New Comp

Hey everyone,
Today was transfers! My companion from England left and i got a new one again. Its sweet because im going to be training this transfer. My companion is from Las Vegas and another crazy thing, remember Trevor Mangelson. His brother was one of the new missionaries that came in, Bryce. He said that Trevor is in Billings, Montana on his mission and Shawn is married and has a baby. He served in Uraguay on his mission. Apparently they live in California now. But im still district leader as well, so its going to be interesting the next little while. Im excited though its going to be a lot of fun. So, i did get the package of the 12 days of Christmas stuff. Thanks a bunch, i cant wait to open them. Well, nothing else is new here. This Christmas i wont be able to use skype but i still cant wait to talk to yall! Well, i love you guys so much. Let me know how Jordan's doing.
-Elder Bailey

Transfers

Hey everyone,

Today was transfers! My companion from England left and I got a new one again. It's sweet because I'm going to be training this transfer. My new companion is from Las Vegas. Oh, and another crazy thing, remember Trevor Mangelson?His brother was one of the new missionaries that came in, Bryce. He said that Trevor is in Billings, Montana on his mission and Shawn is married and has a baby. He served in Uruguay on his mission. Apparently they live in California now.

I'm still district leader as well, so its going to be interesting the next little while. I'm excited though, its going to be a lot of fun. So, I did get the package of the 12 days of Christmas stuff. Thanks a bunch, I cant wait to open them! Well, nothing else is new here. This Christmas I wont be able to use skype but i still cant wait to talk to y'all!

Well, I love you guys so much. Let me know how Jordan's doing.

-Elder Bailey

Thanksgiving was good!

Hello Everyone,

Well, its good to hear everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Thats nuts a white Thanksgiving!! Sorry to hear that you are sick mom i hope you get better soon. So Sunday was interesting i got a new companion Elder Sinclair, President called me on Sunday and said that my companion needed to pack his stuff because he is going to a new area in 2 hours. So he left. I got a new one and its been good so far, i don't know if this is just a temporary transfer for a week or not but we will see what happens. But my new comp is cool hes from england and this was his first transfer. But thats pretty much all thats new here. We took advantage of Black Friday as well and contacted people outside of Walmart and the mall, it worked out alright. I haven't heard from Jordan in a while, maybe you could forward me some of his emails or something. So, we had turkey with Thanksgiving dinner, rice, beans, potato salad, and pasteles. I dont know how to describe what pasteles are but basically a mushy breading stuff with meat inside. Its good though! Well, thaks for the emails i love you all so much!!

-Elder Bailey

Investigator may be involved in a Murder?!!

Hey everyone,

Thanks for the emails and yes i did get the package thanks a bunch for all the stuff! Well, its starting to get colder here as well. Maybe 80 or 75, burrr!! Ha ha. Thanksgiving should be great. Im pretty sure we're having turkey at least i hope so. If not it will be like pork or something. And of course we'll have rice and beans: The basic diet of the Puerto Rican. So as of right now we dont really have any investigators. We had the one but apparently, its kind of a long story but hes supposedly involved in a murder. The case hasnt been solved yet, and i was putting it together on how he could be a suspect. The story begins Halloween. Our investigator and 2 of his friends were at his friends home and a couple people break in to rob them. They tied their hands and feet and blindfold them. Our investigator somehow gets his feet loose and he knows the house so he ran to a bedroom. They shoot him twice one knicks his arm and the other hits his side and he falls behind the bed. They suppose that he is dead and kill his 2 friends and leave. Interesting how we had actually heard about the incident before we met this investigator. We were supposed to have a friend of a member play the violin in church a few weeks back but he didnt show up. And guess why? Because 2 of his friends had been killed in Patillas. The area that the incident had occurred and where our investigator lives. And so last sunday the violin guy and our investigator came to church. After sacrament meeting the 1st counselor of the bishoprick wants to talk with us and takes us into the bishops office. He tells us that someone who is not a member had told him that our investigator was involved in a murder and that he might be using us as an allaby. Who could have been the nonmember that told him about that at church? The violin guy! And so the case has not been solved apparently our investigator might be a suspect and heres why. His ex girlfriend after the incident had happend went back to the house where it occurred and stole a bunch of stuff. She was caught and put in jail. They might be thinking our investigator was her accomplice. So yup interesting stuff is going down. Sometimes i feel like a detective. ha ha. Well im at the 6 month left mark, it goes by too fast! I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! I did write Cameron he just doesnt write back. Tell Kim congradulations for me! Thats crazy that she is going to be a mom! Keep me updated on BSU. Also, on the stuff about college. Dad, i hope your back gets better. I love you all so much. Something i learned today is that full- time missionary work is about harvesting not planting seeds. Why else would the field be white already to harvest? The field is not plowed already to be planted. Now is the time of the harvest!

