Sunday, August 5, 2012

July 16, 2012

Hey Mom,

  So this week had flown by. I can't believe we started a new week. I am glad you guys got some rain down there. Is Nich working on the Holbrook house? Is Brooke about to pop? Is it going to be another girl or boy, or does she know? Thank you for the pictures you sent me and that new church is getting built fast!! Well, last Monday night I went over to Randy Greys, he is the inactive member we are working with, and he has been coming to church for three weeks in a row. Anyways, he cut my hair and messed up on it and I have a bald head and my head got sunburned really bad, haha. Well, we have an investigator that we are working with and I really think she is going to get baptized! We taught her the plan of salvation and she took it all in really good. We also have a mexican guy we are teaching. He is pretty cool and I think he will get baptized. Also, I wish I knew spanish! Well, tell Brooke happy late birthday for me:) I am glad everyone is doing good. I am loving Eagle Point still. I think I have one more transfer left after this one. I will sure miss Eagle Point but it will be good to move on and find the investigators. Vanessa got her papers in:) I am so excited for her:) I hope she will write me back so we can talk about her mission! She will be a very good missionary! Eben Whiting is from our ward? Well, we found four potential investigators on Sunday. That was very exciting. We have been working are butts off since Elder Fristrup wants to get a baptism on Aug 4th. Well, I hope you are doing good. I hope you liked the rain and I hope you get some more! I love you so much.
Love, Elder Reed

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

July 9, 2012

Hey Dad,

  I have been praying for rain in Arizona! I hope you guys get some! I bet the 4th of July was fun. Did any of the kids come down to watch it with you? I bet John and Karlee had fun at the river. I bet it was nice and cold! Well out here in Eagle Point it hasn't got to 100 degrees yet but it's really humid. So I got the picture you guys sent me of the reunion. Everyone is getting so big!!! It's going to be crazy to come home and see the twins and how big and strong they are! You need to kill that stupid mountain lion, I hope it doesn't attack the horses.
  I bet it was nice to get out of the hot weather and go to the cabin! It looks like the bear thing was sure fun! Well, for my 4th of July me and my comp and the other missionaries in my district went in and we were part of a float. We talked to 500 people at least. That parade was really big:) It was awesome to talk to that many people! Well, yesterday during church me and my comp had to teach rellisiaty (relief society). It was fun  as we had to motivate them to share the gospel with their friends and neighbors! So I shared the story about DJ before my mission. It went really well. But right now all of our investigators are dropping us. I don't know why but I hope we can find some people to teach. Well, I hope it's not so hot down in Arizona. I was reading in John and how Jesus got crucified and when I was reading that I started to cry. It was really sad. Stupid Jews! I love how the king said he finds no fault in this man but they still killed him. What I thought was interesting was when they threw the spear at him it started to bleed and water came out. I don't know why there was water too? Well, I hope you have a great week. I hope it's not too hot for ya. Well, I love you dad.
Love Elder Reed

Hey Mom,

  So I am glad the 4th of July was good for ya. I bet it was super pretty! I am glad you got spit on with rain. At least it was something! haha, You rode horses mom? What horse did you ride? That is awesome about the new church. Is it almost done? Is that the church I will be going to when I get home? Well, I am sorry about your ceiling. That is going to suck to replace it. Why did DJ come over? Karlee, haha, poor girl. I am glad she told the truth! That guy needs to get beat up. John should do it! I am glad everything is okay!! Karlee still has her job?
  So all of the investigators that we had are dropping us:( We don't have really any solid investigators but we will find some! I am doing better on teaching the discussions. It's a lot easier now. I am trying to learn Spanish since White City is full of mexicans. Well, other that that I am loving it out here in Eagle Point. I cleaned the whole house today and washed the car. It feels so much better to be in a clean car and house. You can definitely feel the spirit better! Well, here is something crazy that happened last night. I went to my bishop's house and his wife's mom was there and she told us she was from St. George. I told her my brother lives there and I told her his name and she said that she knows Jeremy's wife and they are in the same ward. Isn't that crazy, what are the chances of that. Well, do you know if Vanessa sent in her papers to go on a mission? Well, I am running out of time and I got to email president. Love ya and hope you have a good rest of the week.

Love, Elder Reed

July 2, 2012

Hey Mom,

  So I can't believe that it is July either!!! Time is going by so fast. We are really busy and we are finding new investigators like crazy. The work here in Eagle Point is great and I hope we will have some on date (ready for baptism) in 2 weeks. I hope everything on your roof will go great. I know it will. You should make it a 2 story, haha, so there is more room for the family! Oh, at fast and testimony meeting Bro Cain bore his testimony and they said they are fasting for rain in Utah, Nevada and Arizona so they can get rain and put out those fires!! I hope you guys get some rain down there. So we had a less active guy say he will come to church on Sunday if it's not raining. So me and my comp said a pray that night and asked for no rain. I don't like doing that because I love the rain.  When Sunday came we went outside and it was bright blue skies. I know our Heavenly Father answers our prayers.
So Ben Murray gets home in Aug, that is when my comp gets home. That's crazy how time flies. Ya, I bore my testimony on the sacrament as my heart was full. I told them that Jesus loves everyone of them. We have a lot of new investigators and just like an hour ago we knocked on this door and a girl came out and we talked with her. She asked me and my comp to go on a date with her and her friend. It was weird, haha. We told her no! Stupid girls!! They are the devil!!! Ya, my comp is trunky, he is so negative. I get frustrated with him. But other than that he is really good. He is to bold with people, I think. Ashlee Lund came over. I hope everything is going good for her. I miss her. I hope she is doing good. I would write her but I don't know her address! Well my time is running out! Well, I love you and tell the family that I love them and miss them. Oh, I wore out my slip on shoes so now I am on my next pair. These ones will last me the rest of my mission. Well, I will talk to you later. Have a fun 4th of July and thanks for the pictures and the shirt. Well, I will keep praying and fasting for rain for you guys.
Thanks for everything, Love you!!
Love, Elder Reed

