Well hello Family! :)
The start of another month, i cant believe that the months go by this fast. i remember back in the day they seemed to go by so slow and they would never end but this past year especially has flown by faster than ever.

So as you know we had transfers last week and Elder Englung went home, he made it back safely and everything i got an email from him so that's good. i got a new companion, his name is Elder Crunkleton. He is from Columbus, Ohio and has been out the same time i have. we were in different districts in the MTC so i didn't konw him 'til i came into the field. but things are going good so far, it is a bit challenging for me but i guess the Lord has something i need to learn from him and that's why were serving together. i think what he wants me to learn is patience, and i have been praying like crazy that i will have the patience i need to finish this transfer! ha Elder Crunkleton is a great guy but our personalities are totally different and i dont want to talk bad about him so we'll leave it at that.

but i've had a great week this past week. Monday we were getting ready to go into our dinner apt and we got a phone call and it was the Wallace's from Paonia, they were driving back from Denver and wanted to stop and visit, they are the couple we would always help do service work. but they stopped in and took my comp and i out for some desert and we got to visit for awhile. then a family from my last area called just to talk and told me how much they miss me serving in there ward and wish i could come back! i love hearing from all of these people but it makes me miss them and the area.

We had a ward BBQ on Saturday night and we had a couple people that we were working with show up so it was good to see them come and be able to visit and socialize with members of the ward. i dont know if it was because of the free food or why they came ha but they didn't come to church the next day. We've been able to meet with a couple people throughout the week and we had really good lessons with them. we committed one person to be baptized but he said that he didn't think he was ready for it, so we told him that we would be there with him to help him with whatever he needed help with. i hope within the next couple of months we will be able to see something happen with him.

We had a coorilation meeting last night with our Ward mission leader and a member of the different auxillaries in the ward and it went really well i thought, we were able to talk with them and let them know what we are trying to do with the ward and they were really helpful with the things we are needing and they were supportive as well. i think it was the most successful coorilation meeting we've had in this area. i still dont see how much help we are being with working with the less actives and the unknowns, but everyone last night could not stop saying how grateful they were that we were doing this. so i guess we are doing some good here whether it seems like it or not.

i got the ensign you sent me and i was able to read through it all, there were lots of good articles. i really liked a quote that Elder Eyring said at the end of his article "I pray that we and all those we love will drink deeply and daily from it." it reminded me of how you said that school started up and you were able to read as a family and it's just a reminder of how important it is to read the scriptures and to study them. especially as a family, because it's a time that families can spend time together and learn and help strengthen eachothers testimonies. so keep striving to read the scriptures daily.

well i cant wait to hear from y'all again. thanks for all you do. this saturday i hit my 19th month mark! so crazy!!! this fall/winter will fly by. but i hope school and work goes well for everyone,and mom i hope you enjo the rest of your break before you start school up again. i love you all so much!
love Elder Anderson