Hey Family and Friends,
Thanksgiving has come and gone and we are approaching the Christmas season. I just can not believe how fast everything seems to be moving. As I went through the week, I really took some time to think about all the things that I am grateful for. I realized just how blessed I am and how much I have been given. My life has been good and I have been given so many opportunities to learn and grow. I know that God watches over us and gives us experiences to help us grow and become better. I am sure thankful for that.
Now here is a funny story which will help show why I am grateful for my families Thanksgiving traditions. Elder Taylor and I had been trying to find somewhere to go for Thanksgiving and then finally on Tuesday, a member of the ward called and asked if we wanted to come over. We were happy to accept! They are not active in the church by the way! While on the phone, she asked where we are from and when I told her Arizona she was so excited. She went on and on about ASU and UofA football and how the Cardinals were doing and naturally, I loved the conversation. When we got off the phone, I thought that was going to be a crazy Thanksgiving and there were no let downs. We got there around 4 and when we got invited in, the apartment really stunk and I was wondering what happened! It just smelled like cigarettes and cat pee!! Ahhhhh! I was thinking, where are we?! Now here is the crazy part. We walked in and when I saw the food, I almost died laughing. There was a thousand flies just hovering around all the food. Now I am thinking, "Uh oh what are we going to do?!" We sit down on this couch and they asked if we were afraid of cats and we told them no. She said, "Oh good cause there is one behind you." I turn and there is a black cat sitting there and it freaked me out! The cats just climbed all over us and kept jumping in our laps. We finally got ready to eat and I made sure to pray extra hard for the food and we started to eat. I have not got sick yet so that was a bonus. Then the 18 year old son just talked and talked and talked for about 2 hours and then we finally cut in and said we had to go. Not to mention, I won't even tell you the cats names! That is a story on its own. It was an insane night but I will never forget the experience and so I am thankful for good memories!
It was fun to see all the pictures of everyone enjoying the time together. I laughed at all the Polar Pops that everyone had! Good times. Thanksgiving has come and gone and we are approaching the Christmas season. I just can not believe how fast everything seems to be moving. As I went through the week, I really took some time to think about all the things that I am grateful for. I realized just how blessed I am and how much I have been given. My life has been good and I have been given so many opportunities to learn and grow. I know that God watches over us and gives us experiences to help us grow and become better. I am sure thankful for that.
Now here is a funny story which will help show why I am grateful for my families Thanksgiving traditions. Elder Taylor and I had been trying to find somewhere to go for Thanksgiving and then finally on Tuesday, a member of the ward called and asked if we wanted to come over. We were happy to accept! They are not active in the church by the way! While on the phone, she asked where we are from and when I told her Arizona she was so excited. She went on and on about ASU and UofA football and how the Cardinals were doing and naturally, I loved the conversation. When we got off the phone, I thought that was going to be a crazy Thanksgiving and there were no let downs. We got there around 4 and when we got invited in, the apartment really stunk and I was wondering what happened! It just smelled like cigarettes and cat pee!! Ahhhhh! I was thinking, where are we?! Now here is the crazy part. We walked in and when I saw the food, I almost died laughing. There was a thousand flies just hovering around all the food. Now I am thinking, "Uh oh what are we going to do?!" We sit down on this couch and they asked if we were afraid of cats and we told them no. She said, "Oh good cause there is one behind you." I turn and there is a black cat sitting there and it freaked me out! The cats just climbed all over us and kept jumping in our laps. We finally got ready to eat and I made sure to pray extra hard for the food and we started to eat. I have not got sick yet so that was a bonus. Then the 18 year old son just talked and talked and talked for about 2 hours and then we finally cut in and said we had to go. Not to mention, I won't even tell you the cats names! That is a story on its own. It was an insane night but I will never forget the experience and so I am thankful for good memories!
Dad, do you know what ward Sister Ogden's son is in? There is a kid that just came here who is from Peoria but he is a newer missionary. We have some other guys from Arizona but it could be me I guess. I'm not sure why you would ever talk about your Zone Leaders to members but, that is pretty funny! Bocce Ball would be a sweet activity if we could find the equipment from members. We are trying to get an ultimate Frisbee game set up now for today.
Life sounds like a ton of fun in Arizona. Keep enjoying it because I am having way more fun out here! You're the ones missing out. We have a busy week coming up so I can tell you more about that later. Love you everybody! Have a great week and be safe!
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