April 19th, 2012

Dear Family,

This week has gone by way fast. Much faster than any week in Clinton. I heard that after my first area, time flies, but I had no idea...Anyways, Farr West and Plain City are both awesome towns. I love these kinds of towns where everyone knows each other.

Today we had Zone Conference. This was my first Zone Conference and it was long...9am to 4pm. They talked mostly about the Spirit Sandwich which I explained in one of my letters. I think today helped me feel more confident in teaching because we did role plays all day which I hated, but they were helpful. Overall it was long, but I learned a lot.

So we will be baptizing 2 people this Saturday. A mother and her son. They are very poor right now, which makes them very humble. It is pretty cool. I will also be confirming her as well which will be neat for me again. I think I will be doing a lot of those and baptisms. So far this year our mission has been the highest baptizing mission in the U.S. I have also gotten the chance to give a ton of blessings so far. Each time really strengthens my testimony though, I love it.

There is also this 16 year old kid named Kendrick who was baptized last year and he is an amazing missionary. He is trying to get his whole family baptized which is awesome! Recent converts are truly the greatest missionaries I know of so far. So like with that girl taking the discussions in the 2nd ward, when she gets baptized, she could be an awesome missionary.

That reminds me, you guys should offer your home to have the discussions at. The home can be a great place to invite the Spirit and avoid distractions. You should also have them over for dinner if you can. And then you can have them bless the home because missionaries are good at that.

Well that is all I got for today. I hope you guys have a good week. I love you all and I am grateful for your support. See you on the other side!

Love,
Elder Connell

(This letter came to us in the mail at the beginning of the week, but I lost it up until today. Sorry for the delay!)