The mission field

Hey guys! I really wanted to call you guys but no one did yesterday and President Hiers never offered any of us. I almost cried last night :(. My new companion is from Germany. Yep! GERMANY! So far, all of my companions are from Germany. Crazy huh? His name is Elder Zarse and he's been in his mission for a year now. 

Last week at the MTC, we had this In-Field orientation which was all day. It basically talked about what was going to happen in the field and how to react to it. It was really interesting and informative. I'm quite glad that I got to go to it. 

Yesterday, I took a train up to Ogden and it was a 2 hour ride (the train is kinda like the Metro in AZ) and it felt like forever. I think it was due to the excitement that I had. After I arrived in Ogden with the other missionaries, I got to meet President Hiers and went to his house to have a testimony meeting (which was AWESOME), more training (sigh), and hanging out with my district one last time. President Hiers and his wife is an awesome couple. They really care for us! The motto of the Utah Ogden mission is as follows: "It's a great day to be a missionary in the Utah Ogden mission". How cool is that?! 

Today, I got to meet Elder Zarse for the first time and I found out that I was assigned to the Tremonton area. I was ecstatic! We have an awesome car and Tremonton is like a farm area. A lot of the families are pretty spread out and the next 12 weeks (the time I have with Zarse) should be quite interesting. I have my first lessons tonight and to be honest, I'm a little nervous even though I'm totally prepared and everything. Zarse and I will be teaching Kramer who is a 13 years old boy who has a less-active mother. We will be also teaching Jessica who had a birth defect when she was born. She had male and female organs so her parents decided to make her a boy. As she grew up, she realized that inside her, she was really a female. Zarse described her as a manly woman. It should be an interesting evening! :)

Tremonton also has a county fair sort of thing. Zarse and I were going to go to the fair and try to contact more people. I'm really excited for this opportunity and I'm so happy to start sharing the gospel with other people. 

I love you guys so freaking much! Not a day goes by without thinking of you. You guys are the best! I can't wait to see you in 2 long years. I'm excited to see our family reunited. :) Jake, Happy birthday! I'm glad that you enjoyed my gift and I'm sorry for missing your birthday! I love you! Mom, I almost cried when I received the package with the socks and some candy. I was lucky to have Zarse comfort me! You really are the best mother ever! I wish I can write more! 

Sorry, this is much as I can do with this short limit on time. I wanted to send pictures :). I have my lesson in about 15 minutes.