So yup Elder Hahne and i got the packages on monday and the pillow case doesn't fit my pillow completely cuz it is a huge pillow but i have it on there and i'll take pictures and send them to you. so yup im staying in Paonia for another transfer. i was so excited to hear we didn't get the call until like 10:30 last night and the suspense was killing me and everyone in the ward was telling me how they wish that i could stay and when i got the call and found out i was so so happy.So yeah things have been going pretty good i'll tell you abot a few thigns that i wrote down to talk about.

so you finally got rid of the cold weather huh? we did too for a little while haha but i think its in the mid 20's right now so it ain't bad.. it warmed up to like 43 over the weekend for one day and hten it cooled back down... i guess the mtns are gettin tons of snow but down in the valley we haven't had anymore since that big snow fall but it is still all over on the ground cuz it hasn't melted. i will forsure take pictures with the elf hats on and send them home haha tell dad thank you. people have been getting laughs from them.

so yeah i'll tell you about whats been going on lately, last week Elder Hahne and i got to help the Van Vleets set up there Christmas tree, it is a fake one so that sucks but it is huge i think it is like 8 or 9 ft tall haha and then we decorated it, i thoguht that was fun cuz i ain't at home to do our tree. but we have helped a few other people decorate and put up there trees also.

Saturday night Jonathon Van Vleet asked us if we would bring up the movie "Joseph Smith Prophet of the restoration" to his house so he could have some friends over and watch it, so we did and i was like who the heck does that as a 14 year old. i'll have to get pictures of him cuz he is only 14 but he is like 6' 3" he is such a great kid though. so we went up there saturday night. oh ond Friday we had the ward party and they watched the movie Joy to the World and i thought the party went really well.

my talk on sunday seemed to have went well everyone told me i did a good job i didn't look at my notes too much so i was able to look up at the people and everyone said it went well so i guess i'll take there word for it. i have always had the problem of talking to fast though, that is something i need to work on even when i am teaching. also later that day Jonathon was giving the lesson in young mens so he asked if i would come in and listen and help him out so i told him we would, he did a great job i think for doing it the first time.

later Sunday night brother Van Vleet (jonathons Grandpa,who we live with) came up to me while i was sitting there in the kitchen and asked how many conversions are you going to have by time you leave this area. and i was like umm well just one (Jenny Ross) and he said your forgetting one and i was like what? who? and he started to tear up and he said his Grandson and he went on to tell me that since i have come into the area he has started coming to church regularly and goes to seminary in the mornings and other things and he said that i have really helped Jonathon out and i didn't even think i had done anything. he mentioned how i probably have converted more people that i have no clue about, but it really touched me that he said that cuz i do really like Jonathon and i think he is a great kid and for him to say that definitely made my day! and i think of how people are always watching us and see what we're doing not only me as a missionary but everyone back home people recognize the things we do.

Tuesday we had a apt with Mary-Ann but she had to re-schedule to this friday so hopefully things go well there. last night we went over to the high school with the Van Vleets because the Paonia Elementary was having there Christmas concert and it was so cute to watch all of the little kids, they actually sang and dance and put on this whole show it was awesome i wish we could ahve done something like that in elementary. but the Van Vleets had 5 grandkids in it and then there were tons of other kids that i knew from church.

so yeah and then today we are going down to Montrose with the Delta elders to go bowling so it should be fun.

I hope this week continues to go well for you, thanks for everything that you have done. i cant wait to talk to you all :) miss you and love you!!

Love, Randy