Good morning!!!

So Monday was a holiday..... Libraries were closed so Wednesday was
the day we emailed. We didn’t have much time either. I forgot this
was the week for Emily and Julie to go up to Idaho. I’m glad they're
safe and all is going well. I’m glad you've been able to spend time
with the kids too. It’s always nice when the dad is around to hang out.

I’m sorry mason - you learn from making mistakes (i guess that was more
dad than you).... i remember when i had pine wood derby one other kid
made a car that wasn’t cool looking or anything. He said he wanted to
cut the block at an angle/slant of a sort where the back end was fatter
than the front end. He ended up with first place i think every time.
We drilled small holes in the bottom of the block and melted some
fishing weights in a spoon and put the weight in the whole then glued
the weight in and also weighed the cars before the race to make sure
the car would make weight without needing too much adjustment. It was
fun.

Wow Morgan is already home! That is crazy. Time is just flying by and
i don’t know where it’s going. And Ana Whitney decided to serve!! ha-ha
that'll be fun for her. Is she speaking English? And that’s how i felt
when i was in the primary..... It felt like i was cut off from
everyone/thing even though i really wasn’t.

Shelby wrote me once and told me about her friend that was
baptized.... i didn't know her family was anti or anything like that.
with what we had here I’ve learned, if everyone involved for the
better is living and being righteous crazy blessings can be called
upon and received because the Lord is bound when we do what He says
(D&C 82:10). I’m happy to hear that the adairs are doing their part
though. Tell them i say hi! It is the exact same situation here now.

Kathy’s mom gave custody i believe to her aunt (not positive) and
said Kathy can come home when she's ready. Kathy’s decided to stay
with her friend though, Kelly, who is our super strong active member
trying to get her dad baptized who's being going to church for 21
years. We’re working with him too. It’s fun confusing him so he can
re-learn some things! :) Satan knows what's happening in the world and
he knows the power the gospel has and what we, as members, can do with
it. He knows the younger members (kids/youth/single adults) are going
to be so strong if they join, if they continue faithful after baptism,
that his kingdom is going to fail, immensely when they are older and
wiser. There will not be one person who has at least had the chance to
hear and accept the gospel. It’s going to be some crazy times ahead of
us! All the more fun. :)

I’m glad you received my tithing. Thank you for doing that. Yes i turn
20 this week.... another day for me!! haha we might go out for lunch
or something and other than that, we'll be working like crazy! I don’t
know the name of what I’m going to ask for but when there is ice on
the roads or sidewalks it's kind of hard to keep balance. My comp has
some rubber "band" things with chains on them and they stretch to
cover the bottom of shoes. I think he said they're called "catwalks"
but i have no idea. All hand and feet warmers (if they are different
things) would be nice b/c the weather will soon be single digits,
almost guaranteed, and the high will be between 12-20 degrees......
crazy right!? Also have you been able to work on the cds and talks? my
comp and i found a cd burner so we are going to have lots of fun
burning cds from other missionaries etc. and my last question is who is
the relief society president now and what is her address? I think its
sister Meacham but i don’t remember for sure.....

This past week was great! We had some success and some tristeza but
everything worked out. We have new pass along cards that are for
mormon.org and its super exciting! we've been commanded to find and
put a TV and dvd player in our apartment as well as get on the
internet more than on pday to check out mormon.org. We’ve been told to
familiarize ourselves with the website and learn anything and everything
about it! haha even more crazy..... They want us doing things that we
know there will be some disobedience but that’s not my worry. We also
have some "special guests" coming to our mission in Feb so that'll be
fun! Ill fill you in later.

I love you and thank you for everything!!! I’m glad everyone is doing
well and enjoying life! I got to go! Have a great week!

Love Craig