The Disney Ward

Dear family and friends,

I'm sorry I just don't have time today to write much of an email.  Sorry about that. My mom can fill you in what we talked about this morning. I am doing well and I am enjoying the area!

Elder Cahoon

Well.. I guess I will fill everyone in on the short conversation I had with Elder Cahoon this morning.  This is Susan, by the way. 

He continues to be a Zone Leader- for 9 sets of missionaries.  He thinks his "companion is cool."  Elder Ferry is from Utah.  Elder Cahoon's Zone Leader companion is in another companionship.  The Mission President decided to not have Zone Leaders be in companionships this transfer.  His ZL companion use to be the Assistant to the President (I can't remember his name).  E. Cahoon thinks he "is a beast."  He is a hard worker and E. Cahoon plans to learn all he can from him because he only has 1 transfer before he goes home.  Elder Cahoon has a "sweet apartment and activity center."  The activity center had huge ceilings and floor to ceiling windows.  There was a pool just outside the windows with tall palm trees around it.  Cary and I wondered if he was on a mission or on a vacation.  It is a very different feel than Lecanto.  He said, "I am definitely in the city again."

He had a "great lesson" this week and is exctied to meet with him again.  I can't remember the specifics but E. Cahoon is thinking he is close to getting him on date for baptism.  "Time to get the baptisms going!" 

He went to the Ward's Christmas party this weekend.  A nice ward member posted a picture of E. Cahoon and E. Ferry and said, "Elder Cahoon and Elder Ferry got to meet the real Santa! (A sweet member of our ward, who has been Santa at Disney Springs for decades)."   That is one of the pictures that I attached. How cool is that?  E. Cahoon says that everyone in the Ward is affiliated with Disney at some level.  His Ward is the eastern-most part of the mission and is very close to Orlando.  He said people that go to Disney World and then go to church o Sunday, will often come to his Ward.  "It is known as the Disney Ward."  There are about 300 people in the Ward.  "It is huge!" 

He said that he had a great birthday.  He was so surprised when he got a call from Sister Hurst letting him know she was going to take him and his companion to dinner at Cracker Barrel and she was bringing a Key Lime Pie and her kids with her!  He loved it!  He has learned to love Key Lime Pie since being in Florida! 

Thanks for all your support and he loves all of you!  He hopes to have more time to write next week!