Mother.

I guess I can be lost for the next month and a half, or however long you decide to take.... whatever... ;P haha Dad doesn't use his... haha ;p Oh yeah, and you might get an e-mail or a call from a sister headrick, I don't know her first name, but she might ask you for some recipies or something.

The Hern was just apostate, I tried not to complain with him so there wouldn't be any tension or what not that would drive the spirit away, I'm a peaceful guy remember? or have you forgotten in just 3 months? ha Elder Wilkinson is super cool, he teaches me a lot, I feel like I'm going to learn quite a bit this transfer. I sure hope so.

The ward is spoiling us, it's great we didn't even have to buy milk last week, someone just gave it to us. that's all we need to buy this week. so it's legit, I know haha. Oh yeah, and last night was the first time we ate dinner at our apartment, but a member gave us dinner to eat, so we are still muy bueno! ha I think the reason why the sisters stopped working is because they got offended. I'm not too sure how but they did and it was probably over something stupid so yeah, you just can't get offended easily.

Yeah, I got the package, I was like oh sweet, maybe a GPS. but no, just something to help my hands not get frostbite. That's good too though cause it's getting time for the cold to be here. I think I might have to go buy some thermals sometime. or maybe you could just send them to me in a couple weeks, whatever works really.

Is ammon really that worried about it? I mean really, just tell him the crap that I had to go through, I hardly won any matches my freshman year and I still wrestled, I had to go up ten pounds just to wrestle JV!! I still don't understand why he pulls this crap. He is going to have to learn to deal with hard things, because if he just tries to avoid it he isn't doing himself any good at all. He did this last year, He is finally getting to the point where he can't just man handle everyone and get what he wants, he needs to actually work for things. He know's how to work hard, he just needs to to it all the time because if not where is he going to learn it? Wrestling is really the one thing well sport, that teaches you how to overcome mentally hard things. when he grows up he is going to face a lot of mentally challenging things. Just remind him when I quit wrestling it took me a week of prayer to finally make up my mind. Have him read 2 Nephi 32: 8-9. Make sure he understands what it means. I know that if he does pray about it he can make up his mind. he just really needs to cut the crap. Love Michael.



That's super cool that grandpa is planning on getting us tickets. talk him into getting us on the 50 fairly low! ha (remind him how hard stairs are! haha) that's really good though that Scott had a job interview. I hope he gets it. That would be really good for him and his family.



I'm glad you are realizing that the house is more peaceful without me in it. how do you think that makes me feel? maybe like the source of all evil? quite possibly. gosh.... :/ I'm glad though that you enjoy my absence. haha



Love,
Michael!

