March 9, 2010

Hey Mom.

Hope that everything is going well for you guys back home. Sounds like Ben and Brian are doing well. They are always in good spirits when the season starts. And then they slowly diminish as the season goes on. Hahaha.

Things are going really great. We had zone conference yesterday. And Saturday we are going to help in the temple! Can't believe it! We're gonna be moving in and arranging furniture. The temple is going to be done in 2 weeks. Its cool to get the same feeling that I felt as the Sacramento Temple was going up a few years ago. Its the same temple as ours too! Crazy huh? Same look and floorplan.

Cool thing this last Sunday. This lady came to our ward with her family to bear her testimony and share with all the members about how much her son who had served his mission there 5 years ago and her brother who had served his mission there 900 years ago had loved the mission, people and the culture. Then she shared a little about how they both were doing. And what do you know...they're from Sacramento! They're from the Carmichael Stake. So we didnt know any of the same people. But...kinda cool.

There's this guy in our ward who thinks we're lazy missionaries for some reason. That reason happens to be that we were smiling instead of laughing at the TERRIBLE piano playing in sacrament as we were sitting on the priest's bench. Its not as if the whole ward was cracking up as silently as they could. I think part of it has to do with the fact that the piano player was his sister in law....??? Anyway, he thinks we're lazy. So we're gonna ask him to work with us and instead of taking the motorcycles all the way up to the top of the mountain to go teach lessons...we're gonna walk all 3 miles and contact along the way. We'll see how lazy he thinks we are after that.

About the Vans, I would definitely prefer my blue ones. I dream about them on my feet. So soft. So comfortable. Also, if I could get some money to get pants made that would be great. I'm down to one pair of pants. All my other ones are too tight and hot for the Philippines. Missionary Mall failed us mom. We've been dooped. The shirts are WAY TOO thick for the Philippines. I dont even wear them anymore. I found a shirt from a past Elder in our house and had bought one in the MTC. I cycle between those two and wash them each after each use. Its a terrible life to live. So I need pants and shirts money. I dont know if you can work something out with Missionary Mall but this is awful. I was so discouraged when I had to put on one of their shirts this morning and was just sweating like crazy.

Anyway, besides that, could I have the mailing address for Jessica Goold and Lindsey/Heidi? I haven't written any of them and lost Lindsey's address.

No strange food this week.

I've been using toilet paper and the Lord has blessed me with a timed bowel that only wants to poop before breakfast, after lunch, and around 9:30. All times that we are home.

Alright, we're going to play golf. Time to show these kids whats up. Love you mom.

Elder Treadway alias Brandon