Elder Matt Dial

EDITORS NOTE: Sorry this is in the wrong order...I didn't realize it hadn't been posted...oops..thanks for checking us out! WE love you!

January 9, 2012

Alright,

This week has been a little rough. We picked up three new investigators this week but we were low on OYM's and lessons. Also, our so-called golden investigator Leslie Arturo Miranda didn't show up to church yesterday.....We'll have to go and see what's up with him.

So, in the first week of January, WE've racked up 500 miles......our area is MASSIVE. We have found a lot of work in Perris/Woodcrest/Orangecrest area which is about a 10min drive. It's good that we've found a lot of work but it's a ways away.

I don't know if Aunt Karen has sent the Christmas package yet or maybe it just got lost in the mail.....IDK. Chris Vega leaves for the MTC a week from today so that will be a sad day. He has come over about every day this past week and spent the night and gone on team-ups with us. it's super good.

Gustavo got up in testimony meeting.......it was super embarrassing. It wasn't really a testimony; it was more of what he did in Mexico the week before....he talked about the Virgin Mary and all the celebrations and how bonito it all was. We plan on asking him the baptismal interview questions in the next lesson with him (he's the one who has been investigating for the past three years).

It's Elder Robertson's birthday on the 14th IDK if you want to send him anything...just so you know. President Smart Ok'ed protein and workout shakes and stuff so that made me excited. Also, he ok'ed ipods as long as they don't have movies on them. President Smart made a new Standard of Excellence. 140 oyms/week, 20 lessons/week, 4 ppl to sacrament/week and 1 baptism monthly. We're pretty good with the lessons and OYMs but the sacrament and baptism thing we have been strugglin with.

Pray for us. That's really all that has happened recently but I love you all and pray for you nightly!

-Matt