Dear
Mom,
It
might be more reasonable to buy my winter gear out here in the field. So that I
can try on the different items and not have to go through the hassle of
returning things to get the right size. I'd say four or five pairs of thermals
would be pretty substantial.
Jack
sounds like he could be the prophet someday. Definitely has more potential than
I do. I miss him a lot. Let him know that I'll be sending him something for his
birthday, and for dad as well. Ran out of time last week to buy a card, so I'll
send something more worthwhile to make up for it.
One
message for Isabelle: WRITE ME BACK.
Good
luck with your school. You'll nail it. So should I be expecting anything, not
including the birthday package, this week? By the way, if you want things to
get to me sooner, send it to Sister Roby. The mission office is SO slow. I just
barely got a letter that Carly sent on the last day of August.
The
good news is that I am happy. We're not really working with any progressing
investigators, and we're not seeing a lot of success with door knocking, but I
know that the gospel has been restored and I'm eager to share those restored
truths with others. I'm now on my fourth time reading the Book of Mormon. My
testimony of its divinity grows and my love of its content expands each time I
read through it. On Aaron's birthday we had a mission conference where all 184
of the missionaries in the mission gather together and we hear President Fenn
and his wife talk. He talked about the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, both
from a historical and doctrinal standpoint. He's so much like his father
in-law, Bruce R. McConkie. So wise and powerful a speaker he is. I've recorded
almost all of the talks he's given since I've been on a mission, so I'll have
to send them so you can enjoy them as well. Just don't put them on the
Internet. That was the only warnings gave me when I asked if I could record
him. At the conference he gave us an assignment to mark every mention of covenants
and the house of Israel in blue, every mention of being born again or change in
people in red, and examples of good teaching in yellow. Before he had us mark
missionary work in blue, the doctrine of Christ in yellow, and the plan of
salvation/atonement/mercy in red. I invite you to do the latter challenge in
your personal scripture study. You'll come to a greater love and knowledge of
the magnitude of the Savior's love for us if you take up this challenge.
Well,
sure love Ya! I'll include some photos as well. We went to a Japanese garden
today, so that'll explain a few of the pictures.
