May 3, 2010

Dear Family,

I think I told you about Ana and Aida. Well, I am sending an Audio File of their story. It is about 30 minutes long ( much has happened with them) so listen to it when you can. It is really amazing, and words can't describe all that has happened.

Guess what! I got a letter from PASTOR WHITE! I was surprised because I didn't think that she would write (she hadn't written this entire time). My companion was in Awe at how beautiful her handwriting is. Admittedly, she has beautiful handwriting. Anyway, I was pretty surprised.

So I had quite a busy saturday. We left the house at 8:00am to go to a fshat named Rril to visit the family of Cehu. It is beautiful, and they fed us. They are the ones i think I told you about that other time where they make everything they have on their farm. Anyway, we were there all morning, and then we walked the entire way back (on the way there we took a van). It is a 12Kilometer walk....in a river bed! The Zaranika river dries up in the summer and they use in like a road into Elbasan, but even so it is not completely dry and we had to fjord a few streams....it was quite the adventure, but we didn't get home into the house untill 9:00pm, so we were exhausted!

Lets see...what else...I told the events with Ana and Aida in the audio recording, and that is most significant.

Melisa, I am so proud of you. I love you, but I want you to be careful...I don't want you to get hurt again. I am all for whatever decision you make.

Ammon, I hope you are ok. I guess you just wanted to follow your brother's example...but falling into a manhole was NOT a good example, haha! I hope all is well with school. Good luck!

Anna, I am stoked to hear that you are going to be attempting Rachmoninof! I MUST have a audio recording of THAT! I hope your AP tests go well!

Thank you for your words of encouragement brother Fellows. Thank you for your advice. The Priesthood is truly a blessing, isn't it?

Well, I think that is everything. I will talk to all of you at 9:00am (4:00pm my time) on Saturday. If Anything happens talk to the mission office. I could possibly be a couple minutes late, becuase we will be walking the zaranika again on the way back from Rril that afternoon. but it shouldn't be too late.

Love you all and I hope you have a great week!