MOM!!! you distracted me! here is my adress 295 Third St. Wadsworth OH, 44281 and yes, this area I really do need a GPS so you can stick it in with my gloves because neither of us know where anything is and you know how much I love you and how much I would do anything for you so... Puhlease!!? :) like really though, we get lost so if you could really send me one that would make my grey hairs and wrinkles go away.... Love ya.
Hey Guys! So did sabrina naulu talk to ammon about this? haha. Actually we don't cover Medina. we are about thirty minutes or so south in a city called Wadsworth, It's about the size of Spanish Fork I think. we cover about four or five other towns too. No, The Webbs aren't related to coach webb. He is from washington state. My new companion is elder wilkenson and it's his last transfer, before here he was a zone leader. but yeah we got shotgunned in here (where they take two out and put two in) there use to be sisters here and they were pretty lazy, only teaching about four lessons a week. ( we have 20 or more planned for this one. but we'll get there in a second) The Hern was horrible. so I have to forget everything and re-learn from elder wilkenson, he is killer. haha I don't know why i was transferred i was only told by the Ap that this is what the Lord really wanted and I'm super stoked. this ward is the bomb. oh yeah, we don't cover Akron... I didn't do anything bad either to get transferred, I believe I was being rewarded with a new trainer and a better area. I'm so impressed with you guys. this yard might actually be done before i get home! wow.. haha that's awesome. but you're going to have to stop soon because of the weather right? and mom, if you get in shape you can go running with me when i get home~! haha exercise is the best! I love it! ha and yeah mom what the crap. why can't you just think what would michael do in those situations.!!?/ So anywho. this ward. oh my this ward. The very first night we got here we had dinner with the whittinbergers. they are a crazy family, everyone calls the dad hillbilly, the reason for this is because he throw's road kill in his neighbors drive way haha it's weird but they are a family that will come running to help anyone at any time. also they have a family that they are helping take the lessons. Bob and Sue, they have three or four kids. very good people and we are going to try to set a baptismal date with them this week and invite their daughter and boys (if they boys are old enough) to start taking the lessons. The next night we ate with the Foutz family and man they are sweet too. they gave us food when we left and yeah. haha then we met the webbs on that same day i believe and he is going to do a great job being the ward mission leader. yesterday we went and ate with the Zuro family and dude this guy is rich! he plays golf with his clients all the time, I mean okay dad this one is for you he had two porsche carreras just sitting in the garage, he doesn't evendrive them!! haha and they well he, invited us to come play paintball with him in their woods. we will probably do that.... hahaha shh. don't tell anyone ;p This ward is so amazing, they are like the only area here that is upper middle class and higher that has members and other people who are receptive to the gospel and the ward members do missionary work too so it's super cool! but anyways, Neither of us have been here, Elder wilkenson was serving as a Zone leader in Youngstown so we are still trying to get established here. but the sisters that were here before us didn't really do anything like i said they had only taught like three lessons a week, we have over 20 planned for this week and all we have done is gone through the area book and the records calling former investigators and everyone trying to meet them, I mean, we got most of our appointments from not even leaving the house. so yeah, we are excited to really get things going and we could be teaching all day everyday for a long time, we have a potential of having ten investigaors, if not more, by the end of the week. Elder Wilkenson has said that this is probably the best area in the whole mission. I believe it. Oh yeah, The mayor of wadsworth is in the ward too. so the people here know who we are! haha well, I think that's it. Tell everyone you see I love them. well... Maybe not, it depends on who it is... hahaha! Love you, Michael P.S. I'm a great missionary, so uh, don't think I got transferred for a bad reason! ha :p



Hey dad,

This area is the bomb, It's so cool here and everyone is super nice that we have talked to. ( there are amish in the surrounding area's too. we have seen horse and buggys!) the shakes are to help me lose my belly flab, especially in this area we are fed every single day and sometimes twice a day. the members also take us grocery shopping in their pantry's after every appointment too. so ha we only need to buy milk. that's it. so hopefully i don't gain too much weight here.

I thought you were putting the small junipers in the retaining walls? :/

Cool though that it's getting done.

Love, Michael

What's up homies?!

Transfers are tomorrow and guess what?!? I'm getting transferred! haha so if
you haven't sent that package yet send it to the mission office! I can get
you my new stuff on monday. But if it's already on it's way Elder Hernandez
said he would forward it on to me. for reals about the GPS though that's
super depressing. I may as well go drown myself in lake erie... ha just
kidding!! the GPS just helps a lot so we don't have to waste time. Elder
hernandez has a GPS but it's been broken and all of his last companions have
had GPS's except me. so yeah. oh well.... the weather here is probably more
eratic than Utah. weird things happen here. I'm eating alright. I'm taking
these meal replacement shakes so I can lose my gut and come home with a six
pack and a flat stomach... haha we'll see how that goes. I just don't want
to get fat.

Yes, one transfer in St. Mary's and I'm already moving. It's super strange.
I guess this has only happened once before where a greenie leaves the
trainer after the first transfer. But the Lord knows best. The Money
doesn't go very far. Lately though we have been getting fed pretty well so
it's okay. I'm not craving anything but junk food but yet again, I don't
need that cause with that I will never get my SIX PACK!! haha

I'm not suppose to go to other websites. but if I wanted to I really could
but I don't think I will because Obedience brings blessings and we all know
as a missionary I need as many of those as I can get.. So maybe you could
send them on over, it all depends on you. Speaking of pictures, I haven't
been able to do much but we went to this "temple of tolerance/rock garden"
yesterday and I got to take a couple of pictures and that just reminded me
of how much I love photography and what I could do with a nice SLR. but I
work with what I have. I still haven't hit 100 pictures though so you wont
be getting memory card anytime soon haha

anyways, Jill. I swear. but she reset her own date and now there are 4
baptismal dates set for the next transfer, but i'm not going to be there for
any of them. oh well. Things are good there but she is so strange and messed
up from her old life style.

