Email for 9-20-10

LIFE IS AWESOME!!!!!!!! we are doing really well here in lafayette. my companion and i are working on some things this week. we have 2 completely different personalities. he is kind of shy and reserved and im just crazy. but THE DAY AT PURDUE WAS SO FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we got to separate from companions so it was just you ...... alone talk/walking with people. IT WAS CRAZY!!!!!!! our zone got 392 personal contacts that day. i think the funnest one for me was when i was walking up the street on campus these 2 girls were sitting on a table in the smokers area. and no missionaries were going in there, and i saw them point at us and talking so i hopped the fence and went and sat down next to them and talked to them for a little. ones name is Kay and the other was Sarah. they werent really interested but it was fun talking to them anyway. my favorite part though was the question of the day area. we had a huge poster board with pictures of the restoration on there and a whiteboard with a "question of the day in the middle..... and the question of the day was............. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CHURCHES????????? so we got to talk to people about the priesthood and the apostasy and first vision A LOT!!!!!! it was so fun!!! awww man some crappy news my bike has had 2 flats this week so far and i think its my rim. the puncture is on the inside of the rim and its always in the same spot............. DANGIT!!!!!!!!!!!! but anywho we have quite a few investigators here, but this week we are setting a baptismal date with A FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the Hill family is a part member family. dad is the member and mom and 2 boys are going to be baptized soon.

i went on a spanish speaking exchange. our district Leader Elder Yi is a sapnish missionary so i got to sit in on some spanish tracting/lessons. i couldnt speak any spanish put i could understand what was being taught for the most part. it was WAY COOL!!!!! hmmm other cool/exciting things....... oh yeah last night we gave a presentation on how to make a missionary lesson plan, at the new duty to god intro thingy for our ward!!!! it was SUPER FUN!!!!! and we got ice cream after. umm other stuff....... hmmmm...... oh me and one of our zone leaders(Elder Hurst) full on wrestled in there apartment. it was so fun. i won of course because i have a 100 lb advantage but still he's quick. ummm i believe that is it for now. hope to get the package soon!!! LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!

Elder Swanson