Daniel's Birthday

I am attaching a picture of me I took this week.  Believe it or not we had just tracted that street in Shingletown...this is a little different than Chico;)

First week in Palo Cedro

Dear Family,

The new ward is awesome! The people are great and they really seem to like us. After just one Sunday and a few interactions with some of the ward leadership throughout the week I know I am going to love this place. Our area is massive and sooooooooooo much different than Chico. We are allotted 2300 miles a month to drive, and yet we can burn through that easy. On Saturday we put 120 miles on the truck in a day...that hurt. 

Transfer from Chico

I will start with where I have been transferred to. I am going up to Palo Cedro (A few miles outside Redding). I am so beyond excited! I have been talking with my new companion (Elder Porter) and he says our area is huge; it takes an hour and a half to drive from one side to the other. Yes I said drive, ha-ha we get a car. A truck to be more specific (due to the snow I believe;) I am so excited!!! It should be very different from how it is here. The apartment I am living in is nicknamed 'the Palo Palace' because I guess it is pretty nice. I know it won't be bigger than our apartment now, but it is going to be way nicer. The address is:

8650 Leonard Dr.

Palo Cedro, CA. 96073

Run Down Complex is The Place

Dear Family,

That investigator from church last week was sick this week, but we were able to meet with her and set up an appointment. She has been reading so we are excited to get over there. It should be a good lesson. We also have a lesson with a new investigator tonight who just married a member. Then last Monday night we picked up a new investigator family that seems interested. It was sweet because while we were there we found out that the wife had been baptized when she was 8 and then fell away when she was 11. We won't be able to meet with them for a couple weeks because they are leaving town for a while. But the most amazing thing that has happened over the last couple weeks comes from one of our investigators and their apartment complex. This place is so run down and there are...signs of drugs everywhere and there are always several drunk people when we show up. This place has turned into my absolute favorite place in the mission. EVERY time we show up there is someone new to talk to and the people there love us! It is great! And our investigator there friendships everyone and is totally a light to everyone there. 5 different people have talked to him and want to come to church. It is so cool. I used to hate that place but suddenly it is just blowing up. 

Facebook Letter From President Weston

Dear Parents and Friends of Missionaries Serving in the California Roseville Mission,

Sister Weston absolutely love serving with your remarkable sons and daughters and feel so blessed to associate with them.  We are writing to inform you that the California Roseville Mission just recently was approved for online missionary work for one hour each day during less productive times.  This is very exciting news and we are a test mission with this online work, which will include the use of Facebook.  Not all missionaries will be using Facebook in their missionary work,  but your son or daughter may be asked to be involved in this effort.  As such, you may notice posts on their Facebook account.  Facebook is only to be used for proselyting purposes and is not for any reason to be used to communicate with family and friends.  As such, we simply wanted you to be aware of this recent development and seek your assistance in not communicating through Facebook with missionaries in the California Roseville Mission.  This will assist each missionary in their desire and efforts to be exactly obedient.

Sister Weston extend our love and gratitude to each of you.  Should there by anything that we can do to assist your family, we would be grateful if you would call upon us to assist.

Warm Regards,

President and Sister Weston

Pilot Facebook

Dear Family,

Well this week was full of crazy stuff. We found out that the California Roseville Mission has been selected as 1 of 12 in the world to do the pilot program for Facebook. Right now it is just for the Zone Leaders, but soon it will be for everyone. I will be using my same account, and there is some huge long process to hide all the stuff from before and things like that. But yes you will be able to see everything I post, and no I can't respond to anything you put on there, so you probably should just stick with emailing me. I am not sure about all the details, but it is cool to be a part of the initial roll out. More to follow I am sure.