Dearest Beloved,

You know you can watch conference live streaming on the internet right? so you could have got on the wii, gone to LDS.org, and selected the General Conference tab. but I guess going retro and listening on the radio works too. ha

To answer your questions, The reason there is no picture in me falling in the mud is because everyone that was there was busy helping push the car out. so that would have been a trick... I was not driving either. The Sister, is Dani Talbot, she is Wilkinsons girlfriend. they met and started talking when they were serving in the same ward. she got mono and went home for three months and wrote him for the duration. when he went home she came back out and so I talked to her about him and you know how I do. The Cookie was from Elder Leake's Mom. Noah's ark was just sitting in some guys yard in a neighborhood outside of Akron. I was pretty impressed, he even made it himself. Coloring the Jar, I got bored. The Mattresses were really bad and so It was more firm to have them on the ground. The boxes were just sitting there in another missionary apartment so we built them up around the door and climbed out the window. Missionaries get really bored when there is nothing to do. it's not like we can go watch TV, so we have to go get creative.

Conference was really good, Man did I learn a lot. Priesthood session was Phenomenal. Throughout the course of all things I took about 16 pages of notes. It was a great learning environment. I thought it was a bit weird how Elder Hales didn't speak at all though. Also, Elder Holland has had some pretty bleak talks lately as well. Overall though it was really really nice and I learned a lot. Hopefully I will be able to implement at least half of what I learned. As Missionaries we really loved the Fact that Elder Ballard said that the members of the Church need to find people for us to teach and that Tracting doesn't work anymore whatsoever. It's true, it was great for us to hear, we have been putting a lot of emphasis on working through the members in hopes to be able to start teaching their friends. We'll see how it goes.

Jayme Told me about Cassidy. wow. I didn't think it would be this fast. I knew that it would most likely happen before I got home, but it's only been 8 months. haha.

How do they expect you to sleep when they do everything possible to make you uncomfortable? That doesn't really make sense. Maybe I should get one of those too. I ran out of sleeping pills and I don't' really want to have to call and get more from the doc. So I have been taking about 12 mg of Melatonin to work on it. A lot of prayer too. The Lord is willing to help you in all things because he has really experienced all things as we learned this weekend.

Package, Um. You can send me a lot of Fruit snacks/gummies, I need chewy things to eat besides gum. Maybe a big bag of Peanut butter M&M's? oh, I can't really think of anything. you know me. I don't ask for much. so if you feel so inspired, send what you may.

Locks of Love, That's for kids that have cancer right?

I was actually talking to someone about Cambodia the other day and I was like oh hey! I know someone who is there on her mission, but I think she gets home really soon. Sweet trip.

You make the yard work sound so quick. Don't you still need to plant like 50 or more trees? Sprinklers take a really long time to do as well. good luck.

This last week was a really weird one, a little tough too. Elder Yukish and I have having some difficulties. it's pride that is really what it is. we have been out the same amount of time and all but he is the "district leader and senior companion" so when he does things that I dont' really agree with he gets really like no, it's this way and I don't care because of that reason, but it's getting worked out. he has only had one companion who has been out longer than him so a lot of things he is like well I... yada yada. I'm just like come on, I have really actually had senior companions.. Correction is not taken well when you think that you are immovable and all knowing, fortunately none of us are, so it should be easy. He forgets sometimes to call people and to give assignments for district meetings, and in the past I have reminded him and he got upset. so this week I was just like you know what, I'm just not going to care for that stuff. I'm just going to worry about getting us appointments and the teaching. so he didn't give them until two days before. but like I said it's pride. It all needs to be worked with.

Also, wow, this week during our weekly planning he got so upset because of a comment I made. I can't really even remember exactly what I said but it was just like a it's your choice, it's fine with me either way. Then he just got really mad and started yelling and was just like I don't even care anymore. so, Like me, I called him out and just asked why he was even here. he was like I don't know.
I don't get that. why would you be doing something that you don't care about? it does not make sense. if you don't care for it, don't waste your time being here. I did tell him that if he didn't care then he should call president. So I decided that if He says he doesn't care one more time, (because it has already been said multiple times) I'm just going to tell him to stop wasting his time and to go home. I'm blunt, can be rude. but to me it just doesn't make sense why you would do something you don't care about. it's a waste of time. That is valuable stuff.

we also had a solid investigator have to drop us though because her husband doesn't like us coming over. She said she is going to fast and pray for him in hopes that he will have his heart softened . Hopefully she will be able to receive the gospel, with her husband or not. it's really sad how Marriages aren't united like they should be. especially when we bring something that will solve all of their marital problems. The world is in trouble these days.

Things are good, we are just still in need in of investigators who are willing to come to church and be baptized. all of the ones that we are teaching and been taught have been invited to be baptized and accept, but they just don't want to set a date or move anything forward so they can be able to have those blessings. it's alright though. things will work out in the end.

anyways. That is my rant. gotta stay in a good mood and all you know.

Much Love My friends.

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Elder Michael Stone.