Hey guys!

So this week has been interesting. Tuesday was transfers, and I was transferred out of the CHL, and back into the Family History Library, on the 3rd floor, to the same zone that I was trained in two months ago. I am the district leader there, and my companion is Elder Skaggs. We came in to the mission the same day, but he served a two-transfer trial mission in Vegas a little bit before coming here, so he has technically been serving for seven months, which means that I am younger in mission age, but am still the senior companion. The other two members of my new district are Elder Lukau and Elder Gorman. Gorman has been out for six months, and Elder Lukau has been out 10 months (I think. It could be that he has 10 months left. or something idk.) so that makes me the youngest elder in the district mission age, while still having to serve as District Leader. 

My companion Elder Skaggs is a new challenge for me to learn how to work with. He has been very... contentious with pretty much every single elder on the mission. He likes to argue, and complain, and is one of the most outwardly negative people I have ever met, who has tons of energy to let everyone know he is negative. He has had some issues with the authority on the mission, which should prove interesting as we are companions, seeing as he is technically the older elder in the companionship, and already has resentment to me because of my unwillingness to back down on the rules. Oh well. C'est la vie.

As Thursday was Thanksgiving, we had the day off because both the FHL and CHL were closed. So me and Elder Clark (one of the Assistants) decided that we wanted to go for a hike up City Creek canyon. It was exactly how I wanted to spend the holiday. We hiked from our apartments, up about 3 miles, and then decided to summit one of the ridges on the north side of the canyon. As we were up there, we saw three deer. A doe, a little tiny two-point, and a pretty decent three-point. I was quite happy, and super stoked to see them. We then hiked back down, and got ready for the Thanksgiving dinner that the mission had. Then we had the rest of the day off, until 6:00, when we watched Rudy as a mission. It was super fun.

Today is now my P-day, so that's kinda weird. Oh well.

Anyways, this week has been pretty OK. We will see how the next few weeks go in this district of elders who do not really get along, and who don't like that I am the District Leader. I'm actually not that worried about it, and think that this will really help me grow in my capability to solve issues between people on a managerial side. 

Hope you all have had a wonderful week, and a good Thanksgiving!

Love,

Elder Bartholomew