March(ing) Again‏

Hey Family,

From here it appears to be the end of the world. Terrell Owens is on the Bills, my nephew is a skater, Jonah (who didn’t talk when I was home) is turning four, and Tavernari is completely inconsistent making Cummard responsible for saving the day…

Life is going pretty good down here. March is the hottest month of the year, and has started to prove it. After 5 minutes in the road Elder Cook already looks like he’s melting. It doesn’t help that we spend all day walking in a straight line. When I say “straight line” I don’t mean:

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It doesn’t matter if we’re coming or going, climbing or descending, it’s rough. I’m getting pretty used to it, but Elder Cook is still struggling a little bit. He loves it, but it’s easy to tell that he’s suffering a little bit. Soon enough he’ll have it under control and all will be well in Zion.

It’s crazy to think that the transfer is already half over. Ever since Elder Cook got here I haven’t been answering the questions “How much time left?” or “When do you go home?” I learned very quickly (from others’ experiences) that if you answer this the people just start talking about home, planes, English, dollar, dating, marriage, war in Iraq, etc. I’ve decided that it’s better to avoid the straight answer and just tell them that I’ve still got plenty of time left and that my bags aren’t packed yet. There’s still plenty of work to be done before mid-May.

This week will be Zone Conference again. We’ll wake up early to catch the bus to Ipomeia on Thursday. More trainings from the assistants, doctrine from THE SISTER, burnings from the President, and come practice worth the lessons. Everyone always leaves the conference ready to work and baptize the people. The downside is that here in the west, we get real anxious to teach and baptize, and then spend a few hours on the bus going home. When we get back to the apartment its bedtime, and then we have to fight to get that fire back the next day. It’s tough, but more than worth it once it finally works out.

Tell Greg to get himself ready. He needs to be prepared for the basketball for 3 straight weeks. He might also want to look into training on a FIFA video game because we will have to start the epic showdowns between Brazil and Portugal.

I’m fine, the weather’s heating up, and there’s plenty of time left so stop worrying about me.

Calendar-Free,
Elder Haws(mo)