Hello Everyone:
I’m staying in Ashland
for at least one more transfer, we will see if I stay for a while. I found out
I’m now serving with Elder Parker. All I know about him is that he is tall.
Anyway I’m excited to stay here because there are a lot of cool families we
visit, and it’s nice to continue to get to know them. Also it’s nice to be in
the same ward with other missionaries, so on p-day and throughout the week we
can hang out. It’s slowly starting to be spring here. It was 76 degrees
just a few days ago! But it actually snowed today. It is supposed to be in the
60's the rest the week, which feels about 70 or so here. I haven't sent
those shirts [short-sleeved] back yet as I haven’t had time, but I will in the
next few days, along with Jonathan’s [birthday] present.
I got my weights and
have been working out like I had been back home -- every day for an hour. I
have also been using my protein shake and creatine, so hopefully I start to see
results soon! It’s been kind of tough though because that first week is always
brutal. Every set of muscles is sore for
the next few days.
I haven’t got the
bishops package yet, but I’ll keep waiting on it.
That sucks that nana
got shingles, we had a kid on out lacrosse team that had them, and it doesn’t
look fun at all! [Note: Elder Latimer’s
grandma had a case of shingles when she was traveling in South America as a water
specialist for the Church – eds.]
And it’s cool Ryan
[cousin] is going to Loyola [law school]. They have a great D-1 lacrosse team
there! They won the national championship in 2010, I believe. You
have to tell him to go watch one sometime!
Bill and family are
doing well. He is moving slow but still progressing. It will take a while with him, but he enjoys
having us come talk to him. He told us a story about how his old preacher from
his previous church visited him and apologized that they hadn’t seen him or
checked on him. He told him "well, 2 Mormon boys visit me every week."
The preacher then said, “Well, we will
have to see you some more.” Bill also told him about another member of their
church that had been struggling for food and the pastor hadn’t done anything
about it, and then told him that the same 2 Mormon boys had brought some for
him. The pastor then said, "Oh, well I’ll be right on that!" It’s fun
to one up guys who get paid to do these things.
The baptism went well.
I’ll have to send you pictures because we did the baptism in Olive Hill, KY, which
is tiny! Their chapel is like our home ward relief society
room, and that’s really it. That branch only has 20 members in it, so it’s good
for them to get another, and the Olive Hill missionaries got 2 new
investigators out of it!
Also, I've heard North
Korea is going crazy again and scrapped their treaty with South Korea and vowed
to nuke us? Well that’s exciting. We might have another Hiroshima and
Nagasaki on our hands? Even China is fed up with them too? Crazy.
We found out we can’t
play basketball up with the ZL's anymore because they had an investigator dunk
and shatter the back board. Just like Shaq. The stake presidency is
really mad, especially because an apostle is coming this week. [Elder
Oaks is visiting the mission on the 16th – eds.]
President Pitt sent us
an e-mail and told us out mission is not being split and no missionaries are
leaving, so thats good to know!
A member told me the
Seahawks got Percy Harvin from the Vikings? I hope so! They also said they
predict the 49ers or the Seahawks to win the Superbowl. So those games this
season should be crazy. I’m kind of mad I have to miss them. Oh well!
Love you guys,
Elder Latimer
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