Nov 7, 2011

Hey Mom,

I have half English and half Spanish. haha. I am trying to learn it but I'm not doing so well. Thanks for the box, I am so warm now at night:) The cookies were really good also. So right now we are teaching this less active guy. We invited him to church and he went and we kept visiting him and you can see a huge difference in him. Its so awesome. We have two spanish investigators. We taught them the first lesson which is the restoration. It went really good. I guess the mission president made a new rule about you can't carry a knife around. I am going to talk to him personally. Thanks for the cd with the song that Jamie sang. Every time I hear it it reminds me of Katelyn, shhhh don't tell her that. I told DJ to date other people. She hasn't wrote me back. I hope she is not mad at me. I want to have FHE up here like you do but I don't know if people would want to do that. The wedding sounded like so much fun. I wish I was there to go to the temple with you guys. So I guess Karlee is now my sister, haha. I bet the food was so stinken good, haha. Why the heck did John and Ben use Stetson!!! Karlee is the only one that can ride him!!!!!! Karlee sure does cry a lot, but thats a good thing. That is so funny about Lacey not wanting to sleep in my room. Well, I sure do love you guys. Oh, and I had to buy a bigger jacket. I was freezing. It was $30. I hope that was okay. Let me know everything that happens this week. Love you mom.

Adios:) Love Elder Reed

Hey Dad,

Karlee is now a Reed, that is funny, haha. I bet Karlee had a blast riding Belle. Carson is so funny that he scared Karlee. I wish I was there for that rodeo. It sounds like so much fun, haha. That is awesome that Caleb stayed on and rode Belle afterwards. I am surprised he stayed on so long and didn't cry. I probably would of cried, haha. You should of had Katelyn and Naked go up. Tell Briana to write me. I want to see some pictures. I am so glad you guys are getting some snow down there. Is it raining at all? Thank you for the pictures, haha. Well we only got 5 investigators. So I hope we can baptize all of them. So now I bet the house is pretty lonely, haha. How is your truck running. Do you drive the 77 or not? Well everyday its like 50 degrees or 44 and so I 've been pretty cold. I had to go buy a big jacket up here. Well, tomorrow I get to see the mission president which is cool. He said we are not suppose to have a pocket knife. But I will talk to him about it. Well, Oregon is really good. Love you so much. I will write more next week.

Love, Elder Reed

Oct 31, 2011

Hey Dad,

The mission office called and I should get my package tonight. Its been really cold up here. That is so good that Brooke got there safely. I am so proud of Karlee. She is doing an awesome thing. Tell her I was scared too. I hope I can see some pictures soon. Hey, what is the news on my truck and dirtbike? I sure met you and the family!!! I have been so busy up here. Maybe next week I will send some pictures home. Sunday my companion and I were visiting investigators and I needed to go to the bathroom so so bad and he wouldn't go to a place that had a bathroom. So I told him I would go to the bathroom on this wall and he didn't believe me that I would . So I went . It was kinda scary because it was in the middle of public but it was at night. I am glad I didn't get arrested, haha. Well Sunday I went tracking and we talked to over 150 people yesterday. It was so cool. The rain started up. I am trying to learn spanish but it is confusing, but I am trying my best. Well, I hope everything is going good for you and could you ask James where he last served at. Could you ask Micah Rogers where his family lives in Oregon. Let me know how John and Karlee's wedding goes, haha. Well, I have been a month out since I left Arizona. It seems like its just been one day. Time flies by when your doing the lords work. Well I better get going. Love you so much.

Love Elder Reed

Hey Mom,

How are you doing? This past week flew by, haha. Sunday I met a bunch of people and they asked me to say the closing prayer. I was so scared but I did it. The ward is so tiny compared to ours back home. I am struggling about learning spanish. I have an hour on language study. Thats so funny Karlee's thing feel off in the Temple. Tell her thats what she gets because she didn't get married when I was there! I have been teaching a few people but its been okay. I have been getting really bad migraine headaches. I don't know why I have been getting them. Well, can you send me some of your church cd's up here? Hey, Jamie and Katelyn, that song they played for my farewell talk. I listen to that every day because my companion has that song on his cd. Well, everything is going good here. Love you guys so much. Tell me how the wedding goes. Love you so much. Thanks.

Love, Elder Reed

Oct 24, 2011

Hey Mom,

Ha, sorry about that hair cut. This marine gave me one. haha I told him to cut it. My first Sunday was stake conference so I didn't get to meet the ward. Tell James to suck it up and don't be a girl:) Send me some pictures of his finger. I did get a window seat Savannah wanted to know, haha. Tell DJ and Savannah and whoever else my address is 921 NW Beca, Corvallis, OR 97330. Thanks. Tell KARLEE to write me!!!!! haha. Thats really cool to hear that she is going through the Temple. I am excited for her. Tell her I miss her. How is Stetson doing? Well, I hope you are doing well.

Love you guys so much,

Elder Reed

Hey Mom and Dad,

I got to sit by the window. It was so stinken cool, I loved it. The airplane was really small though, but I still liked it a lot. My mission president is really cool. He told me I was going to Corvallis spanish speaking but I don't know if I will stay spanish speaking. Its really hard to learn the language. My companion's name is Elder Anderson. He is really cool. He has been out 3 months and he is training me. haha. We are all car right now and will be full car for 3 months but I want to ride my bike you got me. I haven't even seen the new bike though.I am rooming with my zone leaders right now. They are pretty funny. I am tracking a lot. Its so fun. It hasn't rained really yet but I pray for it every day. No, I don't need a jacket. A missionary left his old one and it fits me so I am good. I do need a blanket. should I buy one or does mom want to send me my quilt? If she sends me the quilt make sure its the small red one:) I am working as hard as I can. We study until 1, haha. That is so hard for me to do. Oh, can you send me gloria cd. My broken foot is doing really good. I have a brace on it and it doesn't bother me at all. I hurts when I take it off. My ankle is finally healed though which is so cool. My p-day is on mondays. I will send you some pictures. Love you. Hope you have a great rest of the week.

Love Elder Reed