Elder Hyde is in Valencia

Elder Hyde
27800 McBean Parkway
Valencia CA 91354

I got to my mission just fine and had a good first day. I gave out a Book of Mormon. We were in North Hollywood, Burbank area. Then I got my companion and we are assigned the Valencia 3rd ward. It is the richest area in the mission. It's been fun. I am alive, well, and safe. As of right now I am in a car area but the apartment complex has a gym we get to use so it's really good.

Dad,  I always try to listen to the Spirit. I have been listening to it a lot lately because it is around a lot and I am working very hard and enjoying it, too. On the first day I helped load, unload, and load again all the suitcases for the 30 elders and sisters who arrived with me. Everyone thought I worked too hard and kept telling me to take a break. But I kept working because only a few were really helping from the batch. It was all the ZLs (zone leaders) helping and telling us not to let Elder Jepsen lift anything. He is a senior missionary and he has a bad back. I said I would not let him and the APs (assistants to the president) said that is the best mentality. So don't worry, I am working as hard as I can all the time.

Yesterday at church the 2nd counselor in the bishopric announced there is a new missionary, Elder Hyde. Ask him where he is from because I don't want to spoil it, haha. So it was fast and testimony meeting so I got up and kinda tried to tell everyone in one fell swoop. But it didn't work 'cause I was kinda flustered because there were a lot of people (to me there was). I said I wasn't used to so many people and everyone thought it was hilarious. Apparently, we are a small ward, haha.

Love,
Elder Hyde

p.s. I met a man who knows the Whitakers from Beijing.


What is your companion's name and where is he from?
- My companion is Elder E. Ehninger from Oregon/Utah. He is awesome and he is great at planning and he is a great trainer.

What are your plans for your birthday, August 8th?
-For some reason no one ever invites us over for dinner on Thursdays so no one will be feeding us for my birthday but that is okay. We are having fun. They feed us way too good on other days.

Scripture for the day-
Mosiah 4:15
"But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another."