The Work Endures in Cedar Carriage Park Hills

Hello everyone at home, or elsewhere,

(Apologies about the short email. I will definitely write more next week.)

Recently in the Cedar Park and Carriage Hills wards there was an emphasis on Sabbath Day observance. From what I've heard, this emphasis has been felt at home too. My favorite part of this week was indeed the Sabbath day.

Forgot to mention last week that we do drive a car. We cover plenty of area, and while I would sincerely enjoy riding a bike, it wouldn't be efficient to do so.

Fairly hard week this week. After getting adjusted to small-town Carrizo Springs, working in a highly populated area is different. We've been visiting Brian and his family from time to time. Brian and Shannon have met with missionaries for a few years. Their daughter Faith was baptized about a year ago. They've gotten to know quite a few missionaries.

This past week I learned that Elder Hovinghoff was an avid mountain climber before his mission.

Elders Hovinghoff and Hall Selfie

Questions and Answers

What have you and Elder Hovinghoff been doing this week?

We had a district meeting with the new district. There are only three companionships, one of them Sisters. All of the other missionaries in district have been out for a shorter time than I have.

Continuing to look for new people to teach, we've gone by members of both wards to introduce ourselves and get to know them. In between those visits, we've walked different neighborhoods looking for people outside to talk to.

Every other week, we switch off which ward we have dinners with. This week we met with those people of Carriage hills.

Will you please tell us some more about Cedar Park and Carriage Hill Wards and their people?

Carriage Hills has many missionaries in the field. Just this past Sunday, we listened to the farewell talks of two future missionaries: one from each ward.

Is it hilly there? 

There are some fantastic hills in the area. Going towards Lago Vista, we drive down an exhilarating decline

And, do you ride bikes there?

We could if we really wanted to, but no.

-Elder Hall

Texas San Antonio Mission