Hi mom!
Wanna see pictures of my stitches? I bet you don't. I'll send you a picture anyway! It is doing fine! it doesn't move that much because I have a splint on it still and I haven't moved it in so long. But, physical therapy starts on Thursday. That should help a lot. Everything is going good.
Well, I sent Regan an email! I just said hi though. Since I still have a splint on it is still difficult for me to type. So it will be another shorty email week. Sorry! I may just write a letter home cause my companion is wanting to go.
Oh nevermind - he went with someone else. He wanted to pick up a package at the UPS store. But I have time now for a moment!
Yeh! I was going to answer your Q's though - the thing in the x-rays is a pen and some little metal thing I assume. He just used those to keep my finger in place. I'll write back some more later today. just gimme a minute....
Love,
Tab
Hi Dad,
this is an excerpt from my letter to President Jeppson (it's easier than writing something different...):
"It was a better week than last! I would guess that is because of the contacting. I had a cool experience with my district leader, Elder Beus, on Tuesday. While on exchange, we contacted a lot of people and it helped that it was a really warm day. Lots of people were outside. We talked to a man who was at the bus stop but he wasn't interested so we gave him a card and left. About an hour later, after walking out of an appointment, a woman across the street waved us down and told us, "start teaching me." We taught the lesson right there on the sidewalk. After we got to know her a little bit and taught her the about the Book of Mormon I asked her why she called us over. She told us that she had seen us earlier talking to the man at the bus stop and so she became curious. She wanted to know who we were and what we were doing! I am thankful we were lead to see her again. She even asked to come to church yesterday. Sadly, she doesn't live in our area :( , but the Neptune sisters are now teaching her. That was our contacting miracle for the week.
Even in the short time that we have been doing it, I feel that contacting has given my whole mission more direction and promise. It has given me motivation that I needed.
Now, to overcome the initial fear of making the first contact of the day. The more people I contact, the better the day goes. I think it would be a good idea to set a goal to make a contact within 15 minutes of leaving the apartment. I enjoy working with Elder VanWagoner. He is an obedient missionary.
When I was companions with Elder Priest (what a guy) we both contributed at leading out in basically every phase of missionary work. For example, it was much easier for me to contact when he was doing it and it was easier for him to contact when I was doing it. We talked about how it was a strength of our companionship. I had a similar experience with Elder Thompson. They are fantastic missionaries. (end)
Quoting myself like a boss.
Thanks for the message. I liked that last little part by President Coolidge. Enduring to the end is what I need to do! It is what you need to do too, ha. As for what you should teach Colby, my first thought was to get him to read the Book of Mormon and/or read it with him. I have some other things on the brain but I will give it more thought and bring it up next week. Getting a testimony of the Book of Mormon was something I wish I would have done earlier. Also, tell him to pay attention in seminary. With the little attention I paid to my teachers, I learned more through seminary than anything else.
A new president at BYU! To be honest, President Samuelson's voice always drove me crazy at the devotionals, and I didn't know him at all.
Other than that, I don't have much to write about! Have a great week.
Love you,
Tab
This is it!
It's straight again!
These are all the scriptures we have between E Vanwagoner and myself.
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