Hey family,

So transfer calls are this next Saturday, but I don't think there will be all that much change with me.  I'm thinking there's a pretty good chance I'll be staying in Vlore, but you never know.  I'm pretty sure my companion is sticking around here too, and since he'll be going home in July, that probably means I'll be here for another transfer as well.  So if I end up staying for next transfer, I could probably make myself comfortable in Vlore, at least, in the house.

Anyways, the zone leaders came up last Friday so they could do interviews with our investigator who is to be baptised this next Sunday.  That will be cool. Our district really seems to get along well.  Half our district is from my MTC group.  It's kind of cool.  Today we went to the other elders' house to play a game of Settlers of Catan. We also played this game called Bang which was way fun.

I just made it to 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon, and made it to Alma in Libri i Mormonit.  I also took quite a few pictures of the beach this morning, so maybe one of these days I could send some of them.

I thought those scriptures showing the difference between Laman and Lemuel versus Nephi were interesting as well.  Laman and Lemuel were still obedient in many things, but they complained a lot.  Then whenever they had the chance, they would start making their way back to Jerusalem.

I had thought about what my mission would have been like had I started out somewhere like Vlore.  I think I'm glad I started out in Lushnje.  I think Lushnje and Shkoder helped me learn how to find people better, and Shkoder and Vlore have been really helpful with teaching.  Vlore is also good for learning to work with members since there are actually members to work with.

I'm not sure anything could really make me homesick.  It just seems really normal to be here in Albania now.  It's probably a similar thing to Belgium and college and stuff.  Just kind of what happens.

Anyways, I think I'm going to try to hit SYL and language study a little harder than I have been.  I've been kind of slacking in those departments.  Sometimes we miss a lot of lunch because we have so much going on that we don't have time for the full 2 hours.  It is nice though.  Whenever a lesson doesn't go through, we just throw in part of our lunch time then.

I'll let you know what happens with transfers next week.

Love,

Elder Wallentine