Will and Carrie 1st wedding on my mission

This is our first wedding since I came on my mission. My companion Sister Garner is on the far right. The couple getting married is next to her (Will and Carrie) They are wearing there wedding clothes. Sister Garner and I paid for the marriage licences which is $85.00 here. The Elders that I work with since I have been on my mission is Elder Bronson and Elder Cota. Elder Cota is the district leader. He is on the far left in the picture. We drive the Elders to district meeting every Tuesday. We usually leave at 9:00 am. and get home around 3:30 or 4:00pm. depending on where we stop to eat lunch. We also go to some of the people the missionaries are working with we have been to Will and Carries on our own at least once or twice a week and then with the missionary some time when they go. I am enjoying my mission but this is one of those moments that is wonderful. We of course didn't marry them but we visited them and loved them and cheered them on. Everything is a long drive here to get where ever you are going. To get to will and Carries it is about 15 to 20 minutes and of course the same to get home. So you can see we spend a lot of time driving places. To pick people up for church we ave to start early. I am slow at writing this happen two weeks ago not the date shown above.

On our way to KS

The MTC has been full of learning and roll playing but Friday came and at 3:15pm. was time to go pick up Angie and head to KS. A quick good bye with my grandads. Its hard when Tate is so tiny I just want to hold him. I will truly miss all my sons and daughters and grand children.
By 5:00 Angie and I were on our was to Kansas. We made it to Grand Junction the first night by 11:30pm. There was many hotels but they were all full. They said it was because of Peach day.   We ended up in a hotel on the wrong side of town because there simply was not a room to be had. The hotel managers were calling other hotels for use with no luck. We stayed in a hotel so bad I didn't bring my suitcase in because I was afraid of what might crawl in it while were sleeping. We did not take a shower the ceiling was covered in mold. The blankets had cigarette holes in them and was not clean. Angie's sheet had a brown spot on it we hoped it was chocolate and not something else. But I was tired so I had no trouble sleeping.  We woke and left quickly. That nightmare of a hotel cost us $79.00 they knew they could charge it because there was nothing else available. $5.00 would have been asking a lot for it. (It really should have been condemned)  Oh well I am sure they needed the money.
We found Don and Lucylle and had a nice visit. (lucylle is moms (Shirley's) sister). Don and Lucylle seem to enjoy there little apartment and it is very nice. It is a very nice assisted living housing. After the visit and a bite to eat we were off again.
Thank goodness I brought plenty of money because when I went to pay for gas no credit card worked. It was the weekend so calling didn't help. I found out you must tell the Bank if you are going to another state because they assume some one has taken my cards. Since I never go any where out of Utah they were sure it was not me using the card. But since I had plenty of money it was no big deal but it could have been. We made it to Kansas for the next night sleep. Angie called a hotel head for reservation to make sure we did not have the same problem as the night before. When we got there it looked a thousand times better. But when Angie pulled down the sheets she saw a big cockroach running away. (Is this preparing me for thinks to come?) After showering  and a good night sleep we were off again. We had bought some thing to eat the night before so we didn't have to go to a restaurant on Sunday. We made it to Burlington my new home in time for most of RS. We met many people all very nice. Then we were off to see my brother Jerome who is on a mission only 1 hour and a half from me in Burlington. We had a little problem getting there but we had a wonderful Dinner and visit with Jerome and Linda. They are enjoying their mission and doing a lot of good in Mound city KS. Then once again we where on our way back to Burlington. Since it was Sunday we didn't really do anything but fix our beds so we could sleep.  In the morning we put a few things  away did a little cleaning in the kitchen. Then met up with Sister Garner my company for one month until she goes home she lives in a different house then me. The house I was first told I would be living in.  Sister Garner, Angie and I headed to Wichita Airport so Angie could fly home. We shopped and had lunch a long the way. But for Angie it was mostly just a driving trip. She seen many corn fields along the way. As we neared the airport I got a little emotional until then I was fine but this was my final person connected to home. Once again I realize how much love and will miss my family and all my dear friends.

Pictures

President Taylor and my district at the MTC. President Taylor is third in from the left.

MTC Group

This is the group we worked with at the MTC we had a great time roll playing. My companys was sister Ellis on the far right, then sister Rush then me. Our teacher is standing after me.

2nd day at the MTC

I really enjoy the MTC the spirit is great here and the class stretch me which is what a mission should do for you. I enjoy my company Sister Rush she is going to be a nurse on her mission which of course she is. We had a fireside to night Scott Grow of 70's talked it was very motivating and a is  great talk! We are very busy all day and at night we study but I love it.

1st day at the MTC

I arrived at the MTC at 10:40am. There is no way you can get lost! There is a person at almost every corner to tell you where to go or what to do. I was told to park my car and not unpack any thing. We spent the morning going to different room to get different items then we went to oreintation after that it was lunch. After lunch we went to another class. In this class I met my missionary companion I will have here at the MTC. One Sister Ellis goes home at night so she will just hang out with us during the day. Sister Rust will be the one with me day and night. We are all going to different missions and have different callings.  At 3:30 we were done and we went to find our apartments. Sister Rush knows more about computers than I which doesn't take much but she has been a help  for me to get the internet set up here. The spirit is wonderful here it promotes the desire to serve and do all you can for the Lord. Everyone should come on a mission if possible Just being at the MTC is amazing! Well

I have some homework to read so I will go for now.

Tate a new grandson

 What a week!  Jill went into the hospital at 11:30 Monday night to be induced.  So I had the boys. Just after 3 AM, Tate joined our family.  I spent the week packing and tending kids.  After complications, Tate and Jill came home on Friday.  Saturday morning we finished cleaning out the house and the kids went home for the day to see their new baby brother. What a blessing to have all this done before my mission.  Today I went to church with Angie and right after her block of meetings I was set apart by President Howell.  It was amazing blessing. So now I am a missionary. Since I am missionary, Angie and I went and visited 2 sisters, Lola Moon and Lois Parry.  They were both spunky and doing well.  And now we're going to have our last family dinner  tonight before I leave.  

Tomorrow morning I leave for the MTC. So that's the start of my mission.