A baptism!

Hey mom,

Okay. YES MA'AM! (This is in response to some very pointed, finger wagging advice I gave him in my letter to him.)

How’s things? Did you hear about Seviah’s knee? I hope its not too bad.

How’s everything else going? Anything else exciting?

Everything here is pretty good. It was kind of a normal week, still trying to get to know the area as best I can. I like being with Elder Brown, he is super fun and we do a lot with Elder Kligge and his new comp, Elder Hunt, who is an awesome guy. They are all great to be around. Elder Brown has 3 months left. I will most likely be his last comp, which is pretty cool. Elder Brown is awesome; he might be my favorite comp so far. We get a lot of work done together. I’m still tired, as always ,and doing my best to work my butt off haha.

Oh, and we also ha d a baptism!!!! We baptized DJ. He is retired Army Ranger. He is so amazing and a really fun guy to be around. I taught him twice but Elder Brown did all the work before I got here haha. DJ now helps other retired vets who have mental and suicide problems. He is awesome!

Also, we met a guy named Martin who is a less active. He is super cool and he need the gospel so much. He has asked us to come over once every day so he can really get to know the Book of Mormon. That is really cool and its amazing the love that you grow for people as you teach them. My problem is I need to show love for everyone, even those that say no to us. That’s what I need to learn.

I’m feeling pretty good. It’s still hard some days. I wake up and I just don’t know how to do everything. I know I sound like a wimp but I miss home and I miss my family and close friends so much. How’s Brad doing? I miss him like crazy. I was thinking about him the other day, I think about him a lot, and I remembered when me and Bishop and then me and you visited him and how much fun we had. He has truly changed and grown up to be a good man and I am so proud and grateful for him.

I miss you guys so much. I can’t even describe how much I miss you guys. I do know that I sound like a wimp but it’s hard to be away from my family and not see you guys everyday. All I see are pictures and those are just not the same. But I promise that I’m doing my best.

I love you. Thanks for everything. Have a great week.