The Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth
Hi family,
I'm writing today because the libraries were closed yesterday for the holiday. Hopefully I'll be able to write you a proper email this week. Our email time was very brief last week because we spent most of our preparation day down in Frankenmuth, a German-by-heritage tourist trap south of Saginaw. It was pretty fun; I'll attach a picture or two.
Let's see; I don't think I've really told you much at all about the new area. Bay City is a small city (I think there's something like 30,000 people here) on the Saginaw River, about 5-10 miles removed from Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron. The congregation here is a small ward, just a little bigger than the Hart Branch. I've met some fantastic church members here who are all very willing to help out the missionaries. We're teaching quite a few people. One boy, Adam, who is the eleven-year-old son of a less-active member family, will be baptized on the 19th. Another family, the Williams, made up of a now-active mom, an excommunicated-but-working-toward-reinstatement dad, and three unbaptized children, is working toward baptism. They're really fun and progressing really well.
The zone leader-business is all right. We have to go pick up some keys tomorrow from some elders who've been feeling rebellious and going over their allotted miles. That aspect of leadership is not so fun. Last Tuesday, though, we had Zone Leader Council with President and Sister Jones and the Assistants and it was fun to be able to sit in on that meeting. ZLC in two months will be attended by Elder Pieper of the Seventy, who will be doing a mission tour. That will definitely be fun to get to sit in on. What has been most different about serving here in Bay City is having a companion who has been out longer, which I haven't had since November of last year. In a lot of ways it's really nice because Elder Smith is a great teacher and has been helping me a lot to improve my skills as a missionary. He's been great helping me adjust to the challenges that have come with my new assignment. I hope everything is well with all of you. Love you lots!
Love you!
Elder Cloward
Attached Pictures:#7 - My last district. 
Front row: Me and Elder Schuler, who didn't get that we were doing a serious picture. Back row: Elder Law, Elder Weaver, Elder Andersen, Elder Egan.
#8 - Way cool bumper sticker.
#12 - Me and Elder Weaver with Denny, one of our investigators.
#15 - My posterity shirt (now in Elder Weaver's possession) passed down through trainers since 2005
#18 - Elder Smith is great! He makes me tortillas!
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