7-29-13 Birthday Week

That is cool that the Spudman was so fun. I wish ours had been a cooler temperature. Yea I would do the Spudman, just get me a cool bike! Hopefully I am in a bike area before I come home so I don't get fat. 

7-22-13 Dog Days of Summer

Dear Family,

[Brother Felix sent a picture of Michael with his new companion, Elder Benedict.]

I am glad that the picture wasn't too weird. I don't get to see them before he sends them, so I hope I don't look weird. I am not very photogenic... His family is doing well and he is back at work, eye patch and all. Hopefully it starts to recede. They continue to be a huge support to us. Sister Felix just got called as an Assistant Ward Mission Leader, working specifically with the sisters. So now there are 3 WML in our ward. No excuse for us to have any disconnect from the ward now. 

6-15-13 Fly the Flag

Dear Family,

We got a call last night that there was a lady about to go in for emergency surgery and wanted a blessing. I think I have spent more time wandering around that hospital than I have spent total times at baptisms. It is always an interesting experience at the hospital. They amaze me, but I feel so stressed when I walk into a hospital. But I am glad we get so many opportunities. We had to leave our dinner appointment shortly after getting there, so we are going to make some brownies for them today and take them by to apologize. They were nice enough to drop dinner by after we got back.

7-8-13 Fourth of July

Dear Family,

We spent the fourth of July unloading the biggest U-Haul truck you have ever seen. It took alllll day. Then we had to load some things in for them, including a washer, a dryer, and 2 refrigerators which were still full of food. We got a message that we were supposed to be in by 7 PM instead of 9, so we got to go to bed early. It was the first time in the last five months that I woke up and wasn't exhausted! It was wonderful! I didn't see or hear a single firework. 

7-1-13 New Companion

This week was crazy, we got something all figured out and then got a call from the AP's and they wanted us to change everything and do it differently. It all worked out, but was insane.  [Michael originally had to arrange a ride from a ward member down to Antelope to pick up his new companion.]

6-24-13 Big Transfer News

The World Wide Mission training was an amazing meeting. We definitely left that feeling very "pumped up". Plus I think that missionary that gave the opening prayer is now the most famous missionary in the world! I am not sure what changes are in store, I just hope that there is an iPad waiting around the corner!

6-17-13 Father's Day

Dear Family,

Sorry I didn't send anything for Father's Day, It kind of snuck up on me. We went to the Chico state store today to look for some stuff, but it is kind of expensive, so we weren't able to get anything. I hope you had a good Father's Day though. It is interesting because some people when they heard that we didn't get to call home on fathers day thought that it meant that we didn't celebrate father's day in the LDS church. Haha so we had to explain that we did, just no calling home. Anyways I hope all is well. Thanks for being a great dad!  [We did get a picture text from Brother Felix to celebrate Father's Day.]

I am glad that Youth conference was so good. I remember how fun those could be (and not fun too). Well I am glad Lindsay did that sooner than I did; I know it helps a lot. [The youth in the stake were challenged to ready the whole Book of Mormon the three months before Youth Conference.  Both Lindsay and Aimee finished just days before.]