10-11-11

Hey everyone!!!

Well this week has gone by fast! The first week just felt like it took forever!!! But now things are going fast and it seems just like yesterday that I was writing an email last week. So I have been seeing more and more people that I know from school and random other places. I think the new total is 32 people that I know here that are going on missions not including all the people from my stake back home that work here and that I see almost everyday. So I have 11 guys in my district and we have 3 districts in our zone. The oldest district left yesterday which makes my district the oldest now. It is so weird. But I really can not wait to get out of this place. I feel like I am in a prison but I still love it a lot. Half the people in the district that just left are going to the San Bernadino Mission so I have been giving them a lot of advice for how the area is and stuff. But it is really cool because 4 guys from my district are actually going to the Carlsbad Mission!!! That is the mission I live in! So I hope at least one of them serves in my home ward I think it would be really cool. But I have been giving them names of people to look up when they get there and have been telling them how it is there. I am very jealous of them... That mission is like the best. This week we found out that we have not just the University of Missouri in my mission but the University of Illinois also. I can embrace those two teams but I do not know about the Cardinals... Sorry Murph haha. But my companion has made a huge improvement. He is actually talking more and speaking up during lessons. Because for the first week and a half I was basically teaching it all by myself. But he has such a strong testimony when shares it. I admit I have cried a few times when he has shared it. But I have to say I have made a huge improvement with teaching. We will set somewhat of a lesson plan and then start teaching it then the spirit will direct us a whole different way and always works out for the best. It is kind of fun to figure out our investigators and who they really are and why they are afraid of baptism. But it is awesome. For you who are in Provo yo should come volenteer here at the trc. Those people are awesome. It is funny one of our fake investigators is actually in the MOTAB choir. We saw him on tv during conference. But we havent mentioned it yet. One of the less actives we taught who is now active was also in the choir years ago. It killed friday night and saturday. We could see the Y lite up then all day saturday we could here the parade and game and everything else. I am Glad Reilly is not the QB. He is way better then Heaps. Anyways I have very little time left so everyone have an awesome week. Oh yeah last thing. I fly out to St. Louis a week from today so If you mail anything you might want to send it to my mission home. Because sometimes mail takes forever to get here and to leave here. I sent out a few letters so I hope you all get them soon!!!

Love Elder Derek Turner

Serving in Zion