Quick Update

We did get to email with Dallin this Sunday, but there wasn't much to say after Skyping a few days earlier.  He is preparing to cover all three areas on Christmas with Elder Aru while Elder Grover and Elder Sion go on the boat to Fanning for just under 2 weeks.  He spent the last few days getting to know the Banana area and visited Poland (yes, there are villages named Poland and London on this island) to see what could be done there. He still thinks that he and Sion will be going into Tarawa fairly soon, but not until they get Christmas fully "staffed" and running smoothly.

He was super excited to hear the news that our dear friends had a beautiful baby girl.  He can't wait to see pictures of her.

Two new elders will be arriving this week and will need to be acclimated.  Elder Pettingill was supposed to come (I am friends with his mom on Facebook), but has a HOLE in his foot from being on Beru.  Yes, a hole. (If you want to see a picture, click here and scroll down to the last picture of the post.) Thankfully they are keeping him close to the nurse until it is healed a little more.  So Elder Bettencort is coming instead and I think that will be great! (I also know his mom from Facebook :)  There has been a lot of success on Christmas, and I think there is potential for a lot more.  Hopefully these Elders will be able to find the people who are ready.

I had to go after only a few emails back and forth because Taylor was stranded at church with a car that wouldn't start.  She went to sacrament meeting with a friend who was getting confirmed after being baptized the day before.  This was on top of going to our 3 hour block and teaching YW for her leader.  But we all know that no good deed goes unpunished, so there she sat in the parking lot.  We called AAA and waited 4 HOURS!  Apparently every old car in our town broke down in the freezing temperatures.  Dallin drove this Honda before his mission and upon hearing the news immediately replied "She's destroying my car!"  To which she replied, "I guess I'm just really jealous of the bond you guys had so I'm purposefully beating him up."  I guess that missionary "glow" does not extend to sibling kindness when your old car breaks down.

(Obviously they were just kidding...)