Monday, June 25, 2012

June 25, 2012

Hey,

  I am glad everything is doing well for you guys. I am sorry the house is having problems. How is that old house anyway!! I fixed a leak in the attic last year. I guess it started to leak again! Did you take any pictures of the bear reunion? I bet that was really fun!!! I miss playing volleyball with the cousins. Sounds like it was way fun! I bet it was fun to play around on the fiddles and the bass, sounds super fun!  What kind of dog do John and Karlee have? I remember the last bear reunion, Karlee slept next to me, that was really weird! haha. I miss them. Bridget took her goats up there to milk. I don't think I have ever had goats milk or ice cream. I bet it was really good! James was trash talking, haha sounds like James! I am glad you beat him. I know that I will beat you in ping pong with my left hand, mom! That is funny that you would hit the ball on both tables! Man, Brittany and Wes have a lot of kids, do you think they are going to have a boy or girl? I know John and Karlee are going to have a kid before I get home, I know this because I had a dream about it, weird! I am glad Brooke and Nich came to the family reunion. I won't see Brooke and Nich for 3 years!! crazy. Why do you have to build an iron septic tank cover for Brooke and Nich? Man you are really busy with everything. I feel bad for Mayley, I bet that hurts to have a broken leg! Man, you guys haven't got any rain yet, we are getting pounded with rain in Eagle Point. I will fast and pray for you guys to get some rain.
  So Sunday we had an investigator show up for church with her boyfriend! That was really cool. We have been trying for 4 weeks to get them to come. They said they really like church and they will try it out again! Then we had a less active guy come to church with us. He said he would come to church if we walked with him. It was a fun walk, that guy is so funny! Transfers are tomorrow and I am staying here in Eagle Point and I am going to kill off my comp since he goes home in Aug! So that means I will probably stay here for 6 months or more! I love this area. Last night I went up and saw Carrie Mikelson and she remembers James and they love James. There are so many people that loved James!! It's awesome. Then we were tracking out in Shady Cove and we got chased by this pit bull. It was really scary! After church we ate dinner at the Reed family's house. I had Salmon fish for the first time and it was really good. I like fish now! It's crazy how you change on your mission. I love pretty much any kind of food! Well, all our investigators are dropping us! We are trying our hardest to find new investigators but it's not working out for us. But I guess we are not trying hard enough!
  Well, I am glad the family is doing well and I sure do miss everyone! I miss all the cousin and tell grandma and grandpa hi! Oh, I got a letter from Vanessa and she is going on a mission. I am so excited for her. I wish I was there to help you guys fix the house! Well, can't wait to hear back from you next Monday! 

Love your son,Elder Reed

P.S. That is exciting, I am going to have to catch up meeting all the new grandkids. Tell Brittany congrats! and Brooke and Karlee!



Tuesday, June 19, 2012

June 18, 2012

Dear Mom and Dad,

  Well, I am glad you had fun at girls camp! That is dumb that you had to pay someone to ride a horse, haha. Oh well, I am sure it was fun! Did mom ride a horse too?:0 You sure did alot of baptism in Snowflake. Our baptism went really good and when she got confirmed she just started to cry. It was awesome as she said she felt the holy ghost come into her! That was sweet that the spirit was so strong! Transfers are next Tuesday and I hope I stay here in Eagle Point. I think I will because my comp goes home in Aug and they are putting an older couple in White City so I won't be covering 2 wards again. I love this area. A lady named Sis Marshall loves James! She didn't connect we were brothers until I told her my brother served here. In Eagle Point ward their was this lady I have never seen before and I went up and started to talk to her and she said she was from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She asked where my dad served on his mission and I told her. She said that she had an Elder Reed from Mesa, Az serve in Argentina about 40 years ago and taught her. I told her that it might have been one of my cousins. Pretty cool!
  Oh and guess what, I got my letter from Vanessa! She is going on a mission!!! thank goodness;) I was so excited when I read that. After I was done I went to my room and prayed and thanked Heavenly Father for answering my prayers! I wrote Vanessa and told her about the bee story. That is funny that you told the bee story at girls camp and the girls cried, or did you just cry, dad? That is an awesome story about the girl that rode her bike 75 miles to go to the Temple. She is a freaken saint!
  I hope you are staying busy in your blacksmithing. How is your dodge running? Do you drive the Prius or the Dodge more? Has anyone driven the 77?  Poor Mayley, I feel bad for her. I bet she would like the wheel chair though. Tell her that I love her and hope she feels better. I can't believe Caleb, Carson and Briley got braces. They are all grown up!!! Thats crazy, do you think they will have them off by the time I get home? Well, tell the family that I love them and I miss them. I hope you have a great rest of the week. Take lots of pictures of the Bear reunion, I would like to see them! Dad, I hope you had a wonderful Father's Day.

Love Elder Reed

Sunday, June 17, 2012

June 11, 2012

Hey Mom,

  So my weekend went really good. We had a baptism last Saturday and it went really good. The spirit was so strong. I got to confirm her. That was cool. Then we had a guy named Luke speak in church and he leaves Tuesday for his mission. He is a really cool guy. It's amazing how the Lord will change people. This guy used to be a crack head and now he is a missionary, pretty cool. That's crazy I put in my papers a year ago. It doesn't seem that long ago! Dj got baptized last year, that is crazy. Well, I wish I could have been there for James blessing his baby! I bet that was exciting. So I went to the Temple on Saturday morning. I haven't been to the Temple since I was in the MTC. I like the Temple. The Medford Temple is really small though. I am trying to keep up with my journal but I looked in it and I didn't write in it for a whole month!! crazy. So later today I will be going on exchanges with our DL which will be very fun. That is exciting you and dad are going to girls camp. Is girls camp kinda like boys camp? I remember at boys camp we just played horseshoes all day. So yesterday I was thinking about the memories I had at the MTC and I ran into a missionary and his dad owns the bahama bucks in Queen Creek. But I heard that it got closed down, that is sad. Well, we have another baptism this Sunday, I am excited for that! Well, me and my comp and Luke, the guy that is leaving on his mission, we had a gallon challenge and I got it on video of us puking, haha. It was gross. Well, there is not anything else that happened last week. Are you going to tell me what Vanessa said to you on the phone!! She hasn't wrote me yet. I am in Alma 45, I have been slacking on my reading and you caught up to me so I am going to start reading a lot now, haha. Well, I love you so much and I hope you have a wonderful weekend and great rest of the week. I love you so much and I miss you. I love you Mom.
   Dad, I hope you have a great Father's day!!! I love you Dad, you have taught me a lot. I always look up to you and I know you will have a Great Father's Day.

Love, your son,
Elder Reed

Jun 4, 2012

Hey Mom,

  Time is flying by. It's crazy. I wonder where the time goes? haha I can't believe it's June already!! It's awesome when your having fun times goes by quickly! I hate Satan and how he tempts people and me! But as long as the Lord is there we will be good. So did you get those pictures Sis Woods sent? That project took forever but it was sure fun!! Ya, I bore my testimony about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, then I told the ward that I love them! It is so easy now to get up and talk up there in front of people. Just after that talk I gave a couple of weeks ago its a lot easier now. We have a baptism this week on the 9th. I can teach, well I am not perfect though!! Vanessa has not written me yet, I am still waiting:) What did she tell you? I want to know:) Is she going on a mission? That is awesome John and Karlee live in QC. I hope they are doing good. I love you so much. Have a great week.

Love Elder Reed

Hey Dad,
 
  I am glad you liked scout camp. That is funny that the boys caught some rabbits and squirrel that is neat. Did you tell them you put the rabbits in the box? Did the boys like Stetson? You are a good story teller, haha. Ammon was such an awesome missionary! Ya, I am glad you liked those pictures of the service project, that was the hardest work I have done in a long time! It was sure fun! So we are having a baptism this Saturday and her name is Kireston Kay and she is 14! So that is exciting! Then we have another one on the 16th. I love being out here. I can finally see myself grow! It's so cool. I love bearing my testimony to the ward. Bro Woods is the ward mission leader! I am so glad I can bring people into the gospel. It is nice serving on a mission. I am so thankful for the Lord blessing you guys! Oh, we have been riding bikes a lot! Last night we had to speak in a fireside about journals and planners. It was really cool. Bro Cleggs is in the young mens and he told some stories about his mission and how he found out the Book of Mormon was true. I started to cry. I hate how I cry about everything now! But that is okay, the Lord humbled me! Well, I hope everything is going good. While I am writing you right now these people got some help with the computer and they said they need to find data on the computer because they need a flight from Phoenix Az to here in White City. Pretty darn crazy! oh, can you tell Bridget to make some candy, Root beer candy and can you tell her to send them to Luke Holden, 2005 N 900 E, Provo, UT 84604? Well, I love you so much. Have a great week as time is flying by. I love you Dad.

