Feb 16, 2009

Hey Everyone-
Well I have had a wonderful week and have the advantage of writing you today even though its Presidents day and all the other missionaries have to wait until tomorrow! I have loved being in the office. We work with two senior couples. The Elders have been serving in this mission for the past seven years. Sister Elder bakes us bread every week and I am eating a fresh slice right now! Then there are the Wilsons, they just got here about two weeks ago and we are helping them get adjusted to all the work and in some cases teaching them to use a computer. I have loved getting to know these amazing couples. They are both hilarious and we have so much fun with them! I know you are all wondering what exactly we do in the Office so I will try and explain some of the things we did last week! We had made a couple of trips around the mission delivering mattresses and bikes etc…We usually work in the office in the morning hours and help with a variety of tasks. Calling missionaries about referrals, calling Zone leaders to update their rosters, and we even put a bike together. We really don’t get much of a break during the day and then at night we go out tracting! Saturday was the first “normal” day as a missionary. We had a great time and had so much success; we found three investigators and one solid potential! I am so excited to be here in the office and love everyone I am serving with! Well I know my family has been wondering about my companion and I have to say I am so blessed to have such an amazing companion to serve with. He is very compassionate towards others but very soft spoken. He has a great personality and we have so much fun. He is always doing nice things for me like buying my food, making breakfast, etc. I find that as he is charitable towards me, I in-return am always looking for ways to serve him. He had a bad headache last night so I ironed his shirts! It is an amazing companionship! We both feel like we aren’t “Office Elder” material, since in the past they used to be the “nerdy” type but we will do our best. Elder Hansen is very athletic and has a great family. His Dad is a Bishop in Indiana and he has four other brothers and sisters!
I love you all so much!! Thanks for all the support and love!! Hope you had a great week
Elder Russell