Greetings!

Well hello there Brothers and Sisters! It's just wonderful to be here in the Third Ward. Well...maybe not wonderful. I mean, the brethren could have picked better places for me to serve. Like outside of my my home state. Heck, outside of my home stake would have been nice. Not only did I NOT get to ride on a plane to the MTC, I didn't get to ride on a plane to my mission! Seriously! They didn't even put me on a bus! They made me knock doors all the way to the Mission Home! I pointed out that I didn't have a companion, and they pointed out that pretty much every house I knocked on would have the priesthood.
Still, I'm soooooo happy to be here. Well, to be here, and not...say...in some dirty third world country. Like France. I couldn't imagine living under those standards.
Anyway, my area covers the whole stake, but I've been assigned mainly to the 3rd Ward, and I have to say, I have a lot of admiration for Bishop Higgins. I hope I have enough admiration to be invited on the Ward Boat...*hint hint*. I haven't met everyone, but I'm sure I'll have a lot of admiration for all of you, except maybe Brother Siepert, who is a regular commandment breaker, or so I've heard. And I heard it from enough people that it must be true. Oh, I probably won't admire Brother Tibble either. But I'm pretty sure I will have a lot, I mean a LOT of admiration for Tabitha...and Janelle too, if I'm lucky!