December 31, 2013

Hey Mom,

  It was nice to hear everyone's voices. You guys sound super awesome and it sounds like everyone was happy. Sorry I called super late. Thank you for the pictures and the presents. I can't wait to wear the scarf. That's nice of you to go out and see the Brittany, James & Briana's families. I hope Brooke gets moved in okay. Call the missionaries to help with the move. Right now I am sick. I have a cold. I am glad you guys are getting blessings. That really made me happy.

  I am going to print off that talk by Pres Packer about lighthouses and share it with the members out here. Yes, I did receive the book from Grandpa. I thought it was really funny that grandpa was scared of the dog. I really liked that book. So, tomorrow we get to watch a movie and then have a zone p-day. So hopefully that goes good. Today a guy in our ward is suppose to take us hiking. I will try and take some pictures of that. Did you set any goals for the new year? Well, I love you so much and have good week and a wonderful new year.

Love you much, Elder Reed

December 24, 2013

Hey Mom and Dad,

  Merry Christmas:) This year flew by. It's crazy how fast time goes by!! That is awesome that you had a baptism:) I bet mom did an amazing job at the piano. I had a great Sunday. The people sang all sacrament meeting and its was good. I hope you take pictures of your Christmas nativity party:) I wanna see them. I bet it will be great.  Jamie Alston sang in sacrament meeting, dang it, I wish I could have been there. Oh, I got a Christmas card from Bishop Evans. He is a nice guy. It is really good to be out here serving the Savior and bringing people to Christ. I love this work and I am so glad I came back out:) I love this Christmas season and telling people about Christ and what he did for us. So last Monday we had a FHE and I made apple cobbler for this family. It was really good and they never had a FHE before so I told them how to do one. Then Sunday night we went caroling and we had a really good turn out and it was pretty fun. A lot of non-members showed up. We are still teaching some gators but we are trying to find new people to teach!! We are working with a lot of less active though which is just as good to reactivate them. We have some sisters in our district but they weren't in our picture haha. I live with Bro Huppolo and Sis Bruner is the one that sent you the pictures. Well, I am very excited to talk to you tomorrow at 6 which is probably 7 for you guys. I can't wait to talk to the family. That will be the highlight of my day!! Well, I love you and I will talk to you tomorrow. I have got to get going as we are going to get trained to do Facebook!!! Have a good Christmas eve.

Love Elder Reed

December 20, 2013

I hope you are doing great and I hope you have a great rest of the week

December 16, 2013

Hey Mom and Dad,

  It's so crazy how time seems to fly by. I got your package and sweet, I will open it and pass out candy. Transfers are today and I am staying here in Florence which is great. I love this little town. There are so many wonderful people here. We are teaching a less active family right o and we are focusing on getting them to the temple so they can be sealed. Tonight we are going to have a family home evening with them which is going to be fun:) They too in a homeless guy and he is starting to read the Book of Mormon. He said he doesn't have any questions yet. We are also building a house for a lady and this guy, who is a non member. We were all standing out by the trash can and there was a red bull energy drink and I picked it up and I said "Jerry, did you drink this?" He said, "No, I don't drink that stuff." Then the guy said, "Mormons can't drink that?" and we taught everyone there the work of wisdom. It was awesome as there were like 5 people there.
   Dang mom, you need to get your Christmas tree up and decorated. That's sweet you got new lights, that's awesome. I am so excited to call you guys for Christmas. You will have to send me pictures of Brooke's house. I want to see how it is coming. That is good the work is coming along. I like Brig and am glad he is home. I wonder how he is doing. That stinks about Ashley's boyfriend but I really didn't like that guy she was dating. Tell the Lunds I said Hi. I am glad you are staying busy with work. That's crazy that you saw Savannah. Good for her dating that guy. She news a guy like that and I am glad she found one. Can you send me more horseshoe key rings. I want to give one to my landlord. He is a really nice guy. It's truly amazing what the gospel can do for people.
  Well, I love you and hope you have a good Christmas.