Love Elder Reed

Monday, June 4, 2012

Wood cutting service project

Here are some pictures of your missionary sons helping to cut wood for the Eagle Point Ward.  
                                    They may look like they were just watching but I think is was a
camera man trying to make them look bad.  Enjoy. 
 Sister Woods


It is used
for emergency during cold weather. 


I thank Sis Woods for sending these pictures
and told her she lived in a beautiful place


                                                        She replied "We agree,  Our area is beautiful.  
Your son bore a sincere testimony today in church.  


The young missionaries are such great examples to us all.   
Thank you for sharing your amazing son with us.  
Sis Woods


Jared picking up the cut wood to stack


As with all ward parties there has to be food




Elder Fripstrup and Elder Reed


Elder Fripstrup, Bro Woods, Elder Reed


It must be tough for an Arizona boy to watch as 
everyone else is swimming:)




Relaxing after a long day


Looks like they cut a bit of wood

Sunday, June 3, 2012

May 26, 2012

Hey Mom and Dad,

   So my talk went really good. You won't believe this but I talked 25 mins!!!  I was so shocked and my comp only got to talk for 10 mins. He was glad I talked for so long!! Thanks for praying for me, I talked for a long time and I could of talked for longer but I didn't want to take up all the time.  I think I have your talent for talking to people and I won't stop talking! haha. Once I started speaking I was not scared anymore! I almost cried but I held it in. I hate that I cry all the time now. But I did cry in the other sacrament meeting, my heart was full of the spirit, but don't tell mom I cried, haha. Did Bridget and Sam's talks go good, I bet they did! Well, I am glad that I am growing in the gospel and I can't shut up when I start talking!!haha I shared a personal story when I crashed my three wheeler into that pole and how dad gave a priesthood blessing, that was pretty good. Then I talked about Moses how he had faith and Noah, Daniel, Lot, and I shared that faith story that I shared at my farewell then another story.. I also shared the scripture Malachi 3:10 and how we need to be obedient to his commandments and we will get blessings.
  That is awesome that Vanessa texted mom and they talked and I hope she writes me a letter. That would be sweet. I am so excited to get a letter from her. I wonder if she got my letters that I sent her a while ago? I will let you know when I get them. Last week was a good week for letters. I got a letter from mom, Karlee, James and Larissa, and Savanna, so it was a good week for me. That is sweet that Stetson is going up with you to scout camp. I hope the boys aren't stupid around him. If they hurt him I will beat them up when I get home, but haha you can use stetson. I would assume that you would want to use Belle but Stetson is a good horse. So Briana sent me some pictures of the Reed Rodeo and the grass looks like it is trying to come up and you put a fence in the front yard? How is Babe, is she getting bit? I wish when I cleaned up horse poop I could get a sarsaparilla like Bridget's kids. I bet they love going to the rocking r. Is Sam blacksmithing? I am glad no bees attack you when you do the ghost rider. I know that the adversary didn't want me to go on my mission. I am glad that the guardian angel protected me and I know that the adversary still tries to work on me. I want to beat him up. I am doing really good out here in this area. So our teaching is going good and we are teaching a ton of lessons.  We are going to have 2 baptisms in June so that will be good.  Last week I got a letter from a missionary in Cottage Grove and he said that Darrel that I taught is getting baptized, that is so cool. Well, my comp is doing all right and he is very obedient. Almost to an extreme. We are teaching an older lady named Tammy and she is getting baptized on June 16th and we have a 14 year old girl that wants to get baptized on June 9th. We are teaching Heather and she is kind of interested but keeps blowing us off. We will start teaching this girl Taylor when she is done with softball. There are a lot more but I can't remember their names. I will let you know though. John 3 is really good and that is so true how when we partake of the sacrament we are partaking of the bread of life and the water that we will never thirst. I never thought about it that way before!! Well, thanks for your prayers and tell Danny Boy I said hi and I am doing good and I am going to baptize hime when I get home.
   That is super crazy Dillan Keith is almost home from his mission. It seems like he just left on one!! Brighton Solomon is home, holy cow. I bet he changed a lot too. So I bet John and Karlee are super excited to move into there house! Does their house look pretty good or do they have to do some work to it? 
  Well, I love you so so much and hope it doesn't get to hot down there. I will pray for you and hope you guys get some rain. I really need to stop praying for rain up here as we are getting a lot of rain. It is weird, I pray for rain and the next day it rains and when I don't pray for rain the sun comes out and I just prayed for rain again and now its cloudy and looks like its going to rain. Well, I love you mom and dad and have a great rest of the week and I am looking forward to hearing back from you.

Love, Elder Reed

Monday, May 21, 2012

May 21,2012

Hey Mom,

  So this week has been such a busy week for me. I got my new comp and his name is Elder Fripstrup and he is from Utah, kinda by Park City. He is awesome and we finally did work this week:) We found 5 new investigators and one with a baptism date on Father's day!!! We have been teaching so many lessons and we are on full bike since our car is out of miles. My legs are so tired!!! We have been finding so many people and there was another family that knows James. There names are the Fieceks and Holcombes! Well, my comp is so sick, he is a hard worker!!! Me and him have a goal for this transfer to baptize 3 people. I hope we can get it. Well the last thing is that I have to give a talk in church. I am so scared and guess what the topic is on. haha it's on faith, just like my farewell talk!! Crazy, but I have to talk 20 minutes though. I hope I can talk that long!!! I hope I don't cry either!!!:) Well, today for p day we are playing soccer and football. I hope I don't get hurt again. Nothing else has happened. I am glad my last comp is gone, that is such a relief!!!!!!! Well, I hope you have a good week and hope its not to busy. Thanks for everything. I just want to let you know that I love you and I miss you. Pray for me that I will give my talk okay, haha. Tell the family I love them.

