November 21, 2000

The Family,

Hey hey hey hey hey hey! How's everyone doing out in the homeland? Great, I hope. As you can see, MORE photos! This one's not the best batch but there are some great ones in there.

As I am reading the letter I received last Tuesday, you mention that Natalie is still waiting for a letter, and she herself mentions that in her letter that she wrote me, which makes me think because the week I received my first letter from h er, I wrote her a letter and sent it out. Also on the 30 or 31 of October, I send out a little package to her. From your questions I assume that she hasn't received my first letter yet (awhile ago), so I hope she gets the package. I calculate your response to that either this week or the following.

It was cool reading that quote that you got from Elder Lindgren's mom's friend, and I quickly showed him about it. Then he showed me what HIS mom wrote about it in HER letter, too! :P

The seminary class? Rowdy? Nawwwww . . . :P Who's in it? Sounds like lots of kids.

Well, I've arrived the question part so I'll answer those things that I haven't answered yet. YES I did get the box with knee brace, waaaay long time ago, and also the Halloween box I got, the smaller packages with stickers (if you could send me like 3 more of the scripture sticker ones please! At least one of those that same missionary package stickers), the package with rings, and last week I got the package with Proclomacion para el Mundo Familia and the tape from Apryl. Can you believe that she put the Reading Rainbow song and the Neverending Story song on it? The whole week my comp and I were singing, "butterly in the sky . . . I can go twice as hiiigh!" As for receiving the packages on Tuesdays or Zone Conferences, the answer is yes. It's happened to me both ways. I'll show up to District Meeting and there's the Halloween package, but then I'll go to Zone Conference and there are 2 of those small padded envelopes there. I don't kno if it has to do with when they arrive in the office, or what. But I also did get the last package with Proclomacion last Tuesday. So I don't know how it all works out. But I have received all the packages you've sent me. Puerto Cabello is about 1-1/2, 2 hours from the office but our Zone Leader (who goes to the office every week) lives much closer. Puerto is kind of separated from everything but the 4 Elders in Moron by a huge grade, a long bus ride. But as for seeing guys from my old district, I see Elder Norton (my comp!) every week. This week we had changes, and Elder Hess (who was here for 6 months) went to Nuerva Valencia as Zone Leader and in his place came Elder Peterson, who I made friends with in my last area (Zona Guacara) so it's cool. If you look at the Castle pic with everyone in it, he's the one in the back on the far left. As for my clothes and shoes, I explained that in the letter you'll receive this week. Thank you for getting "The Bridge!" Videos are really an excellent way to invite the Spirit and show the point of something. If you can get a hold of any church videos or movies in spanish, please do so. And yes, it is the same format.

Also, please email Jordan and get his address so I can reply to him! Thank you :)

Well, I've got lots of letters to write, so let me finish with descriptions of the pics and . . . yeah :)

Nick I love you guys!