Hi family,
It sounds like everything is going really well and it sounds like Thanksgiving was a blast. I really missed the thanksgiving food that grandma makes and being with the family. It is kind of weird here at least for me, people here have Thanksgiving only with their immediate family so it was quiet and once we ate we didn't do much. Grandma's food is so much better than anything I had here. They had some good stuff but nothing compared to grandmas she is pro at Thanksgiving dinners. We started Thanksgiving by going and playing in the turkey bowl which was way fun but Stewart didn't like it to much he doesn't like sports at all. He's never watched sports on TV not even the super bowl. After the turkey bowl we went to our first dinner at the Petersons where Burt lives. So we had dinner there and then we taught Burt which was a great lesson. We taught her the plan of salvation. We left the Petersons at 5pm and had to be to our next dinner at 5pm haha so we drove quickly to the next house which was the Lawyers. The Lawyers live in the middle of nowhere; the location of their house is comparable to the cabin in bear hollow, far, dirt roads, no cell service, and on a mountain. It was a fun drive though but took a long time to get there. We got there at about 5:45pm and had dinner there shortly after. The dinner was good and then we played a fun game. That was pretty much my Thanksgiving, lots of driving and eating.
I think I have gained weight. I can feel it in my face and I need to get rid of it. I just need to say no to the desserts that people try and give us. Everyone gives us desserts it’s crazy after every dinner there is always a dessert and I feel bad if I don't eat it but I need to stop because it is really endangering my physique haha.
Ya, our investigator Jim is getting baptized this week!!! I love Jim he has had a really hard life he is 51 and has spent a lot of time in jail but it’s not all his fault his family situation was horrible growing up and it messed him up. He is a smoker and so we had to teach him the stop smoking program on Saturday. It was a way cool lesson he crushed his box of cigarettes right in front of us. Then we taught him the 15 steps to quit smoking and after that brother Reyes gave him a beautiful blessing in Spanish. The Spirit was so strong that night in Jims 20 foot trailer that it made Jim cry and it made my heart want to jump out of my chest. After our lesson we took all his clothes home with us and washed them for him so they wouldn't smell like smoke. He doesn't have running water in his trailer so we helped him out. I think I am going to buy him a few clothes for Christmas because his clothes made me want to cry. They were in horrible shape but it's all he has. He is a bell ringer in front of stores. Also that Saturday before the lesson we did a service project with Jim. We had to tear down a barn. It was way fun. He said it would take a few days but we did it in five hours haha. For one of the walls, I hooked a chain up to it and then ripped the wall down with the car we were using. It was really fun and Jim was very happy that we were there with him. He is a pretty scary looking man but I love him and can't wait for his baptism.
On Saturday morning before helping Jim tear down the barn we went to the Plessengers for waffles. The best waffles I have ever had! She put apple pie into one of the waffles and then she made coconut syrup for me and everyone loved it. Thanks for the recipe Karalee! The Plessenger family is way awesome and they are so nice to missionaries. They always have the best food and they give us food to take home too. I am trying to eat better though I promise, I eat well all day except for dinner with members and that is out of my control really.
Dinner with President Hurley was great! The Hurley family is awesome and they always help us in any way we need. Loannva, who is one of our investigators, also came to the dinner. We are planning to set her with a baptism date the next lesson we have with her. She is so funny. She is about 70 something but looks like she is about 40. She has that nice Oprah skin that keeps her looking young. She always makes us laugh.
It sounds like Whitney had a great thanksgiving and all her food turned out. She is going to be having a baby here before we know it. It’s crazy! Time is flying out here in the mission field. The days sometimes drag on but before I know it the week is over.
Elder Stewart and I are going to start working really hard on the Spanish again so we can become fluent for next transfer. We haven't been able to use Spanish lately because we have been so busy getting our investigators ready for baptism.
Mom, we already have a fake Christmas tree in the apartment from the last missionaries so that is nice. We just need to decorate it sometime. Have you decorated the house for Christmas yet? Send me a picture of the tree when it is all up with you guys in front of it.
This week has been way busy and hard not to get home sick. I have been sick the last few days and we had to miss church yesterday because I was feeling pretty bad but I am starting to feel better today. I have been using a lot of Nyquil and Sudafed. There is nothing like your mom when you are sick haha. Love you mom.
I have to go now but I love you all. Tell everyone thanks for the Thanksgiving cards.
Love Tanner
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