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.

Dec 5, 2011

Hey dad,

Thats crazy that had a snow storm, is there a lot of snow? Well, I got moved to Cottage Grove and my address is 131 1/2 S 7th Street, Cottage Grove, OR 97424. My comp name is Elder Hamblin and he is from Cali and he came from Cottage Grove! That is crazy water was coming out of the house! I am glad you guys got it fixed. Well, Cottage Grove is freezing. Its been 30 to 32 degrees! haha. We've been in Cottage Grove for 3 days and we already got an investigator! Which is really cool as the town is super small. Its cool up here. Is the Queen Creek wash flooding yet? Thats crazy you got $600 for that old dirtbike. Heavenly Father is really blessing me. Tell Bishop hi. Well I sure do miss you and the family. Is Karlee pregnant? I say this because I had a dream and she was pregnant in it. Really weird? Thanks so much for selling my toys. Are you going to buy a real Christmas tree? Guess who is in my district? Elder Hill. Remember at the rocking r we met his grandpa? ya he is my district leader. I think I might get in trouble with the mission president because right before I left the MTC I put cheese wiz on all the toilet seats and the MTC called the president and he wrote me and I have to talk to him about it. Hopefully, I don't get in trouble. :/ Is my phone still hooked up? if it is can you text Kra and ask her where her dad lives in Eugene, Oregon? Well love you guys so much,

Love Elder Reed

Nov 28, 2011

Hey Dad

How are you doing. Transfers are on wednesday and I am getting moved to Cottage Grove. Its really sad to leave the area of Corvallis. I am getting a new area and getting a new comp. My new area is Cottage Grove and my new comp is Elder Hamblin, he is from Cali and we are going to be white washing the area. Well me and Elder Anderson had to mow 5 acres of grass, it was really fun. The older lady is a less active and she tried to pay us and we wouldn't accept it. She said how can I repay you and I said come to church. She came back to church and she said she will be coming back every week! Well, yesterday we visited some people we taught and one is named Siter Leviticus and I told her I was moving and she started to cry. She told me that she didn't want to come to church anymore and neither is her husband. That is really sad because we asked him to be baptized. I hope she changes her mind. Oh and she is from the Marshall Islands. Then I went and visited Bruce Gomez and told him I was leaving also and he was very sad also and said he was glad we got him to go back to church. He understands about the transfers and I took a picture with him and his family on Sunday. But I don't know how to put it on here to show you. Ya I love taking about the 2nd coming, its so cool to see the signs. That really stinks about Bridgets kids. I miss the 54 haha, I hope they didn't crash it! I bet Briley loved it! Hey can you send a picture of the 54 truck for me. Well we had 4 thanksgiving dinners which was really cool. Me and my comp had a nice thanksgiving and had a lot of left overs. Well, was Ashton really excited to get baptized? I bet Wesley was really excited to go to the Temple. That stinks Brogan broke his leg. Well I am glad no one else got hurt. Are the grandkids getting really big? Well, love you so much and hope you guys have a good week. I will be in Cottage Grove this Wednesday. Can you tal to Brother Rogers and ask him where his grandpa or cousins are at in oregon? Well love you so much and I hope you guys are doing okay. Tell the family I love them and I will get some pictures on here. Oh, and I gained 20 pounds since I left Arizona, haha. Well love you guys so much!

Love Elder Reed

Nov 14, 2011

Hey Mom,

Things are going really good. Sunday at lunch we went over to eat a roast with carrots and potatoes and gravy. It reminded me of your cooking. It was so good, haha, I had 4 plates. Brooke and Nich better move to Holbrook. David Hatch is getting married? Who is he getting married to ? Tell Brooke to give me his email. Hey, I have one favor , can you send me Vanessa's address. I really want to write her!!! Karlee is so funny. I wonder if they are really going to name their kid Stetson, haha that would be awesome. John should totally take the job at the rocking r!!! Tell him if he doesn't take the job I will beat him up. What does dad have and how did he get so sick? Tell him to get a blessing from John and Sam. I know he will feel better!!! It is really amazing how powerful the priesthood is!! Hey, I need one more favor, can you look up a sister missionary for me? She went to the Liberty Jail mission and her name is Sister Atkin. If you can find her can you give me her address, I need to talk to her. Thank you for that story. I will print it off and read it when I am having a bad day or something like that. So that ugly cat had kittens? How in the world did it have kittens? I hope they grow up so I can go hunting cats:) Oh did you hear there were two missionaries killed in Texas and one just got released from the hospital. A car hit the one missionary and died on the spot then the other one made it to the hospital and died there also and the last one just had stitches. You should look it up! Well, we had a zone conference and the mission president said he already knows who is getting transferred and I think I am one of them. Well my spanish sucks but I am starting to pick some words up. I love you guys so much. Hope you have a great day at grandmas and grandpa bears. Tell them hi for me.

Love Elder Reed

Nov 21, 2011

Well, I am glad you are feeling okay. Its been really cold and its been raining non stop. Thats awesome you guys are getting rain too. Well everything up here is going good, I miss Arizona so bad. Holy cow I can't believe you sold my truck haha and he drove it all the way up there. I wonder if it broke down at all. Did you put that in my account? I have all the lessons down. I challenged two guys to be baptized and they both said yes. We are teaching a lot of people now but we had a zone conference and I talked to the mission president and he said that he wants me to stick with english and he is going to transfer me. I have only been here for 5 weeks to more. So I will be leaving Corvallis. Its really sad but I am ready to get a new comp. Today I have to fill out, I am a Mormon, haha, that will be fun. I am sure glad Karlee is now in this family, haha. Thank you for that package. I love those ties they are so cool. And tell Bridget thanks for the candy. I loved eating them. Thanks for that efy cd. How old is that cd? I love listening to it. Well we are teaching this guy and he is about to loose his house. It is really sad so I am going to go buy a turkey so we can have thanksgiving with him. Well can Livermore walk again? or no? Well, I am excited for the turkey bowl, lets hope I don't get hurt. We got a new car, its a 2012 Chevy Malibu. Its really nice but my comp abuses it. Well, I love you so much. Hey, I am going to buy a sweater, its getting a lot colder up here. Do you know an Elder Russell because the 2nd counselor in my ward is his nephew. Pretty cool, small world. My p-day is really short today. It only goes until one so I have to get going but thanks for everything you do for me. I promise I will write more next week and thanks for Vanessa's address. I just hope she won't get married in these next two years:) Well, love you a ton, hope everything is okay for you.

Love, Elder Reed