Hi Family!
Sounds like you are having a good time in Washington DC... and it seems like dad has some free time to do stuff with you guys. That's nice. I'm assuming you want to go there after my mission is over. That's fine by me as long as I can eat some good foods. You can tell dad that last week I got the best five guys burger I have ever eaten, probably the best burger I have ever eaten, in Hamilton. All I changed was that I got a bacon burger instead of just a regular. And it was awesome. The fries were perfect too. So that was nice. I'm assuming Ray's is better, so that is something to look forward to.
Rita's Water Ice is pretty good - the best I've had there was swedish fish with vanilla custard. I think that's the most popular choice. I'll wear the einstein shirt as long as it fits me! Ha.
The transfer ends in a week from tomorrow. So pretty soon. I assume I'll stay along with Elder Traasdahl (more on him later). Yes we have a dvd player but no laptop.
Wow Mom - you finished D&C! That's really impressive. I think you should start reading the New Testament. I've gained a lot of knowledge just reading through Matthew. I am about to start Mark. But PoGP is short so you could probably finish that up real quick too.
Who did Devon get engaged to? So many missionaries... Elder Traasdahl had his mission cut short by like 3 months because they can't take them all.
Well we had a good week! We didn't really pick up any new investigators but Ange and Arding are progressing really well. They will be baptized next week, and both told us that they feel ready. We still have to get permission from their dad - we've talked to him about it but haven't specifically asked him to sign the baptismal record. We saw them several times during the week and they never cease to amaze me at what good kids they are. They've already built relationships (especially Arding) with the ward members and are getting involved in the church programs... it's great. Ange is somewhere in Mosiah for his Book of Mormon reading. He's coming along really well. Our other investigator, Jos, didn't make it to church this week because she was sick but she is already in Alma. They're awesome!
So on Sunday we were having a struggle cause the A/C in the building was not doing so hot. It was still functioning but hardly. So in our classes I was sweating big time - I don't even sweat that much! Something about the humidity will make me sweat just standing outside. I don't like it. But I heard that the weather will cool down a little this week. Despite the broken A/C our meetings were pretty great. Especially sacrament and testimony meeting. For some reason there were a bazillion people there and all was well. A bunch of great people bore their testimonies (including Brother Isaac Aiken). Ange got up and talked about how grateful he is for this opportunity he has been given and how excited he is to repent (!) and be baptized next Sunday. Arding got up too with Elder Traasdahl and Arding said a few words about how grateful he is. That just warmed my heart... Oh was I so happy to find out that they understood the importance of repentance and that they desired to be baptized. That doesn't happen very often with investigators. But Ange and Arding understand it. That meeting made for a great sabbath day and a great week overall.
To go back in time a little bit.. on Saturday Elder Traasdahl and I went on another exchange. Elder (Evan) Traasdahl is from Boulder City, NV and he is about the coolest funniest guy ever. I have loved being around him and I don't think I've made better friends with anyone in the mission than him. He has a somewhat similar personality to Reese, so that's good. He's way into music and he can jam on just about any instrument; it's great. We have similar tastes in the music we listen to and random things, like scootering and food. He also wants to go with me on a trip to Vietnam after our missions are over (that's something I've planned for quite some time now). So on our exchange we weren't having much luck finding people to teach so we started just contacting everyone and it went pretty well. Somehow we ended up miles from home by taco bell and after eating there we hiked back home and taught another lesson to some great Haitian folks. It was a fantastic day. I took some pictures too. So that adventure made the week good. I hope he doesn't leave this transfer cause I've really enjoyed being with him.
Well I can't think of any other things from the week so I'll finish up. You kids have fun in Washington DC. Get me a cool hat or something... 7-3/8. Remember that. Just kidding ;) Well I'll send you those pictures and head out.
Have a great week!
Love,
Tab
Oh and about Johnson, the recent convert... he didn't make it to the temple last saturday, sadly. He wanted to, but he had to work. So we're working on finding a name for him to do a baptism for and finding a member who takes regular trips to the temple that could take him and Coruage. And maybe even us! But it should be soon. I am excited for that. He's doing pretty well.
Love you!
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