December 27, 2010

Well this week was really strange, we weren't really allowed to go out and work most of the week because it was the Christmas weekend, so we sat in our apartment and did map work most of the day (organizing all of our paperwork and figuring out where to go over the next few weeks) so that was good to do, but it was driving me crazy being inside that much. It was really great to call home and talk to everyone, so that was really good. These next few weeks should be good, we should be having a baptism on January 8th, so that's really exciting. It's really cold here, it snowed a bunch and we were stuck inside, so that was crazy, but the snow is pretty much gone now, Well I gotta go, Love you all!

Love,

Elder Rider

December 27, 2010

December 13, 2010

Dear Everyone!

This week has been really good. We taught more lessons and got more new investigators than we ever have in the past, which I am so thankful for. My new companion Elder Segundo is really awesome, we work really well together, and I'm grateful to be serving with such a great companion.

It is getting really really cold here, (at least for me, because I'm from St. George where it's warm) and me and Elder Segundo don't have a car, so we bike EVERYWHERE. so I'm freezing cold from about 10:00 in the morning until about 9:00 at night, but it's all good, it's worth it. The mission is amazing, I see so many miracles and great things every day.

Elder Segundo and I should be having a baptism on Saturday if all goes well. It will be my 4th baptism, which I am so grateful for. Heavenly Father truly has blessed us with success and helped us do his work.

Well I love you all, and miss you all.

Love,

Elder Rider.

December 6, 2010

This week was really great! I got a new companion, Elder Segundo, who is from Georgia, but before that he lived in Brasil, (he was born there) and he speaks Portuguese! Which I thought was cool. He is a way awesome missionary, he's been on his mission for 4 months, and I've been out just over 2 months, so we're both pretty new, but we work really well together. We've been biking all week long, and on Saturday the temperature was about 35 degrees, and it was snowing on us, it was so cold because we were out on our bikes. It was a really good day though, we got 3 new investigators during that time, which is awesome. I had my third baptism this last sunday! It is the daughter of a less-active family that we've been trying to re-activate. The mom has been coming to church regularly since we started meeting with them, and the dad is coming around. When we first started going over he wouldn't even open his scriptures, but now when we come he's so excited to show us what he's been reading. He served a mission in Salt Lake about 10 years ago, but has had some hard times since then, so hopefully we can continue to help him. Their daughters name is Jaz, and she is 9 years old. This week was really really good, we've been doing alot of service, helping people rake their leaves and clean up their yards now that fall is almost over. Things are going really really great on the mission. I love you all and miss you all and will see you all soon! (22 months) :) haha

Love,

Elder Rider