Letter - April 1, 2009

Hello family it’s so good to hear from you all and how positive things have been going for you all. It’s been a great one this past week. So we had interviews this Friday and it was a good one he said everything has been good with me he has been happy with the work the only complaint he had with me was that my side burns where not mid ear so now I have got that fixed. But it was a good one. Then we had some training in district meeting by Elder Frye and Elder Maxwell which were both very good. And then because of the way things went I then had district meeting on Tuesday or yesterday. This time it was here in Tralee, because Elder Newman and Maxwell are on exchanges. So, I’m right now sitting next to them both. Elder Maxwell is from London and is way fun. We have become best buddies here on the mission. He is one of my favorite people on the mission. We instantly started to get along so it’s way fun. Even though we have completely different pasts and back grounds we really get along. We were on exchanges together yesterday and we had loads of fun just finding and talking. Then I took him up to see Linda last night and that was a really good lesson. She is really starting to come along with everything. She has thought seriously about joining the church. You can tell she is thinking of giving up smoking and drinking. Elder Maxwell was really able to help her because he could relate to her so well. But it has been so great here in Tralee. I love this area and the people so much. The people that I’m working with are all awesome.

We do get to see general conference. It’s one of my favorite times in the mission cuz you get together, and you get to listen to the talks and they mean a lot more here in the mission then they usually do. You just sit and take loads of notes on all the stuff you like. The thing I have to be careful with is that sometimes I end up writing too much and then I’m playing catch up the whole time.

I would love to write Blake back and forth on the mission, but as fair warning, I’m really bad with letters as most of you all know. You as well mom. I had to write and apologize to Emily because I had not written to her in over 4 months. Bad on my part. But I would love to try at least. I find it a bit easier to write missionaries on the mission cuz we are all doing the same thing. Its easy cuz I don’t have to change all the lingo...they know it already.

Cody sounds like he had a really fun activities for young-mens. I wish we would have done something like that. So what did he have to teach, and was he the senior companion or were they co senior like Byrne’s and I? That really sounds like a lot of fun. When I get home I would love to go home and work with the young-men in the ward. Here in Ireland almost all the RM's get called as young-mens president. I think that would be fun but in Utah they will probably try to force me to the singles ward to marry me off - who knows?

Well mom its official, you are more trunky for me to be home then me. You love to tell me all my month marks and phone calls it’s really funny. I love you to death. I always tell everyone I’m the biggest mama's boy and always share my scripture with everyone. Alma 56:47. It’s already April which means I’m very close to my year mark, and that means I get a good package for it...every one does in the mission.

well I love you all so very much it’s good to talk to you all take care.

Brady boo