April 29, 2013
Dear Family:
Hey so I just found out that the mission has a ward mission
blog. I think it is something like http://riversidecaliforniamission.blogspot.com/ and
it is pretty good. That is crazy you got so much snow! Then with the power out
and stuff, those that sounds like a good adventure getting to drive around in
stuff like that. I also just found out it isn't against the rules to have an iPod
here. (I found out first week cuz a bunch of kids have them) I don't think I
would want my iPod though, I wouldn't want to delete all the good music off of
it. Thank you dad for getting mine out of my truck. I thought I had put it in
my room. Dad I liked in the letter where you talked about never seeing
strawberry shortcake. In Hemet I haven't seen a decent cookie and Elder Allen
and I were talking about it right before I read your letter. People have fed us
dozens, but only like 1 family has had some good ones, and they had to be
fresh. Other than that, Elder Allen and I are considering just making some
ourselves ha. Also I need all the advice I can get on pinewood derby cars. My
investigator that is getting baptized on the 11th that just turned 9 is making
his first one and asked me for help and I want him to win. Also I figured out
how I won't complain if you buy an automatic sports car. If you get a Cadillac CTS
it wouldn't be too bad. I saw a new black one of those and it looked like the Bat
Mobile. So pretty sweet.
This week was kinda slow so not a lot to talk about. We had
a lot of meetings and other stuff. Sunday and Monday we made friends with the Simpsons.
They are a really cool family in my ward.
Tuesday we went to multi zones in Redlands. That was pretty
cool. Learned some good stuff from President Smart. One thing that caught my
attention from him was the emphasis he was putting on repentance. Basically he
said if people understood it they would be coming up to us to be baptized. So
as a mission we are all learning how to teach it better and explain repentance
and how it is the key that connects us to the atonement. I also had a weird
dream Monday night that a demon thing I guess stole my scriptures. It was
pretty weird. I think dad is right, I think it is cuz something I eat before I
go to bed.
Wednesday Allen had to go to the dentist but it was fun
for me cuz I talked to the guy there who was working on becoming a dentist and I
got some good advice from him.
Thursday we just had our normal visits. We had dinner with
our bishop though. He had a player piano that was pretty neat.
Friday we had a really good lesson with Susan and she seems to be progressing well. Sam took us to Red Robin and that was fun.
Saturday we went up to Anza and Idawild. It is this really
small branch up in the mountains by Hemet that hasn't had missionaries for like
3 years. We just went up to visit a bunch of less actives and try to get them
to come to the branch meeting. It was pretty cool up there. It was like 4
thousand feet, but I think on the road we almost got to 5 thousand. The air
felt way better up there. I think that is the highest altitude I will get on my
mission until 2 years from now and I am chillin on a plane. It sucked when we
got back down to Hemet and I got out of the car and it was way hotter and the
air is all nasty and stuff. Somebody told me this weekend we almost got to one
hundred already.
Sunday we went to teach Char and Issac (the ones getting baptized on the 11th.) We also got to hang out a second for his b-day party and give him some stuff.
Well sorry I am out of time. This letter and the last one
might have been a little bit scatter brained cuz I have been rushed. We went
and played pickle ball with Char both Mondays instead of playing basketball at
the church.
This next week (the 6th) don't send my letter to my apartment.
Send it to the mission home because of transfers I don’t know where I will be.
They will hold it for a while too. So you might want to send me an e-mail of it
cuz it gets help at the mission office until transfers are over. This transfer
is going to be extra unpredictable because of the mission change that happens
the transfer after this and that this next transfer is Elder Allen’s last one.
So we really have no idea what will happen. If I train here I will be in this
mission for sure (cuz of 12 week program but Pres has pulled people apart
before then sometimes) if not (I don't really want to train) or just about
anything could happen. Well that is all for now! Love you bye! Elder Wood
Squirrel!!! You have to look close to see it
The Squirrel is still there.
Elder Sparks, Elder Kelley and Elder Wood
???Road Hazards???
