Week 63 (3/14/11) Email to Family

Hey guys, not a whole lot to report here. I think the stat of the week is that you guys averaged a line and a half of text each for email this week, making Dad the weiner. I thought the tsunami was in Japan, not Utah. I've now been here in La Florida for two weeks and I've already accustomed to the new place. A goal I had coming in here was to start off on a good foot with the members getting to know them right away and establishing a good relationship with each of them. Working with members is key and I haven't been doing a very good job of that. I remember having the missionaries at our house in the past and I loved it. I loved having the missionaries over. Had we had Elders at our house when I was in high school I probably would have been more open with friends like Aditya about the church. I just want to do my best to love the people and enjoy my time here with them and make the most of it. The rest will come with some work. I feel like its going good so far. The bishopric has assigned me to give a talk this next Sunday about missionary work so that will be a good way to get the members excited about getting involved and having us over at their houses. I'm actually excited for it. It'll be my first talk here on the mission.
The weather is cooling down a bit. It was cold yesterday and we wore sweaters out to work for the first time this year. I'm not looking forward to winter but I do like change so bring it on. Well that's all the time for this week. I'm looking forward to emails from all 4 of you next week.
Enjoy your spring break! I love you guys.
Love, Matt