1 week in Peoria Az

Dear Home,

 

So life down here is awesome! My day includes waking up at 6 to go for a run and play tennis as the sunrises, awesome. Then walk back to the apt. for breakfast and 2 hrs of study. Then we normally have lunch at 1 or 130 for about an hr and dinner around 5 for the same amount of time. All throughout the day we are making visits to lessactives and other people, meeting others at bus stops and on the sidewalk. We go door to door for about 2 hrs a day and bike around 12-15 miles daily. It is so much fun being out and about meeting so many different kinds of people. I got to talk with this kid Mike who just got baptised last week, before I got here, and we read from the scriptures and helped him understand more about what he was reading. He is truly an awesome guy and has a strong testimony on how the gospel has already started to and will continue to help him everyday. We read 2 Nephi 28 btw.

 

So everyday I get to see the sunrise and the sunset which I have got to say are absolutely beautiful down here, I don't know what it is but they cover the whole sky and have so much color every time. I don't think I could ever get tired of seeing this!

 

Me and my companion went by the Colesons Family house who are all nonmembers but the 3 boys and mom are interested. The mother has an interesting story. She go into a car accident when she was young and to say the least she didn't know about God before the accident and after she did. She is a very strong lady and wants to be an example to her kids. We extended a baptism date to them and they accepted! The room was filled with the Spirit and the whole family was on the edge of tears.

 

I have met alot of other people here including a member that looks like Romney! They are very Patriotic, to say the least... I will have to share more with you latter because I only have an hr to email. I am safe, I live with 2 other missionaries and my companion, we have alot of fun, and I love this work.

 

Take care all, I love you every much and can't wait to hear from you soon!

 

Love Elder Leonhardt