12/29/09

so got transfered to ogden utah. hahaha yea im in the ghetto to prove how ghetto it is. two nights ago there was a guy whos throat got slit about 6 blocks from where we live. it's wierd to see the other side of ogden. i never new ogden had so many problems like illegal drugs, prostitution, and gang related activity. but im doing good. my new companion Elder Beavens is from alberta, canada. we really dont get along, we argue alot about our baptisims and if there qualified and if they've been living there commandments. last night we got into an arguement about if one of our investigators William, is prepared to be baptised. i pointed out theat the prophet and the apostles have set guidelines for convert baptisms and that they need to go to church three consecutive times to be baptised. well william hadn't so i said were going to have to move his baptismal date back two weeks so he could get baptised. well he flipped out and was ranting about how i wasn't senior companion and that when i become senior companion i can make the rules about our investigators. to keep it short he saw it my way. unfortunatley most of the baptisims that have been done the people weren't prepared and hadn't gone to church. that changed when i told him i will not show up/perticpate in the baptisims if they haven't met all the qualifications. other than that incident our area is doing ok. could be better but we're going to have to build it up. thanks for everthing you sent me for christmas i loved it. hope all is well
Love,
Elder Herring

p.s
for my birthday i have a list of couple of approved cd's that id like. ill put that in the next email :)