-Elder Bailey

Long Zone Conference

Hey everyone!

This past week was pretty good. We had zone conference on friday. Which was very long! We had to be there at 7 am and it went until about 6:30 pm. It was sweet though, we watched a movie, Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration. It just got released from the Legacy theater and its awesome. I also got my package that yall sent. Thanks a bunch for the ties, socks, pants, and the candy! Also the drawings from the kids, i liked those as well. So, the other day we set a baptismal date with a guy named Hedrick. He has already been reading the book of mormon because he is the nieghbor of a member. He has some crazy stories. For instance recently, he was shot and he showed us his gun wound and everything. Nuts! But thats pretty much what has been going on here. Thanks for researching the stuff about BYU for me. I was thinking of doing pre med, but i heard from a member here that bio-med is supposedly better because if you dont get into a med school, you can always do something else. But Pre-med you dont have anything to fall back on. So maybe check out ways that i could get into a med school. That doesnt necessarily have to be Pre-med. As for the vacation when i get back, DL would be great, that Harry Potter thing looks sweet as well, i have also been thinking about coming back to Puerto Rico as well. Do some research on that for me.

Sounds like everyone is doing well and Aubrey it sounds like your having fun in Utah! Happy Birthday Heather! Mom i cant wait for the fudge at christmas time. I love yall a bunch!

-Elder Bailey

We're still working in 2 areas

Hey everyone,

Thanks for the emails. This past week was alright. The only bad part is that i have a cold. Yes, i am still district leader. We're still working in 2 areas. We have just been trying to learn the other one so that we can know where stuff is there. I think we will have a lot more success there than here in Salinas. We dont really have any good investigators. Thats been the problem lately. We did however get a few refferals from members, that we will be contacting soon. Just praying that theyre good ones. I dont have the package yet. Im hoping i will get it at zone conference on Friday. If you're wondering what to send me for christmas, a shoe polish kit would be nice, one with brushes and brown and black polish. My shoes could use that! And, Mom, if it is possilbe that you can send me some of the fudge that you make? Also, Dad, did you ever fix my checking account card? Let me know whats up with that. Congrats Aubrey on moving to Zion. Amber, can we work on trying to get me transfered to BYU? Just check out what needs to be done and let me know. Thanks everyone for the emails and all your support! I love yall so much! Keep me updated.

-Elder Bailey

Bummer...I have a cold!

Hey everyone,

Thanks for the emails. This past week was alright. The only bad part is that i have a cold. Yes, i am still district leader. We're still working in 2 areas. We have just been trying to learn the other one so that we can know where stuff is there. I think we will have a lot more success there than here in Salinas. We dont really have any good investigators. Thats been the problem lately. We did however get a few refferals from members, that we will be contacting soon. Just praying that theyre good ones. I dont have the package yet. Im hoping i will get it at zone conference on Friday. If you're wondering what to send me for christmas, a shoe polish kit would be nice, one with brushes and brown and black polish. My shoes could use that! And, Mom, if it is possilbe that you can send me some of the fudge that you make? Also, Dad, did you ever fix my checking account card? Let me know whats up with that. Congrats Aubrey on moving to Zion. Amber, can we work on trying to get me transfered to BYU? Just check out what needs to be done and let me know. Thanks everyone for the emails and all your support! I love yall so much! Keep me updated.

-Elder Bailey