10/17/11 #2

So I really did try to write you last week, but the computer shut off
before I could hit send. Instead I wrote you a nice long letter, so
you should get that sometime this week.

Here's last weeks letter, I'll go answer your questions in a minute.

Hey Mom! I only have a quick minute today, but I wanted to say I love You!

Sounds like you guys have had a house full, I don't see that too
often. There is one family we teach, they are mostly less active, but
they love the elders. They always feed us. The grandpas motto is
that if we leave hungry its not because there wasn't food, and let me
tell ya, they stick to that.

Tell Melissa thanks for the package, the cookies are all gone though.
It was really nice to get that note from her, and Taylor, and the
picture from Michael, that was neat.

The work is going good, the found around five new families to teach
this week, now we just need to figure out how to keep them all
interested and baptized. They are all great people. The branch is
really starting to come around too. We've done some work with the
Branch President, and have started getting a few more members to come
teach with us. We even have dinner appointments every night this
week, its great! There are great things happening here, the Spirit is
really working on this area. Including us, already I've learned so
much, and can see a lot more I have to learn. I love it though, every
minute of it.

I hope grandma does make it there, that would be good. I still need
to write them back. I think I tore off half their address though.
Thank you by the way for your letter, I should have a chance next week
to get back to you on that.

One cool story real quick before I'm kicked off. There is a family
that has been taught by missionaries for over a year now. A single
mother and her two little kids. Well the mom has a pretty hard time
with all the things she is trying to overcome, but really wants to
change. She came to church and her son was able to be part of the
primary program. He loved every minute of it. He didn't know what
the words were, but we still stood and grinned, and came in when he
could. Each time we would shake hands he would thumb wrestle. A week
or so ago this kid walks around his street with his Book of Mormon,
reading to kids and teaching what he knew of Christ. He even made a
name tag that said "Elder Brian" He decided it was too hard though
because nobody wanted to listen. We gave him a candy bar anyway.
We're excited because we get to start teaching him the lessons because
he turns 8 on Thanksgiving.

Love, Elder Tanner Newey