ask questions then I can answer those.