Simon, Garfunkel, and Shumway.

As far as fun and cool experiences go, we had an awesome week. We had a special Zone conference on New Years Eve, we had a special Zone Conference in which President Shumway and four of his sons got on stage and performed for all of us. They sang all sorts of good ol' Oklahoma type songs. We got "Ghost Riders in the Sky," "Mississippi Moon," "Devil Went Down to Georgia," and a bunch of other fun songs. He made it clear that they were only approved to listen to when he was performing them though. We had a lot of fun, ate a lot of food, and even got to watch a few Disney/Pixar shorts which was a real treat. 

Alley is going to be baptized this week, which is awesome. It's really been a whirlwind with her, and she has been incredible. It's so cool to see people that are just so prepared and ready for the gospel. Especially when they were opposing the rest of their family getting baptized a few months ago. It's neat to see how open your heart can be to the Gospel of Jesus Christ when you actually give it a chance. 

The cold has been awful as usual. School is closed again today, and the roads are slippery, which means no bikes. We've got an appointment in an hour, that will take about that long to get to on foot. She better be home. 

Dawn has a new baptismal date for later this month, I'll keep you guys posted on that. We're so happy to see the progress she has made and it's such a faith builder to see how the gospel blesses the lives of those who will listen and come closer to Christ. 

Love, 

Elder Christopher Drake