October 24, 2011

Yes, I received the package and the jacket has already been used a lot it is already very cold at night here and I am not excited for winter. Thanks for the lemon pepper it will taste great on my rice that I can cook in my new rice cooker I finally found. I will answer the questionnaire today so it should get there in a few days.  Yes I am having a good time most of the time. My companion and I work really hard and have been focusing on the Spanish people which allows me to use the Spanish I do know more but I get laughed at a lot which is kind of funny because I will say a word wrong or I try and say a English sentence in Spanish which never sounds too good but we are working hard on our Spanish. We are trying to work with the members in the ward that speak Spanish to see if they can work with us on our Spanish for an hour or so once a week or something.

That sounds way fun that you got to spend so much time with Whitney and it sounds like baby Georgia is doing really well which is some great news to hear. Colby Love wrote me today and told me about some people he taught. That is fun that you got to go four wheeling again with the Loves.  I remember last year when we went, that was really fun! The fall colors are beautiful here too.

Yesterday was stake conference and it was about an hour drive so we had to get a ride with some members the Fikes.  What a day.  The Fikes are very nice. They are about 40's and they just got married but they are perfectly suited for each other. We ate at their house on Saturday night and then that’s how we ended up going to stake conference with them.  Sunday after stake conference, they made us sandwiches and had chips and soda, which we ate in the car.  After we ate, the Fikes took us through Gettysburg and we got to stop and get some pictures.  It was a very humbling experience to stand on the ground where thousands died for the liberty and freedom of our country.

That is cool that you got to hear from Elder Bednar I love hearing the apostles speak they inspire me to be better every time I hear one of them speak.

This week was good.  I can’t really remember everything that happened but I just know it was a successful week.  We went tracting a lot and met tons of people that are interested in hearing our message. One cool experience happened when we were knocking doors.  We came across a lady named Leanva and we knocked her door and she told us to come in.  We went in and she had a bunch of kids that were there and we asked her how everything was going. After we asked that question she just started telling us about her tragedy. She told us that all these kids were staying with her because her sister’s son was burned to death and she was watching her sister’s kids while her sister was taking care of things. Leanva was very distressed and was crying at points but we were able to comfort her by sharing the plan of salvation. This wonderful plan has so much power and we are so blessed to know it because most people don’t know about it and death is very hard on people. I am grateful for the opportunity I had to comfort her with this great plan.

It is hard to hear that grandpa is doing so bad it doesn't come as a shock to me.  I knew he would eventually get worse but I didn't think this fast I pray for them constantly and I hope grandpa knows that I love him and to keep pushing forward because I want to see him when I get home!!

I love you family, all of you and pray for you.  I love receiving letters they are the high point of my week so keep sending them.

Love Elder Mouritsen