12-8-14 District Funeral

I'm sorry to hear that you guys are having such a rough week with the trials in the home ward. I hope that the spirits really strong to help comfort those who are afflicted right now. I will remember to keep everyone in my prayers. [This past week we had two funerals in our ward.  One was for sweet Brother Ray Felix.  The other was for Ryan's 9 year old friend Owen Hartle, who passed away from cancer.  It was a rough week.]

12-1-14 Stuffed Turkey

I am glad to hear you made it through Thanksgiving without me there without too much trouble. I bet it is a lot harder for you guys at home when the difference is so noticeable. I guess I have it lucky out here where it is easier to almost forget the holidays altogether and just focus on the work. I'm glad to hear you guys had a good time though. 

11-24-14 Don't Miss the Blessings

As far as being trunky goes, I don't know why it hasn't affected me as much. I think it's still because of Elder Coburn's example that I'm trying to stay focused. I guess my whole mission I've seen missionaries slow down and get "Trunky" and I made the decision a long time ago that I don't want that to be me. I'm definitely not perfect, but it's been a big goal of mine. Let me know if I'm starting to sound trunky it all so I can change! 

11-17-14 A Mini Missionary and a Mighty Miracle

Ha ha I love that picture I saw of you guys with Elder Holbrook! I'm glad you were able to go to his homecoming talk. Of course he did a good job; he was a great missionary. Yeah, we did get to see each other quite often. It seems like there's an endless supply of meetings.  I'm impressed Elder Holbrook knew every city I had served in! That's a lot to remember, but we were pretty close, so I'm glad to hear that. I'm sure he isn't too worried about the quality of the apartment… It seems like we've been to some pretty dumpy place is out here. There have been some exceptions of course;) 

11-10-14 Temple Trip

Well the big news this week, along with the temple of course, is that we got a brand new 2015 Nissan Frontier! Because we had to trade out cars I got to drive down to the temple with Elder Geisler so we didn't have to beg members for a ride. It is sooooo much nicer than our old truck. I guess this will be one of the few times I have a new car!:)

11-3-14 Halloween

[After much research and hunting, we were able to find an apartment for Michael and Elder Holbrook at BYU in January.] I am excited that you found a place! Thanks for all your work there and I'm sure it will be great. It's got to be better than some of the places I've spent the night in out here… :-) 

Fun While We Work

I'm glad to hear the apartment hunt is going well. Yeah, I've talked to Elder Harris a couple times and he told me he would be living at home. I thought I told you that, sorry for the miscommunication. It is exciting to get things figured out, and will help me feel a lot better about coming home right before school starts. Thanks for everything you've done on that front.