Missionary Man

It has been a while, but I am determined to get back into the swing of things.  To start with a recap of the past few months, I will start with the most exciting and important event:  Jayd left for his mission!  He was called to the Billings Montata Mission.  We received the call in May, and he entered the MTC in the middle of July.  He went to Montana after only 2 1/2 weeks in the MTC and is currently serving in Kalispell, in Glacier National Park.
It is an Ipad mission.  So all of the missionaries are given an Ipad, and have a facebook missionary account set up.  They will interface with people interested in the gospel through social media as well as traditional methods of missionary work.  That has been an interesting feature of his mission.  We are not sure how that works, and since all communication is done by email only once a week, information can get a little sketchy.  We think that it is exciting and seems to add a new dimension on having a missionary out.  I am having a slightly different experience than some of my friends as a result of the Ipad!
He is doing well on his mission, they have several people that they are working with.  Some are less active members that are in need of a shepherd, others are just learning about the gospel for the first time.  He has been tracting a few times and has been successful!  He is also getting many opportunities for service, from painting members houses, to assisting herding livestock to the county fair, to milking a goat, he is learning a lot about the culture and livelyhood of the people in Montana.
I am grateful for the ward in Montana.  Since he was there for his 19th birthday, someone threw him a "Finding Dory" mini-themed party!  I was glad that someone was thoughtful enough to make his birthday memorable.  They are feeding him really well, he has already gained several pounds!