Dear Family,
I miss Oregon's weather. I have been so hot here and it has snowed twice. I sent you a real letter in the mail, did you get it? I can only be on the computer for 30 minutes a week. So how are you?
I am going to be one heck of a missionary, and for the record, I am leaving Blair but will return Elder Forsberg. And my favorite scripture goes something like, When ye are in the service of your fellow man ye are in the service of the Lord," or something like that. I think it is in 2 Nephi.
I really don't have your worries about my speech. We did this thing where my companion and I teach an "investigator." When we finished, 2 elders came up to me and said they thought I did really well. I am not allowed to have an ipod in the MTC.
Well, I would like you to shrink my Patriarchal Blessing and send it to me. I learned this would be cool. I will send it to you in a letter since I only have a half an hour on the computer each Wednesday.
The good news is I am sending you pictures. My memory car is not full yet, but I printed some off. It was 27 cents for 4 pictures. My companion is from you Utah, so half of his graduating class is here and he has stopped to talk to everyone, which makes it hard to get anywhere fast. But, that is a little thing.
I wear 10.5 (ring size). I am use to 2 meals a day and I am getting 3. The food is okay, but I miss mom's cooking. It is ok. I am learning alot. I have almost no worries. I will e-mail you more next week.