New Investigators!

Hello everybody!

This past week was a pretty good week. Our teaching pool has been pretty much empty since we came here to the Penn Valley Ward, but not anymore! We had exchanges this past week where I went with one of our Zone Leaders in Auburn for the day, and the other Zone Leader came into our area with my companion, Elder Garner. While I was in Auburn we had a great day visiting a few people and teaching a couple lessons. We even taught the Stop Smoking Workshop to a family that night. Hopefully they are still doing good. My companion and our Zone Leader had a great day in our area. They picked up two new investigators and taught a couple lessons, and talked to a ton of people while they were out! My companion was stoked about the day (me too of course), but I'm really glad he had that experience because things have been slow lately. He needed it that boost. The names of our new investigators are Kristy and Jason. We actually tracted into Kristy awhile ago, but we couldn't ever sit down with her - until last week. Jason was a referral that we received from the missionaries serving in the Nevada City Ward and he is a stud. He is soaking up everything we are teaching him, so far, and we plan on committing him to get baptized the next time we sit down with him, which will be tomorrow. Having a baptism date scheduled again will be nice. We think he's ready for it, we'll have to see if he thinks the same.

Dad, you asked about Georgetown, right? I don't think it's in our mission. It could be, but I haven't heard of it. Do you know some of the surrounding cities that it's by? Also, if you call the mission office they could tell you for sure if it is or not, and they could give you the phone number for the mission that it is in and you could get the referral to the missionaries that way.

Let's see, what else is going on. My Temple trip to the Crane's sealing is next Tuesday and I can't wait! I am so excited about it! We were in Gridley about two weeks ago for a trainer-trainee meeting and it was crazy being back in the area. While we were there we stopped by and I said hi to the Pratts and the Cranes. Brother Pratt is the Bishop now in the Gridley First Ward, but he was at work when we went there so I didn't get to see him. I did see the rest of the family though. Sis. Pratt told me in a letter recently that her son, Garth, has been serving with an Elder Nate Adamson from Orem in Mexico and she asked if I knew him! Crazy! The connections I have with the Pratts are nuts! Samantha Crane was way excited to see me again too. Steve was working, so I'll have to wait until Tuesday to see him again. Being in the temple with them is going to be the best!

That's about it for now. I haven't got anything from Devin since he went in to the MTC. He tried to send me his farewell talk in a recent email, but I can't open it on the computers here in the library. Could I get a copy in the mail? Also, can you forward anything he sends to me until I can figure out how best to communicate with him? I don't have his email address yet either... I'm glad to hear that he's doing ok with the language. I am so happy for him! He is going to be awesome.

Take care until next week. It's too bad that Collie didn't get a Superbowl victory as a rookie, huh? ; ) Love you all!!

Elder J. Hammer

PS. I almost forgot! Happy Birthday, Kadin!! Love you bro!