Week 17

Hey mom how are you?  I hope you had a good Thanksgiving! Mine did not feel the same but it was still a good day. We were fed two dinners that day so I ate more than enough!! We weren't aloud to play football because this mission believes that everything we do should have a missionary purpose behind it which I definitely agree with, it was just a hard pill to swallow. The ward just got split so there are about 60 members strong in our ward so nobody feeds us. We have been fed only three time in the last two weeks so I'm spending a lot of money on food. But it is not a super big deal I'm fine with it. I love this area.  There are a ton of Hispanics that only speak Spanish so we have to kinda just say have a good day and leave. I speak a little bit,  but Spanish 3 in high school does not serve me well when its time to have a full out conversation. Wish I spoke Burrito...haha inside joke. We do a lot of work here and I have had some instances where I feel I know I am supposed to be serving in Brighton. We have someone on Baptism date for the 21st and will put another investigator on date this Thursday. We have two others coming to church this Sunday so the work here is great really excited to be serving in Brighton. I'm starting to get to know a ton of the elders in this mission and becoming great friends with all of them! P-days are fun we play dodge ball and other fun games so I always look forward to P-days. There are 12 elders that hang out together on P-day so that's even better.

Wait!  You went on a cruise!!!!  I'm so mad I'm coming home from my mission.  JK   No its not that big of a deal.  Dont feel sorry! Working for the Lord is better than your selfish need.  hahahaha

Anyway, I do need a pair of boots and I don't need thinner gloves its fine. Can you also download "in the water" by David Archuleta and "treasure" by Kenneth Cope  and "let the music play" by Chris August. Send a beats pill with an aux cord along with it or just a little speaker that has an aux cord attachment. Make sure you send the charger with an outlet cord. Thanks mom,  I'm dying to listen to music haha! Hey can you send me  piano sheet music with lyrics "Treasure" by Kenneth Cope I want to sing and play that. Hey maybe you could send me a chess set for Christmas.  They are fun to play at the end of the night when we have nothing else to do before bed. Other than that I dont know what else I have room for in my suit case so I'm good.   How about fuzzy warm socks they'd be nice. I kinda want my basketball shoes too because I am ruining these sneakers they still work but I am wearing out the treads and my toe is starting to rip through. That's all that I need pretty much. Hey can you send a bunch of knorr tv dinners.   I dont have  any food and can't go grocery shopping because I ran out of money and I'm not dipping into my  personal funds. More subway gift cards actually and other gift cards too so when we go out to eat I don't have to spend my MSF and instead save money for food. 

 I miss a lot of people hahaha. Oh well. Hey sorry everything I talk about just jumps around.  I'm not good at organizing my thoughts but let me tell you how much the Lord has blessed me with the ability to teach. I have got a ton better at speaking to people on the streets or at there door. Remember how I couldn't put my thoughts into words. Well now I can and I know it is the Lord working through me. I couldn't teach without the spirit. But even my ADD has got a ton better.  I don't zone out hardly at all anymore. I think its because I'm more focused in something so my brain doesn't drift off to day dream. If I had that focus in school then maybe I would do a ton better. 

Anyway I think that's all I got this week.  I can't wait to talk to you soon!!! Christmas Day can't come soon enough. 
 Love ya and I miss you!