First Mission Haircut

Hows it going? I'm glad you guys aren't taking the snow for granted or anything;) I am glad you had a good time with the Coburn/Smith's! Elder Gavin Coburn is awesome! haha!  This week at a meeting with all the new missionaries and their trainers  the mission president made him get up and dance for everyone! He is amazing at it, and said he will teach me some stuff, probably today! I am excited. He said he learned from watching YouTube videos, so dad is on the right track! [Dad added Elder Coburn's dance video to his favorites list to study and watch.]  Wow, 9?? [Our ward now has 9 full time missionaries.]  That's crazy! I am glad to hear I am not the only one going through this! I am trying to focus, some days are better than others, but I think time is starting to speed up!

Nerf War - 3/18/13

Haha ironically I did have corned beef last night! It was good. We had dinner with the Felix's, so it was nice.[This is in response to St. Patrick's Day.]

Teach People Not Lessons

Letter to Dad

[Steve asked if Michael has gotten to know anyone in his area (members or non-members).] 

We don't go to certain members more than others really. I get to know some  more than others just because we interact with them more. The High Priest Group Leader just got called to be in the mission presidency a month and a half ago, President Paulson, so we do a lot with him. We drag him to a bunch of lessons with us and go do service with him and stuff like that. There was also a guy that just got home from his mission to Argentina last week, and really misses it so we take him to as many lessons as we can. I think he likes it. Its funny cuz he struggles trying to remember the English words for everything, I am glad that won't be an issue for me. 

Letter from Mission President

[We just received this letter March 5, 2013, it was addressed on February 19, 2013]

March 4, 2013 Email

[This first section is an email he sent to Laura.]

That's awesome, I am so glad you guys let missionaries use your phones, I know that I probably wouldn't have gotten to call home. [This is in response to us being at the airport exactly one week after Michael was there and seeing the armies of missionaries everywhere.  We were running up and down the concourse waving our cell phone asking if any missionaries needed to call home.]

First PDay in Chico

Hey!

Well today is the first P-day.  So far it is good.  The MTC P-day didn't feel like it at all, we were so busy.  We cleaned earlier today, went shopping, and right now we are sitting in a hair salon waiting for some other elders getting their hair cut.  It's weird to hear music playing from before (Dub-step).