Weekly update - June 14th 2006

June 14^th, 2006
Hello, everybody! This last week was somewhat exciting. We've been tracting (tracting=knocking on peoples' doors) like CRAZY and so, we've been finding people who are letting come back to visit them later. I hope they're there! But if not, just finding the people is fairly exciting.

I sang in church on Sunday! I sang "How will they know?" from the children's primary songbook with Nathan Cross. He's a great guy who's getting ready to go on his mission. I love the entire Cross family and they're getting ready to move back to California where they came from. I'm sad to see them go and I'm going to miss them a lot! But we sang it and it sounded beautiful! We had gorgeous harmonies and we sounded really good together. Nathan's sister, Laura, played the piano for us and she was perfect! It was great. I love to sing!

Hey, guess what everyone?! I don't think I mentioned this in these updates (which is crazy that I didn't!), but I found this out at the conference we had with elder Bednar. The McCanns got baptized!!! Holy cow, I was so excited to hear that. Elder Walton, who's seems to have matured quite a bit (I like him again. Not that I hated him before or anything, mind you), told me that they were getting baptized when I saw him at the conference. I was so happy that tears of joy started to flow from my eyes. I love that family and I was so happy to learn that they'd accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I'd been praying for them for a long time and to learn that my prayers had finally been answered was something that brought me great happiness. I love being a missionary!!! I love seeing peoples' countenances light up as they learn of and embrace the gospel.

On a different note, I did something I never thought I'd do today. I went golfing. We live in a country club and so, my companion and I can golf for free (as opposed to paying $40-$55 dollars!!!). So, since we're moving at the end of the month, we decided to go. It was kind of fun, but I decided that golfing, by and large, is completely and utterly overrated in the extreme! It was by no means fun enough to constitute the exorbitant amounts of money that it costs to play the game. It was hardly even $20 dollars fun, which is what we paid today ($10 a piece). But, at least now I can say I've played the game. And I might even do it again… if there was NOTHING else to do. And someone else paid for me. And they don't mind the fact that I stink! Because, I'll tell you what, hitting that ball well really does take a lot of skill.

Well, everyone. When I've something to report, I'll report it. But for now, know that I am working hard, living the gospel and striving to become a little better each day. Thank you for all the support that you provide. Whether it be through your prayers or your letters/emails, know that it is greatly appreciated and I'm grateful for it.

I love you all!

Your Son, Brother and Friend;
~Elder Penrod
 
P.S. If there are things you'd like me to particularly mention or talk about in these updates, just let me know and I'll do what I can. Thanks.