I am beginning to feel TIRED, not just sleepy. I am staying awake in class better and getting used to everything. I am almost to the point where I can say, “I love it here.” Maybe I can even say that now. I hardly think about Markus and I'm glad I can focus. Even Todd isn't on my mind constantly. (Todd was my BYU friend in a terrible car accident right before my mission. His brother died and he almost didn’t make it.) I feel peace about the situation and pray he'll be okay.

Today we started going to the referral center. We answer phones for people calling to get free items (Book of Mormon, bible, videos, Etc.) and ask if “Church Representatives” can come share a message about Christ with them. I got four referrals in the morning, then we went back in the afternoon and we did only outbound calls, meaning the computer dials for us the number of a person who has requested free items in the past. We call to verify they received the item and then invite them to accept the missionary visit. That's all I did in the afternoon and I didn't get any referrals. As a district, we got 30 for referrals for the whole day. The current figures tell that about 30-40% of referrals accept baptism, so we baptized 10 people today!

 Elder Jacobs and I in the Referral Center

 Hermano Rushing, me, Elder Box