Well, this week hasn't been too exciting.
District
training this past week...To be honest, I think the first one went
better. Upon reflection, I noted that for the first one, I was perhaps
under prepared, and for the second one, I was over prepared. We'll see
if I can find a happy medium this week.
As I've said before, I'm back in Gilbert. As such,
there is a meeting that takes place each month that I get to attend
again...Breakfast with the Stake President. Each ward is supposed to
prepare a stake report each month which explains what is happening in
the ward--what the ward is doing, and what the missionaries are doing.
This report is then given to the President Ballard (Stake President)
when we, all the missionaries in the stake, go over to his house and
have breakfast with him. Guess what...apparently, I did something right
when I was here before because he remembered me. He saw me and had the
realization that I was back and was happy to see me. And, I don't know
why, but he seems a little more...eccentric?...than I remember, maybe
that's because he now has 14 missionaries in his stake, and now, in his house for breakfast each month...at the same time! 
Do you remember me telling you about Spencer last
transfer? Well, this past Saturday, I had the opportunity to go to his
baptism. They were so happy that I was able to attend, and so was I. (Refresher: Spencer was the boy Jordon and his companion were teaching, but Jordon got transferred before Spencer decided to get baptized.)
As for our area, we're starting to see results. This
past week, we received 10 referals. Not a whole lot of them are
intereted, but it's a start. The members are great, and the Wards are
doing great things. Not a whole lot of progress on the investigator side
of things, though. however, there are lots of activities coming up in
the near future. Each of our wards has a Trunk or Treat coming up, the
Stake is doing a Family History thing (open to the public), and the
Gilbert Temple Open house is coming up early next year. They've annouced
the dates of the cultural celebration and dedication. They are the 1st
and 2nd of March, respectively. Even better is that they tell us that
the missionaries might be taking part in the cultural celebration. I'm
so excited! 
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I had a bit of revelation
this past week. I think I've figured out why babies randomly wake up
and then start crying for no apparent reason. Dreams are based on
memories of the past. Well, what do babies have for memories? Not much,
or at least, not much from this life, anyway. Going on the thought that
babies minds haven't been completely veiled yet, my thought is that
they dream about premortal life and then when they wake up, they realize
they're surroundings, and start to cry. We do it, too. How many times
have you had a really good dream and when you woke up you were
disappointed or perhaps "cried" a little? Well, babies do it, too. I
don't know how accurate this is, but it's an interesting thought anyway.
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Oops! I'm super sorry for forgetting this again, but my new address is:
406 E Washington Ave unit AGilbert, AZ 85234
Other than that, there isn't much else to say.
Until next week,
Con amor,
-Elder Jordon Hill-
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