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

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

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

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.