Love, Elder Reed

Hey Dad,

   Mom is so funny, I sure liked talking to you guys last week. That was really fun!! I love this new area and my new comp is cool. Better that the last one!! He is from Utah and he goes home in Aug. Well that is sad he past out but that is kind of funny! Was he sick, nervous or scared? Me and my comp have been tracting a lot since we are both new and I didn't do anything the last six weeks. We have 5 new investigators and one has a date for June 17th to get baptized. Its awesome. We are doing so much. Yesterday at church the Bishop asked me to speak next week and the topic I have to speak on is faith! haha, that was my farewell talk!!!!!! Kinda funny, so I am going to share that story!! and about Nephi building a boat and about the brother of Jared and some other stories. I hope I can talk for 20 mins and I hope I don't pass out like that RM did. I thought it was funny because I am doing it on faith. Well, I hope its not getting to hot in Az for you to work. It's not fun working in hot weather. It gets hot here in Eagle Point! That is awesome about John and Karlee's house. I bet they are excited and I bet your excited to get those drums out of you shop!!! They have been in there for so so long. I wanna see the chicken pen and the fancy door knob. Who wanted chickens, John or Karlee? I think Karlee is changing. She is sure funny! Well, I am so glad I am serving my mission. I love to share the gospel with people that don't know. I love it here in Eagle Point, White City. There are so many people out here, a lot of mexicans too. I just don't like speaking in church!! I hope I do good!!! That is awesome that there are more guys serving missions in our ward. That is good. What is the Whiting's sons name that went out the same time as me?
When does Dillon Keith get home? Well, I love you dad and I hope you stay healthy while working in that hot shop of yours!! I love our family so much and I miss everybody. I love you so much.

Love Elder Reed

Sunday, May 20, 2012

May 14, 2012

Hey Mom,

  It was such a good night last night. So when I got off the phone with you I wrote in my journal. I am way excited to get my new comp and I am so thankful to be getting rid of this crapy comp. It was so frustrating this 6 weeks not being able to do any work! Thanks for that scripture that really does apply to me! I know that angels are preparing people for me to teach! I just need to listen to the spirit and find that family! I will let you know about my comp when I get him! So this morning we had to give a blessing to a girl and I have never seen her at church before and she said she is a member. So this week we are going to go over and visit her and her family!! There is this guy named Luke and he is going on his mission in june and he asked me to give him a blessing and I did and he was so thankful. He said his problem went away. Its truly amazing that the priesthood is so strong and when you have the faith that the lord will heal you he will. I am so thankful to have the priesthood in my life and be able to use it and bless lives. Well, I will email you about my comp later. I got to go pick him up at 2:00. I love you and I will pray all day for you to sell the horse and the 54. Love you mom and tell the family I love them.
Love, Elder Reed

Hey Dad,
 
  I finally got you email. That is awesome you will be riding Stetson at boys camp. It was nice talking to all the family and seeing how they are doing. Everyone sounds so different and all the grandkids sound grown up!! Today is a really big day but it is also a really good day!!! So Dad, I have a problem. My comp is way disobedient and I looked at my account and it says I bought a red box movie and I didn't. I think my comp did. That means he left me and that is against the rules. Should I tell my mission president? I don't want to be a tattle tale. What should I do?

May 6, 2012

Hey Mom,

The weeks are flying by. I am so thankful that I get to call you and talk to you on mothers day!!! I can't wait!!! So my comp is staying until June 28. He got an extension and he really wants to go home on June 1st. So I don't know whats going to happen. I hope he goes home on June 1st!!! Well, I am sure glad Larissa had her baby!! I am so happy for Janes and Larys family!! So John baptized that mexican. That is so good. I wish I could have been there:) That would have been exciting. So I am going to start to learn Spanish since we can't really do work now. I am glad John is going to move into his house. That will be good for Sam and Bridget to have them in that ward!! They will get a lot done. Was the Bear reunion good? Is grandma and grandpa going to do a family reunion this year at the cabin? Well, there is a few people that remember James. I went to dinner last night and I told them that my brother served in this ward and they told me that I looked really familiar and they were like "that is crazy". Well, that is sad Jamie is moving. I will miss that family and she has such an amazing voice!!! I hope she sings. Hey, I am not sure when I am going to call you but I will let you know during this week. I love you guys and I am so excited to talk to you on mothers day!! I hope you have a great weekend:)

Love your son,  Elder Reed

April 30, 2012

Well, I am glad James and Larrisa had their baby little girl. Grandma's birthday is on the 29th too? Jayla is such a cute little girl. She draws me pictures and James sends them to me. Thats cute the Jayla wants to help James, I bet he loves that. That is cool that Brooke is down. I miss them. I bet the Reed Rodeo was really fun, I wish I could have been there. Poor Bridget's kids, it seems like they always are getting hurt. Poor Bridger, I bet that hurt. How many stitches did he get? It was really good to see John and Sam. It didn't interfere with anything. I am glad John waited for me and talked to me for a bit. I am not homesick at all, which is good. It was really good to talk to James. I am excited to talk to the family and you and mom. I wish I could have heard Weston's prayer, that would have been funny to see him shoot the naughty witches in the middle of his prayer. That is crazy they can talk.  That is really weird for me. I bet everyone is going to be so big. That is crazy that Maddy know my picture over all the other missionaries from out stake.  That is awesome. That's good that Sam had her bag, is it a boy or girl? That is sad about Heston and those missionaries. I would be so mad at that elder. How long was he out on his mission? I feel bad for him.
Well, the other day we went out to a members house and gave a blessing to a non member and then had dinner. I guess Elder Jones knows this family really good and they told him that he needs to finish strong  because this will be the last time he will be on a mission and just other stuff. That really hit my companion and it changed that day, we actually did something!!!! yea!!! So I will have to thank my Heavenly Father for answering my prayers! I have been trying so hard to learn the lessons and how to better teach people the discussions and I have not noticed a change at all. But I will keep trying.
Well, last night was kinda weird, We were in Medford for a meeting. After the meeting I had a really sharp pain in my side and I couldn't move for awhile. It hurt all the way home and my comp thought it was my appendix. I couldn't go to sleep until 4. It was really weird. I read my patriarchal blessing last night and it really does make a big difference when you are feeling down. I hope everything is going good there. Do you have pictures of that horse ride you went on with Stetson? Well, I am so glad I am on my mission. Its such a blessing to me that I am our here serving the Lord. I think this has been one of the best choices I have made in my life. I love the people out here. Well, nothing to much is going on here, but this week will be different. I love you so much and I hope you guys have a good week spending time with the family.

Love Elder Reed

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

April 23, 2012

I am doing really good today!!! Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and something powerful came over me. I couldn't move and I tried to talk but I couldn't. It stayed like that for 30 mins and I decided to pray. When I was done praying it just left. I am not sure what that was but I am glad it left. It got way hot in Eagle Point, haha, it was like 80 degrees. But I guess thats not hot for you guys down in Arizona. Oh, you should send me some pictures of the puppy. I would like to see it. John got his house today, thats good:) Is John still working for that company? John is in Idaho? Why is he going to Washington to drop off a horse? Tell Karlee I am really mad at her because she has not written me a letter and she said she would. I miss her really bad but don't tell her that I miss her. Just tell her I am mad at her. Jesse got home from his mission, dang that flew be. It feels like he barely left. I hope the Reed rodeo will be good for you and that it will be so much fun. I hope James gets to come for the rodeo. You will have to send me some pictures of the rodeo. Mom, could you also send me some pictures of the family so I can put them in my picture book. Well, everything here in Oregon is going okay, I guess. My comp is way trunky we can't get any work done. He has no respect either. He is the most difficult comp I have had so far. I've been praying that he will do missionary work but other than that we went over to this less active guys house and were talking and he said I looked really familiar to him. I told him my brother served here and he said maybe that is it. Other than that nothing much has happened. Well, I love you guys and I hope you have a great week. Hope its not to hot I will pray for rain for you guys.
Love, Elder Reed

