Hi Mom and family!
So, yes I did send a letter to another person, Josphina. I sent letters to Ange, Curt, Jos and Johnson but I only have her email address so it makes it tough to communicate! Also, Marchelle Cassignol got baptized yesterday (a girl we were teaching in Trenton). So hopefully they can all go on the temple trip this Saturday and they take ancestors names so that Elder Vargas and I can go with them! That's the rule, they have to go within 6 weeks of being baptized and they have to take a name to do baptisms for.
No, we didn't have a baptism. Elder Smith and Elder Penrod had a baptism this last week. The guy who got baptized is awesome. The family we are teaching is scheduled for this Saturday. I have to figure that all out with the temple trip and a bunch of meetings I have to go to. It's going to be a busy weekend.
1. It's just elder Priest and I living in our apartment! It's way easier to stay on task (i.e. be obedient) in a two man apartment.
2. We are in zone 5 (Elizabeth zone, but basically the same zone I was in at the beginning of my mission, excluding East Orange now, which was switched to the Newark zone.)
3. Yes I got your package, that was GREAT.
4. I found the new shoes I would like to get. Sister Jeppson allowed time shopping for new shoes as long as my companion is aware of what I am doing, so that's nice. It's the Dublin Apron Toe Tie, in black, size 44. but they are expensive, so wait till you see them on sale somewhere. Maybe try Nordstrom Rack again? I'm not in a rush. My shoes still work and look fine. The new ones I think I would just wear to church and meetings so they don't get all worn out.
5. Oh yes, the belt worked perfect. It matches the old brown shoes you sent. Did you already order new shoes for me?
Man... Colby! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO! I hope I have time to write back to you today, but thanks for your awesome letter. I am so glad you enjoy golf team. It will make your high school experience, I know it. It did for me. Otherwise high school is kinda lame haha. Be safe driving! I don't feel like you're ready, but I'm sure Regan and Caitlin didn't think that of me when I turned 16, so you got this. Oh, mom, did you ever figure out that towing ticket? It was sent to you at the same time the other missionaries in our area got their car towed, so they may have mistakenly though it was our car. But hopefully they figured it out and you didn't have to pay it!
HAHA, if missionaries run out of money before the month is up, it's because they spent it all on fast food. Seriously, if you're smart with your spending then you'll end up with like 60 bucks extra at the end of the month. For example, elder Thompson was two months ahead on his MSF spending... he had saved, over a period of 6 months, like 230 dollars. He never ate fast food. He's so funny. You can't use it on whatever you want, so we just went and got expensive food with the money we saved... that's when we went to Star Tavern. But, I have like 5 bucks left for the rest of the month. I went to five guys a lot before I left Trenton. And I don't need to go shopping this week because we still have plenty of food. So I'm fine. I'm always fine : ) Don't feel bad for the other missionaries - they didn't spend their money wisely. Especially sisters, they get more money than we do (for obvious reasons) and they eat less food (I think). And yes, I have plenty of backup money. So, thank you!
So, hopefully everything goes through this week and the Armand kids get baptized! It's tough to gauge how ready they are because we don't really understand the things they are saying, but that's what a baptismal interview is for, right? We have to have a translated interview... haha. That will be fun. Wish us luck!
Love,
Tab
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