Yeah, I know. Rich is a big guy. You all say this everytime... you should
just get use to it. college football players gotta be big. I mean come on
guys! haha :P Ammon though, I mean come on guys. we all knew what freshman
football was going to entail... what's the big surprise? I mean we have all
been through this before. Hopefully the Varsity coaches aren't as stupid.
Again, Ammon, What drives you to do these things? I know the good Lord gave
you a brain... way to blow a hundo! haha don't forget you can always use
your old new one! ;p

By the way... What's up with Matthew carrying that phone around? Is he
texting some girly's? oooh matty, I can't believe you haha! That's pretty
funny though how Joel's Number ended up just like mine. strange things i
guess... but whatever! haha

I went to the Chiro again today... I don't know if it was the bed I have
been sleeping on or if it is this new lifestyle but I have been out more
than normal and it's pretty darn annoying but this place was a lot better
than where I went the first time. oh yeah, did scott or grandpa ever give
you that reciept? anyways... today is my last day in St. Mary's. we'll see
where the wind takes me...

Love you.
Michael

hey dad,

P days are just whatever that we need to do to prepare for the week and maybe go hang out with some other elders. It has been cold, but this weekend it jumped up to the 80's but now it's on the downward fall so I'm just waiting for the freeze! I have half an hour to work out every morning but some of the time I'm too tired to get anything done so I hope i'm not losing too much muscle. but we all know that will happen.

Love you

Mother.

Yes I really do need a Gps. Roads in Ohio are not as good as roads in Utah, So it is a really good thing to have. I promise! so Please! haha and Maybe a good set of winter gloves? I love you! ;p Also I told dad what scripture and I told him Alma 29:1 will be fine. Also I'm jealous that you have had good weather in utah. it has been below 68 all week. the last couple days were in the 50's so we'll see what happens this week. The weather is probably a little more crazy here than at home.

I'm Super stoked that you guys are getting things done haha. that's good that maple Beat spanish. that really needed to happen. was Jaylin pretty much their only play maker?

Well wanna hear something weird? I took like ten pages or more of notes this weekend. I mean since when have I taken notes?! haha That's way cool that J.R. has his call. I really hope that Matt can get down to where he needs to be. He needs to get going so if you could call him and tell him he doesn't want to go a year or more without me and JR in his life ha! Also that Michael Really wants him to get to work. ;)

oh yeah and Jill? well she had taken a drag this previous week and so we had to tell her that we have to move her date back two weeks and she about died, I mean really died. her blood pressure was that of someone who would go to the ER immediatly. she was heart broken, but freaking now she doesn't want to set a date so we are going to have to tell her that if she doesn't set a date then if something happens and she dies she isn't cleansed from her previous sins and that it will be worse because she didn't want to set a date to be baptized, she had progressed a lot but she has also Digressed some also. some people I just don't get. I mean yeah this is my first "real" investigator so i'm sure i will get use to it. no doubt. but yeah...

So if you didn't notice General Conference, at least to me, talked about obedience and following the prophet. So kids... Be more obedient!!!! don't laugh. Michael, I mean I can be serious now. I'm a missionary remember? ha but no really it's true, things of this world are very horrible and if we are not careful and doing all of the things we need to do satan will slowly drag us down to hell. I heard a really cool analogy of commandments and rules this last week. Imagine that each commandment and rule is like a bar to a cage, now how do you feel being stuck in a cage? pretty confined right? but now imagine that you are still in that cage in shark infested waters. now you feel pretty safe. so now we can say that as we are living in shark infested waters. which this world is very infested with sharks and other evil things around us. if we follow the commandments and rules to the best of our ability, even with exactness we will be safe and more free to do the things that we so desire.

I can't believe that you really got an antennae ah haha and that ugly thing is in your room. ha. man you guys. TV isn't that great or important. I promise ha. but that's good and yet again i promise you that you would wish you had a GPS in Ohio too. It's so darn confusing, so i'm on my needs begging you (don't forget how much I love you mom, and that I'm your favorite... ha) so please! ;p I don't have winter gloves either... I don't know why we didn't get me any before I came out but I don't know what kind of quality to get, I know i'm pathetic.... and i don't really have money here. . so yep.
anything i can do for you? ha

Love, Michael!