Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008

Dear Home
Happy New Years.
Today is Jan. 1st and it is exciting and depressing. I've already been here a month. I only have 23 more month left.
For Russian this week we have been starting to do the first lesson in Russian. The older districts will be gone in a week and there will be only our and one other ditrict that came when we did. There were about 40 missionaries in our zone now there will only be 14. But in two weeks about 50 more Russian missionaries will be coming in. Not all will be coming into our zone but we will be the old missionaries now.
Well for New Years last night our room counted down to 10:30 P.M. and went to bed.
Sweet, Elder Gramp just reminded me that we have our General Authority Devotional tonight.
It has been a good week. Keep praying for me because I need it. Love you all.
Elder O'Dair

I can't type all the Russian he writes. He wrote all our names in Russian. Mark will never be able to write capital N's the right way any more, they are always backwards.
Love, MOM

Here's a blog about our favorite missionary. If you have letters or pictures you would like to post go right ahead! This way we can all keep track of Mark as he goes throughout his mission. Enjoy!