I totally burnt my peanut butter bars!

March 12, 2012

Dear family,

It sounds like Dad and Sydnee had a really long drive back from California but great practice for Sydnee since she was able to drive part of the way home! I can't believe she is already driving she is still my little sister who would get mad at me for looking at her in the morning.

That is good that mom had a good time in Cali and was able to help Whitney with cute little Georgia. The pictures that mom sent me today were so awesome. It makes me want to hold her so much, but I am glad that you will send me out to see her when I get home.

Dad, I wish I would have taken more opportunities to talk to you about the gospel. Now I just want to have companion studies with you, haha.

Wow it is crazy that I have been gone from you guys for almost eight months. How long was Braydon Spencer in the MTC? That place is not fun, haha, even though I learned a ton there. I would never want to go back as a missionary but maybe as a teacher.

I like a lot of the music on the iPod you sent me there are just a couple of things that are old that were made around same time as the movie "Together Forever" and if you have ever seen it it is old and lame! haha Afterglow.

Loannva has a good sense of humor I just wish she would come to church more. She likes everything about church she just doesn't come every week.

Dad, you probably could bench 275 lbs. if you wanted to. You have that grandpa strength which is even better than old man strength or missionary strength. You could probably lift a car if you wanted you just never feel like it so you don't, haha.

I think things are all good with our neighbors upstairs. Her boyfriend is back in the house so everything must be going well. I want to go talk to her and her boyfriend because they both play golf and he has played in some amateur and PGA events.

Brett and Brittany are great! We are going to teach them about families and being married forever in the temples next time because they are not married. They really don't see the point of getting married in this day and age so I think they will like our next lesson. Ethan is the son of Brittany. He is 8 and smarter than most 12 year olds.

My recent talk with Jim must not have been good enough because the other night he stole the dog and now he is on the run. Glenn, the guy that owns the dog is pressing charges of trespassing and stealing his dog. So I really don't know what is going to happen to Jim. It could've been the last we saw of Jim. It is sad. I was really hoping that he would change his life around and he was until he started fighting more and more with Glenn about the dog. I was really thinking that I should've had the dog killed to save Jim's salvation.

I totally burnt my peanut butter bars. They were rock hard when they cooled down. I will have to try again but I never realized how expensive baking was until I had to buy butter. It's like $4.

Dylan wrote me today. It was nice to hear from him and it sounds like he is doing well.

My new ankle brace works like a charm. I will never sprain my ankle again with this brace! My ankle feels good but it cracks all the time though and is still really weak. I have been doing calf raises to strengthen it.

I got to go to Costco with the Kenley's recently. It was the best. I was able to buy a 20lb bag of chicken, edamame, trail mix, roles and milk. Our freezer is full. Nothing else will fit in it, which is good because the ward has been slacking big time with feeding us.  I do almost all the cooking.  Elder Rudd is the worst cook. I don't think he has ever cooked anything besides Lean Cuisine and Campbell’s soup, haha. I have taught him how to make a few things though like Oatmeal, eggs and chicken.

I saw Elder Stewart recently and he's great. He doesn't like being zone leader but he is doing really well. My MTC companion Elder Nelson is doing well too. He is training but his companion is a little different, haha.

I still have the rash on my face and I think the cream the doctor prescribed is very slowly taking it away.

Since we got the weight bench I am getting pretty huge, haha, but all my clothes still fit great. My pants are a little snug around the waste but that is from all the treats that members feed us. The six-pack is slowly coming back though.

I'm sorry there is not too much about the investigators in this email but my email time was cut very short because Elder Rudd ran off and I had to find him and then talk about his feelings, haha,. Hard stuff missions are.

I love you guys and I am glad you all had a fun time at Whitney's and made it home safely!!

Love,

Elder Mouritsen