Oct. 26

Dear Mom,

I promise that i wont open the box until Christmas. Don't worry  about the glasses just keep them until i get home. It is not worth having them get lost or damaged or paying a fine. It is too much hassle. That is good that they were able to remove it without any complications. I am very grateful that we live in a day and age that all this technology is available to us. I am glad that you have extended your merciful hand towards aunt Lisa and tried to talk to her. I hope that she sees your effort and takes comfort in it.

That is way cool that Dad is getting to travel to so many places.  It would be cool to travel so much. Taxes seem like they are a big pain in the butt. I remember the one time that Dad showed me how and it was confusing. 

So far the young lady is all ready to be baptized. It looks like she and her sister will go tomorrow to watch the meeting. There are quite a few bugs down here but i hardly ever use the bug spray. It is just not something that i have thought about using.

I have been thinking a lot about coming home these days. I have a general idea of what is going to happen but there are so many variables and things that i don't have a lot of control over that it is hard to say what will happen. I know that i want to go to college to major in English. However i do not know where i will go to college. Do you have my information about the time that i took the ACT? I would like to be able to look at my score from here and try to "shop" for colleges.

I am trying not to worry about home but with me officially having a year and six months on the mission as of yesterday it is a little hard. It is ok though it will pass. My time in the office is halfway over. I only have three more months here and then i am off to my last area.

I have not heard a whole lot on the whole visa thing. We are getting i think seven Americans who's visas came through so that is a good sign. Whatever the purpose was of him going to the Provo MTC as a Portuguese speaker he was supposed to go there. Do not worry about that. It all fits into the Master's plan.

I love you mom. Have a good week :)