Elder Taylor 12-Dec-2011

Hello how are you doing? This week was odd, fun and burned up about three times as many miles as had allotted this week. (For mission vehicles you are only allowed to put a limited number of miles on the car each month for us we have 1200 miles every month and they don't roll over.)

Monday was the normal P-day routine, email, shop, laundry and clean.

Tuesday was great we had a combined Zone conference in St Louis where Elder Malm of the Seventy gave the mission training. We had to get up at four and meet our ride in Fulton at five to be there on time unfortunately it snowed that night. The snow actually wasn't that bad just a light dusting, the roads weren't very icy and you could see the pavement. The conditions however were too much for the natives however and we discovered that we were on our own for a ride. So we drove saw a few wrecks off to the side of the road and made it safely to St Louis about twenty minutes late. Elder Malm's training was excellent it was all about contacting people and how to do it. After the meeting we dropped by and got the package the Relief Society sent, the mission just holds mail and gives it to the missionaries directly if there is a big meeting (also say thanks to the Relief Society for me the package was great).

Wednesday we ran around and visited a lot of the less active members in the ward and if they were home were welcomed in to talk with them. We also met with Brother Saxon who said he had found someone for us to teach; apparently one of the young men who regularly attend and has been attending for a few years now is not a member and wants to be. So on Friday we went out to meet him and talk with him and his family. The young mans name is Josh and his father said he could talk to us and be baptized if that was what Josh wanted. Josh's father also said we it would be okay if we talked at his house and that he would sit in on the discussions.

Sunday was good after church there was a baptism of one of girls in the ward who had just turned eight. We then went with Brother Herring and talked with some people he wanted us to meet. The meetings went well but they took quite a while because Brother Herring loves to talk; it's really quite impressive he can relate to people on just about any topic. This coming week looks really busy too we have plans and appointments in a few of the outlaying and we have to go into St Louis again for another meeting. So we should be able to meet quite a few new people and have a productive week.  I'm still trying to work out the Christmas call on this end and will email you later today or next Monday about it. Also please tell me how Seth is doing because he still isn't writing back. Anyway have a great week.

With Love

Elder Zach J Taylor