Ian's new address is..... 270 west 30th st. apt F3
Buena Vista, VA 24416



Hey Dad, Wow, I can't believe Barnes Bank actually shut down. I guess it just tells us how bad things really are. SCARY!!! As a missionary you don't really have to worry about things like that, but it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Well this week started out really slow. We have been doing a bit of tracting and have had little success until yesterday. We gave out two Book of Mormons and we even got in with a lady and taught her the Restoration. We also just found out yesterday that one of our investigators moved to Mississippi. It was kind of a shocker for us because it happened so fast and he left without saying goodbye. He did express to us several times that he wanted to leave. Oh well, the joys of missionary work. The weather here has taken a drastic turn. We were having some very cold 20 degree days for awhile and now it is in the 50's. It is kind of nice. We have been going tracting without a coat. I even started sweating yesterday while we were riding bikes across town. There isn't to much going on here in Buena Vista, but we will continue to work hard and put our trust in the Lord.I love you very much!! Love, Elder Anderson

Hello Dad, That is so exciting that Aimee had her baby. I can't wait to get some pictures of him. I am glad that everything went well and that Aimee and Cache are healthy. It sounds like everything is going very well for the new Tueller family. Married in the temple, and new house and now a new baby boy. I am so happy and proud of Aimee and all that she has done in her life. Everything here is going pretty good. The work here is a lot slower but we are going to work on picking that up. We do a lot of Less-Active work. I love missionary work so much it has really become a part of my life. Now without thinking, I will walk up to people and just start talking to them randomly about the gospel and how it has blessed my life. What a great opportunity I have had to come and share the gospel which I love. My new companions name is Elder Shelburne. He is a great person. He has a lot of faith and loves the work. He is so great that the Lord has put some restrictions on him, he stutters really bad. The Spirit is really strong when he teaches though. The Lord really knows what we all need in our lives even if sometime we don't really know why we are going through it. THE BIKE!!!!!! I thought that I would be able to go my whole mission without riding a bike. Boy was I wrong. It has been a very humbling experience to ride a bike, but I have also learned that the Lord really does make our weaknesses strengths. I have been on the bike for about a week now and I am beginning to enjoy it. Sometimes it would be nice to be in a car with a heater, especially when it is 11 degrees outside but it has been ok. We don't really have any investigators who are close to baptism, but that will change shortly. It sounds like to me that these people just need to be challenged. They need something to make them think about whether or not they want to make this commitment. Sweet boldness, that is something that I have been working on. It has been exciting to be in an area around missionaries that I know. Elder Hulme was in the MTC with me and it has been really fun to start up old inside jokes. Elder Dahl is my Zone Leader here. I served with him in Charleston for two transfers. And Elder (Steven) Wood. Wow, it has been really fun to talk about the good old days in Kaysville. It is funny the things you can remember after so many years. The Lords work is going forth and nothing can stop us (unless I get in a bike accident, keep me in your prays). I am excited to be in Buena Vista. I love you all very much!!! Love, Elder Anderson

The force is with the missionaries!

Ian was in Peterstown, wv and he skinned pigs and deer, we never thought that anyone could get Ian to do that! hahaha