April 8, 2010

This week has been an amazing week. Elder Olson and I are getting along really well and he has been helping me learn French ALOT! I am begining to teach alot more now. I am still struggling with understanding but according to Elder Olson I understand alot more compared to the other missionaries when they were new. He says I can speak it alot more fluidly too.

Sorry for not emailing yesterday we are going to the baseball game today as a mission and so President Mansell changed P-day to today. Dont worry I havent completly forgotten about you.

I hope everyone watched General Conference. It was weird not watching it at home in my pajamas. I hope you all were able to get the things that you needed from it. I know as a missionary there were alot of things I found really useful not only for myself but for my Investigators and their familys.

This Sunday is the Baptism for Helene! We are so excited and she is even more so because now she can "be baptised the right way" and she always reminds us :) she is going to be an amazing new member you can feel the spirit everytime you walk into her home there is something about her and her home that make me feel comfortable almost as if i was teaching here in my own home back in Utah. Marie found a way so now she can come to all of Church every other week and then Sacrament meeting the other weeks. She is so happy and is really excited to be able to come every week now.

Elder Olson and I are really getting the work going now. There were a few things that were missing with Elder Mezerai but Elder Olson has shown me the rest of the things that we need to do. When President first made the changes I was really upset and worried but now I can see its not President who makes the changes Its the Lord and after seeing the change not only in my companionship but also in the zone I just need to relax and know that the Lord knows what He is doing and everythings will be all right.

I dont know if you have been watching the weather for D.C. lately but it is HOTT!!!!! President gave us the go for taking off the suit coats. I guess this is one of the earliest times they have ever done it because usually they dont take off suit coats until the end of April. The Humidity factor really does add alot.

Elder Olson received this Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart from his Mother who is also Canadian I really enjoyed it and decided it would be fun to share with you all. I am having a wonderful here so dont worry about me just remember to keep President Monson and those searching for the gospel in your prayers. I Love you all and may God Bless you

-Elder Joshua Van Dyke

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

50° Fahrenheit (10° C)
· Californians shiver uncontrollably.
· Canadians plant gardens.

35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C)
· Italian Cars won't start
· Canadians drive with the windows down

32° Fahrenheit (0° C)
· American water freezes
· Canadian water gets thicker.

0° Fahrenheit (-17..9° C)
· New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
· Canadians have the last cookout of the season.

-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C)
· Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
· Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-109.9° Fahrenheit (-78.5° C)
· Carbon dioxide freezes makes dry ice..
· Canadians pull down their earflaps.

-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C)
· Ethyl alcohol freezes.
· Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg

-459.67° Fahrenheit (-273.15° C)
· Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
· Canadians start saying "cold, eh?"

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)
· Hell freezes over.
· The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup