"Happy Happy Birthday from all of us to you! We wish it was our Birthday so we could party two! Happy Happy Birthday may all your dreams come true!" Emperors New Grove

First and foremost, let me wish an early Happy Birthday to my wonderful Momma, and my wonderful sister-in-law Rylee!   Their Birthday is on the 27th this week, Thursday.   Momma may try to deny it, don't listen to her, just wish her a Happy Birthday.   I love you both, I miss you so much and I hope your day is wonderful.

Our area is doing good.   It is very hot in the state of California.   But that is okay.   We get to do a lot of great work.   We had 29 lessons, 150 contacts, I don't even know how much service and things are going great.   We have a lot of potential investigators, and our current investigators are trucking along, each at their own pace.   It is great to be out here sharing the love of God with those around us.   For everyone who doesn't want to stop and talk there is someone who does.   For everyone who isn't interested in our message about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and His Gospel there is someone who is.   For everyone who is rude or dismissive to us there is someone who thanks us for our efforts and service to the Lord.    The people out here are great and the work is progressing.   "The days go slow, the weeks speed by and the months trip over themselves getting out the door" that is what President Watkins says.   And it is so true.   We are into week four of this transfer, and April is right around the corner.   There is so much to do, so many lives to cheer, so many burdens to make light, so many of Gods children to edify.   It is great.  

Elder Dean is doing great.   He is a great district leader, and he does a really good job as a missionary.   He and I work really well together.   We are both super happy with the work that we get to do, and with the people that we get to meet.   He is healing up pretty well, though sneezing still hurts his ribs, as I am sure you can imagine.   But he doesn't let that slow him down, though we are more careful around that area of the street now.   Our district is doing awesomely, the Hermanas had a Baptism for three of their investigators and the Sisters have found some new investigators and it is all going great.

"God has put you here to make this place better."   Brother Fergison Ward Mission Leader Dry Creek Ward.

"Greater good can be accomplished by building up that which is great, then by breaking down that which is bad." -Unknown

I love these quotes.   There is a reason we are where we are.   The Lord is over all things.   When He puts you somewhere, make it better.   Build up the good, ignore the bad and let your light shine.   I know God is real, there are so many people who would say other wise, but I stand as a witness that He is real.  He is there, and He listens to us, He cares about us and He loves us.   I know Jesus is the Christ and that He loves us as well.

I love you all.

"You are a toy!"

"Take a deep breathe through the nose.  What are you getting?   Cause to me it is part man smell, and part really bad man smell."

"I said "Dart Gun" not Oh my!   Oh cause I was wondering.   Under what circumstances would we ever use this?"

Good morning, Sunshine. 3/25/2014

Dear Momma,

The weather is the same hot sun shiny stuff it always is.   We still need rain down here, but it seems like we have gotten all we are gonna get.   I am not surprised that you wore a sweatshirt, this is you we are talking about.There are no land slides here in Cali, but I hope they find the missing people and that you will all be safe.  

Yesterday we went to Santa Cruz as a zone.   Down to the Beach for Volley Ball.   It was fun, but it took a long time, specifically the bus ride there.   But yea that is why I didn't email yesterday.   Fun stuff.

 I will get to watch conference, wether at a members house or the church building I don't know.   We will also get to go to the Temple that week.   It would be cool to go on my Birthday.   It is weird how fast that came up. 

Paul is having some struggles.   My letter in your birthday package will explain what happened.   But he is back in his house for now, though he only has till the end of the month to move out.   It is hard for him.   But we are working to strengthen him.

Love you momma.   Here are some pictures, most of them are from Yesterday at Santa Cruz Board Walk.   Well the beach next to it.

"I am faster then fast, I am quicker then quick, I am [the last 5 months.]" "I think we finally have enough money to get you some headlights." -Cars

Wow!!! Five months into a mission.   It is so ridiculous how fast these past several months have gone by.   Can you believe how long I have been gone?   I can't!!!!!!!

Elder Dean needs some new head lights.   He got a new bike this week, and we haven't had time to get him some new ones.   So yea it will be a lot of fun, but we got to get him some head lights.

This week was great.   Our Investigator Paul is getting Baptised soon.   That is awesome.   He is progressing really well, and we are so happy for him.   We have a great less active family named the Benally's who we have been working with for a while who are almost completely active now.   Shout out to my Mother for being a help in that.   After we had a particularly good meeting with Sister Benally I told her to call Mom.   I felt that mom could help her.   So she emailed her, and it went great, as far as I have been told.   So thank you so much Momma.  I couldn't do any of this without you.   We have several people we are working with, and lots of potential Investigators we need to contact and that will be great.   I love this area, the members are super supportive and the work goes really well.

My Companion elder Dean is doing great.   I told you about his bike accident right?   Well we went to the doctor, he got x-rayed and he had no broken, cracked, bruised or other wise bones.   He is such a trooper.   He still hurts once in a while, but he does great work anyway.   I am learning a lot from him.   I love the guy.

"In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me."  - Matthew 25: 40

"Your Heavenly Father loves you- each of you.   That love never changes... it is simply there." - Thomas S. Monson.

I have a testimony of service.   I know that we are the Lords hands on the Earth, and that as our Savior served through out his life, we ought to serve in our lives.   In the Ensign for this month we are told that our desire to serve others springs from our appreciation for the blessings that Heavenly Father has sent us.   I have made so many friends, non members, people who don't want to know about the Gospel, who have become our friends because we have served with them.   I know when we serve we are blessed as well as the people who we serve.   

I love you all.

"Oh yea, Shrek and Donkey off on another Whirl wind Big City Adventure! I love it!"

"I don't think these are flowers.  Maybe we should tell him... I think he knows."

"I never look back darling.   It distracts from the now." 

Zone Conference.

In response to a rumor...

Momma... " How are you?  How is your toe?  I heard you lost your toenail.... and requested funeral potatoes..silly missionary. "


Elder... " I didn't lose a toenail, my companion Elder Hogan did.   Got his toe smashed by the couch.   Anyway yes funeral potatoes.   I have been missing your food, what can I say."