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

April 16, 2012

Hey Dad,

  That's good its spring time now. Its been raining here and a lot of sun shine. Eagle Point looks a lot like Payson. I like it here a lot. Well, today at 3 we will be teaching a new investigator. Pretty exciting. We have been teaching a lot. Well, there is some people that remember James. We stopped by some water falls and they were sure pretty. Well, I am glad everything is going good there. Everything is going good here. The members here are great but yesterday I did 8 hours of church and it was a super long day. It was invitation Sunday up here, was it down there? Did you invite anyone to church? I was thinking about Mark Casperson, I think you should invite him to church. Well, I like my mission so far. I hope you had a happy birthday!!!!
I love you guys.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

April 9, 2012

Hey Dad,

  Well, I am long my new area. Me area is so stinker big!!! My mission boundaries got into Cali. There is a lot of people that remember James. haha. On Tuesday I will go and visit the Mickelsen's. I think James taught her and she got baptized:) Well, my Bishop thinks he remembers James serving here. Well, my comp is a rancher from Park Valley, Utah and he is going home in six weeks and he is the trunkest comp I have had so far but he is way awesome. I hope I am never that trunkey, haha. I am so glad you stayed on Bell, does she buck really hard? I wish someone took pictures of you when she was bucking. Do you ride Bell a lot? That reminds me of what happened to me and all the bees!!! That was scary. I am also so thankful for the Holy Ghost. It has helped me in my life so many times!!! Like when I broke my foot. I share that  experience with people. Is it okay if I share what happened to you? That is a really good story about the Holy Ghost.
  I know you guys will do good on your talks:) I love that song Jamie sang. I listen to it all the time in the car and at home and it's okay about crying. I just realized its okay to cry because I became the biggest baby out on my mission. I guess Heavenly Father humbled me and I use to tease mom when she cries and Heavenly Father is getting me back. I remember when I started crying at my farewell talk. I started to cry because I looked at James and he was crying then I looked at you and you started to cry and then I lost everything. So I know how you feel. I am thankful for what Christ has done for me and everyone  I was thinking a couple days ago how much blood Christ shed for me and how could I ever repay him. I am so thankful for what he did and the resurrection. If it wasn't for that we would go straight to the grave and there would be no more life after this.
  Well Dad, I got to get going but I love you so much and everything you did for me. I love the family and I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true. I love you guys so such!! I hope you have a great rest of the wick and don't get bucked off of Bell this weekend. I also want to see those pictures when you went on that ride with Stetson. I love you Dad.
Love, Elder Reed

Elder Jones, Bro Woods, Elder Reed

Monday, April 23, 2012

April 2, 2012

Hey Mom,

  Well conference was good, I didn't fall asleep at all through the whole thing. haha Well, all the talks were really good and Uchtedorfs talk was awesome. It was funny when he said Stop It! I liked how they talked about families and how they are sacred and they are ordained of god and how we can be together forever!!! What hit me hard during conference was when they were talking about families. I was thinking if Jeremy is sealed to our family? That would be a wonderful thing if he was sealed to us!!! or maybe he is. I hope he writes me as I would love to talk to him! I am grateful for him letting me get to see him and that is cool he got to see Bridget and Sam. What did they drive up there? I don't have any notes here with me but there were a lot of talks I liked. Ballard's talk on how he said time is running out! I wish I would have brought my notes with me. I will get them when I get to Eagle Point. Well that is awesome you got some boarders today. How many horses did you get? Oh, we didn't get any investigators to church:) but it was still good. Oh, I took 60 bucks out of my account to give to this family. They stopped by the church on Saturday and said they were homeless and needed just a place to wash up. So I took 60 out because I prayed and asked the Lord what I should do and I had a strong feeling to go do this for them. I don't know why and I don't like the homeless begging for money but this situation was different and they also watched the second session of conference on Saturday and they really liked it! Well, it's crazy that I passed my 6th month mark!!! It feels like I have been out for 3 months. Crazy how time flies. Hey, so did you get my sd card I sent in the mail? I am going to send a package home too. Well, that is cool that Dillon Benevidas is going on a mission. Ben has been out so long and I think Dillon Keith comes home too this year!  Well, I hope John and Karlee can buy that house. I will fast for them and pray. I love you guys so much. I got to get going. I will talk to you later. I am way excited for my new area and the area I am going into is getting white washed. So all my areas so far have been white washed!
Love, Elder Reed

Hey Dad,

  I got 2 baptisms and it was way neat. I hope this family I have been teaching gets baptized too! I bet that 25 miles was way fun. I bet Stetson did great! I love that horse. I know that I found my person I got sent here for. It is Steve and Melissa Holmes. I am praying for rain down there as it seems to flood up there in Oregon. Well, I love you so much and I talk to you later.
Love you Dad

 Hey here are some pictures.

Here are yesterdays pictures. Love you family.
 I am getting transferred to Eagle Point, Oregon. 
I think that is where James served.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

March 26, 2012

Hey Mom,

How are you doing? Well, we had a baptism last saturday and I got to baptize him! It was so awesome!!! The spirit was definitely there!!! Oh man, I bet that was way fun to ride up in Winslow. I want to hear the stories. haha, Stetson is so awesome, I can't believe he pranced 25 miles. I wonder if he got tired? man, you had a really busy week. That is awesome Caleb and Carson hold the priesthood now and they can pass the sacrament. I am so proud of them! So, Sunday I bore my testimony for the first time since I have been in the mission field. I was scared but it was fun! So right now we are teaching Steve and Melissa Holmes and they are going to get dunked. I came to Cottage Grove because of this family! My love for that family is so strong!!! It's weird, it feels like I've known them for so long. The work is doing really well here. The days go by so fast! What I usually do every day is knock doors and teach less active families and part member families. So it is really cool. I haven't really been reading the B of M, I have been reading the Bible. I read 1st Samuel and 2nd Samuel and I read yesterday in the B of M. I am at Alma 15. So ya its awesome David had so much faith to slay Goliath. I love that story. Oh, check this out, we have been going over to the Lee families house and they are less active because their daughter killed herself with a shotgun. It's so sad and the dad has been having the hardest time because he tripped over her because he is almost blind and he is hurting so bad. That is so sad so we went over and we shared a scripture in Mosiah about the resurrection. The wife totally told the husband that it was such an awesome scripture and testified to him that he can see his daughter again and that we can all get resurrected . He started crying and said he doesn't want to talk about it anymore! It was so powerful and the spirit was so there I felt it and I know he did too. That was my spiritual moment this week and I got to baptize my investigator. It was so cool. Well, I am excited to see what the prophet has to say. I love you so much mom.
Love, Elder Reed

Hey Dad,

That is so cool it snowed there!! I bet it looks so pretty. We got that crazy snow too. It snowed so hard a lot of trees fell. How are the deacons in our ward? Is there a lot of them? Well, I love you and I went to a chiropractor up here in Cottage Grove. The main guy is in my ward and he does it for free. But anyways, he took some X-rays and he says I have a short leg and thats why I keep throwing out my back and he said he is going try to fix it! Well, love you.
Elder Reed

