Happy Birthday Mom! Only about two months and I'll call you on the phone.





So Saturday night we were told where we're going this Friday. The 


native Marshallese that's coming doesn't know English well enough, so 


they're going to keep him in the MTC for another transfer, so Elder 


Jaynes and I will be paired up in Springdale this transfer. Wohoo! I 


leave Friday morning, most likely. They have a North Loop and a South 


Loop that go around in a circle in opposite directions to move all of 


the missionaries. Since I'll be going up north to Springdale, I'll 


probably be taken on the South Loop, which comes out to Arkansas, and 


then goes north to Missouri. I should only be traveling about 2 hours 


at most: From Van Buren (just north of Fort Smith, across the river) 


to Rogers, and a bit down to Springdale.





I've realized that transfers are exciting, except for the prospect of 


packing. I have two hours on Thursday to shove my entire life at 


present into three bags. And then, I have to unpack it all on Friday 


afternoon! I'm glad I'll be at Springdale for a year: I don't have to 


pack, unpack, and then repack and reunpack four months later.





I'm going to miss this ward. There's a lot of good people here. And a 


couple of investigators have asked that I see them before I go.





There's not much to say in the way of last week. Most of our 


potential investigators and current investigators have been filtered 


through, so we're left with only a couple definite ones. Daryl is 


struggling, as he is in the late stages of pancreatic cancer. He's 


using drinking as a way to dull the physical pain, but does believe 


that the church is true. We're trying to at least get him to church. 


Another investigator is Sue. She and her husband were arrested for 


shoplifting, and there's a lot of mixed-up legal things that are 


causing her a lot of stress, especially since she can't work since 


she has epilepsy. She's semi-stable for now, but wants to come to 


church next week. I've got only 3 days or so to help Elder Erickson 


out, so I'm going to do the best I can.





So, I have the address that I will be at in Springdale, but I forgot 


to bring it. I'll send it to Cindy. In the way of things I would 


like: 3 or 4 short-sleeved shirts from Missionary Mall, size 17. 


Also, my dictionary. I left it on one if the middle shelves of the 


bookcase downstairs, on the very left. It's hardcover and blue, and I 


left it next to a big hardcover thesaurus that has a green cover. 


It's called the New Oxford American English Dictionary. If you could 


send those to Springdale (or just to the mission office, as that 


might be easier), including Spoken Marshallese, I'd really appreciate 


it.





Well, that's all I can think of. See you in Springdale!