December 9, 2013

Hey Mom & Dad,

  It's so crazy up here. It snowed here Friday which is crazy because it's not suppose to snow here in Florence. All the water is frozen and some of the lakes are also frozen. That is good Brooke will move in soon. I am excited for her. I am glad you are staying busy. I love talking about Christ and His atonement. I cry all the time when anyone talks about that. I did see the Christmas devotional. It was really good. We had a zone meeting and we are going to get iPads and Facebook in January. So that will be pretty cool. That is sweet Karlee is getting ready to pop our her baby. I bet she is getting really excited. I couldn't open up Weston's gymnastics so can you send it again. Thank you for my boots, that will help me since we are doing so much service. That is crazy about Lindsey Davis kids. I am glad they are doing all right. That's crazy Sam Calhoun just had another baby, good for her! Scott Reheis is getting married to Rhondalee Jones! That's weird but it's also good news. It sounds like Warren Solomon is doing the 4 step program with you. Have you guys picked a date yet?
  So a crazy thing happened Sunday. We had stake conference and we sat by this lady I didn't know and some member from the Florence Ward. So I started talking to her and her name is Sister Allen. I asked if she had any relatives from Arizona and she said yes but not from her husbands side. She ask me where I was from and I said Queen Creek and she has a cousin Micah Rogers. I said "dang, I know that guy, I like him." I told her Bro Rogers had a grandma that lives somewhere up here and she told me she lives in Yakats which is just north of Florence. So that was really cool that I got to talk to her. It's crazy how small the world is:) Well, that's about all that has happened this week.
  So I got Vanessa's email and she sent me a photo of her. She looks good and happy. She took a picture of her in front of an oregon sign:) She said in Illinois there is a town called Oregon. haha isn't that sweet. I sent her a birthday present and she seemed really happy to get it:)
  Well, I love you and hope you have a good week. Tell the family that I love them. Could you send me some more horseshoe key rings? Thanks for everything you do for me.

I sure do love you

December 2, 2013

Hey Mom and Dad,

  I had a great Thanksgiving and I ate alot. I went to play football in the morning and then we went to the beach with the sister missionaries and made a sand castle. We had an investigator that came with us. Then we went to the Johnson's and had a really nice turkey dinner and they gave us a lot of the left overs. We are still eating them and we had a really good pie.  We then invited an investigator to play soccer friday morning which was good. I am glad he showed up! The ward is doing a good job on fellowshipping him. We then had a district meeting and we had a testimony meeting and we had to bear our testimonies about our family and the Savior. I was the second to the last and made everyone cry in my district. It was a really good meeting. I had to teach the gospel principles class and was scared at first and it was a pretty good lesson. I took up way to much time and we had a lot more to discuss but we ran out of time. There were a lot of deep questions I didn't know how to answer but it was pretty good. Well, thats about all that went on this week. I am glad you new ward went good. I am excited to see our new ward. That is funny what you said in your testimony about the Sheppard's taking care of the Lamb's. That is one way to break the ice. You should invite Mark to the open house, that would be good and also invite him over for a family night:) I am glad Brooke's house is going good. Sorry this is so short. I have to get going. I love you so much. Thanks for all you do. Love you lots and have a good week.

Elder Reed

November 25, 2013

Hey Mom and Dad,

   That is a super sad story and Sara losing her horse and dog. But I am glad she got her horse back. I wish they could find my quad, haha. It's probably the same people that stole my quad!! You just need to put cameras up than we can catch the people that steal stuff off your property!!
Well, that is crazy the ward split. I am going to miss Bishop Evans, he was a good Bishop. So Sammy is not in our ward anymore? I hope Brooke and Nich move in there house soon. I will keep them in my prayers. That is pretty scary about Jayton and that is crazy David is going to have another baby.

I am going to play in the turkey bowl with the members and the elders and sisters.We found two new investigators and we invited them to play in the turkey bowl!! So that will be exciting. I just hope I don't get hurt myself:/ Then I am going to the second counselors house to have Thanksgiving so that will be sweet. I will try and take some pictures!! The investigators are coming along just great. We have one progressing and we found three others. The Florence ward is really awesome!! The members are so good to us. I don't want to leave this area. I wouldn't mind staying here for the rest of my mission!!  I think my mission is going to get iPads soon! That will make the work easier.

I hope you have a good and happy Thanksgiving. I will be there next year.  I love you and tell the family hi for me!!! I love you guys and I am sorry everyone likes to steal from our house:/ Well, much love and I hope you have a good week!!

Love Elder Reed