October 13, 2009

Dear Family,

Hey how ya guys doing? well this week was a really great one. Since Elder Snow came yesterday we had our P-day changed. But man i got great news. Im going to be training a brand new missionary! haha Im going to get a son. straight from the MTC! I got a call from one of the assistants on saturday night cause that is usually when they do transfer calls. I got a call and they told me that im going to be a district leader now. So i was like cool im okay witht that man. Im still staying here in Charleston. Then on Sunday night the assistants two of the four that we have were over at our house and they were going to spend the night with us. One of the assistants i know real well. He was my Zone leader in Columbia last transfer, and so we go to Zone conference and everything and all talk about that a little bit in a second. But after Zone conference we take a picture with Elder Snow and our zone. Then Elder Hepworth my good friend that is the assistant pulls me by the arm and is like hey come here real quick, then president McConkie talks to me and is like "what have you been up to?" i respond..."Umm Noithing.... JUst working!" haha he then says i know you have youve been doing great. Then he says "im goingto pick up your companion in about 2 hours.... From the airport." You will be training a new missionary Elder Ridng" i was like "HUH? Me? haha Okay President! i was pumped and then the assistant was like you are the man Elder Riding you are gunna do so awesome you are going to tear this place up and probably train 6 more times... haha I was like thanks... Ill give it all i got. So yeah im training! im going to be a "Daddy" haha Also the zone conference with Elder Snow was way cool. I learned so much from him he talked alot about how bing obedience truly gives us so much Power! and how when we break commandments we dont break them we break ourselves against them cause it harms us. Also how we are perfect... We are but we are perfect only IN and THROUGH Christ. It was an amazing Zone conference i have alot more he talked about but tie is always so short. Next week i will have a new son, and a new district to lead im exciting. I get to serve my fellow man, and introduce someone into the best two years of is life. Also real quick funny story... I was doing wash at the laundry place here at the apartment complex, and we put our clothes in then leave then come back later so we dont just waste time sittin gin there we go back and like clean the apartment and stuff. Well when i go back to switch my socks and stuff from the wash to the dryer... There was someone elses stuff in with my stuff... hahahaa i was like what the???? What going on? haha it was funny i just switched them out. But it was a good laugh someone had put there clothe sin with mine. But MOM and Jadyn and Harly happy birthday I love you guys so much! I didnt get to see the Pics of Landon they didnt work on this computer. Man clint sounds way god man! Thanks for writng i was just worried about ya. I love yall so much. The Lord has entrusted me with a sacred calling. Keep me in your prayers extra hard this week. Im going to give it all i have, im going to love my new son so much. Takecare Y'all love you so very much!

Love,
Elder Riding