September 2, 2013
Hi
Everyone!
I am having so much fun
with Elder Shaffer! [Josh’s missionary training center companion] We are both
exactly alike, so it’s a good time! I’m assuming I will leave this next transfer,
but who knows!? I’m sure we will get Dakota to be baptized this transfer and
hopefully we’ll get to talk to Jordan’s mom to help him to get there too as
well as Jay and his fiancé and kid!
I’m more that excited to
hear about UW!!! [beating Boise State in football] That’s so sweet! I’m a Boise
state fan, but I still have to go with UW over them. I mean I’ve been a UW fan
my whole life and a BSU fan for like 3 years. I really hope they can keep it up
and as long as they destroy Oregon and especially WSU, I will be more than
happy! It’s gonna be hard missing this season with how the Dawgs look and
hearing about how good the Hawks are. I guess it’s just a blessing in
disguise!
Thank you for getting
the ties ready and the talk also! [Josh had requested we send him more ties and
some talks by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland] That will be awesome! Other than that,
nothing too much new is happening here. I have just been taking Elder Shaffer
around and getting him used to the area. We did workout on P-day for about 3
hours, and then play basketball for another 3 hours. This game was great! We
got to use an indoor full sized gym. It was 5 on 5 for 3 hours straight. I
never sat out and I’m glad I didn’t because that meant I was good enough to be
chosen each game! These guys were actually competitive and good – not like the
guys I usually play with. We met them playing in a different town, so it was a
lot of fun! Now Elder Shaffer and I both walk funny because we are so sore! I’m
slowly continuing to gain weight! We have a ton of weights now! Elder Shaffer
is big into it too, and he brought a bench curl bar and about 175 pounds in
plate weights. I went and got a straight bar for squats and bench. So we are
having a good time here! This week we are starting back in full teaching mode
now that Elder Shaffer knows the area.
Sorry this e-mail isn’t
as long but not much has happened. Transfers week is usually pretty boring.
Love you!
Elder Latimer
September 9, 2013
Hi Everyone:
We just had Stake Conference
here yesterday too! It was great. We had
President Pitt and his wife speak along with the Washington DC temple
President, who gave and amazing one-hour long talk on the temple, and how it
prepares us for eternity and the hereafter, and how important and sacred it is.
It was pretty amazing. I just wish they would have given President Pitt more
time to speak. He is so smart and
spiritual its mind blowing. But other than that we had a good time. Tell Joe I
say “happy birthday!” and that he should get all his craziness out now before
he can be tried as an adult.:p Just kidding. But that’s crazy he is almost 18! It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long!
I wish I was able to
hear Elder Nash speak again. That’s
pretty cool he gets to do those kind of things now. Hopefully he speaks in October!
Elder Shaffer is great.
We have a lot of fun together (and get plenty of work done at the same time!). Our
big thing has been waking up at 5 am and lifting until around 7:00 a.m. Then we shower and study. I’m excited that I’m
making some good progress. Still upwards of 150 lbs, but I’m hoping to be
around 180 when I return... I don’t know if I have the kind of time/resources
to do so out here.
Jordan, Jay and Dakota
are doing well. They couldn’t come to church yesterday because it was in Clarksbur,
which is a hour or so away. But it’s understandable. We have been going with
Ryan and his friends on Friday nights to watch Jordan’s football games. It’s
pretty cool experiencing the atmosphere at these small town games. Although we
do need to start being careful. We found out last Friday that the cheerleaders
know who we are... and we went to the rest room at half time and came out to 7
or so of them waiting. We talked for a while to be polite, but it seems if we
aren’t careful it might become a problem. Good thing the next 2 games are away,
so it’ll have time to die down hopefully. Even when we went to proselyte at the
county fair that was happening. They spotted us and walked around with us for a
while. So we decided to leave a little early before anything could go too far.
Along with that our
neighbor is still crazy. She has been coming over at least 4 times a day and
won’t leave us alone. She knows when we are up and when we are home. I’m sure
she sits and waits for our car to pull in or lights to turn on. The other day
she came over at 7 AM! It’s rediculous. The problem is if we don’t answer the
door or refuse to talk or to try and get her to leave she freaks and starts
crying and threatening to run away and even once she threatened to hang
herself... so we have to go along with her because we are never sure if something
would happen. It’s a chore to do it.
I can’t believe I’m
missing this [football] season it sounds so sweet, except for the fact that WSU
beat USC. Even though I hate both teams,
I hate WSU more... Oh well, it’ll make it even better when we whoop ‘em this
year. Also Ryan [an investigator] told me UW got new like chrome helmets? I heard
they were pretty awesome! I’m glad the hawks won. Even though it was not by a lot a W is a W in
the NFL, so that’s good. I keep hearing so much about it and it kills me to not
be able to see it!
Thank you for everything
you send me and help me out with! I don’t think you know how much I appreciate
it. I did get the talks by Elder Holland. They are perfect. I’m excited to
start showing them to people. Elder Holland can tell people better than I ever
could! It will sure get people thinking.
Everything is good here.
The work is still progressing, and now I’m having a blast doing it! I can’t
believe it’s been 9 months already. Sure doesn’t feel like it!
Love you guys!
That’s good Jake is heading
back to school where he’ll be around some good people. I’m excited to see where he is called to!
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