May 17 News

**From an email sent to the family on May 17**

Hey y'all!

We had the coolest lightning storm last night. It was so great! LOVED IT!!!

Today is Sister Child's birthday....the Elders made her a cake and dropped it off at our apartment....apparently the bottom left corner is left for the green weenie...(which is me, but I'm scared to see what they put in it...) We've had fun so far, though.

As for our investigators....Jerri and Latonya are still on for baptism. They came to church yesterday and loved it! We also have somebody new that we are teaching. Her name is Sam and she is so great! She's 19 and she LOVES the Book of Mormon. She ordered one from like, one of the commercials or something and we dropped it off to her and taught her about the restoration. Two days later when we came to see her, she was already in 2 Nephi. We've taught her a whole bunch and she loves it!!! She has no problems with the Word of Wisdom, so that was great (especially when people down here LOVE sweet tea). She came to church yesterday and loved it. She's also started reading a Gospel Principles Manuel and loves it. She's so great, her baptism is set for May 29. Hopefully, we'll be able to teach her mom too. :D Brother Stapleton has disappeared. He can't go too far, cuz he's in the Vet's Hospital so pray we find him soon.

Mission life is so great! I love it! Both Sister Child and I think this will be my last transfer here in Milledgeville. When I'm transfered, I'll either go to Rincon, Savannah or Warner Robins, Georgia or Ridgeland, South Carolina. PRAY FOR SOUTH CAROLINA!!! Haha. Just kidding.

I plan to bring all y'all back to Georgia some day to see all the places that I served in....but Daddy, you'll have to let me drive cuz Georgians drive like crazy people and I'm the only who is used to their crazy driving. Didn't take me too long to get used to it since I'm crazy anyway. :D

I love the mission! It's the best thing I have ever done. Sure we have our weird times, like the suicidal duck (the thing flew straight at our windshield!) and the man-eating cockroach (the thing was two inches long, I swear!) and the time the car had a mind of it's own....long story. :D But it's so wonderful.