Jan 18, 2010

Well now I feel gypped again hahaha. The family went on a cruise right after I went into the MTC, and now Mom goes on a cruise like right before I get home! But whatever, I’m living here in paradise... hot hot heat and rain and sweat everyday, who could ask for more? But Mom telling of her trip reminded me of airplanes, which reminded me that today in exactly one month I will also be on an airplane... and you'll have to pick me up at 6am hehehe. I’m pretty much tired and ready to go home, but I can’t just yet, so I’m going to try my best to bump this little branch up and try and get things running before I get home. This week we had a grand total of fourteen people in Sacrament Meeting, so we’ve seen some progress among the inactives, but we have no progressing investigators right now, which is quite upsetting. Pres. Wade put some goals with me though to have achieved by the time I go home, so I’m doing my best to do that. He wants us to have a Sacrament attendance of forty people, with a Elders Quorum president, and a ward mission leader called and set apart... basically I’m praying my heart out because its not looking good right now.

I can’t believe I forgot to mention that I got your package last week, I got it on Thursday like 10 days ago. It was awesome, I absolutely loved to tie and the Clint Eastwood shirt! Not to mention the little paper in the nice red box... but I don’t know why you sent me sandals... those won’t be coming home, I already gave them to Elder Adamson, he needed sandals anyway. So when will we be heading out to Utah then? And when do classes actually start? But I got some things I want you to get set up for me when I get home. Number one, Dad, I need my teeth cleaned... can I say two years? Number two, my eyes need to be checked out, my eyes are pretty different from when I started the mission. Number three, did ya’ll buy a BluRay? Cause I need The Dark Knight in hi def and surround sound all set up and ready to go... Haha I’m kidding about the last one, but the first two I’m serious. But tell Grandma Karen that I love her and grandpa, and that I’m planning on taking a trip down to visit them when I get home. Anyways, love you all!

So close and yet so far,

Elder Dennis