Nov 23, 2009

Well, once again, I have to write everyone without the bit of information that everyone wants. We still haven’t heard as far as changes go, so we’re all still pretty anxious here in the mission. But it was weird, because the kids going home this change headed into the office this morning to do the whole good bye stuff with Pres. Wade, and they’ll be taking off tomorrow to be home in time for Thanksgiving. I hope the family is all happy and excited to be at Grandma’s house, I got a happy Thanksgiving card from her today, and all I can say is that I’m missing her amazing meals that she is famous for. I totally took that food for granted before, but let me tell you, the next Thanksgiving, we’re totally going to Grandma’s house again, because I’m not gonna miss out after two years of nothing haha. The people here don’t even know what Thanksgiving is… it’s so weird.

Last night, it was Elder Guest’s last night, because he went into the office this morning, so as a zone we got together and had a sleep over and monopoly party to send him off haha, it was pretty fun, plus I got to sleep in air conditioning, because we went over to their fancy house. His companion, Elder Rosales, from Ecuador, is with me and my companion until Wednesday, when the real changes will take place. So it’ll be weird being in a trio for a day. Changes should be coming later tonight, and I’m not gonna lie, I kind of want to leave. Actually I really want to leave my area. I love the members, and we’re starting to bring a couple inactive families back to church, but the work is so slow and we just don’t have any investigators who are really progressing. We busted our butts this change, but we haven’t seen much fruits for our labors. This area has just kind of killed my energy for the work, which I feel bad saying, because I love getting out and sharing this great message with the people, but it’s just like throwing pearls before swine, because everyone takes it for granted.

I hear that there’s lots of snow this year, is that just out west, or does Upstate have quite a bit as well? We are dying of heat down here, it hits the 100’s just about every day, like 38 C. It’s impressive, because it’s just like the heat at home, nice and humid! It sucks to have to wear a shirt and tie out to work every day, and the house is just an oven, I have to sleep with the fan right up against my bed, without any sheets to even be able to relax. Two seconds without a fan blowing on you and your whole body just begins to sweat profusely.

I’m so jealous I’m not around to be checking out all these cars and helping Dad make a decision, but that TSX is a pretty sweet car, I remember that from all the way back when I was home. And my poor Honda! That thing has been through so much, and yet it always seems like the Mercury takes a lot too, but I’ve never heard of us fixing that body up hahaha. That thing is a tank though, I bet the little Honda didn’t do hardly anything to it.

But this Adamson kid is pretty popular! He dated my sister, is the neighbor of Elder Hill’s uncle, and the friend of Elder Gage’s non-member girlfriend who is going to school in Boston… so basically the whole house knows the kid some way or another. I’m pretty interested in meeting him. Right now he’s traveling on his way down here. That poor kid, if only he knew what he was getting himself into hahaha. Just kidding, I love it down here.

I’ll call up Sister Wade right after this to make sure that little paper gets sent, sorry to keep ya’ll waiting. I get to talk to you guys in a month. Love ya,

Elder Dennis