When our power was on and off the first day, we were in our room setting up a game, and I was like, here's my flashlight, and right when I turned it on, the power came back on. but no one noticed it... as always.

I got sick. my nose is running and my head is congested. but it's just the cold going around. on Saturday for a mission conference, Elder Hollstrom came and spoke to us. he's cool and smart and inspired. and he meets with the 12 every Tuesday! so that's cool. did you get that awesome video? I had sister Scheonbeck post it on my wall. Elder Hollstrom saw that like an hour after that guy made it, then showed the 12, then it went viral. I guess. And the 12 loved it! he said that in that meeting, time is super important, and a 7 minute video would be too long. so he was told to edit it. but when he went in the room, someone played the whole thing. and Pres Packer was the first to say something, he said, to the 12: does anyone have a comment, if you can speak? It was cool to know the presidency has seen that and loves it.

We also got 75 dollars from some people outside of New York, like in Virginia and other places, everyone got three $25 gift cards. just for helping clean up. We should have one more day of planned service. next week. but this new transfer is gonna be back to (somewhat) normal.

So here's what we know. King is out. he was made District Leader and is going to some other zone, maybe in the city. I'm staying and I'm going to continue being trained. because this last transfer, we had no time to train. so I get a new trainer. and because of some missionaries being done with their missions in less than 2 weeks, they're putting them in trios for that time. And I'm lucky enough to be one of those people. so I get two new companions. for a few weeks. cool beans. it's gonna be fun I bet.

I actually don't have any good new pics. just of Thanksgiving, and I didn't have the camera then, so they're not really my pics.

Ya, summer makes more sense. plus remember the crazy time we had last time? the snow and the cold and the snow. lots of snow. It hasn't snowed for real here yet. today is actually really nice out, it's like 60 degrees! but when it's cold, it's COLD! everyone says it chills you to the bones. oh, yesterday there was a fog that didn't go away. and now I know what it's like to work in the humidity. I wasn't really doing much. but because of the wetness, I was really sweating. It's so weird but looks cool. like it's so thick I couldn't see down the road all the way. like maybe 50 feet.

I was thinking today that on the drive to our road, we pass by street names that are like cities or states, like Tenessee, Ohio, Denver, Chicago, then there's Bacon. and we live on Saxon. I don't know if Saxon is a place or not. but I love how bacon is just put in there. like it should be. bacon goes with everything. even streets haha.

I bought an awesome really nice warm coat. It's black with a grey hood that can come out. for 80. half off. Shopping here is way different than home. Everything is quite expensive, cuz it's name brand. and I have no idea where Walmart is. They're just not here. oh well.

Yesterday our Stake pres was talking with us (Sister Smedley and me) and he asked me how much time I have, then her. and she's got one transfer left. then he shared something with us that she really needed to hear. It was about not losing the awesome spirit after the mission. Like he felt that the mantle was lifted. but if you live worthily and keep the commandments, and have the right state of mind, you can still receive revelation. and help people with their questions. like what he just did. for Smedley. It was cool. She's my favorite sister. She came to Bay Shore when I did. so it's like, I'm serving my first transfers with her during her last. In the mission lingo, she's my mom. because she's the oldest sister in the district when I came in.

We had our area Seventy, Elder Olsen, and then one of the 7 presidents of the Seventy, Pres Hollstrom, come to talk to us on Saturday. That's one thing I love about the mission. So many awesome men from way high up in the church come to talk to us. Like Elder Bowen last transfer. I have no doubt in my mind that this church is even the least bit false. because of so many men of God testifying of Him. and we can just feel how powerful these guys are. especially when they say that they are special witnesses of Jesus, that means they've seen Him!! that's so cool!!!! I love this church and the people in it. I love my ward and these people. They are just so real. I know people in Utah are too, but here it seems more so. like no one is hiding anything. it's great.

Thanks a ton for everything you do. Love ya tons - Elder Peck ny