Steven's letter Aug 10

Dear family
The reunion sounded like it was a lot of fun.  Its been a really good week here.  We have had to drive out to ash flat twice a week for a while now.  There is a baptism there this Saturday and two next Saturday.  Elder Hansen and I are really excited for all three of them.  We have been staying really busy.  Transfers are a week from Sunday.    I was in Blytheville most of this week on splits with the missionaries there.  It was fun to see another part of Arkansas.  I like Pocahontas a lot better, but it was fun to go somewhere else.  I was supposed to be going to Memphis this week with the zone leaders, but they have to go to Blytheville instead.  Elder Hansen and I still have to go on Tuesday to Memphis for zone meeting though.  This week I learned all about how to go catfish hoggin’ .  They do it a lot here.   It sounds like a lot of fun, but I don’t think we can do it as missionaries.  You find a whole where the catfish sleep. Then you just stick your hand down into it real slow until they bite onto you hand, then you pull it out of the water.  I guess they have a big competition here.  lol  I learned the best way to skin a squirrel this week too.  And I got told all about bow fishing.  We spent a lot of time this week with one of the families that lives out away from town this weekend.  It was a lot of fun.  They live out on a farm out in the hills.  I’m glad I’ve been writing stuff in a journal because there has been a lot of funny stuff that has happened out away from Pocahontas. On Friday night Elder Hansen and I went out to see the family that has all the dogs. I think they have about 30 now. They needed help herding their pigs from one pen to another.  That was a lot of fun.   The pigs didn’t want to get moved.  Elder Hansen has chiggers all over now.  Its been a fun week.  well thats about it from here.  I hope everything is going good there.  Have a good week.  Let me know how grandpa is doing
Love Elder Marshall