Anchorage Alaska May 4, 1982

Dear Family,

Well I think spring has finally arrived here. We have had sun the last week and thee temp is near 50’!

Mom don’t worry that “I am not doing missionary work” because I am. Like I said we are teaching about 15 families and they keep us plenty busy. Just the other night we got into antoher bash, we sure don’t like them and try to avoid them but sometimes when you are trying to answer their questions they lead us into it and then when we noticed what was going on we bore our testimonies and closed the meeting.

That’s super that you placed Lorin!! I thougth you would be more likely to place in discus than shot.

Shalene, you walked the whole way? I’ll be you got burnt. Could have even got burnt up here.

Well haven’t much to say except I am loving it and working hard.

Take care, I love you all.

Elder Daren Wilding

Ps I love you too John.

From the Mission Home: Your son has been assigned to the Anchorage 10^th ward, Fireweed District with Elder Clark Cox as a companion and Elder Wayne Williams as a district leader. Effective May 5, 1982.