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

March 19, 2012

Hey Mom,

You guys are getting rain!!!!!! We have been getting snow! That is awesome and I hope the desert turns green, it is so beautiful when it does that!! I hope you guys didn't do crazy things cuz I know you girls can get crazy when you get together! How is the family doing? That's awesome that you got to see Elder Oaks daughter. Was she fun to talk to? Those are good ideas on charity, I like it, its an amazing topic to talk about. I had a baptism Saturday and his name was Jaden. The spirit was definitely there!! It was so cool as his grandpa got to baptize him! We also have another one this Friday!! It's really awesome . We are also teaching this couple and their names are Steve and Melissa Holmes. Melissa just doesn't get the priesthood authority and she thinks she can be a prophet but we are still trying to work with her. I want to set a baptism date with her but we will see! Well, I also did take some pictures but I don't know how to put them on here, but I will figure it out! That is cool Jeremy called John. I wonder how he got his number? What did John and him talk about? His daughter is in the hospital. How did she get a collapsed lung?Man, and also he got his finger chopped off, poor guy. That is sad. Is anyone going to go up and see them? I hope he gets to know our family! That would be awesome! He sure looks like Dad! What does James think about all of that? I hope James will warm up to him! That would be cool if he does write me. I would love to talk to him!:) My favorite scripture is Malachi 3:10. I share that one so much. Hey, could you tell Karlee to email me! She hasn't emailed me my whole mission! Well, I love you so much and I am excited to email you guys back.

Love Elder Reed

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

March 12, 2012

Hey Dad,

That is cool the you're in young mens haha, when is mutual? Is it on Wednesdays? Oh, I am sure you will teach them something!!! Well, I hope Stetson will do good! Did you think about taking Belle? But Stetson needs the work:) That will be super fun. I want to ride in that horse ride. I love the Lord and His gospel and I mess Ma and Pa also. Tombstone is a great place and do we have a lot of family in that cemetery? Well, I like Bro Rogers too. I liked when he was my leader:) Well, we have a baptism this week, it will be super fun!!! I love you so much and take care.
Love you dad!!!

Hey Momma,

That awesome Wes is on his mission!!! I will try to email him. Holy cow, dad finally got released. That is awesome he is with the deacons. You girls have fun and don't do anything crazy!!! Brooke is going to have a new baby, my goodness and we have more than 21 grandkids! You forgot Jeremy's kids!! I am also thankful for the priesthood and I can use it!! Well this week we have a baptism on Saturday! I am really excited for that!! Well, thanks for everything you do for me. I love you so much!!!!

March 4, 2012

hey MOMMA!!!

Hey how have you been? Well it snowed on us in Cottage Grove again but the weather is turning out really nice and I don't have to have a jacket on all the time. Well, we have a baptism coming up on the 15th and we only have one more commandment to teach him and he is ready to get baptized!! So it should be really fun and exciting!! That's to bad Bishop Caldwell got released but Reo Evans will be an awesome bishop! Micah is coming down here? That will be cool, I would love to see him if he comes up here!! I miss that old man. So where does he live again? We just had ward conference and it was really good! KARLEE won the rodeo, haha. Good for her, she can keep a collection!!!:) Stetson is so awesome!! How is Belle doing, did anyone use her? Shandy broke her arm, that is to bad. Was there a lot of people there at the rodeo? Well that would be cool if you made a breast collar for Stetson but there will be too many belt buckles on it! Oh my goodness, that is one far trail ride!! Is Dad going to use Stetson? That will be a great work out for him. I wonder why Karlee likes Stetson so bad haha. Things are going really good. Its crazy how fast time goes by!! We found a new investigator and she said she loves the Book of Mormon and wants us to come back! She is Mexican too.
My Book of Mormon reading is coming along. I am only on Alma 9 but I hope I can finish it before Brittany does!! Your in 2 Nephi, dang your catching up to me!! Well, I just visited a less active and her daughter just killed herself on 11/3/11 so it was just resent and it was really sad and they use to be our ward missionaries. I hope they will start coming back to church! Well, I love you so much. Take care.

Love Elder Reed

Monday, March 19, 2012

February 27, 2012

Hey Mom,

So that was a pretty busy week! So I hope the dodge is not broken, let me know how that goes. John and Karlee are so nice. I had a roast with potatoes and carrots too last night, it was really good!! My week has been really busy. We had tracked a lot of hours and we tracked up this guys driveway and it didn't seem that long but when we got to his house we look at the time and it took us 30 mins to get there and then he wasn't interested. It was kind of a waste of time but it good we got to talk to him! We also set another baptism date and that on March 8th at 6:00 so I am way excited for that. So that's about it. My new comp is Elder Barker. He is from Utah somewhere by Sandy. He has been out 16 months and goes home Oct 31. Laurel Mecham is getting married to who? That is way exciting!!! Elder Reddish is getting married also, that's awesome. Bishop Caldwell is getting released and who is going to be bishop? Well, I love you guys so much.

Love Elder Reed

Sunday, March 18, 2012

February 20, 2012

Hey Mom,

I am sure Wes is going to love the MTC and that's super cool that he is going to Spain's MTC. That is great the Cotton is going. That will be spec nice when the new church gets done so we can just walk to church! Do you know if its going to be a stake center or what? I can't wait to go through the Gilbert Temple. That will be so awesome.
Oh yea, transfers are today and I am staying and my comp is leaving. My new comp is Elder Barker and he is almost done with his mission. I am super excited to get an older guy. We had to push back a baptism date because her just souln't come to church! So we have 2 baptism dates and one on the way I am hoping! So the work is doing just great out here but the only problem I am having is that I have treated Cottage Grove twice theses past 2 transfers and there is no other place to tract. So that is my problem and my mission president says I am going to stay here two more transfers!
Well, I hope Madison will get better, maybe Nich could give a priesthood blessing to her! So its been raining a lot and it hasn't been snowing at all but it has been helling, I think that's how you spell it. The weather is really weird, it rains and hells and then the sun is out. Crazy. But everything is going well here. I love you so much and yo se que...el libro de mormon es verbedo. I can't spell that last word, its suppose to be true and that is just my little spanish. I know I have been studying spanish so I can talk to the Mexicans that are in Cottage Grove. Well I love you and have a wonderful day.

