Nobody came to church this week.

May 8, 2007
Dear Family,

I heard about the missionary getting killed in Seattle. We still haven't got killed yet. Prayers, helmets, head and tail lights, common sense, and speed limits have kept us unharmed.

Okay, about what's going on now:

Nobody came to church this week. The Twiggs were up camping. They said that Sunday the temptation to drink again hit pretty hard but they didn't, and it scared them but it was a good victory so they know they can do it. It's now been about 2 and a half weeks since they've had a drink. They quit smoking this morning; we went over with the bishop and gave them blessings and read scriptures with them. Keep them in your prayers.

The Linkowskis and Zamoras were out of town. We met with the Linkowskis last night. There's not a ton of progress, but we're taking little steps. I was pretty frustrated that the Zamoras didn't come again (they went to Tijuana to see some family) but we need to keep being patient. Nicole and John didn't come to church either; they seem stuck in a time warp in that hotel - Nicole's high blood pressure causes her to have a lot of trips to the hospital and doctor's office, which causes John to miss work, which is stressful because of the high cost of where they're living, which keeps the blood pressure high. They're still trying to find more housing. I wish they'd be able to come to church.

We taught a guy named Sammy this week. He was a referral from Tammy, a young lady in Carlsbad who just got baptized. He had a lot of questions about the church that he was asking her, apparently, and she said that she'd have the missionaries contact him to answer his questions. Well, we called him and left a message, and he called back that night and left a message saying he would be interested in learning more. The next day, we hadn't called back yet, and he called again to make sure we had got his message. We called him back and set up an appointment. On Wednesday, we taught him the first lesson and answered a lot of his questions. He said he'll think about it and pray about it and then when we call him again he'll tell us whether he wants to hear more of the lessons.

We've been getting some practice teaching with the less actives and recent converts in the ward. Elder Burton is making progress in his teaching; I try to give him as much time to teach as possible in those settings.

Thursday was zone conference. It was really good, as usual. Friday's bible study cancelled. Saturday's car wash yielded a potential investigator. We'll call him tonight.

So, really, where we're at right now is this: We're still trying to find some good new investigators, and our existing investigators are progressing pretty slowly (except for the Twiggs; they're doing really well.) The Twiggs want to be baptized before I go home. Let's hope it happens.

I look forward to talking to you on mothers day. Make sure to have some good stories or jokes to tell me or something. I love you all.

Love,
Elder Myers