New Companion - Elder Jensen from Canada

Thanks for putting the money in my account.  Can you ask Bishop Bradshaw what he wants me to talk on for my homecoming talk. If I can choose, I would like to talk on the Atonement of Christ. What time does everyone get out of church on Sunday on Mother's Day so that I can know how we need to do the Skype call. Tell Kylie Happy Birthday this week. I don't know if you got my flight plans yet.  However, I will leave Tuesday, May 29th at 8:40 p.m. at night and get to Georgia at 5:31 a.m. in the morning. Then I leave from there at 8:25 a.m. and get into Salt Lake at 10:29  on Wednesday, June 1. That would be good news if I drew out for moose. Hopefully you know when we Skype.

This week I gave a talk in sacrament meeting. We got a new mission leader. He should do really well so that is exciting. I did get a new companion on transfers last Wednesday. I went to Vina all that day, and we got back to our apartment at like three in the morning. I am still trying to recover!  My companion is good. He has been out 16 months. His name is Elder Jensen and he is from Canada. He is a lot like me. He likes to hunt, snowboard, and all that stuff. He is a little more quiet, but he is a good kid. It should be a good change.

So this week Gloria attended church, so that was cool. She needs two more Sundays in and she should be good to get baptized on the 8th of May. Yesterday a miracle happened. The night before a member asked if I had some goals to finish before I returned home. I said one goal was to baptize a man, because I have baptized all women. Sunday the bishop calls us into his office and says, "Elder, this man wants to be baptized, but the only thing is they need to get married." That will take some time, so I am praying that we can get them married before May ends. That would be really cool.

That is good that Melissa got the new house. That is exciting for her. I met someone related to Jarvis Koeven. I was just talking to a missionary and he asked where I was from. I am like Lyman Wyoming. He said, "Do you know Jarvis Koeven? He is my uncle." So, small world. Other them that, things are good. Have a good week.

Love,

Elder Gillies