Hola Everyone

Linda - Thank you for the card and pictures! Made my day! I didn't have a family picture, but now I do. I almost forgot what Daniel's round head looked like, but now I can't forget! HUGS!

Daniel - WHAT THE?!?! You met Malcom in the Middle? What was he doing at Wal-Mart in Tempe... I mean I know he was getting Halo, but why in Tempe? That's awesome though. Thank you for your letter. Love you bro. :) I'll keep praying for you. Don't psyche yourself out. You are smart. Find ways to study that work for you. :) And ALWAYS pray before a test. You remember how it is here... pray pray pray. Implement it in your life at home! Chelsie, I hope your class gets better!

Annie - Your letter made me so happy. Good luck with Halloween costumes. PLEASE send me pictures! Glad you got your boot off. :) JACK! You got a big TV! Woot woot! Nick and Lindsey have to be Jacob and Bella. It'll be classic.

How's the rest of the family doing? What's going on?

Sophie! I heard your talk was great. Send me a copy. I want to read it! :) Keep being amazing!

Dad! I loved you letter. It was good to get real mail! Made me so happy. I never thought getting a letter would mean so much. Our district leader doesn't give us our mail until the end of the day. So we get it all at the same time. It sucks when you don't get anything, but feels great when you do. So good to read your letters and feel your love.

I don't need a Spanish dictionary. I wish they would have told me what they were going to give us. I got here and they gave me a hug bag of everything you could think of in Spanish. Could have saved money there. Sorry. How was the temple after you dropped me off? Can you believe how fast that was. Crazy. Oh! We have a temple walk every Sunday. We get an hour or so to go and walk around the temple and take pictures and meet other missionaries. I saw a security guy and asked if I could take a picture with him. Instead he took off his badge and let me wear it. I got a picture. I asked him about the cameras. President Monson wants all the temples to have them within the next few years. Over the next ten years it is expected that membership will double. But, there will be the same number of employees so they want the cameras up to help keep them safe. Cook huh? Love you.

Oooh. Tell Nani and Laura thank you for their letter and best wishes and encouragements. Tell them that they need to read the Book of Mormon. Start with the last two paragraphs of the introduction. It's either true... or it's not. They will either gain knowledge and peace, and joy and love, and hope and goodness because it's true, or they will be right where they left off before they read it, if it's not. What do they have to lose. <3

Tell Ginny Taylor her letter made me happy. Thanks for thinking of me and letting me know.

Friends - What's going on out in the real world? Watchin' movies? Playin' games? Eating? Havin' a good time? I know something exciting and juicy has to have happened in the last couple of weeks. I need to hear it! Everyone! I miss you!

Mom - I am glad you are doing better. I figured you would be a little sad, but I am glad the Lord is helping you though this time. Don't worry too much about the box. I have plenty of snacks and food. Hermana Douglas doesn't live too far from the MTC so she gets boxes of goodness like twice a week and shares with us. I didn't know what to do about money and I needed another bag. Hermana Benton covered me this week cause I didn't know where we stood with money. So I just need to make sure to have cash for the airport next week.

We got our flight plans and we're all excited and then I realized I had a extra sheet of paper. I was made travel leader of our group to Guatemala. It is Hermana Benton and me, and eight Elders. We are flying American Airlines from SLC to Dallas. Then to Guatemala. We are blessed. Hermana Douglas gets to go from SLC to Chicago to Florida to Guatemala. Yuck! Our flight leaves at 8:30ish, Tuesday morning and gets into Guatemala that night around 6:50. I hear we might be able to call on Tuesday before we leave. It's a rumor, so not sure, but keep your phone on! And with you! Oh did the mail get out to Ben and Samantha? What do you want me to do with my camera card? Are you sending another one? Just put some small stuff in the box. Save money where you can. Don't waste it. I am doing good here.