His District

Elder Red, his companion is on the front left. Poor guys-there are no sisters in their district!

3rd e-mail 9-21-09

So we had our first group of new missionaries this week as zone leaders! They are very nice and great missionaries. One of them wanted to go home and I went and talked to him for a long time. I am even fasting for him today and I even went to the temple today, that he might have a spiritual experience that would help him stay at the MTC...I am excited to see you this wednesday Megan! Remember handshakes!(He knows her well doesn't he... I think he was getting his defensive karate moves ready to block her from hugging him.)Every night before lights out at 10:15 as Zone Leaders we go and say goodnight to everyone in our zone. I greatly enjoy this and I can tell the other elders do also. I almost have the first vision memorized in spanish!(That doesn't surprise me!)Matt! If you want to give me any advice go for it!! I love hearing from you! Okay, so I love all of your letters! My district thinks I have the coolest family, which is true, because of the letters you sent me! I have never love those letters more and laughed harder during my time at the MTCSomething exciting that happened this week is I felt the Holy Ghost during a pray I gave. I was expressing grattitude for Jesus Christ and I felt the Holy Ghost and my eyes filled with tears!

Self-Photo

He looks pretty cheerful here, don't you think?

2nd e-mail 9-14-09

We had written notes to Josh so he knew we hadn't received the first e-mail. So he began his 2nd e-mail, "I am sorry. My e-mail didn't get sent. I know you must have been going crazy." (He's got that right!) "My companion is Elder Red. We have been made Zone Leaders. I guess it is super unusual for missionaries who have been here two weeks to have that happen to them." (That's my Joshua.) "I love all your letters! They are gold! I love them. I picture them as scriptures. Also, Eve and Camille have never made me laugh so hard with their picture/letter thing. I haven't laughed that hard since I came to the MTC. Megan cannot hug me! I'm sorry! but nobody said nothing about hand hugs. :)" "If you ever feel discouraged or that you cannot go on. The time has come for you knees to touch the ground and pray to a father who knows exactly what you need."

"I wish I could peddle as fast as these missionaries."

1st E-mail 9-7-09

We actually didn't get the 1st e-mail until we received the 2nd e-mail. I was getting a little 'ancy' waiting for those first words! Here are a few of them: "Megan, we cannot hug! But we can do hand hugs!" "The MTC is rouch!!! Super rough. If I didn't feel the Holy Ghost everyday, I don't know if I could survive here. They say if you can get pst Sunday you can get past the entire MTC. If you can survive the MTC, you can survive the field." (I'm a little concerned about his use of the word 'survive'.) "The food is awesome! Plenty of food so you don't have to worry about me being fed."

Famous Map Pose

Pointing to the destination in 4 weeks-Yikes!