July 15,2013

Dear Mom,

Hahaha That´s my bro! Has to follow the tradition. :) Im glad to know that i wasnt forgotten by Joe. He hasnt emailed me since he said he was getting married. Oh well im sure he is plenty busy. Colby i am glad is growing up. All of us reach that point eventually. Unfortunately there are several missionaries that dont reach that point until much later and give their companions much grief. Fortunately my companion is not that type.

Ah stupid JWs they complicate everything. A lot of people dont even talk to us because they think that we are JWs. Im not worried about the visa thing. If he waits then it is because he was needed elsewhere. Not a problem at all.

I´m glad that Lyssa recieved my letters. I was getting worried that they were lost. Speaking of letters. I recieved another of the betridge letters.

I have no idea where i got the yellow fever shot. I remember that we had to go to Anchorage.

I actually have not recieved an email from emma in quite some time. I was wondering if she was writing or not.

Thats messed up that they would treat you like that as a customer. They should get reprimanded for that. Dont stress too much mom. Stress is the number one life reducer. That is one thing that i have learned here on the mission. When you are stressed you cant feel the spirit as well. There are two attributes that can do away with stress Humility and Patience. With these two attributes you can overcome stress and feel much more peace and tranquility in your life. The trust you put in the Lord will help you overcome and grow spiritually. Make a conscious effort to develop these attributes and you will see the difference in your life.

Mmm mosquitos sounds...yummy. Worse comes to worse they can eat tree bark right? I hear its good fiber hahaha    This week there is just a little news. The work here has slowed to a crawl. The members are not helping very much. We get money to lunch and dont have many opportunities to visit the members. I was at a ward council meeting yesterday and it wasnt very funcional. People arent doing their visits because their partners dont want to do them. They arent doing their stuff and are expected to try and tell others to do them. Its a difficult situation. Then they started arguing about food storage. It was rather ridiculous. I had to bring everyone to a calm and remind them that we where in the house of God. When the ward doesnt work right the missionary work doesnt work right.

Anyway thanks for you support Love you Mom have a great week