April 4, 2011

Hello Mom, and Family,

I am doing great here in Monroe. It is just raining, but it is quite warm. I saw conference and it was snowing in Utah. How much snow did you guys get the other day? Conference was pretty good, it is so good to be out on my mission and be able to go and see it. I learned so much and I hope that I am able to remember the things that I saw. Who was your favorite speaker? My favorite speaker was the one that talked about how ALL of the young men should serve a mission. And those root beer floats were pretty dang good. It was nice to have a little treat before conference. It really wasn't all that much later that I got into bed, I was in bed like at 10:45 p.m. that night. I have been to bed at like midnight once on my mission. The other morning my companion and I went out running, I was in shorts and two shirts and he was all bundled up in a jacket and other winter clothing, and he still got sick. But hopefully he can get better soon because it is not fun at all when you are sick on your mission. Oh and today we went with some other elders from Riverview and we went bowling. It was pretty fun, but as usual it got the lowest scores. But it was fun to go and do that.

Man I thought you could guess where I was with that photo. I was at my favorite store: CABELA'S. And those are bears in the background; they are fighting and there is a moose head below them, but you can't see them. I never would have thought that I would be going to CABELA'S on my mission. I was so sweet to go there. But it was kind of painful not to be able to get anything from there.

I hope that Grandpa is able to get feeling better soon, it is not fun to be able to sit around or do anything really. How is Grandma doing? And what is Grandma Wood's address? I want to write her some letters. How is she doing?

And that older couple are doing great. They are reading the Book Of Mormon and he has read about 24 pages so far. We hope that he is able to read the Book Of Mormon and gain a testimony of it soon.

We also are working with a guy named Fransis, and he has gained a testimony that the church is true, but his only hang up right now is smoking. We had him come down to one cigarette per hour, and then one night we got him to stop completely and he stayed that way for a couple of days. But then he went to his' mothers house and he started up again. So we hope that we can get him to stop soon, by coming down off of it slowly.

I love you guys so much, and am so greatful for all that you have done for me. I hope that you have a great week at work and at play. And how is work going? Do you like the new schedule? And how are the Brownings doing?

Love Elder Wood