Love Elder Reed

Dad,

That is way cool you did that blacksmith show at that place. How did it go? Was you blacksmith trailer really heavy, did your truck pull it all right That is super sad that I am the only missionary out from our ward. Those young men better get moving and get out here as the field is white and ready to be harvested. So we have 3 baptisms in March which is going to be so fun and yes we have been getting a ton of rain. So transfers are today and I am staying here. Pres Young said I will be staying for two more transfers which is fine with me as I love the people here.
That is a huge plane, was the guy mad that his plane crashed. That is funny it crashed in the horse pens. It's crazy to see Tillison getting bigger, he looks really tall in that picture and looks grown up! Where is this picture taken, it kind of looks lime the rocking r but it looks to clean to be there!! haha, well the Reed family is taking over the ranch. That funny that Karlee likes to wear your colt!! haha she is so cute. That was such good memory at the rocking r ranch when I did the ghost rider and all those bees, I hope it looked good inside. There were so many bees on Belle I felt super bad. I am so thankful she didn't throw me off that would have been bad! Well so later today when I get my new comp we have a service project and we are helping Brother Ott change his carb and front axle so we are going to get really dirty. It will bring back memories when me and you changed out the 77s rear end, that was so hard!!! but we did it. Hey, what car or truck do you drive more? Do you just dive your truck to pull the trailer? Well, everything here is going really good. I love you dad and hope you can get some rest and I hope you have a great rest of the day. I love the family and I love my mission

Love, Elder Reed

February 13, 2012

Hey Mom,

So Wes is heading to the MTC this week. Thats so crazy. I wish I could of been there for his talk. He had the same musical number as me, that is super cool. I bet the spirit was so strong there!! I pray all the time that hopefully you guys can get some rain!! Do the mountains have snow on them? I love when the desert is green, it looks so beautiful!!! Does Karlee love that horse? Has she ridden it yet. So DJ said she rode her horse the other day! Thats cool, I thought they would never ride their horses anymore. Do you guys have any new boarders? Man, I am excited to see you new chicken pen, it will look so nice. So do you have sis missionaries in you ward to elders still? Are you excited to take a girls night out? That would be good for you since yard are always so busy!! How is dad doing, is he okay? Does he still drive the tractor around? Does anyone drive the 77 anymore. is you prius still getting crazy good gas mileage?
Well here in Cottage Grove the work is doing great. We asked Taylor, one of our investigators to be baptized but she said no so we will stop working with her. And the kid that is suppose to be baptized on the 25th only came to church once so we are going to move his date back:( but I am sure he will still get baptized. One of our other families came to church for the first time and he loved it and wants to come back. The the guy that spoke in church gave a great talk on patience and how he knows the Book of Mormon was true. He said that he listened to the cds with the Book of Mormon on it and there was a chapter that skipped the word true and he looked at the cd and there was no scratches on it so he went and told his wife and so I now has a strong testimony. It was great!!! Well that's about all that happened in Cottage Grove. Well, I love you and I hope you have a great week and I will pray for rain for thou guys.

Love you, Elder Reed

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

February 6, 2012

WELL HELLO, MOM!!!

I had an awesome week. These weeks have been flying by so so fast!!! We have been teaching so many people now!!! Elder Hoys mom hasn't called us back so I dont know what to do there. So this year I started to read the Book of Mormon and I just finished Mosiah and I am now in Alma. Are you reading the B.O.M.? Well that is cool you are going to start raising rabbits. Hopefully no pitbulls will eat them again!!! Are you going to build the cages up high or on the ground. You should make them so they can go underneath the ground!!! Everyone is getting so big, wow. Well Larissa's baby is getting big, I mean Jayla is walking and talking, that's super crazy!!!
Elder Wesley Ashcroft is going to be such a good missionary. Mom, you can't cry when he talks okay! I wish I was there for his talk. You will have to let me know what he talks about:)
That is very interesting about Adam and Eve. I will go study about them. Well, Bro Keith had a date. Good for him. I really like him especially when I was in scouts with him. I think Dillon Keith comes home this year!!! crazy. Well, I love you so much.

Love Elder Reed

Monday, March 12, 2012

January 30, 2012

Momma,
So how is everything going for you and dad in Queen Creek? I love you, it feels weird not to be a teenager and to be 20! I don't feel that much of a difference. Thank you for having me in this wonderful family and thank you for the wonderful box and the cps. I lobed all the stuff you put in there! I love listening to the songs you gave me. I feel weird for saying that because I didn't like that kind of music before I came out here, lol. Tell the family thanks for all the prayers and wishes:) It felt super weird to be out here on my birthday. A member that feed us made a cake and the sang happy birthday. Okay, I will start taking as many pictures as I can:) That is so funny that Brogan walked up on the stage at the rocking r, he is so funny:) That is so cool that Bridget made $70 at the rocking r. That is so much money. We haven't been back to see Elder Hoys mother yet but we will tonight! Connor Lyons is the kid we are going to baptize and he is doing really well but he only came to church once!!! So we need to get him to go again. He is the only one in his family that will be baptized so we have a lot of work to be doing!!! We only serve in one ward. I am being obedient. Thanks for the Moses story. I will share that with people now for a spiritual thought, thanks. Oh, I will tell you a miracle that happened this last week. We were going to tract for 2 hours in the morning and so before we track we start out with a prayer! I said the prayer and said to please bless us with a miracle. We knocked on many doors and there were only 10 houses left and a lady answers the door. She was on the phone and said she would love for us to come back and so we went back the next day and her husband answers and said that she is really sick and if we could come back as he wanted to talk to us too. The next day we came back and they invited us in and told us that they have been looking for a church to join. We taught them the first lesson and they agreed with everything and we invited them to go to church. They said not this week but next week they would. We also set up a time to come and see them again. Its truly amazing how Heavenly Father answers prayers and there are angels preparing people out there so the they can hear and accept the gospel. So that was a cool experience that I had. Well I better be going. I love you and dad so much. Thank you for everything you do for me. Love ya lots and thanks for wishing me a happy birthday!!!

Love Elder Reed

Friday, February 10, 2012

January 23, 2012

Hey Mom,

Its pretty crazy that I am going to be 20 years old!!! Karlee is so funny, ha. I am going to beat her up when I get back!! Time has flown by so fast. Well, last Thursday I asked Connor Lyons one of our investigators to be baptized and he accepted!!!! Pretty cool, he is 10 years old so we had to ask his parents if that was okay. He is getting baptized on Feb 18th. He is really excited we asked. We have been teaching a lot of little kids. I am glad you liked the pictures. We did get a lot of snow and its been raining so much all the rivers are flooded. And yes, I am getting use to all the cold weather. I can go outside without a sweat shirt on for p day now. But I still get really cold though. That is really cool the Reeds are taking over the Rockin R. Does Karlee go to the Rockin R, I hope she had a wonderful birthday!!! And pretty cool about the tractor, so do you drive it a lot? I bet the driveway looks good now. Are you still a ward missionary? You have been one for the longest time!!! Oh, can you tell me what you do for the family night we did for the missionaries? I want to start doing them in Cottage Grove. So can you tell me how to do it. That is so cool Micah and Cami Rogers moved into our ward. I really like them! And yes his grandma is in the Eugene mission. I hope I get to serve up there!!!! Is her last name Rogers or something else? Is she a member of the church? Well, thanks for Chads email, thats funny he tried to email me but it didn't go through. How is Chads mom doing? I wrote Elder Dees and he is doing really good also. Can I ask one more favor? Can you get Kallen Creagers email also? It was way cool to find Elder Hoys mom. Its was so crazy to talk to her and I am glad that we didn't get eaten by the dogs. It was pretty scary. Elder Hoys mom is really nice and she is not a member of the church. I still see her and she invited us over for dinner. That is a lot of names that you indexed. You are doing really good if you got 5000 done, way to go mom!!! Well I love you a ton! Have a great week and thanks for wishing me a happy birthday, it will be good!!!
Love you and the family,
Elder Reed

