John 08/31/09

Well Dean im very sorry for not remembering about your birthday last week. But this Week i remembered. right now im in santa cruz for the zone leader conferance. and we just got done playing some basketball with president. and i realized that i need to start doing some running in the morning because my legs got winded fast. but i enjoyed it a lot. the only bad thing today was our flight coming in. they are tiny planes and they bump up and down and side to side the whole way. and this time it was worse because of the wind. and one of the elders with us was throwing up...for a good amount of time. so that makes it always exciting. its nice being in the city again. good food good weather. but i feel kind of lost being in the city again. i cant imagine what it will be like going home. changings are next week. and we still dont have any idea of where im going. but i think i might go with someone from my group. but who knows. we had service last week doing a water well. digging out dirt pulling it up dumping it out. for like 2 and a half hours in the sun.... it was pretty hard but never have done a well before so that was cool. crazy to think only 2 changes left huh? but i think i will be working fine till the end. about what time i get in i do not know just said the 18th but i will ask tomorow. now mom dont freak out but... the 10th of december are elections again...like last year there might be a few problems. we have no clue yet but everyone is praying it wont turn out bad. so i might come home even earlier. but nothing is for sure thats just a rumor. i liked the pictures you all sent. sad to hear markus and mary are moving but im suuuure they will come back to see me right?... dean i want to hear what you did for yourbirthday and if you got any new toys. im wanting to come back to the city before i go home so i can send some stuff that will take up room in my luggage. so i can bring back cooler stuff. like a hand made hammock for 10 bucks. not really else happening this week. im staying pretty happy. president has asked my comp and i to give a class on the atonement tommorow and he wants it to be the best class of the conferance. so i think that will be fun. we taught the last time too on how to plan right and i think it made a differance. lisa about school stuff im sure kristi can pull my papers and stuff and mom has my sat and act scores i think. i think i got an 22 on the act. lisa can also put that i was an assitant teacher in an elementary school for a year as well. i dont think i have done any crimes....or got caught doing them (thats a joke mom) it was good to hear from everyone today. i didnt get the message from markus yet....it has been a very long time since i have spoken with him. thanks lisa by the way for helping with my schooling i will try and do some stuff right now. thanks for the package mom i think it will get here next week. and i will see what i can buy for my birthday here. but thats all really thats going on. i have baptims the next saturday and i think we can have a very good september. i love you all and hope you are doing well. brooke i cant wait to meet mason i think we will get a long fine. im loving the scirptures lately im very surprised of the stuff i can remember now. i think i have changed the movie quoteing talent to remember where a scripture is.. weird huh? o ya there is a family LOBO in my branch maybe they are realatives of luis lobo. his name is limberg. anyway nothing much more but i love yall and have funElder Cheesman