January 15, 2015 "Saying goodbye to my best friend"

So this week has been an interesting week to say the least.  I had to say goodbye to my best friend Elder Reed... I really have never had a friend that close in my life.  It was bitter sweet but I have a new comp! His name is Elder Johnson and he is a sweet dude! He is from Kaysville and only has 6 weeks left of mission and was just called as a ZL.  He is a great guy and I am learning so much from him and his experience that he has on mission. We finally got into our area on thursday and definitely made the best of it! We are really working hard and we never really sit down.  Elder Johnson said that I need to make sure he finishes strong and so that is exactly what we are doing... haha and he hates working out so I drag him to the gym every morning.  Also I am in this competion with Elder Farnes (the guy from woods cross) and Elder Worton from Idaho who can gain the most weight in 3 months.... haha so far I think I am winning I went to put on a shirt the other day that used to fit me comfortably and it was so tight I couldn't even get it off..... Elder Reed had to cut it off with scissors...... but so I will be fat again!!!! 

We only really have one promising investigator right now and his name is Freddy. He is doing well but he is having a hard time giving up all of his tv prophets and stuff.  So he can't find an answer if this is true because he doesn't have that real intent to know.  God will only give us an answer if we will act upon it and use our faith.  It took me a while to realize that and now I know why it may have taken me such a long time to get an answer because  even if I did get an answer I wasn't willing to change or act upon it.  Oh by the way I had interviews with president and I am getting home on the 8th of december.... He won't let me extend so thank him for that..... ((Suzi is very happy.  I (Jim) asked if he could stay an extra year.))