11/9/09

Hey!

Thanks for the email and letter this week. Dont worry
ive gotten your letters every week. Thanks for the
gift cards! Sounds like everyone is doing really well!
Im glad you and joey went to the missionary prep class.
What did you learn from it? How was the big party? Im
excited to read your letter. Sorry i havent written Joey
yet. youve told me a bunch of times and i keep forgetting.
Ill try to do it this week. Youre getting another dog?!
Sweet! Sounds like youll be rollin in the dough by the
time i get back. Just in time to buy me a season ski pass!
haha just kidding, but seriously...i wouldnt mind.

This week has been pretty good. Its been a really
 good learning week of what i need to work on to be
 better. We are fine tuning our door approach again.
 We had a zone meeting this morning for studies which
 was really inspiring. Despite the fact that i wasnt
 too excited to do it on pday. We listened to Elder
Hollands talk from last conference which of course
was awesome! Actually i wouldnt mind that for Christmas
or something, the audio cds of the last general
conference.
Thanks for keeping up on my loans for me. I
was actually going to look at them today because
i just remembered some payments might be due. Thanks!
Just so you know transfers will be the week of
thamksgiving so if you were planning on sending
something i would do it the week before. Funny and
gross story- I was in the shower one morning this
week washing my face and when i wiped the water
out of my eyes i looked down just as a 4 inch lomg
millipede crawls up out of the drain and scurries
between my feet! Nasty! As it tried to crawl up
the wall i jumped out of the shower, and remembering
that there was a hammer in the cupboard, i grabbed
it and beat it till it was chopped in half. Now
every time i shower i am paranoid and stare at the
floor the whole time watching for more! AHHH!!!

We have some plans to go to a part members house
for thanksgiving. They are eating at noon that day
but i dont know if ill get to go or not. Actually
im not sure if ill even get to have a thanksgiving
dinner cause transfers are that day. Maybe theyll
be move to a different day though.

Pray for Jose this week. He couldnt be confirmed
because he didnt make it to church sunday. He went
to work sat with some other guys and after they all
drove to someones house in the woods where they
were all drinking, which was the habit he just
overcame. He didnt have a way to get home and they
pressured him really hard to drink until he gave in.
After a bit though he said he felt really bad and
decided to just walk away. He walked part way home
and ended up having to sleep in the forest. Then he
woke up the next day and walked for 2 hours to get
home but church was half way done by then. He felt
really bad and we had a good talk about how to avoid
those situations all together and he really wants to
keep changing his life. I have no doubt that he be
able to be confirmed this week.

You have been talking to Daniel Johansen? Sweet! He
is awesome! He is a really good missionary and a
really good friend. Ill definitely be keeping up
with him after my mission. Well i cant think of too
much more to say except thanks for all the love and
support. And have another great week!

Love,
Elder Carty