Dear Family,

So, here's how it went down. Transfers are usually Thursday. Because of the weather it was moved to Friday. So, I got everything packed up Thursday morning and was good to go when, suddenly, we were told that Transfers would be moved back to Monday. So, it was kinda frustrating to live out of my suitcase for 3 days. It was good though because I was able to say good-bye to more people.

In consequence of transfers being on Monday, we took Preparation Day on Tuesday. That is why I am emailing you now.

Also, I did not get the cake.

I'm enjoying my new area so far. The work is going well here, from what I can tell. We have good people that we are working with. We always want/need more, of course, but it's nice to have a good teaching pool going.

Springfield seems nice. It's fairly decent sized. It doesn't feel much bigger than my Second area. It probably is though. It's a college town. MSU is here. There's Bible College's everywhere, which is crazy.

I got my bike fixed/upraded. I am very happy. It's nice for your mode of transportation to function properly.

I had a terrible night of sleep last night, so the first thing I got at Wal-Mart today was a Mattress Pad and brand new pillow. Worth it!

My companion, Elder Gardner, is great. I love him. Very good missionary. He's a good person who cares a lot about people. He's been through a lot in his life and so he has a lot of empathy for others.

As far as the Big Stamp goes, I don't know what the deal is. I just decided to try it one day. I realized that the Big Stamp has everything on it that the little ones have. So, why wouldn't it work? So I tried it, and it worked. I was happy. I think it's a big secret of the Federal Government. Everyone is throwing away a stamp that they rightfully own and can use. I thought it was so funny that it worked.
Last night for dinner we had a thing called Chipotle Mexican Grill. It's basically a crappy rip-off of Cafe Rio. But still good.

Well, I'll get going now. Have a good week family!

Love,
Elder Bracken