Hello there.

I'm Great, I finally recieved revelation yesterday. that was pretty cool. We'll get to that later though. haha. Thanksgiving was really good. We ate a lot, got to play some basketball (yeah that's right, I'm going to be like Kobe when I get home! ha) and just got to relax, it was a nice day, but the rest of the week was pretty slow, we didn't get to teach too many lessons this week because everyone was out of town. but oh well, this week will be a lot better.

I'm so glad that you guys went shopping instead of sleeping in like we usually do! ha what all did you guys get? I think I know what one of those things are. haha man, well That's good you liked harry potter, I haven't seen it yet, maybe I will go see it today... ha Kidding! I would never do a thing like that. but that's good that you got that picture, Sister Headrick said that she checked to see if you sent an e-mail back to her about it but I told her you weren't much of a talker so she shouldn't really expect that much back from you. haha, She did make your 'Beths-surprise' it wasn't as good, but she really surprised me with it because it was pretty tasty ;P but yeah, that will probably be the only picture of me that you will see for a while, I haven't really decided or remembered to send my memory card yet, really because there aren't too many pictures on there yet, You know me. :P

The new guy.. haha he is nice, but he is definitely not like elder Wilkinson, ha. he was a bandy and all that stuff, but he is a good guy, I don't think we'll get along as well as elder wilkinson and I but so far we have gotten along really well and so yeah, His name is Elder James Leake, he has been out for about sixteen months now and he is pretty cool ha.

Thanks for sending me stuff, I love to get stuff. It makes me feel cool and loved... I didn't feel loved at home.. ;( haha Just kidding! I did. I don't really have any requests for Christmas to be too honest, I don't really need anything... I mean, It is Ohio, but there are still walmarts here. haha but yeah to be too honest I can't think of anything that I need, or want.
maybe like a really cool get ripped quick thing. something that keeps you skinny and helps you not lose muscle 'cause I am, and it's depressing because yeah. I wanna be big and intimidating so people really feel like I teach with power and authority! haha ;)

Since when do you decorate for Christmas? whaat? ha you always feel rushed though, so there is nothing new there. there's a word that i want to teach you though, and that is delegation. that means that you have people do things for you so you don't have to do everything by yourself... ;P

Anyways. to the missionary work and receiving revelation.

So this last week I have been praying and fasting a lot so I could find a way to find more people to teach and make them into investigators. so you know after a while i was like man, I'm going to have to fast a lot! ha but as we were in our correlation meeting with Brother webb yesterday and Idea popped into my mind that I briefly thought about during my morning study, and that Idea was to have a christmas devotional. This is going to be centered on the Youth but the parent's are also welcome. the way we want to go with this is getting the youth more involved with missionary work and inviting their friends to come and celebrate the birth of Christ with them. When we talk about it and Celebrate we are going to really focus on the things that happened in the America's when He was born (meaning that we will have to teach out of the Book of Mormon, getting them introduced to what it is all about really.

When we talked about it the spirit really flowed in the room and let us know that this is the way that we can get the ward excited about work and to really find people to teach who have been prepared. this is what I was waiting for. I still want more revelation, mostly because I don't want to wait a month before having a lot of people to teach, I want to have people to teach now, So just like it talks about in Alma, I need to give myself to much fasting and prayer to receive the things that I am in need of so I can find those lost children of God who are in dire need of the gospel in their lives.

that's my revelation..

well, the only thing that I can really think of as far as requests go, are some running shoes, my mizuno's or however you spell it are finally getting beat up too much, they are starting to rip, so maybe if dad could find me some really good running shoes? that would be fantastic!

hmm well, I'm not sure what else to go over. I think that is about it for now. Until next week!

Love, Michael.