Thursday, February 2, 2012

January 16, 2012

Hey Mom,

I had some crazy experiences this week! So the first one, my comp and I went on exchanges with another companionship. I went visiting to some families and we got this referral. So we went and knocked on the door and this lady answered the door. She asked if we were from the church. We said that we were missionaries and we talked for a while and she said that her name was Tonia. She said that her son just got off his mission in November and said that he served in the Tempe Arizona Mission. I said, I live in that mission and I asked who her son is. She said, Travis Hoy.
I was like "Elder Hoy, I know your son really well." She said, "Really". I said that he baptized my friend. Isn't that crazy that we are going to start teaching Elder Hoys mom!!! The next crazy thing is sunday morning we got snow and it was snowing so hard that they canceled that Cottage Grove 2nd ward. But I still went to church. Again this morning it was still snowing. Me and Elder Hamblin made a snowman. So I will send you some pictures today. Well, we are teaching a lot of people and most of them are little kids and 2 older people. I am sorry your kitchen is messed up right now and I will watch my money better. Thank you for everything you do for me. Karlee is so funny, I miss her. Tell her happy birthday since she hasn't written me yet:( That's crazy she will be 20 years old!! She is so stinker old, haha. Don't tell her I said that. That is awesome Bridget is going to be doing a petting zoo at the rocking r. Where are they going to do it at? Well I love you so much and I hope you have a wonderful day. I will pray for everyone and pray we can get some more boarders. I love you Mom. Oh, that's crazy pepper is pregnant again. Me and my comp got chased by two dogs the other day and we got trapped. I thought the dog was going to kill me.
Well have a great day.
Love Elder Reed

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

First Snow


Snow?
Elder Reed and Elder Hamblin
In Front of my House
In front of the house
1st Strom
2nd Storm

My Snowman
Me Kissing
Elder Hamblin, Snowman, Elder Reed

Friday, January 20, 2012

Jan 9 2012

Is it still snowing in the mountains? Thats good the weather is nice there! It's getting really nice, the sun is out! It is still really cold. Do your cabinets look cool? Are they the same size? So your kitchen is pretty messed up right now? I hope you can get it all fixed up nice. I have been helping this family lay down a wood floor and now I am putting up sheet rock today. Pepper is pregnant again!! haha is Babe getting big? You put up a dog fence in the front yard? Did you get that a red barn from that lady? Are they really crapy horses? Just go shoot the horse. Thanks for sharing that talk with me. It will motivate me even harder. Transfers are in two days and I am staying in Cottage Grove!! Thats good because I just got to Cottage Grove. We have 7 new investigators so we are teaching a lot but only a couple a progressing. I sure do love it up here in Oregon. Elder Hamblin and I went tracking our in the mountains and we got chased by 3 dogs. It was really funny. Well, I wrote a letter to Elder Dees and he is doing really good. There is only one mission that is separating us, I think. So who is Justin dating? Is it our cousin? How is Stetson doing, is anybody riding him? How is your car doing, you still getting crazy MPG? When does Jessie Stowell get home? How is the new tractor doing? Does dad drive it a lot, or do you, mom?haha That is awesome that you got it for $1000. That's good you prayed about it before getting it. John and Karlee are so funny. They are sure good for each other. That is awesome you got to see Vanessa and she is doing good. She wants to be a history teacher? She will be a great one. I hope Vanessa doesn't get married and goes on a mission. I will send you my SD card, There are not that many pictures on it. Did you guys set any goals for this year? My goal is to baptize 20 people. I hope I can get it. Well, I love you so much. Have a wonderful week.
Love, Elder Reed

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Dec 31, 2011

Hey dad,

Well I am writing you today because today we have our P-day today because of new years. Well, not much new happened here. Its been raining non stop for a couple of days. The work is doing good out here. We don't have any new investigators but we will get some. Me and Elder Hamblin got chased by 2 dogs in the same day. Ha, it was very scary. Well, is there anything new that is happening in Queen Creek? Can you email me some pictures of your bathroom. Well, sorry this letter was so short. I will write a longer one next week. I love you and the family.

Dec 26, 2011

Thanks for sharing about your trip to see the kids, that was such a great miracle. It's truly amazing about pray. That is a lot of miles you drove but I would love to drive those with you guys! Thanks for talking to me, that's the best Christmas present you could ever send me. That was funny after I said goodbye I was still on and you guys kept talking. So funny. I can't wait to read that letter from Pa and I would love to share it with my investigators! So today I will go to walmart and print you off a picture so I can send them to you.
Hey, what did dad make for all the kids. Well, there is nothing more I can tell you about the mission besides I love it here. I will let you know next week about any cool experiences I had. Can you tell everyone thanks for talking with me. It was so nice to hear everyones voices and to hear how they are doing. Well, I love you so much and thanks for talking with me, I can't wait for mothers day. I hope you guys have a great new years. You will have to let me know if you guys do anything fun for that day. Well, love you guys so much. Thanks for everything.
Love Elder Reed

Dec 19, 2011

Time has flown by. I don't know how to put pictures on here still but I will keep trying. How come when I leave Arizona its starts to rain and snow! It hasn't rained here in Cottage Grove at all since I have been here, its been really sunny. Karlee is so funny. Thats so cool Karlee is going to learn to make biscuits and stew. I really wish I could be with you guys tonight but I am glad I am here. We had a Chrismas party Saturday night and we had 4 investigator families there. It was really cool. Well Christmas should be fun but Christmas eve is going to be really weird because we are not to go tracking at all or anything like that. Well, our new ward has really weird people but they are awesome. In the chapel there is a huge picture of Jesus. It's so weird to see that in the sacrament room. Well I love you and everything you do for me.
Love Elder Reed

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Dec 12, 2011

Hey Mom,
Ya time is flying by so quick. Christmas is going to be so stinkin fun. Ya, I talk to the mission president and he said that we don't have a time limit. So that will be really cool. I will be spending time with the Sangers in our ward. They are so awesome and very missionary minded. I am not sure what phone I am using yet so I will let you know. Our ward meets at 9 and it will change to 12:30. The ward is extremely small but my area is really big. There is only one more ward and that is 2nd ward. That is sure cool about Brittany Copeland. She is so cute. I hope she gets baptized. Well, our investigator said she wants to get baptized but the only problem is she is an excommunicated member so ya its a little different. But that is really cool she wants to get back into the church! Elder Cox is an Assistant to the president? That is really cool. I really like that missionary. That is so crazy he goes home this month! I am also glad Elder Livermore can walk again. That is truly a miracle he can walk again. That is cool you have two sisters from Medford, haha. When did they get out in the mission field? Thanks for that story about the brother of Jared. It helps me out a lot. Well, I still don't know how to put pictures on here. But I will keep looking. How is dad doing? and you? How is Karlee doing and John? Just let me know okay :) Hey can you send up my pink ties? Well Saturday was a day of sacrifice for those two missionaries that died in Texas. The whole mission fasted for those two missionaries! And me and my comp founded two families.That was a great day. Can you also send up my brown shoes. They are doc martens. Well hope all is well. Love you guys.

Love Elder Reed

Let me know if I can do anything for you guys.