September 15th, 2014

My family!!!! Glad to hear that things are going good!....except dads pink eye that stinks!! I am doing great!! I'm glad that you got the pictures the other day. We just got done during service at a school a teacher, Miss Dixie, sent that to you. We worked on this gazebo thing and mostly worked on the flower garden around it. They bought like 15 different kinds of manures and we mixed them together so pretty much we played in poop for like 4 hours haha We smelt bad!! and my dye blood came through and yes I did throw some poo at the other missionaries...I'm sorry I just could not resist hahahaha There were a couple of poo balls that I threw that would have made dad and grandpa real proud haha That's crazy it is so cold there I am still sweating to death here but it is finally starting to cool off a tiny bit. I love the fishing pictures I am very jealous! But things here this week have been good. On Tuesday we had a Specialized Zone training meeting in New Orleans and President Hansen was there so that was pretty fun. But holy mackerel it was long it went from like 9 to 4! A conversation that me and grandpa had one night kept running through my head he was talking about the jail and he said that after an hour the only good a meeting is doing is making your butt hurt hahahaha and I agree but I am trying to be a good boy and be patient like my mama would have me! The people are great and I am finally starting to feel like some of the members are my friends and like I'm at home when I go to church. It's still not as awesome as our ward but some of them hit me and it makes me feel more like I'm at home haha Our investigator Paul that I was telling you about went into rehab for a month in Florida so that kind of stinks but we still call and have talks over the phone. There is this lady named sister Walkup who is an old widow that we go and see sometimes. Anyway we went the other morning and she had forgotten to take her pills and she was crazy and she was like shaking and couldn't stay awake. So I called hospice and talked with the nurse and then I helped feed her pills and it was pretty crazy There were multiple times that I thought she was going to die. She has cancer and is super sick and doesn't really want to be here anymore and as she drifted off to sleep during this time she looked at me and Elder Richardson and said , "Remember do not recessitate" and then she went to sleep and it was scary hahaha But before we went to leave I got the chance to give her a blessing and it was one of the craziest blessings I have given, It pretty much told her that she was going to die really soon and that heavenly father is excited for her to come home and so is her family on the other side of the veil. You could feel the spirit so long and it was just so peaceful. I have probably given at least 10 blessings since I have been here but none quite like that. Tell every body hi for me back! I love ya'll so much and am so glad to hear that you are doing good!! Tell jessa good job on the volleyballin!!! Hope you have a great week know how much I love you!!!! Love, Your white trash son :)