Tab finally got his first transfer and he is now in Trenton. It sounds like it was a perfect fit for him. I was so happy to get his email but the best part came when I went to the mailbox and found a letter from him too. He wrote me for my birthday! I think i'll keep that one to myself. However, I will say that no gift would have meant more than that letter! Here is his email.
Hi mom!
Yes I got transferred, but my new area is about as good as I could have asked for. I am in Trenton, and my address is 134A Austin Ave, Hamilton NJ 08629. But I sent you a letter! I was hoping you would have gotten it by your birthday but I guess not :( That's alright though. It has my new address on it, so that's good. We live in a house, actually, that is quite nice. It was newly remodeled and so everything is clean and it was newly furnished just last transfer. Everything we have is more or less new. My companion is Elder Chris? Mullenaux, from Gilbert Arizona and he's pretty funny. I like him a lot already. We have similar interests in cars, movies, hobbies, and humor so we get along well. He's happy all the time which is super nice to have in a companion. Elder Thompson and Elder Estipona were like that.
Ok I'll be right back.........
Yes so,
I am in the Princeton 2nd ward. Our area doesn't cover all of it, only the more poor parts. In fact we only have 4 or 5 active families in our area. The nicer areas are covered by our district leaders who are in the Princeton area. We live with spanish elders who cover our same area and we split the work about 50/50. There are quite a lot of spanish speakers in this area. Most of the members in the Princeton 2nd ward are either from Utah or have lived in Utah while going to school at BYU. I found that somewhat funny. So there's plenty to relate to.
I don't have a whole lot to talk about yet... Liberian food is really good! We had that on Friday and I ate two full plates. Most foreign foods to me are good. I think this area is slightly more culturally diverse because there are more asians and europeans and central and south americans. I haven't been able to visit many members yet, but we had dinner at some Utahns and some Liberians homes. Good food for the most part!
I did get almost everything from my old apartment. We jammed the Corolla full to the brim! I only left behind a couple of hangers and I think that's about it. I even brought my waffle crisp :) So I'll be fine.
I look forward to getting my letter! Hopefully you get yours soon. I heard about Landon - he emailed me. That's awesome! Carlsbad is super hot isn't it? He's going to have a great time.
Well, I'm out of stuff to talk about. Ask dad if he knows any of his students/colleagues that now are in Princeton wards. He may know some of them. I love you guys! Do some member missionary work or something. We love families that help us do missionary work. Utah is hard to do that. But you can do it
Love,
Tab
I am in the Princeton 2nd ward. Our area doesn't cover all of it, only the more poor parts. In fact we only have 4 or 5 active families in our area. The nicer areas are covered by our district leaders who are in the Princeton area. We live with spanish elders who cover our same area and we split the work about 50/50. There are quite a lot of spanish speakers in this area. Most of the members in the Princeton 2nd ward are either from Utah or have lived in Utah while going to school at BYU. I found that somewhat funny. So there's plenty to relate to.
I don't have a whole lot to talk about yet... Liberian food is really good! We had that on Friday and I ate two full plates. Most foreign foods to me are good. I think this area is slightly more culturally diverse because there are more asians and europeans and central and south americans. I haven't been able to visit many members yet, but we had dinner at some Utahns and some Liberians homes. Good food for the most part!
I did get almost everything from my old apartment. We jammed the Corolla full to the brim! I only left behind a couple of hangers and I think that's about it. I even brought my waffle crisp :) So I'll be fine.
I will still get on for emails at the same time and everything... Missionary schedule is the same where ever I go. The library we go to is on Princeton campus - it's real nice here. I haven't been able to walk around too much but there's some cool art and nice buildings, like Stanford. It's a little more hilly. Trenton is different from Newark/East Orange in that it is a little newer/nicer. I don't know which city is older than the other but East Orange had way more abandoned buildings and it was more hood. More dangerous. More liquor stores and more crime. However, I haven't spent much time around downtown Trenton late at night, so I cannot say for sure. Plus directly around Trenton there are really nice areas. Like Princeton - which is real nice. Other than that, it's pretty similar. I was praying for a walking area so I got what I wanted!
Good: Mostly everything
Bad: Walking between appointments sometimes takes forever.
Good: Mostly everything
Bad: Walking between appointments sometimes takes forever.
I look forward to getting my letter! Hopefully you get yours soon. I heard about Landon - he emailed me. That's awesome! Carlsbad is super hot isn't it? He's going to have a great time.
Well, I'm out of stuff to talk about. Ask dad if he knows any of his students/colleagues that now are in Princeton wards. He may know some of them. I love you guys! Do some member missionary work or something. We love families that help us do missionary work. Utah is hard to do that. But you can do it
Love,
Tab
Good morning!
Awesome letter. Thanks Dad! I'll have time to write you next week. Keep up the good work!
Haha you already know where I'm at. I like it a lot! I was hoping for a walking area.
I'll be studying up on the Atonement a lot this week so we'll do some discussing next Monday.
Everything is going great. I love the testimony that I am building. It brings me great joy. I know that this Church is true!
I'll write you next week
Love,
Tab
Haha you already know where I'm at. I like it a lot! I was hoping for a walking area.
I'll be studying up on the Atonement a lot this week so we'll do some discussing next Monday.
Everything is going great. I love the testimony that I am building. It brings me great joy. I know that this Church is true!
I'll write you next week
Love,
Tab
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