June 10, 2013

My new companion is great! So he speaks English very well. He is like a sick companion. I can't wait to play basketball with him today. So he isn't the first Elder to ever serve from Croatia but he is the only Croatian missionary in the world right now. It is crazy. We get along really well right now though. 

The missionaries in your ward sound like they are having a tough time. Not having anybody to teach though isn't their fault it is yours. Get them people to teach. Ask Emilio's mom over to dinner. Just say that you'd love to get to know her and if she could come over for dinner one night. The missionaries would love you guys forever. 

Ha ha the girls are going to be all alone. I don't think Jaylen would throw a party but I know for a fact that Kate would. I don't think I would have had that problem because I didn't know enough people when I was in High School to really throw a party ha ha. I guess I could have invited all the mormons over and we would have probably watched a movie and everybody would have been home by 12. Whooooooo Party!!!!!!!! Ha ha ha, they will probably be fine.

So we have a family with a baptismal date named the Garcia's. The family has Larry (dad) Maria (mom) Genasis (16 old daughter) and a 7 year old daughter. The mom really wants this though and she is the one working and holding the family together. We are really trying to get them to church. That seems to be the hardest thing here. Nobody wants to come to church. Especially if it is the 9:00 session. Good luck. Ha ha

That is awesome about Nana and Papa serving. I can just see them in like Kenya or something like going through the jungle or the savana ha ha. 

I haven't gotten the package yet but I probably will this Thursday. Thanks so much for sending me things. I am sending you pictures today on a flash drive. 

Most of the members here in California feel like they are all from Utah. They all went to school at BYU like all of them. Then got their masters at USC, Cal State Fullerton, UCI, UCLA, or someplace then settled here. I don't notice if they are cute or not either because I am on a mission mom..... ;)

Just don't have them do the summer bridge activity books mom. Those were the worst things in the world. Ha ha ha ha :) I don't think they are as addicted as me though to the screens so I wouldn't worry. You guys have fun in Florida. 

Love, 

Connor