Email to Family dated 1/24/08

HeyWell im still here in the kawagoe area. i did get a new companionthough. his name is elder vandekraats. hes from russia. just kidding. hesfrom new mexico. he`s a skater. today is kinda me real first day withhim. he seems to be a real cool guy. he does seem to like to do stuff alittle different though. oh well change is good. my companion elder holtwent zone leader off somewhere he was way cool. um i`m running out oftime already cause i had so many emails to read from fam and friends. weare going to find somewhere where we can email longer. my comp likesto have a good time so it should be fun this transfer but im stayingfocussed. um yeah monday i had my first experience of asking someone to bebaptized. haha it was fun but he said no. he`s almost there just needsthat testimony to make the jump into the font. he dropped out ofmiddle school so he cant read very well and cant make any sense of the bookof mormon. it might be harder for him to get that testimony. he`s closethough. and we only found him a couple of weeks ago. um yeah otherthan that not much has happened. i got your package and it was way good.tell tresa i haven`t gotten her package yet but should be close. becauseof transfers they hold the mail for a little bit to see where everyonelands to send the mail to them in the right spot. should be soon.things are great. just got to figure out my new companion. their likepuzzles. when you figure them out you can have fun with them. thanks foreverything. love you all. i will write more when we find that place thathas more email. thanks again. peace out Elder Hyde